Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-03
f68TH ORDERED
TO LEAVE FOR
CAMP DODGE, IA.
Hawkeye States 40wn Regi.
ment" Will Transfer From
Camp Upton to Home
Camp at Once.

Des Moines, Ia, May Especial
Telegram. )-Aecording to 4 special
dispatch received here today from
New York, the l68th infantry has
been ordered to report at Camp Up
ION Immediately for transfer to
Camp Dodge. The order was issued
,tste Thursday night and the troop
movement is expected today. Ac-
cording to this dispatch the boys
are hoping that the War department
will send them directly to Des
Moines to have them discharged.
No word has been received as to
the routing of the l68th regiment
into Iowa. A dispatch from New
York states that it is assured there
will be two sections out of there, and
if there are to be any stop-overs at
home towns enroute to Des Moines,
the regiment will be divided after it
reaches the border of the state.
Many Bands Coming.
Bands from many parts of Iowa
have offered their services free
when the l68th returns. H. L. Eddy,
in charge of the local arrangements,
reports that sufficient offers have
been received to almost locate
band every 800 feet in the parade.
Arrangements have been announced
for the building of a reviewing
stand for Governor Harding and
staff, representatives of Camp
Dodge and Fort Des Moines and
few delegates from each Of the
towns which have units in the regi-
ment. Forty wounded men from the
RAINBOW division now at Fort Des
Monies will be guests of honor at
the big Homecoming of the l68th.
, They will be brought into the city
by the Shrine Auto club and will
ride in open machines in the parade.
At the huge military party n the
Coliseum to take place the evening
of the big day the wounded men
will have special places reserved for
them.
Offered State Positions.
STATE Treasurer E. N. Hoyt has
rendered the positions as county
Examiners under the new collateral
Inheritance law to G. O. Blake of
Webster City, former member of
Company X, 168th, and to F. H.
Davidson of Clarinda, who was
former member of the 8Sth division
stationed at Camp Dodge in the pay
roll department. The young men
were looking into the nature of the
work at the treasurer's Office today.
Blake was seriously gassed in the
fight at the river Cure but has en-
Vtirely recovered. Davidson was as
signed to work in the pay roll de-
partment at Camp Dodge and did
not accompany the 88th overseas.
Survey Water Resorts.
Sanitary surveys of the summer
resorts in Iowa will be undertaken
by the state board of health during
the coming svHmer. Appropriations
authorized by the recent legislature
will make this work possible and
State Sanitary Engineer Lafayette
Virgins will start on the work
within short time. The water used
for drinking purposes at these re-
sorts will be analysed and the sani-
tary conditions at the bathing
beaches will be surveyed. Too
much caution cannot be exercised
where there are considerable bodies
of water and where there is a big
summer population living in dis
tricts where there are no sewers
and but few sanitary arrangements.
To Attend Guard Conference.
Mai. E. E. Lucas and 1t. Col.
Frank Lyman of the state adjutant
generals Office may go to St Louis
early next week to attend the open
ing meeting of the National Guard
Associations of the United States.
1t is doubtful if Adjt. Gen. Lasher
will return in time from the east to
attend the St. Louis meeting. The
guardsmen hope to lay out pro-
gram to present to congress with
reference to the national guard and
its status in this country.
Parents Of Deaf Meet.
The state association of the par
ents of the deaf will meet in Des
Moines May 7 at the Harris Emery
auditorium to plan for the further
advancement Of the association.
Officers for the nesuing year will be
elected. One of the features of the
meeting will be the demonstration
of the work which has been done in
the Des Moines day school for the
deaf maintained here.
Thieves Get Diamonds. ~
Thieves smashed the plate glass
window in the Earl Mason jewelry
store in Valley Junction early today
and got six diamond rings and two
rosaries. The window had been
filled with valuable jewelry, but
most Of it was removed by the pro-
prietors before closing up at night.
Three housebreakers were frighten-
ed away from the home of former
candidate for governor. E. 7. Mere
dith, $40 Fortieth street, early this
morning by the screams OF Mrs.
Meredith. They had gathered con-
siderable amount of valuables to-
gether, but left them behind.
New Business Concerns.
Articles of incorporation have
been filed with the secretary of
state by the Aurora Farmers Union
of Aurora, Ia, capitalized at 5000.
George w. DeBar is president and
Roy l.. Rowse is secretary. The
Hickory Grove Road Rural Tele-
phone company of Davenport, cap
italized at $4,000, has also filed
articles. William Meyer is president
and H. H. Horst, secretary.