The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-07-17
CARRIER PIGEONS
REPORT GAMES
Soldiers at Camp Dodge Garry Two
Pigeons to Usage Where Ball
Game was PIayed-Report Game
THREE NEGRO SOLDIERS HUNG
Most Exciting Event Since Camp Was
4 Established Was the Hanging of
Three Negro Soldiers.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS, Camp

lit is announced from Washington
that several transfers to this CAMP
have been ordered. In the medical re
serve the following have been ordered
to report here for duty:
First Lieutenant Daniel Franklin
Mai. Burton r. Corbus. Capts. Emf
Dippell and William T. Hirschim, Maj
Joseph l.. Miller, medical reserve
corps is relieved from present duty al
Camp Dodge and made commanding
officer of the base hospital, vice Lieut.
Col. Frank T. Todd, deceased.
Clarence Paul Rossberg and Franz
]. Hughes of Camp Dodge are ap
pointed second lieutenants, quarter
master corps, national army.
Joseph James Jacobsen of Des
Moines gets a like appointment. Jules
C.. Laycock, Des Moines, is appointed
second lieutenant, national army.
The work of selecting soldiers from
the 88th national army division at
Camp Dodge to attend the three cen
trail officers training camps recently
established by order OF the war de'
partment has been completed.
Three hundred thirty-fve men have
been chosen from the various division
units. or this number 226 are to at
tend the infantry school at Camp Lee,
Petersburg, Va; 81 the school for ma
& chine gunners at Camp Hancock, ia. !;
and as to the artillery school at Camp
4 Zachary Taylor, Louisville, W.
These soldiers are in addition to
those now in the fourth officers train
ing camp which started here June 9th
under Lieut.. Col. F. J. Mcconnell,
commanding.
The soldier students in the machine
gun company of the training camp
here have left for Camp Hancock,
leaving only the three infantry COM
panies to complete the course. Inc
battery of field artillery which orig
inally was part of the school was
transferred to Camp Taylor some
time ago. The infantry companies
comprise about 900 student officers.
Newly Naturaiized Citizens to Have
Reception. 49,.
On several occasions groups OF new
" made citizens have been shown un'
iisr1al fayors. Flags have been present
al and refreshments furnished the
men and speeches and songs ADDED 10
the interest of the occasion And now
= reception has been announced Tor
the entire group of recently natural
lied American citizens, l2OO OF them.
There will be short addresses. some
songs and instrumental music. one OF
the big military bands will be on duty.
One Of the unique features will be the
singing Of America by the 100 newly
made citizens. Some of them cannot
speak EnglisH very fluently and all OF
them have more or less OF the brogue
az their native heath, nevertheless all
will make an effort in the singing OF
the national hymn.
Carrier Pigeons Report Ball Games.
Raseball teams from Camp Dodge
are given the privilege of participat-
ing IN ball games if they do not go SO
far away that they cannot reach camp
during the time limit Of the passes
issued them. Soldiers sget no reduced
rates on railroads when travelling on
masses. Nothing but furlough entities
them to one cent fare per mile. Local
communities always take care OF the
EXPENSES of the ball teams. Last Sun.
day 20 different aggregations played
al towns within a radius Of LOO miles
I Of the camp. At Usage two carrier
nigeons. taken by the team from camp
reported the result OF the game 10 the
expectant soldiers here.
Thu pigeons were waiting 10 De le'
into their lofts at Z o'clock, Monday
morning, after flying the distance o.
l4O miles back and carried messages
announcing the soldiers had won'
to o. 49,
t; munion.
The greatest religious meeting since
the camp was established was the Cd
seryance of the communion service or
the first Sunday in July. All protest
ant denominations were represented
The exercises were held in the audi
forum Of the Y. M. C. A. and severa
thousand men participated. The ex
ercises were in charge Of First Lieut.
H. b. Boyd, senior division chaplain
4 and he was assisted by the other prot
estant chaplains. INV
The form was a composite Of the
s Methodist, Lutheran, Congregational
ion services.
Inc plan DIS ldT dS lS huOWu ID oil
entirely new one Because of the ma
ture of the work being done by the
chaplains and the necessity for spir
It OF coordination in their work, il
was decided the best interests of all
concerned could be served by the so
called union communion.
New Discussing Officer Named
Capt. ]. w. Peed, G.. M. R. c., is the
4 new disbursing officer at Camp Dodge
He succeeds Maj. E. G. Mears, @. M
r. e., who was promoted to his pres
ent grade June LIST. Captain Peed has
been assistant to Maj. Dorsey R. Rod
ney, camp quartermaster.
Major Mears is widely known in
this camp. He is also well known at
4 Fort Smelling where he was in the
disbursing office for some time prior
TO- reporting at Camp Dodge. He
came to this camp nearly year ago
Major Mears is a resident of Port
4 land, Ore, where he was engaged in
the banking business for many years
Captain Peed has been stationed in
Camp Dodge since early in the year
His home is in Washington, D. c.,
where he is widely known among army
officers.
5000 Workers for Addition to Dodge
"a. T.. Trick, state labor commission.
or, is preparing to assist the govern.
,,,s,nt IN securing from 1000 to 5000