The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-01

an inducement and the opportunity OF
promotion is ever present as an incen
Tive for efficiency and fidelity No
\ state official save the governor alone
receives higher salary than a colonel
4 in the army. A brigadier general is
lin the same class as a member OF
/ congress, while a major general ranks
right along with cabinet member in
pay. Thousands of the young men
who will receive commissions as a re-
suit Of the officers training camps will
/; start out at a far higher salary than
they ever received before, with pros
poets Of substantial increases through
promotion.
Red Cross Helps Soldiers.
Men and women connected with the
] Red Cross have been and are now
rendering valuable assistance in help
ling men out Of trouble. All kinds Of
| cases come up for adjustment. Out OF
SO large a collection of men from ev-
CIV walk Of life and from every occu-
lpatin it is not surprising that advice
land counsel is sought by the Good
ISamaritans who are every ready to
lassist. Advice on matrimonial ven
lures either actually committed or an
lticipated, business perplexities, do
mestic difficulties, family estrange-
ments and all manner of difficulties
THAT enlarge and perplex when the
mind has nothing to do but brood over
such things all become confidential Sc
Icrets to members Of the Red Cross.
The dependents of soldiers do not hes
Iitate to come with their grievances.
The campaign for Red Cross men,
berships found thousands OF men at
Camp Dodge ready with "a heart and
q dollar to take out membership.
| That they appreciate the services Of
the Red Cross both In this country
and in France was indicated by 81
overseas wounded "doughboys" who
were brought here last week for treat
ment at the Base Hospital. Each man
had IA cents left of his ration money
| and each contributed that amount to
| the Red Cross here.
MinstreIs to Take the Road.
In our last letter we spoke of one
| of the big bands that had been given a
l3O-day furlough that it might give a
series Of concerts, going as far as
| california. The latest announcement
Estates that bunch of real showmen
are to take the road. The 163rd De-
pot Brigade Minstrel Company is the
name of a new soldier organization
which is planning on a long tour this
winter. The fifty members of the
company which presented the show at
the Liberty theater this fall have all
received their discharges from the
service and are booked for a tour Of
cities in the middle west They are
at present contemplating an 1S-weeks
tour and will appear in the largest
towns Of the middle west. Many of
these men are known in vaudeville
circles all over the country. Some of
them have conducted shows of various
kinds. One of the men was a clown
with Ringling's big shows when the
draft found him. There are singers,
dancers, acrobats. trapeze performers.
funny men and everything necessary.
to make up a great amusement aggre-
cation.
Overseas Men Coming at Rapid Pace.
The base hospital at Camp Dodge,
and Government Hospital No. 26 at
Fort pes M0ines are filling up with
wounded men from France. One ship
ment that reached here last week
SAILED from Brest, France Nov. IL. The,
long journey would be trying on well
person, then think of the suffering
these men endured and you can mag
inc how glad they were when the
journey ended Thirteen states we're
represented by a group of Sc disabled
fighters who reached the base hospi-
tai the other day. Some Of these men
have lost both legs, others are minus
one leg and still others have arms
missing. They are cheerful and are
happy in the consciousness of duty
well and nobly performed. Among the
men are those who passed through ex-
periences that it does not seem pos
sible to endure. The best surgeons in
the United States are doing everything
possible for the men brought here
and it is surprising to note what skill
can accomplish in bone grating and
other recuperative agencies.
Thousands are Discharged.
The discharge of soldiers from the
camp goes rapidly forward but more
new men are coming from other can
tonments than are being discharged
from this one. The capacity of the
railways must be taken into account.
If thousands OF men are discharged
and facilities are not available to
transport them to their homes con-
gested condition would obtain that
would work serious difficulties. No
man in camp who has just and bona
fide claims will be denied the right to
make application for discharge. Each
such application must be acted on by
the authorities. Such applications are
addressed to the commanding general
and reach headquarters through milf
tary channels with each office through
which such application passes denot-
ing its endorsement of approval or dis
approval.
!, Maj. L. G. Davis, assistant Judge ad.
vocate has been appointed co-ordina.
tion officer to effect discharges Of men
from the camp. Each application
reaches his office through military
channels and is finally passed on there
II Every man who is to be discharged
must pass a physical examination.
This is to protect both the man dis
charged and the government in anti