The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
QUICK WORK IN
DISCHARGlNG men
New Arrivals at Camp Dodge From ov-
erseas Are Dieharoed With
Great Rapidity
GET SALARIES AND $50 BONUS
Now Planning Reception for Home
coming Of s8th Division to Take
Place About Middle Of June

CAMP DODGE, May 24-Quick
work is being made in granting dis
charges these times. The 151st. a
Minnesota regiment, got out within "a
hours after the men arrived and the
168th was relieved in about the same
time. The day after the arrival Of
1.-THE 16Sth came members Of the 74th,
several thousand of them They came
on different railways, one increment
reaching camp in the forenoon and the
other in the afternoon. They were all
overseas men and are from half d0z-
en- states in the middle west They
were glad to get back to the old camp
where they received their first train
ing. Large numbers Of men are ar
irving about every day and the ma
chinery for releasing the men is being
worked to the limit.
The men are paid their salaries, the
$50 bonus and S cents a mile transpor-
tation. The average fellow pulls out
with about $50 in cash and he gets
a new suit of clothes and some other
perquisites. 1t is interesting to watch
the smile of satisfaction that hovers
over the countenance of the. man as
he bids adieu to military service. A
few of them are re-enlisting but the
great majority prefer civil life
The next big event will be fit-
ting reception for the 8Sth division
upon its return from overseas. This
will be probably about the middle of
June. This division was composed Of
1000 men when it left Camp Dodge
last July. The engineering units have
already been relieved and this leaves
about $4,000 men to be returned here.
These men are from Iowa, Minnesota,
the Dakotas, Illinois, Montana, Mis-
souri, and Nebraska Plans are under
way for great reception for the men
upon their return. The governors OF
the states represented will be invited
to be present. In addition it is the in
tention to invite every soldier who en-
listed from this state, no matter where
stationed. to be the guest of the city on
this occasion. The men who were In
training. even though they got no far,
.ther from home than Camp lodge or
some of the other camps in this eoun-
try, did their bit as faithfully In pro
portion to their opportunity as did the
men who were overseas and 1t Is right
and proper that they be considered in
any recognition shown the soldier
boys.
Among the units of the S8th
which will be demobilized here are the
349th, 350th, 351st and 313ths engi-
neers, the 313th trains, Including mill
tary police, sanitary and supply or
ganization, the headquarters troop and
smaller units.
After Recruits
A jolly bunch of soldiers are out on
a recruiting mission, making the Jour
ney in motor trucks. The outfit is
called recruiting circus" and it's
job will be to enlist as many as pos.
sible Iowa men for the regular service.
Included in the equipment taken on
the tour are machine guns and other
light artillery Of all types used In the
late war, a radio tractor and other
signal equipment tentage and twenty
days ration.
In each tiwn visited the Dodgers
will put up, a model camp where they,
will be luartered. They plan to dem
onstrate the signal equipment and the
guns, shooting real ball ammunition
at any available target if the local au-
thorities permit. In the. larger cities
they will be joined by the Second in
fantry band. *
The itinerary of the tour Includes
stops of two or three days at, Newton,
Grinnell, MarshalltoWn, Waterloo. Ce-
dar Falls, Iowa Falls, Webster City,
Fort Dodge, Boone, Ames and Perry
Captains Richard Johnson and
Frank Matlack and Lieuts. John Dyke
and Alexander Lacewell will COM
mand the train. The enlisted person
mel includes a score of Second infan-