The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-05-28
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J Schools for Soldiers
Men enlisting in the army for over
lseas service will be given an oppor
Itunity to attend schools and univer
Isities in foreign countries, according
to Lieut.. H. G. Hawkins.
Lieutenant Hawkins has just ar
Irived in Des Moines to take charge o.
1.-THE work Of recruiting men for ser
Ivice.
| Expert Rifle Shots to be Here
| The most expert rife shots in the
IAmerican army are to concentrate al
lCamp Dodge on June 5th and remain
there for daily practice on the rifle
range until August 1st, when they will
leave for the naval range at Caldwell
IN. j., to- represent the regular army
lin the annual rifle matches.
Colonel Morton M Mumma, profes
sor of military science and tactics OF
iIowa State university and one of the
army's best authorities on rifle shoot
ling, has been selected by the war de-
partment as captain of the rife team
which will represent the cavalry arm
of the service.
While in Washington he has receiv'
ed authority from the general staff to
utilize the rifle range at Camp Dodge
as a. training ground for the marks.
men Of the cavalry and infantry arms
|of the regular army.
"The selection of Dodge" Colonel
Mumma said, will provide Des Moines
people and all Iowans with an oppor-
|tunity of seeing the pick, of the regu-
liar army sharpshooters rehearse for
the competitive matches which will
be held by fall at the Caldwell range.
| 1t is another one of the good things of
the army that will benefit Iowa. a
| Change Discharge Plan
Merging of the 163d depot brigade
and the convalescent center at Camp
Dodge into an organization to be
known as the "demobilization group
is now in progress. The effect OF the
change will not be so much to alter
the methods of Rehabilitation as to
give new designations to the various
units and make available for dis
charge about $50 enlisted men.
Ninety-five officers, lis field clerks
and 375 enlisted men will make up the
personnel Of the group, replacing 10
officers. So field clerks and 644 enlist
ed men who did the same work in the
former organization.
Brig. Gen. E. z. Babbitt has been
assigned to supervise all of the camps
Decentralization processes.
Clerks Needed at Camp Dodge
Ensuing alterations of the discharg-
ed units at Camp Dodge has created q
pressing demand for about 200 field
clerks and cantonment officers are
anxions to I'LL the vcccancies with dis
charged soldiers who had clerical ex-
lperience while in the service.
Pleasant work. with reasonable
hours and good pay are promised
those who quality. The government
pays field clerks 800 a month and in
addition allows those with dependents
communication of quarters on the same
basis as officers.
Compliments the Hospital.
Official credit is reflected on the con-
duct OF the Camp Dodge convalescent
center and Indirectly the entire camp
in report which has been made to
the surgeon generals Office by Capt.
Homer NJ. Austin, who spent two
weeks at Dodge making special sur
vey of conditions there.
That friendly relations obtain be-
tween officers and men is emphasized
by the investigator Calling special
attention to this relationship Captain
Austin's report says:
"The officers are in close individual
touch with the men; they urge them
to accept the opportunities offered for
betterment in the reconstruction
school. This has brought the morale
high and a grand spirit Of fellowship
prevails. The. results being obtained
by the center in reconstruction work
are excellent and the feeling for con-
yalescent center work has reached a
thigh favor by all who are acquainted
with it's scope"
General Wright New Commander at
Camp Dodge
Maj. Gen. William Wright arrived
Sunday from Camp Funston to assume
command of the cantonment, succeed
ing Mai. Gen. &C. Ballou.
With General Wright came Capt.
Charles Gerhardt.
The new officer was overseas for
more than year, IN command OF the
| third and fifth army corps, and also
headed the 89th division in the Ar.
gonne and St. Mihiel fighting,
He has been at Camp Funston for
some time, assisting in the demobiliza
tion Of the 35th division. 1t is be
llieved he will be stationed at Camp
Dodge until the heavy work of de-
mobilization of troops has been accom-
iplished.
General Wright is we'll known
among the regular army officers at
Camp Dodge Before going overseas
he was in the adjutant generals de-
partment in Washington. He is an
intimate friend of General John j
Pershing.
Drive Soldiers to Ames
Thirty.five convalescent soldiers at
Ft. Des Moines, who are students in
/ the automobile course, will be taken
Ito Ames by local automobile agencies
Ito witness first hand automobile in
llstructional work of the State college.
The party will be accompanied by
Lieuts. l.. B. Van Houten and w. r.
Allen. ~
Dodge Garrison is Uncertain
Mai. Gen. William Wright. who as.