The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-12-11
Getting More Strict

Getting More Strict
I Rules are even more strict than
when war was on. Within the past
few days orders have been received
that officers as we'll as enlisted men
must sleep. in camp unless granted
special permission by their command
ing officers. The order has been mod
lifted SO that officers who are renting
houses close to camp may remain
there, but no officer or enlisted man
may habitually sleep more than one
lmile from camp except on Saturday
nights. Commanding officers may
grant permission to officers, sergeants
and especially deserving enlisted men
to be absent during the night when
in the opinion of such commanders
the absence will not interfere with Of
fetal duties. Not more than Is per
cent Of the enlisted strength of any
command will be allowed to visit pes
Moines during evening except on half
holidays and Saturday and must be
back by 1890 a.. m. to their organi-
cations. 80
Officers Will Go South.
Officers Of Camp Dodge who have
signified their desire to remain in the
service and who will be selected for
permanent assignment in the! regular
army, may be sent to Camp Renning.
Columbus, Ga, where a permanent
camp for a new infantry school OF
arms is to be located. The camp con-
structiop is to cost $12,OOO. 900 and
will contain an area of 10000 acres
and permanent PERSONAL of $1,000
officers and men.
French Officers Leave
Two weeks ago the English officers
who had been training the men here
in special lines of military duty we're
given rousing farewell upon the de
parture from the camp. A week later
the group of French officers who have
rendered conspicuous service here
were honored in a like manner when
they took their leave from the camp.
All regiments of the division were
formed in line i'll their regimental
areas. Gen. B. T. Simmons and d.
vision staff, escorted by headquarters
troop, mounted, which led the process
sion, passed before the line of troops.
Reeimenta1 hands 3nlayed' anpropriate
airs while tho cnmr,anies in line stood
Of nresent arms as Inc officers passed.
The Fourteenth infantry hand played
tho "Marseillaise.fat The anproach TO
comn as farewelI TOKEN al. resnect
to the; French officer instructors.
Some conmotion at Fort Des Mcines
For sometime there has been con
mine al Fort Des MONIES. The hun
dreds NJ men brought hack from ac-
five narticinstion in the exciting
scenas. AZ tie hattie front have been
denied leave az absence on numerous
occasions The. day Of the Victory pa
srade the 1nenfout there who were able
for the trim were invited ,guests-of- the
CITY and automobiles were sent for
them. hut tl,ey were denied leave of
absence Others whose homes are
only a few miles from Des Moines
have been preyented from visiting
their families he cause Of rigid orders.
The matter of saluting officers seems
to figure in the disturbance and the
matter has grown so acute that Con-
gresham DoWell, after a personal Wis.
II and interview with scoes tof the
men. has introduced in congress. a
resolution asking for an Investigation
|of the conduct of the commanding
officer Major Fl. II, Forthingham. It
is claimed that some Insulting fling
has been made toward the men who
were former members OF the national
guard. Added remarks said to, have
been made by officers that lust be-
cause a man had been overseas was
no reason why he should be made a
hero of, or allowed any special priv
ileges.' An officer. whose name can
not for obvious reasons, be used, was
said to have declared that it was
merely a case OF army discipline, that
as long as the men were a part, of
the United. States army tina t they
should and must obey the rules issued
by their superior officers. There are
a great many men from overseas now
at the hospital. When there was hut
a handful, "the question OF discipline
was not important" continued the of
ficer. Now we have several hundred.
and while they have done their full
duty to their country, some semblance
of order must be maintained. We are
responsible for their health and safe
ty, not the man himself Cases de-
manding individual attention receive
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