The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-06-18
CRIPPLED | LED men. MEN. h. j.
IN FIELD i MEET !
None but Men Who Had Lost Either
Arm or Leg Permitted to ri
Enter Contests
WOODEN LEGGED MEN IN DAcE

WOODEN LEGGED MEN IN DAcE
Return OF S8th Division Continuous
Performance-Thousands Of Sol =.
diers Parade, Bands Play, Etc.
CAMP DODGE, June 15-The return
of the SSth division has been con-
tinuous performance the past ten days
More soldiers have been upon the
streets of Des Moines and in the bar
racks here than at any time Tor
months. Parades, bands playing
,bugles sounding and thousands OF
people cheering have made the clos
ing days of the world war full of In.
terest and excitement. Des Moines
has been full of visitors for the past
two weeks Relatives and friends
from a half dozen states have been
here to greet the returning soldiers,
One of the happiest soldiers OF the
bunch was the returned soldier whose
wife met him here with baby SIX
months old In her arms. 1t was MS
first sight OF the addition to the fam
ily and he pissed the little fellow
around among his comrades with
great delight and all of the soldiers
declared it to be the finest kid ever.
There were no parades except such
as were formulated as the men march.
ed from the train to the big tent on
Fifth and Grand The various organ.
izations of women from day to day
were on hand with all kinds OF re-
freshments and the men were delight
ed with the warmth OF their reception.
Crippled Soldiers Have Field Meet.
!, About the jolliest bunch of fellows
that can be found are the poor Grip
pies at Fort Des Moines. They are
glad that 1t is no worse. Last Friday
wastile date set for the big field meet
in which none but men who had lost
either an arm or leg was to partici-
pate Several hundred visitors gath
cred to see the sport. A band furnish
ed music and all stunts were accord
ing to the rules of the game. Races by
men with only one leg; baseball by
men with only one arm, oftimes the
missing member was the one they
were accustomed to use and under
, such circumstances the throwing, Of
the bali was az inc0nveniently dOna
as N was aiauoh provoking Striking
at the. ball with only one arm in COM
mission caused much merriment and
the &cfipples enjoyed 1t as much as the
visitors. Perhaps 1000 wounded, gass-
ed she'll shocked or diseased men wit
messed the sport and some vigorous
roofing was done for the participants.
In thet Baseball contest for one armed
men, in which those who had lost
their throwing arm We'd for distance
in putting baseball, five of the balls
landed among the spectators. In or
der to escape the bombardment; the
crowd was moved back to safety
zone until the throwing ceased. Only
two entries were scheduled in the
wheel chair races which was won by
Leghown, of Sesser. ILL.,, over Duvrado,
Of Willisville, III. Meade, Of Pitts.
burg, Kans., won the manual OF
arms competition for one legged men,
after fifteen minutes swift drilling.
The closing event, before the airplane
was an efficiency walk by men with
wooden legs.
Must Not commerclaIize Uniforms
Before being discharged every SOL
dier in the service OF his country is
warned against the misuse of his uni
form Gen. Patrick E. Merrimon,
special agent for the department OF
justice, has issued strict orders Z.
"The government permits men, re-
turning from the service to wear their
uniform 30 days after their discharge
soashat' they may have time in which
totcreturn home. Any man who re-
spectsi the garb of Uncle Sam Will not
use it'to further his commercial ends"
Thousands of women are knitting for
the stricken 4 people of devastated
Europe. The following notice has been
sent out over the state:
Women knitting refugee garments
for the Red Cross are requested to
have them completed and turn them
in at the Red Cross knitting headquar-
! ters In the Wilkins building by June
18th. Mrs. Mary Pierce Hammond in
charge of Red Gross knitting is max
ing an effort to complete all knitted
garments for refugee children by the
middle of the month in order that a
shipment may be made as soon as
possible.
168th Band Uses soche cymbals
A pair of boche cymbals, captured
With al supply of German music at st.
Mihiel. will be used in producing harr
nony when the 168th infantry band
starts on its concert tour of the state.
The cymbals were taken by Band.
MasteraLou r. Morgans. and were
found near German division headquar,
ters just south OF Beaumont. Some
ofthe music is played in each pro.
gram, a ~.=.asstEgs. b.. a-y'J3rs,a
eThe. airpfane exhibition was wholly
unexpected. Donaldson brothers. of
Milford, with their flying circus"
equipment dropped down on their
way from Indianola to Knoxville. They
gave numerous dips and dives which
reminded the soldiers of the things
they had witnessed so often while on
the firing line in France.
The 349th Infantry Minstreis
The 16Sth Infantry band will have
competition when it starts out on its
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