The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-12
SOLDIERS GLAD
TO GET BACK

III GEl DAN
one Of the Happiest Bunches Of Sol
diers to Return Home Struck
Des Moines on Saturday
PRIVATE CITIZENS MEET THEM
PeepIe From All Over State and Ad
joining States Meet the eoys-
Many Touching Scenes
CAMP DODGE, Feb. 10-The 19th
army division, called to service upon
the departure OF the SSth, last July
has been discharged and the men have
taken their departure to their homes
except such as preferred further mil
jtsry service in the regular army. Un'
der orders received this week officers
OF the division who. applied for regu'
lor army commissions will be sent at
once to various schools for further
training. Divisional officers who did
not make such application WILL be
mustered out Of the service.
Promise 70 Work
Prior to the. departure Of each unit
OF the 18th, brigadier General Sim.
mons, division commander, personally
addressed the men. bidding them fare.
we'll and expressing advice and good
wishes for their future. An extract
from one OF these talks follows:
1--WE have taught you to do your
duty with accuracy and thoroughness,
Keep up this habit. The careless
piece Of work may get by the inspect
or but 1t will do you mental harm
every time you do it. Your bodies and
minds are in good condition to go to
work. Don't delay getting to work.
Some discharged soldiers are making
that mistake. A few are acquiring
bad habits. A few are not respecting
the uniform.
II wish could know that every man
who is discharged from the 18th d.
vision. will go to work the day after
he gets home. This will be fine ex-
ple to others-a great service to the
country-and it will help you"
In one organisation every man prom
1sed that he would go to work the first
day after he got home, and in other
organizations about 80 per cent Of the
men made this promise.
General Simmons said goodbye to
officers OF the division Thursday morn
ing at which time their transfer to the
camp from the division was eected.
Officers Offered Jobs
Camp Dodge officers who are soon to
leave the army have been offered posi-
tions with the American Red Cross for
work in camps, hospitals and on trans.
ports. The following was published IN
Headquarters bulletin:
"The American Red Cross needs
able, intelligent and active men for its
service in the camps, in the hospitals
and on transports. The Red Cross is
prepared to pay reasonable compensa-
ton for such service. Any officer dis
Charged from the service of the United
statec who might desire service with
the Red Cross Is asked to- get In touch
Immediately with the field director OF
the Red Cross :. the camp or with the
Department of E..ilitary Relief at
Washington or the nes-est Red Cross
division headquarters"
1t is understood that Rsa Cross
work available for officers Offers op'
portunities for travel as we'll a. con-
genial employment at fair com .ensa-
ton. Camp Red Cross officials expect
a number of Dodge officers to take ad-
vantage OF the offer.
Soldiers Glad to Get 3ack
About the happiest lot Of soldiers
that has yet struck Camp Dodge to be
mustered out Of service arrived Satur-
day night. The men strained at the
union depot in Des Melnes and march
ing four abreast ,Aade their way
through the down town business sec.
ton to the interUiban depot. Each
man carried his luggage. upon his back
but this burden lid not deter the SOL
diers from owe, seas from giving the
thousands OF onlookers a sample OF
real miiltar' bearing. Deafening
shouts by tn multitude that lined the
street met vigorous response on the
part of thf. men and the occasion was
the most inspiring impromptu event
OF the whole war. The men were from
the 18th and 3SSth field artillery.
They lad a rough passage across the
cea,., being 13 days coming across
and the voyage was most trying one
as fearful storms battered the great
transports the entire journey.
Hundreds CT relatives and friends
were at the train to greet them. Red
Cross attaches were on hand with iot
coffee and doughnuts and the men
were delighted with the warmth OF
their reception. People were present
from all over the state and from ad-
joining states and there were some
touching scenes as loved ones met al
ter months of separation 1t was a
happy, joyous occasion, but there
were. many disappointments because
all of the members of the units repre-
scented wereAnot with this group. A
dispatch from headquarters in Wash
ington states that with 1,776 troops,
the Italian steamship Duca D-Aosta
arrived here today from Marseilles by
way of Gibralter. On board were the
331st regiment of field artillery COM
plete, comprising 1892 officers and
men of the seth division, a national
army unit OF Illinois; a'detachment OF
IA men of the S6th's 333d regiment Of
field artillery; battery q of the head
quarters company and medical de-
tachment OF the 339th regiment OF
field artillery, 29S officers and men of
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