Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-01-02

regimental and brigade commanders,
which will be acted upon by Brigadier
General Getty and then forwarded to
Washington.
This list replaced one made up some
time ago by General Plummer, but
which was later recalled.
The officers promoted. together with
a number assigned to fill vacancies.
these having been taken from the men
who recently reported for duty here,
will give the division full strength
Of officers soon.
Additional officers to fil vacancies
will be available when the third train
ing camp. which opens on Jan. 5, grad
yates Its class. Just how many men
will be given instruction in this camp
has not been announced, but 300 com
missions will probably be Professionally
granted as a result of this school, per.
haps more.ss
These officers may be compelled to
wait until vacancy occurs before get
ting into active service. as the regu-
lations announced say that the COM
missions are to be provisional. and that
men who are selected for the course
of training may be assigned TO any
military service pending their call to
service as officers.
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Men in civil life eligible for military
service under the selective service law
are not the only ones who will have to
fill our questionnaires
In a bulletin issued at the headquar-
tiers, Brig. Gen R N. Getty, acting
division commander, instructs all men
in his command who have not been in
Quoted into military service under the
| selective law to fill out QUESTIONABLE
which will be mailed to them by their
respective local boards.
This means that all officers at Camp
Dodge who are of draft age will be
required to answer the questions and
also the enlisted men who have volun-
teered for service since the draft law
became effective.
Three lieutenants from Iowas artil-
| lery regiment, the 339th field artillery,
have been selected for a special course
of instruction In the motorization Of
| the big guns which are to be used by
| the artillerymen on the firing line in
France. They are: p. j. OBrien, p. H.
Mills, and e. w. Paulson.
Three officers OF similar rank have
been selected from the 337th field ar
| tillery regiment to attend the same
school of instruction which Is located
in the east. They are: j. r. McManus.
Harold Metcalf and Ely Salyaids. :.
| At the concluding Of the course the
officers will report to Camp Dodge,
where they will instruct other officers
and enlisted men in the operation CT
the motors which will carry the guns
Of these two regiments.
Warned Against Vampires.
Camp Zachary Taylor. KY, Jan. -
Grave warnings to soldiers Of the
Eighty fourth division. national army,
in training here, to beware Of "vam-
pires profiteering in matrimony," has
leone from the commanding general
| himself.
The warning was occasioned by re-
ports from other national army Campo
that women were marrying soldiers,
not because they cared for them, or
really wanted them as husbands, but
because of the s15 monthly that would
Lbe allotted them from the soldiers pay
ana the additional s15 they would re-
ceive from the government. So far ~
known here there have been no such
instances at Camp Taylor but reports
OF such marriage from other camps
have been numerous.
The warning was issued because It
was feared many boys away from home
surroundings, and feeling the lack OF
home companionship. might allow
1 themselves to become easy prey foE
unscrupulous women who would marry
them for revenue only
Amonx reports Of such marriages
from other camps Il one from Camp
Mills. THREADS:
The increase In colder weddings
here WAS said BY q minister to be due