Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-22
MEN MAY C0Dl-
RECT TO FRANCE
Indications are That Contingents
at Camp Dodge May CON-
plete Training There.

plete framing lhere.
Divisional Headquarters. S8th Divi-
sion National Army. Camp Dodge,
Des Moines. Iowa. May 20, 1918.
There are indications that the pres
ent increment and the men to follow
Immediately are really getting ready
to go directly to France from this can
Torment. In the past this has been a
kind of feeder for other environments
and Whenever men from other points
were sent abroad the discrepancy was
maze up by consignment from this
camp. The refusal to give the men
gown town privileges EXCEPT on Sun
riyen a no the ne intensive training being
AZ a. branches of the service ali noint
20 80 me t maintenance of this division in.
'aG ~ dor over seas service.
the past 0! @ees ss ss bSsn at the
tne ,oH1cers; Four hundred and thirtvs
SIX me ne officers. the product of the re-
tached from if f6ei GcerS, have been de-
R t1Uits ana ASSIGNED to the 163rd Depot
brigade, and ordered to report to the
E man Thn o officer. Col William New eve
to to- the meaning Of the Transfer d sea rh hs
presumption is that the officers will, he
t to ntear TO report from time to time
drawn e upon nan for nHaEsaG as these are
officers at present do not havs n, nne
w work h;,i assigned them. but they INDULGE
and must aR Raen other he forms Of exercise
IN IN military tactics. The transfer 'i of
{hese officers has insreased and an ~.
maining the ne duties of the officers re-
1T The second school for training off,
GERS Ger 5, opened this week. A course o of
m rra1mtng Coy G;4yering Is weeks has com
cause Camp Dodge is CONVENIENTLY 81
1atgd and is equipped with excelient
un eIe.rrs large camp, graduates and
Sta n in nth the union have been sent to
When there en an are f T4nd to enlist
ana the r rank as first class privates during
Students and former students of the
of Oregon. the university of Minnesos.
ta North Dakota and South Dakota
Upto Me N as enlisted Ynrk me men from CAM
posts, have reported at the traini Hes
camp headquarters for the course
the IN n vlHW Of the extensive plans TO,
probable that the men who success
l ,.1i complete the prescribed course
VIII not have to wait long before be.
I'M called into active service.
IheSe new men for the officers train
ing school must submit to a three weel
quarantine and undergo usual sanitary
P Pms1 ton Including vaccination fo1
connection it is interesting to note tha-
out of 100 patients now at the basf
hospital there is not case of typhoid
nor mas there been since the camp wa.
, established. This would indicate tina:
y vaccination is successful.
Hoover Asks Report on Food Servet
) At Camp.
Specific information regarding the oh
servance of food rules by the S8th divi
SION at Camp Dodge has been request
ed by Dean WIZ. Barr, food administra
Only recently an inspection of tn
was learned that substitutes were be
: ing used, and wheatless meals served
, Since that time, further orders hav
been received from Hoover asking TO
I another report from divisional officers
$ along with the request; for the re
. coming ce1al a.. to - Des Moines must observ
r lans' who patronize restaurants.
e Clothing for Belgium.
f large proportion of the men com
I ing to Camp Dodge turn their discard
co e1otning over to the Belgan Relic
: tions are completed and all prelim
j. inaries are given attention army uni
t6e cv; are provided and this release
|
J. that more than 10000 complete suit
: have been donated by the soldiers fror
ms s;. camp Tor the men in Belgium. 1
a aanare' to o1 these all kinds of wearin
is sent to- Des Moines from almost ev
y the sea; E..G. McNeal, in charge Of tn
) work. has just shipped the Gath ca
8 load, and he has several more car load
. to pack The goods are all secured
Packed PACKS IL in substantial boxes; Three ca
serenely on the bottom of the Englis
channel, the ship carrying this shipmen
having struck a friendly mine in trar
d SIT sit. and ndn was sunk: The amount of wear
=. loads shipped from here is more tina
d mas been sent from all of the othe
# states in. the union combined. 1t mus
4 not be understood that the stuff Ser
- is all badly worn, cast off remnant
because this is not true. Thousand
OF articles are as good as new and man
80 feet is used for assembling, assor1
ing and packing the articles sent
Library an Interesting Place.
The library at the camp is a pop,
a laf and d,d interesting sg place Books co,
be had. there: Soldiers from college
and universities are completing a res
ufar ro; course of reading and all kind
perused. Men taking instruction u
the courses provided at the various J
M. G. A: quarters make frequent visit
to the library to study books of refe1
er quality are available and the me
from all walks of life and from a
army units spend much Of their spar
tlme reading books procured here
Camp Dodge soldiers rank third in til
number of books read in compariso
with the other Is cantonments Cam
IN sherman. Chlllicothe, Ohio, reports Il
o52 books read during the month G
April. Camp Funston, Kansas. secon1
with 1889, and Camp Dodge, thirt
with ll.026 books
Federal Court 1ndtcts Pastor.
so charged with inducing Camp Dodg
soldiers to spurn the American arm
uniform and inducing them to join tn
ranks of the conscientious objectors
RG ~; John H. A; IL Robinson, pes Moine
eral grand jury charged with violatio
Of the espionage act. He is. pastor c
the Church of the Brethren, commonl
c ca1ned+ Dunkards Robinson's trial wi
is the first case of it's kind to be trie
IN the state. Trouble that Camp Dodg
otncers have been experiencing with cor
sclentlous OBJ ectors will be related du]
ing the trial. Capt. Jackson R. Da,
the principal witness for the govern
m B, told United States COMMISSIONS
ne had met the Rev. Mr.. Robinson abou
three monthe ago out at Camp Dodg,
d found TO out o. Later" declared Day, ''tha
ne nau ulsIrlputed NUMBER of pampl
let's around the camp. The pamphlet
in effect said the war was wrong an
urged members of the church Of tn
Brethren not to engage in combatar
military service or wear the uniform
Later | overheard Robinson tell a grou
OF soldiers in a hallway that he hope
they would maintain the views as Sc
tons directors. Amos Brunk and job
Peterbaugh, will be called as witness
during the Robinson trial.
Foreign Omcers Hero.
number of officers detached fro1