Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 171, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1917 — RECEIVE THEIR COMMISSIONS [ARTICLE]

RECEIVE THEIR COMMISSIONS

TUTEUR, GARLAND, WATSON AND NOWELS ARE NOTIFIED OF THEIR PROMOTIONS.

Herman B. Tuteur, Jerry B. Garland, Edward L. Watson and W. Jay Nowels received notification Saturday evening from the heads of the Indiana department, notifying them that they had been promoted and for them to take up their new duties at once. Their commissions are expected to arrive within a few days. Major Tuteur left for Indianapolis Sunday morning, turning the local company over to Captain Garland. Mr. Tuteur’s new duties will be as a major in the quartermaster corps of the brigade. He is still on the administrative staff and his work will be for the most part confined to ’that of a clerical nature. It was at first thought that' his new duties would force him to remain in. Indiana during his entire service, but this is incorrect and he will leave with the rest of the Indiana troops for Hattiesburg, Miss., whenever the orders arrive. He will also go to France when the troops are ordered to that country. The promotion of Tuteur left Jerry B. Garland as the ranking officer of Company M, and he was promoted to the captaincy of the company. Edward L. Watson goes to the rank ot first lieutenant, and his former position of second lieutenant is now in the hands of Jay Nowels, who was formerly top sergeant. Don P. Warren has been promoted to the position held by Nowels. The officers of the company are now busily engaged in making themselves thoroughly acquainted with their new line of duties and expect within a short time to have everything running smoothly. Sunday was devoted for the most part to getting Camp Kurrie in shape an<Lno regular routine was followed during the day. However, at 5:30. o’clock this morning the bugle was heard and the members started on a regular schedule and will have but little time to themselves from now on. The company is camped in the Afield just west of the residence of Frank Foltz, and has been named Camp Kurrie in honor of President Kurrie of the Monon railroad. Messrs. Foltz and Kurrie very kindly consented to allow the soldiers to make their camp on their land. It was decided at first to make camp at the ball park, but owing to the factthat there was no shade and that they could not secure water so easily, this site was given up. There were a great number of out-of-town visitors here Sunday to visit the camp and to mingle with the soldiers. A heavy rain which came up in the evening forced the cancelling of the band concert, which was scheduled for the evening, and was quite a disappointment to the visitors. Two hew members were added to the company roster Saturday afternoon and Sunday. They were Elmer Smith, of Monon, and Charles Replogle, of Monticello, which makes the total strength of enlisted men 138. All of the men were on hand this Monday morning when the bugle call sounded with the exception of nine, and these are expected to arrive shortly. j