The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-01-08

About the liveliest place in the Unit
ed States these days in Camp Dodge.
Men are coming on every train from
levery section of the country to be
mustered out. The first important
duty is to undergo severe medical
examination. This is followed by a
system OF tabulation whereby the oc-
cupation or profession of the men are
made part of the records, and If the
men have any special accomplish
ments or any mental or educational de
ficiencies this is noted also. The men
coming here from day to day are full
! of pep and when they enter the big
cantonment the men already there
give them the glad hand and rous-
ing welcome. By the middle of Janu-
ary upwards Of 1000 Iowa soldiers will
arrive at Camp Dodge from overseas
for rehabilitation, war department Of
ficials declared in estimating the speed
with which the troops on board the
transport Pocahontas which is due to
arrive at Newport News January 9th
will be sent to Iowa for return to civil
life.
The Pocahontas carries forty.seven
officers and 800 men of the 338th field
l.artillery' of the 88th division trained
at Camp Dodge, the 126th field artil-
Ilery, comprising twenty-five officers
and 1,076 men, and the 109th ammu-
milton train, horse battalion, of three
officers and 484 men, made up of Min
|nesota and Iowa state guardsmen.
"If the troop ship arrives at New
port News on January 5th. as an
|nounced,,l said Brigadier General An
derson, of the general staff, operations
department 1T will not take more
than five days for the men to change
clothing, pass through the disinfect-
ing process, be given brief rest and
then be put aboard trains for Camp
Dodge.
"Our system at Newport News is
capable of handling upwards of 5000
or more men a, day and we are as
anxious as the men themselves to get
them to the camp where they will be
paid off and returned to civil life."
Iowans Near Metz
The 313th engineers, formerly sta
toned at Camp Dodge, to which more
than 1900 Iowans are attached, are
now engaged in double tracking rail-
road leading into Metz, according to
letter received by Capt. John Mac
Vicar, at Camp Stanley, Tex, from his
son, John, Jr., lieutenant in France.
They have been stationed in more
than a score Of towns since reaching
France, says MacVicar. They sailed
from New York August 10th.
Skating is Popular
The cold wave New Years day did
the business and Immediately skating
.became q merry pastime. It IS estt-
mated that million gallons OF Swafef
were required In flushing the various
Kinks. Electric lights AFFORD plenty Of
light and when it is not too cold bands
of music affords skaters an opportunity
for cutting some fancy circles.
Enrolling Discharged Men for Work
H. c. Pfund, camp representative of
the governments free employment
service, is alert to the matter of Sc
curing jobs for all men not already
provided. He has list of occupations
that are short OF competent labor, the
greatest need being in the ship yards
Op0ldIOu ny ,JAO 6ON0A uAASASs oAAP
building gives employment to a great
er variety Of avocations than any 9TH
er calling. There is scarcely trade
but what can be utilized in this work.
From the records kept it appears that
about 81 per cent of the men register
as having jobs ready for them as soon
as they return to their homes.
Employment bureau officials believe
that this percentage does not repre-.
sent the facts. They have found that
many men about to be discharged
state falsely they have jobs for fear
that unless they answer thusly their
discharge will be held up. This is not
the case, as the employment bureau
has nothing to do with the rate of dis
charge of men from the service. Its
sole purpose is to help the jobless sol
dier find employment when he returns
to civil life.
Second Army Nurse School Opened
Here
The second class OF army nurse
corps students has begun its work at
the base hospital The pupils started
arriving last week and % were ready
lOr5i ZIG OpSulAS CAaSoOo. AC JoeAAo
women represent variety of occupa-
tions, two having been stenographers,
two librarians and others teach hors.
They come from Minnesota, Iowa, Wis
consin, Nebraska and other states. One
of the members of the class is from
Washington, D. C. A new class is
started here every four months. The
girls are required to take two years
instruction in military hospitals and
their third year in civilian hospitals.
library Well Patronized
Soldiers of the camp are showing in
may ways. that the approach Of the
day when they will return to civilian
life and pursuits is not going unheed-,
ed. The number Of books, most OF
them of vocational character, that
are being drawn from the camp IL
brary are, increasing daily, indicating
that the men Of the camp are brush
ing up on matters pertaining to the
vocations they wish to resume when
they are mustered out of the service.
The record Of circulation for Novem-
ber was 81, 900 volumes, while that for
December has surpassed that mark
already and is expected to, go far be-
yond this figure by the end of next
week. X
Officers Seek Discharges