The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-09

PERMANENT HOME
New second Division Of American
Army to be Formed Under Depart.
ments Plan for 100000 Men I,
LOOKING AFTER THE WOUNDED
r. "A. Moserip, Editor Of MarshaIitown
Times, now at #. Des Moincs
Looking After the Men
CAMP DODGE, April Especial to
the Review)--Camp Dodge as the per.
manent home of the new second divis.
ion Of the American army to be form.
ed under the. war departments pro-
posed plan for peace time army of
100000 men was selected by army
officials because of the complete char.
acter OF the huge military establish
ments E,, 4
While the facilities of the plant will
be used almost wholly for the demob.
ilizationg of troops until the boys from
the. middle west are home from over
seas. therQkwill be a portion of the
can3t given over to the skeleton units
Of. the new Second division, enlist
ments inashich will be, started imme-
diately, tfhe bulk of the new divis-
(which will have a strength Of
26,000 M comBatant troops, will be
drawn not alone from voluntary en-
lfstmepts of Iowa sons, but from all
the middle western states and some
recrpits from states even as far west
al the Rocky mountains will be sent
tOssDOdge to increase the persOnel OF
the new division.
1t will be primarily, however, per-
petuation of the historic Second regu-
artdivisQn which was one Of the first
to 60 oA>rseas and which is now a
part, Of the army OF occupation, under
the leadership of Maj. Gen. John A.
.LeJune, 1 marine officer. ri
With tho Teturn of the present Sec
ond division from overseas, 60 per
cent of the organization will be re-
turned to civil life, being men who
Joined the military forces only for the
emergency. The remaining 40 per cent
however. will be dispatched to Camp
Dodge and will be added to the troops
which, will come into the service by
voluntary enlistments.
It lis expected that the war depart
ment for the purpose Of further per
petuating the memory of the Iowa
division in the present establishment
the a Eghty-eighth division-will
select Mai. Gen. William Weigel,
present, command of the Eighty
eighth division as the commanding Of
fcer Of the new Second division.
While General Weigel Is. only ascOlon-
ell of infantry in the regular establish
ment, the tDrmation of a peace army
Of soc, 900 will mean, that new major
generals will have to be selected and
Weigel will doubtless be designated as
the commander, of the new Camp
Dodge organization. ~ n
old Circus Clown Ready for Business
Felix ADLER, one of Ringing Broth
ers' famous clowns, is in the quarter
masters division at the camp and the
coming of spring makes him restless.
He wants ia join the big show. He
has been absent now two seasons and
he says that during his spare moments
he has been studying up some new
stunts. He believes he has some gen
uine side Rplitters for this season.
II he can 6nly get a discharge. He
educated a goose to follow him around
the circus enclosure and he also has
q dog stuTt or two. He refused to
state whaN his new features are but
he assures an expectant. public that
they are thrIlers,q Felix has on num-
erous occasions participated In home
g made vaudeville at, the camp and he
never. fails to make hit. Z :. rs,s..
Large Contingent Of Oveyseas Men
Nearly 500 soldiers just from France
reached the city Saturday. 1t was
about the liveliest bunch Of men that
has struck tn camp. When the men
detrained at the unon depot in Des
MOines they marched to the interur-
ban station, p4ssing through the low
er business section of the city. They
shouted and Immediately attracted at
tentions and 1t was not long until the
streets were lined with enthusiastic
greeters. The men carried their lug
gage Which, made their burdens un.
wieldly but even with this handicap
they maintained strict military pre-.
cfsiOn except their voices were given
unstinted5freedom. They were glad to
get back to the camp. In this group
were men from fifteen different states.
under the new speeding order they all
received their discharges within 48
hours after arrival A number OF
them fe.enlisted in response to the re-
cent call for $4,000 men and are will
ing to give more of their time to their
Looking After the Wounded
~ A. Moscrip, editor Of the Mar
shalltown Times Republican, has COM
pleted thAlthree weeks service at Ft.
Des Moin6s. He saw the need Of older
people coming in contact with the dis
heartened crippled men at govern
ment hospital No. rs and so laid aside
his work Md put in some strenuous
but what he calls delightful days in
cheering up the wounded men. He
says they will tell an elderly person
a lot OF things about themselves that
they do not divulge to nurses and even
comrades. Mr.. Moscrip heard their
complaints. Some Of them were bit
ter against .the government because
they declared they had not had q
square deal. Others told of their finan
cial burdens and still others related
to him somatdomestic difficulties. He