The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-27

his pay for like period on charges
of being absent without leave. Pri.
Yates C. A. Roderique and L. F.
Chamberlain, two Camp Dodge sol.
ldiers, who last August left their or.
ganizations without leave, have been
tried by general court martial and
sentenced to one year each>at hard la.
Dor in the United States disciplinary
barracks at Fort Leavenworth, Kans.
Both men threw their uniforms away
after leaving camp, it was charged.
They were arrested at Seymour. Iowa,
ISeptember 9th.
White Man Becomes An Indian Chief
Among the Indians who came to
Camp Dodge from the Standing Rock
lagency in North Dakota and who are
now with the SSth division in France
is a white man who becomes chief OF
the Sioux Tribe of Indians at Fort
Yates, the headquarters Of the Stand.
| ing Rock agency. Chief John Grass
is dead, and his mantle falls upon the
shoulders of the only white man ever
adopted into the tribe. Thus Captain
A. B. Welch OF Mandan, adopted son
of the old chieftain, becomes, accord
ing to ancient customs of the Sioux,
the chief of the tribe. The new Sioux
chief, whose Indian. name is Mato.
Watakpe, is with the United States in
|fantry in France and is the aide Of
Major General Hunter Liggett. A
grandson Of John Grass, Albert Grass,
| is serving with the same division. The
name Mato.Watakpe is the Sioux war
name of the old chief and means
I"Charging Bear" When he was adopt
ed Captain Welch chose this name as
1.-THE one by which he would be known
among the Indians. Although the chief
OF today has not the same powers OF
the chief of years gone by, the title
still gives him the respect OF the In
dians and they recognize him as their
leader. The chief still represents his
tribe in all the disputes or conferences
with the government Captain Welch
for many years has been student OF
the Indian customs and formed many
friendships with members Of the Sioux
tribe In 1918, because of a mutual
regard that had grown up between the
captain and the chief, John Grass, the
latter asked the captain if he would
be willing to be adopted as his son.
The captain consented and, conform
ing to the ancient ceremonies OF the
Sioux, was taken into the tribe by 4
service held at Fort Yates, the old
trading center. The service began at
dawn and lasted until sundown. The
BODY of the old chief has been laid
in the cemetery at Fort Yates and the
Sioux now look for the return Of their
pale face chief" from the great war
20 assume coM.lga nasa.1,an % aJ i, az ~ ns,tar. @
IN which tho tribe is y;nvnlyed 's
E.,.. !. p.nos.. ~ s.Ai.nla,,a. Exnlosiov,
+ Some excited soldiers "a other day.
q the stunts carried on
~ the airnlanes in drilling men In
iiason work. saw, manifestations III the
heavens that led them to believe that
one oY the airships had exploded and
thew reported the accident to head.
nnarters They stated that a dark OBJ.
iect wrapped in smoke was plainly
seen shooting earthward. The report
~ what was Thought to be a serious
a accident apneared. RAPIDLY. Mai. Jack
son r. Day of the intelligence section
ta chment attending the division intel
lipenCe school were DrdCClClnR WIFI
fares. The flares are shot high into
the air with tiny parachutes attached.
On reaching a certain altitude, the
fare automatically becomes ignited;
the parachute opens and portion OF
the apparatus drops, falling precipi.
lately to earth, while the parachute
smoking and burning falls slowly.
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.SomP'eteo
Brigadier General Simmons was
master of ceremonies at he dedica.
ton Of the recently completed hostess
house for negro women. Ihe new
hostess mouse Is oeaut'tul,y LUZ ..s iuaalisheu =.
ana can accoinmouate 1oo v.siIois as
one time: downstairs IS pis iounso
room hnlshed IN oak WIN color ,l
scheme OF green anu whlte; "a nis
open hrepiace IS on one siue wao
writing taDles ana easy cnairs s.niiaf NC,
TO the ones IN hostesS 81, nouse w. -
are scattered ABOUT: Ineie Is Saiu
terra hnlsnea IN attlactlse D.ue .,,;,i Wneo ~
meals ana nsht rra le'fesaes sasa.na;, wi'' W -
served aaliy. Inc ne ca:eteiia me NJ - ~ -
charse OF WITS. MARY MARY Aon s.n ,;nno,,aa miss -.