New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-04-17
CAMP LODGE LETTER

lie last cOntln: ent from Illinois
and North Dakota mace it rec sary
to utilize Temporary urirolm and so
Trey were supplied with what is known
in army circles as union overalls. Ties e
are made of an olive drab cloth and
they lack tt e fitting qualities of regular
suit nevertl e ess several thousand men
all toge ed out in tie sam kind of outfit
make a very c:editab,e appearance.
Nearly all of TIE rev men have been
placed in tie CeIot brigaCe. That
is, tley have not teen assigred to
tie various regiments or divisions and
it further means that these men are
subje to call to make up TIE defic-
iency in any ;rmy unit that may be
short of men. Tie new men are taking
kold of tie work with enthusiasm. 1t
is surprising to note tie anxiety Of tie
n en- as to active service. Officers and
men are very anxious to set off for
France at tie earliest moment. This
desire stimulates activity in drilling and
practice hecal Sc they know that eff
fciency is tie watchword for all who
are to 90 across tie sea and the sooner
they attain proficiency the sooner they
will see active service in battle array.
1t would naturally be supposed that
fear would play larger part than
it does. Tie more tie men read OF tire
awful battle raging in France, the more
they want to join in the fray. Recent
divisional orders have placed particular
emphasis on TIE necessity of training
national army troops for offensive tactics
and perfecting the men in the use of
the rife and bayonet. Every man
must have perfect confidence in his
skill with the bay onet, the order reads.
Rife practice is being steadily conducted
on tie ranC e, tie men OF tie Three
Hundred Fifty-filst being engaged in
practice this week. This unit includes
large number of Iowa soldiers who re-
ported late in February. Many Of these
men are showing exceptional skill with
the rife, despite the fact that they are
soldiers of only few weeks training.
Lieut.. Col. J. F. Mckinley of the
Three Hundred Fifty-frst infantry has
been named division musketry officer
and has charge of the division musk
etry school and of musketry fire train
ing in general. The $500 Alabama ne
groes who reported last week are be-
ing given stiff course of instruction,
but have not yet been organized as a
unit They are still drilling in their
civilian clothing or in the new olive
drab overalls, but will get full outfits
as soon as their definite assignment
is determined. TIE plan of the war
department recently announced to send
two regular army divisions and two
rational guard divisions to make up
each field army means that number
of national army divisions will be sent
across this summer. Naturally, some
of the other divisions have been able
to progress faster in training than the
Eighty-eighth, which has been depleted
since it's organization through constant
transfers OF men, but its leaders are
hopeful that it will not be far down
on TIE list of national army divisions
to be sent overseas.
Another Call tor Men.
Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota
and Iowa have been instructed to send
to Camp Dodge during the five days
beginning April 26, thirteen and four
tenths Of tie gross quota from each
state. Only white men are to be sent
forward. The men will be chosen
from class one in the sequence of their
order numbers. Men who are engaged
in the cultivation of crops are to be
exempted from this call. This will
make a total of about $4,000 men from
the four states. Iowa's quota will be
3,4l2 and Minnesota's will be some
larger because that state is still short
500 men on it's previous call. Illinois
sends $3.50 to four different canton
ments. The order that only white
men will be sent this time applies to
negroes only. Indians are classed as
white and another bunch of these men
from the Standing Rock Agency in
North Dakota will report for duty. The
call for men to help Uncle Sam in his
fight found ready response among the
descendants of Sitting Bull, famous
Sioux chief, and as a result, eighteen
husky braves now are a part of the
Eighty-eighth division at Camp Dodge
These members of the first families
OF America are assigned to Company
A of the One Hundred and Sixty-third
depot brigade. They are showing wonder
full progress too, according to their
officers. There's just one thing that's
disappointing to the Indians; they all
want horses to ride. Thus far Uncle
Sam hasn't seen fit to place animals
at their disposal. Various organization