The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-21
council at Camp Dodge and approved
by General BallOu. @.., ~

COuuCll DIT Sdulp DOuSe anu dpplONcu
by General Ballou. .@.0
The fund is part of the profits earn
ed by the camp exchange while the
Glover Leafers were at the local camp,
most of the money accruing from Oper
|ation Of the Camp Dodger. The money
has been cabled to the division by
Capt Louis Wilson, camp exchange Of
ficer. tf
New Dodge Head Has Fine Record
Gen. William Wright, who will soon
be commandant at Camp Dodge, is one
of the youngest officers of the regular
army who has risen rapidly since the
United States entered the European
war.
He was born in 1863 in New Jersey
and appointed to West Point from that
state He graduated in 1885, served
for years in the regular establishment
and with credit in the Spanish war,
was on the general staff 1905 to 1908
end is a graduate of the infantry and
cavalry school, He was colonel of
infantry when the country declared
war on Germany, was made brigadier
general in May, 1917, and in August
of the same year, major general IN
the national army.
He was stationed in Washington for
years in the adjutant generals office
and has had wide experience both in
administrative duty in the war depart
ment and in the line. AS a division
commander in France through the war
General Wright made an excellent rec->
ord He is known both as a student
and a practical military man.
Want More Entertainers ;.
Volunteer entertainers for the bed
ridden soldiers at Ft Des Moines and
Camp Dodge are urgently needed. In
dividuals have been giving Of their
talent for some months but the need
for still more musicians and readers
is increasing every day.
The war camp community service
bureau has undertaken to cooperate
with the Red Cross to secure enter
tainers and any person desiring to aid
in this form of reconstruction work is
asked to call George X. Brobeck at
the war camp community service bu-
reau offices, SIT Fleming building.
The Red Cross will provide a bus
TO convey the entertainers to and from
The camp and Ft. Des Moines.
Indictments for Bribery
Wholesale indictments of persons
believed to be implicated in the Camp
Dodge bribery scandal were returned
afternoon by the federal
grand jury after a weeks investiga-
ion Of the charges.
Bribery indictments were returned
against Michael Levy and S. D. Brill,
of the Michael Tauber
company of ST. Paul. They are said
% have offered Capt L. e. Sinner ST.
700 in connection with the letting OF
! government contract.
Arthur Koerner eoff Washington, D. ]
3, J. Rhoade, Of Norfolk, Va, and A. /
Gross, of Minneapolis, were indicted
or conspiracy to ,defraud the govern
nent Koerner and Rhoade are
charged also with attempting to briba
Lieut.. H. r. Vanstrum, executive Of
icer of the salvage section of the
corps at Dodge.
Other indictments. were returned in
with the letting of certain
contracts against persons not in Gus
ody whose names are being withheld.
Eighty.eighth to Sail
The 88th division will sail for home |
he first of June. according to let
er received last Friday by George +.
Henry, father of Capt. Ward Henry,
rom his son.
Captain Henry says that all passes
AVE been recalled and that the men
ave been ordered to pack up.
1t is thought here. that If the 8Sth
livisiOn starts home on June list, mus