Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-06-12
ROUND OF EVENTS ].
AT: CAMP DODGE.
More Minnesota Men Coming.
Certificate of Merit Ea.uef ,S'
By Sergeant.-Non-C Com
batants Dealt With. :

Dixisiopal HeadaVagterAs SSH Dtyi-
sion National Army. Camp Dodge, Des
Iowa, June 10, 1918.
A call has gone out for the assem-
ling Of another increment at Camp
Dodge Something like 10000 men will
be. included in this call. OF this num-
Der 5000 are from Iowa and 1900 from
North Dakota. Minnesota, and Illinois
will furnish considerable number
and Missouri and Nebraska will con-.
tribute as many as were rejected in a
previous call BECAUSE of physical dis
ability
1t is noticeable. that men are not dis
charged tor defects that disquality
battle held as was the case in the be-
ginning. Now, II a man Is physically
unfit he is assigned other duties and in
this way many .able-bodied men are
these rejected men ca a1Vi perfor% aeat ths
duties previously assigned to them.
Unusual activity is noticeable in the
privileges have been practically sus-
pended except on Sundays and the
men are given strenuous drilling from
morning to night with an hour off tor
to O'Clock in the evenings At this
time all kinds of games and sports are
featured and the men have lively
times. hundred games of base ball
will be on at one time and other sports
give further opportunity for relaxa-
ton and merriment. In the meantime
the men at the remount station are
having their fun trying to break in
several Of them and this always draws
a crowd. This phase of the recrea-
ton hour delights the Indians and
they are always on hand to participate
The past week witnessed a great
exodus of the colored troops. Sew
efal thousand of them were sent east
ward but their destination is not
ed for France as their six months
training, here has been strenuous and
effective. Upon their departure 5000
Alabama, but some are from the states
in the northland represented at this
environment can tom 81 Negroes are already in
out officially that about $4,000 negro
Army: Of these I 1000 are "i line > omsers
holding commissions of captain and
are approximately $50 negro medical
officers in the Medical and Dental Re-
serve Corps The army now includes
nnded by MAJ Of Gene aesco trG Sa amd
Brig. Gen. Roy, G: Hoffman These d.
visions when fully constituted will
smGfaes psaeteal }nc al eran9nes Of
Engineers Engines SsFE Artillery, 0o signa1 corps
Medical Corps, and service battalions
with men technically trained in all
branches of scientific work.
Convicted Soldiers Jump from Train
Sergeant Russell B. Clark and Pri.
oners en- route from Camp Dodge tc
through the car window at Knowlton 1
1 Iowa and for several days sluded
together and this prevented them from
escaping. A farmer espied then
emerging from his hay-mow early one
morning and he Immediately rushed
and soon had the men under his con-
troll. He telephoned the sheriff al
Creston and the men were brought
back to Camp Dodge and were giver
| military police from whom they es
capped by jumping from the window II
the water closet in the smoker u
must now face a court martial. OF
| the two prisoners Clark came to Camp
| Dodge from Rockville, Ore, and was
| sentenced to twenty-five years at hare
Gruber was from Garrison, \: D., ant
| was sentenced to five years imprison
ment when found guilty of opening {
| soldiers mail and taking draft from
| a HAL OTucI1y.
Pat Grove Visits Camp.
kidnapper of Eddy Cudshy some year:
| ago, has been a four-minute speake!
| at the theatres the past ten days anc
he has addressed the men in some OF
~sS hare C. he Rpes s before tS
state board of control Thursday an6
presented his plan for enlistiny the TX
| convicts of the United States int
| Fob Eoic
| He commanded good hearing ane
| the board of control is reported tt
be in sympathy with the movement.
who Sre p Raa MSoS a anG wo a
be released if they wished to fight ane
would also include all men up to fifty
| years of age who are eN-conVlcts. This
Ege f tae t %en coen9ry and
chance to square" their name before
| the people.
le3 onacers Made.
One hundred and sixty-three. enlisted
men at Camp Dodge, the majority o.
whom attended the third officers train
as second lieutenants.
| 1t is believed that most Of them viii
| be sent to other camps for duty.
New Secretary for Dodge "Y."
DR.. F. w. Barr, pastor of the frs
has been secured for administrative re
ligious work secretary of the CAM
Dodge Army Y. M. c. A. He arrived
at Camp Dodge Thursday. DR.. Bar
was formerly assistant pastor of th'
Third Presbyterian church, Chicago, AM
has had experience as a hospital chap
| lain.
Clothing for Belgians..
The last batch of men from Missouri
GUM, Relief commission here with
fine lot of clothing. Over 5000 suits
besides shoes and socks. Hundreds O
| these men who contributed their cast
military equipment came to camp wear
ing their Sunday suits, so this donation
| is valuable.
Division authorities have permitted
the army trucks to haul the clothing
from the camp on their trips to town
The clothing is collected at the bar
racks and left at the Y. M. c. Att
be taken up. There still remains