The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1918-11-27
Will Be RE-
TURNED INTACT
The Fighting Rainbow Division Will
Be Returned Intact That People
May Greet Them
WHITE MAN IS A SIOUX CHIEF
Chief John Grass is Dead and His
Mantle Falls Upon Adopted Son
" of the Old Chieftain


Chief John Grass is Dead and His
Mantle Falls Upon Adopted Son
Of the Old chieftain
CAMP DODGE, Nov. 25-Military
experts are devoting their energies
in devising plans for the demobiliza-
tloh Of the great army that has been
7 transported across the seas as well
as the hundreds of thousands Of men
in training camps in this country. Gov.
w. L. Harding made it clear to the
authorities in Washington that the
west was going to insist upon the sol
oilers from this section being disband.
ed from points that contributed them.
He pointed out to the war department.
while in Washington recently that II
! the armies are disbanded in the east
great labor centers would make a
strong bid for their services and that
would disturb the labor equilibrium
OF the nation and work serious hard
ship to the farming and manufacture
ing interests of the middle west. Other
governors Joined Iowa's governor in
this demand and this has led General
March to announce that army divis-
ions upon return from overseas will
be sent to the cantonments from which
they came for rehabilitation. This
means that the S8th division, compos-
ed largely of men from Illinois, Min
nesota, North Dakota and Iowa will be
brought to Camp Dodge and discharg-
ed here. This is doubtless the cause
for the completion of all unfinished
improvements and enlargements.
Workmen are going right ahead fin
ishing the new barracks and it is now
certain that the next year will witness
military activities at this camp upon
a large scale. The rules for demobil-
ization in home camps will clean out
many of the thirty-two environments
in the United States before Camp
s Dodge is materially affected, II the or.
der announced by General March Is
adhered to. There is development
battalion at Camp Dodge which it is
presumed will be broken up and sent
I home almost mmediately. There also
are q few conscientious objectors
serving. In various capacities, most at
the remount station, w ho probably will
go soon. After these have departed
there is no unit at the cantonment
which will be touched until the sew
enth IN order, depot brigades. fs reach
ed. When all the men In depot bri'
gades have been sent home replace
ment units will come next. Demobil-
ization Of these units will clean out
such camps as Grant, Illinois; Pike,
Arkansas, and Taylor, Kentucky, be.
fore the main force at Camp Dodge
will be touched. Combat divisions,
such as the 10th, will be the last out.
fits mustered out.
The fighting Rainbow division Will
be returned intact that the people OF
the nation may be permitted to greet
its,,with enthusiastic acclaim, because
Of is wonderful record in active SER
vice. A statement from Washington
says that the old fighting Third Iowa,
famous unit Of the famous Rainbow
division in France, probably will be
among the early units returned, Will
be given particular honor earned by
its fine fighting record, and probably
will be mustered out of the federal
service at Camp Dodge. All activities
are being carried out as though the
18th division was expecting to see ac-
tive service. Instructors from both
the French and English armies are
giving daily drills upon trench war
fare and. thousands of men are taking
daily target practice with all kinds OF
fighting equipment.
Presentation Of Distinguished Service
III Medal 62l1
"A ,imedai mas been awarded by the
war department to Sgt. John Garner.
an instructor at Camp Dodge. Brig.
Gen. B. T. Simmons, commander at the
camp, has been designated by the war
department to decorate the returned
soldier with the medal. In the sang
utnary fighting north of Clemery on
the Lorraine front last August Sgt.
Garner, although badly wounded In
the face and arm by machine gun bul'
lets, went to the aid Of Lieut.. Lewis
Wood, who was lying wounded 100
meters within the German barbed wire
ENHANCEMENT. To rescue the lieuten-
ant, &, was necessary for, Garner to
drag himself across the wire entangle-
riiSnt and cross an open field for 500
meters under. heavy bombardment.
After he had brought the officer into
SHL0Ly, lHo NlCu uloSONSASu SNA~1
had been boyhood friends at Cedar
tbWn, Pa
pint shment for Breaches Of Discipline
Civil authorities throughout Iowa
and neighboring states have been no
tilted by the military authorities at
Camp Dodge to arrest Rudolph I. Yer
Meiiren, Of Omaha, under twenty year
sentence in the disciplinary barracks
atFt, Leavenworth, who escaped from
his guard while being taken to sup.
per. Ver Mehren was convicted or
desertion and given thirty-year SEN
teflce by the court. The term OF I'M
prisonment was reduced to twet.ty
Years by the reviewing authority. Ac-
crlrding to the charges Yer Mehren de-
serted March Goth and was not appre-
lie,ided until his arrest in hotel in
Des Moines September 9Th by the mill
tary police. Private J.. L. Thompson,
member Of the depot brigade at
Camp Dodge, has been sentenced to
two. months confinement in the guard
house and forfeiture OF two.thirds of
his pay for like period on charges
al stealing $45 from a fellow soldier.
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