Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-29
Use MOVIES FOR
THE INSTRUCTION
(. OF MEN At CAMP
Stsndardizes Teaching Of Soldiers in
Various Branches ut Camp Dodge
CantOnment
TO GIVE DIVISION STRENGTH
Warrington Advices Promise Early
Filling Of Ranks to Capacity Of
War Footing.
Especial to The Argus.)

1 Camp Dodge. Iowa, Jan. 29--The use
II moving pictures is to be invoked by
tho military authorities at Camp
hodge TO standardize the methods oil
training used by officers in teaching
the soldiers the various branches OF
modern warfare.
With the training of hundreds of Of
6cers at the training camps last sum
mer and fall. il has been found the
methods adopted and the instructions
issued by the war college have re-
ceiyed slightly different interpreta-
lions hy the officers at different posts
To standardize and make the meth
rs similar for the entire nationa
army the war college has prepared
series OF moving pictures which dea
with practically every branch OF mod
ern warfare.
First Films Here.
The first OF these series of films has
been shipped to Camp Dodge, and VII
be exhibited there to classes OF OH
cers now instructing the national men
These pictures will not only dea
with the methods Of warfare now con
sidered to be the most up-to-date but
also with military courtesy and disci
Mine. physical drill, manual of arms
njstol shooting and schools of the
squad and company.
: other branches which will be taker
I'D are: Bombing, bayonet fighting
o,,I CT c q r
arm signals for the infantry.
The pictures were taken in Wes'
Point
Official advices have been received
at Camp Dodge from the war depart
ment to the effect that the Eighty
ishth division is to be filled to wal
strength when new drafts of men are
authorized UNDER the new classified
ton.
The division has been far below wal
strength since transfers were author
lied to Camp Pike, Camp Cody ant
other cantonments last fall. Before
these transfers were made the divis
ion was almost at its war standard
but some Of the regiments were 81
badly riddled as to leave only mere
skeleton organizations in camp.
Officers have been instructed to pre-
pare for the training Of war strength
units. and all indications point to thu
busiest kind of spring at the canton
ment.
In some organizations practically al
of the enlisted men are noncOmmis
stoned officers. One regiment has lS'
commissioned officers assigned or at
,ached and less than fifty privates.
Ordnance Men Make Good.
One organization at camp which Il
causing much favorable comment !!
the newly enlisted ordnance depot il
France contingent, which came in as ;
result of the recruiting drive in De
cember. These men have been givel
the stiffest kind of rudimentary train
ing since they arrived here, and hav'
been -heaten into splendid looking
companies, despite bitterly COLI
weather.
The Three Hundred Fifitieth infan
try, an Iowa organization, has com
pleted its work on the rife range, ant
is being succeeded by the Three Hun
dred Forty-ninth infantry. The Thre
Hundred Fifty-second infantry will b.
next in line. and the Three Hundre'
Fifty-first. which includes men from
five northern Iowa counties, will thel
take the range.
Private Ernest J. Mohlis, Compan.
H. Three Hundred Fifieth infantry
Wagner Robert Scott, supply com
pany, Three Hundred Thirty-ninth ar
tillery. Iowans. have been discharged
because of dependent relatives.
It's Long, Long Trail.
Private Clyde E. Fee. Company z
One Hundred Sixty-eighth Iowa infan
try, and Clarence Whitmer of Compan
B. One Hundred Sixty-eighth infan
try. are wondering whether they viii
ever draw any pay from Uncle Sam.
These two men were originally wit
the Third Iowa. now part of tn
Rainbow division in France. The
didn't catch the boat with the balanc
Of the regiment for some reason o
other, and were finally picked up b
. military authorities.
IN order issued at Camp Dodge re
auires them to proceed at once t
Camp Merritt at Dumont, n. j., unde
custody of a sergeant from that or
saniaztion
The interesting part of the order t
Fee and Whitmer IL the fact that the
W be compelled to pay the entir
to.t of railroad transportation OF bot
themselves and the two guards VIII
will accompany them. as we'll as tn
necessary added expense of the triI
1t will be deducted from their pay.
AS the journey is long one, Meth
er Fee nor Whitmer are banking upo
any big returns.
A further source Of worry Is tn
possibility that Uncle Sam might or
der them to join their regiment il
France, and deduct the expense G
this trip from their $50 per month.