The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1919-04-02
CAMP DODGE TO
Be RETAINED
One Of Fifteen Camps to be Retained
by observation-disclosures 20 Furnish /,
Quarters for $4,000 Men y.
INVOLVES A SUM OF $3.50, o,ooo.ot
Fort Des Moines to Remain for Some
Time a Government hospital-Not
for Cavalry Purposes Again

CAMP DODGE, April Especial to
the Review)-Decision OF the war de-
partment to purchase the sites of III.
Il teen army camps and thirteen balloon
and flying fields was announced by
Acting Secretary Crowell. Less, than
$15O00,0O0 will be involved, Mr..
Crowell said, and it will not be nee.
essary' to await action by congress as
the department had the necessary
funds, ..-. ....,
Camp Dodge is included among the
camps to be retained. Its cost of con-
struction was $1O,800,0O0 and the price
at which the camp can be purchased
i is announced as $95O,000. -. II.
Other camps to be retained are:
Bragg, N. C.: Custer, Mich; Devens,
Mass; Dix, N, j.; Gordon, Ca; Grant,
ILL., Jackson, s. c.; Knox, Ky; Lee,
Va,;, Meade, Md; Pike, Ark; Sher-
man, o.; Taylor, KY, and Upton, n. Y.
It is understood that the reorganiza-
tion of the regular army contemplates
the enlistment of half million men.
liz this is correct it means that Camp
Dodge will be called upon to furnish
an abiding place for from $4,000 to
10000 soldiers permanently. This
will mean that Fort Des MOines will
remain for some time a government
hospital 1t was previous to the trou-
BILE on the Mexican border headquar-
ters for the third cavalry. All of the
barns and barracks out there are now
in use taking care of wounded and
sick soldiers. 1t is not presumed that
this fort will ever again be used for
cavalry purposes.
The process of discharging soldiers
has been materially shortened by
changes in location of the men charg-
ed with that duty. The moving of the
camp personnel Office from Building
301, at Fifth and Main to Building
I'LL, right across from camp head
quarters, was accomplished early this
week. The medical examining board
also was moved to point nearer the
casual discharge center, The insurance
allotment, compensations and voca-
tional education sections have been
moved to Building COS, Eleventh
street. 81 -. II I'd. W ~ III. J, I, "a
The result of these changes is shown
already In greater speed in turning
out casuals On officer connected with
the work said that the new arrange
ment has made it possible to get men
through the discharge machine often
In less than two days instead Of four
or Ave days as heretofore. aa,.
Also the work is greatly facilitated,
especially from the standpoint of the
candidate for discharge. & BY having
the various buildings he must visit
more closely grouped together he is
saved much travelling
There have been 75,002 enlisted men
discharged here UP to Wednesday
night and 1926 officers. Tuesday was
big day in mastering out, 1,O62 re-
ceiving their releases that day. ..
Many Musical Organizations
As the soldiers have been discharged
from time to time those musically in
clined, some of them members of some
of the big bands that have passed out
of existence, have organized musical
specialists for entertainment purpos-
es and taken to the road At present
% different organizations are giving
entertainments up and down the coun-
try. Some of these are on vaudeville
circuits and others are with theatrical
companies. A number of minstrel
companies are on the road also. More
would have been doing a profitable
business all winter had it not been for
the flu. That epidemic queered all en-
tertainments in most of the towns and
the country. -.-,. .--.--..... ST.. .. ~ III
legislative Ladies Visit Hospitals
The wives and daughters of MEM
bers of the legislature went in body
to Fort Des Moines the other day and
made a tour of all of the wards. They