New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-03

me- ..er's corps and the balance went
to the Three Hundred Forty-ninth and
Three Hundred Fiftieth infantry. The
Second Minnesota was authorized by
the war department and organized at
the outbreak OF the war. A decision
from Washington was asked. Instead
of waiting for decision whether or
not they were subject to draft, they
packed up, said goodbye to the Second
Minnesota and came on. The work
of training the men in every branch
of war service has been pushed Wig
orously since spring weather put in
! an appearance. Artillery and rifle
practice are being featured and TIE
! men are worked to the limit and they
are thoroughly enjoying the diversl-
fed stunts that give variety and zest
to the undertaking. Experts skilled in
some particular branch of the service,
manv of them British and French Off
GERS who have seen active service IN
the trenches, have large classes in
training. Bayonet practice, throwing
of grenades, gas demonstrations in ad-
dition to tie military routine that is
carried forward combine interest and
instruction in such a manner as to
drive dull care away.
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Drafted men from four states, Hi
nois,. Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota,
will be called between April 7 and 20
to technical schools for training in
specialized branches of modern war
fare. It will be the initial mobiliza-
ton under Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder's plan to greatly increase the
number of skilled mechanics in the
army. The first schools will be for
signal corps men. The exact number
to be called during the month has not
been determined. From Iowa 1,500
men will be called, and they will be
assigned as follows: Iowa, 100 to New
York University, 400 to University of
Wisconsin,; 500 to the Rahe Auto and
Tractor School, Kansas City, and 500
to the Sweeney Automobile School,
Kansas City.
Mennonites Cause More Trouble
Fifty Mennonites held in the depot
brigade pending a ruling from Wash
ington on what constitutes noncom-
blatant service must either do what is
asked of them by the military author
tiles or 60 to trial before the general
court martial. The war department
has ruled that noncombatant service
can mean. any branch which is not en-
gagged in actual fighting. The eight
socialists from St. Paul who refused
to obey orders and put on the uniform
who were given long sentences by the
court martial at Camp Dodge have
been taken to Fort Leavenworth, all to
serve Is years except one who got off
with 20 years. TIE authorities at
Washington sustained the decision Of
the court here.
Transfers Are Made
One infantry officer and four artil-
lery officers have been detailed to the
school of fire at Fort Sill. They are
First Lieutnant Ira J. Houghton and
Capt. Tom McCelland and First
Lieutenants Richard R. Cook, Carl H.
Gewalt and Joseph F. Boyle. Maj.
Frank E. Burch of St. Paul and men,
Der Of tie faculty of the University
of Minnesota, has joined the staff at
the base hospital, succeeding Maj.
Frank Todd as chief of surgery of head
section. Major Todd was recently
elevated to commanding officer. Major
Burch is known as one of the Twin
Cities best surgeons. Officers and
; nurses are moving into barracks vacated
by the Forty-second regiment. The
eight new wards under construction
will be ready for occupancy by April 1.
Three nurses have joined the staff.
They are Mabel Landon of Cincinnati,
Ohio, Mary E. Baldwin of McGuffey,
Ohio, and Mildred Nj. Tichenor of
Madison, Wis.
Only Veteran Soldiers for Guard
House Duty
Veteran guards only will be placed
over prisoners at the guard house of
the military police at Camp Dodge. Or
ders issued in the bulletin at division
headquarters specify that only first
and second increment men be sent to
the guard house for sentry duty. Final
increment men will be given training
at other places in the cantonment, and
not until they are thoroughly acquaint-
ed with the duties of a sentry will
they stand guard over prisoners. =
Conference of Experts in Entertaining
Representatives of the recreation
activities of the army held confer