The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-02-19

seeking employment could be placed.
Chicago Men Must Answer in Federal
! Court
Captain L. e. Sinner, post exchange
officer, testified that Michael Levy and
S. ID. Brill of Chicago, officers OF the
Michael Tauber Co., gave him $1,000 IN
cash as a bribe to induce him to un
dervalue certain government proper
ty about to be sold at Camp Dodge
The preliminary hearing of Brill and
Levy took place before Commissioner
Judson Piper Wednesday afternoon
Sinner testified that the men wished
to purchase $4,000 worth Of property
for $12,5OO.
The Future Of Camp Dodge
Frequent inquiry is made relative to
the disposition Of Camp Dodge after
the army is disbanded. The govern
ment has millions of dollars invested
here. Nearly twenty miles of concrete
paving have been laid inside the camp
grounds. Lights, telephones and
sewerage for city of $4,000 are in
stalled. The military city itself is laid
out with view to best possible health
conitions. 1t is ideal with respect to
drainage. Interurban and splen.
didly paved highway connect the camp
and Des Moines. Secretary Bolton OF
the Greater Des Moines committee has
suggested that great suburban city
would be built, Immediately upon the
governments evacuation of the site.
It's historic and sentimental value has
suggested to others the possibility OF
a government park. Its location is
ideal. 1t could, with little compare
tive cost, be transformed into one OF
the show places of the central west.
| The governments present plans would
retain Camp Dodge for whatever use
lit is decided to make of selected can.
tonments when our country is again
on peace basis.
The 8sth Division is Located
The people of Iowa and adjoining
states will be interested in knowing
that infantry organizations Of the 88th
division, trained at Camp Dodge, are
units of the line of transport army,
that keeps open communication be-
tween the American eXpeditionary
force base and the army Of occupa-
ton in Germany The units of the di-
vision are: 349th, 350th, 351st and
352d regiments. The 35Oth is COM
posed almost entirely of Iowans. Re-
assignment of corps and divisions
shows that the SSth division is in the
Second army, Sixth corps. The 42d
division, of which the 16Sth infantry
Of iowa is unit, is in the Third army.
Third corps. Sixty-six casualties we're
suffered by the S8th division, accord
fling to statement which has been is.
sued by General March, chief Of staff.
Some Happy Soldiers
Five hundred and ten overseas men
were paid Tuesday. They were paid
up to date, and in some cases, pay
was for six and seven months. The
men in the convalescent center were
paid by Captain J. H. Crowde. Total
discharge of casuals from Camp
Dodge in the six day period ending
Wednesday night totalled 7,0O2./ Cas-
fuals are continuing to come in for dis
charge in large numbers.
Woman Inspects Hospital School
Mrs. Slagle, superintendent Of occu-
pational therapy, surgeon generals
office. conferred with the educational
officers and reconstruction aides at
the Camp Dodge hospital school last
week. She also viewed the work be-
ing done at the Fort Des Moines
school.
Major 6urch in Command
Major Frank E. Burch, commanding
officer Of the base hospital, is grad
uate of the medical school Of the Uni
versity of Minnesota. He has had his
entire military experience at Camp
Dodge, coming to the base hospital
March !, 1918, from his home in ST..
Paul. He is an eye specialist and took
charge of the head surgery depart
ment at the hospital On Sept 1, 1918,
he became commander of the base hos
lpital.
Major GoIdstein is Leaving Service
Major Max e.. Goldstein, in charge
of the surgery of the head department,
base hospital, has received his dis
charge and will return to his home in
/ st. Louis. Captains Mckee, Hilger
surgery of the head department.
Major GOldstein teaches lip reading
and is an authority on the instructing
of deaf mutes.
There are number of overseas men
at the base hospital and also at Fort
Des Moines who lost their hearing
while participating in trench warfare.
Experts are teaching these unfortu-
mates to read the movements of the
lips.
CORN SHOW IN FEBRUARY
Definite announcement placing the
date of the state corn show has just