Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-11-06

Camp Dodge, iowa NOV. p--~Tas hS-
Tense and bayonet combat exercises
are to be taught officers and men OF
the Eighthy-eighth division, to make
possible greater efficiency on the part
OF the organization when it reaches
France. With trench work coming in
later. soldiers viii be taught every
thing In training camp that armies OF
the allies have learned through BIT
ter experience.
Bayonet exercises have been carried
on in the division for the last two
weeks. and will be continued for an
other week or so intensiyely, then
merely q few minutes each drill per-
Tod. However, combat exercises VIII
not be attempted for some time among
the men,
Orders were issued Sunday for the
conducting of q school in combat bay
onet exercises for officers, by Lieuten-
ant Colonel II. l.. Cooper. First classes
to receive instruction win consist OF
all battalion and company commanders
/ of each regiment and start today.
( The European system OF using all
4 offensive movements, will be followed
( out at the cantonment, as it has been
proved in the present war that sol
dier's inclination in hand to hand
/ fighting is to find a natural defensive
position. rather than to follow a fixed
I set Of rules.
/ While the officers are taking such q
/ course of instruction work prescribed
for the third week will be continued
this week by enlisted men OF the di-
vision,
One Of the interesting studies TO be
given Camp Dodgers is that OF gas de-
Tense Masks will be worn, and it is
possible that small amount OF gas
viii be hurled at imaginary enemies,
so men can get an idea Of its qualities
Lieutenant Colonel Cooper, who is
. in charge Of gas defense as well as
. bayonet exercises recites that officers
! Of the allied army who were commits
. stoned because they were expert chem
lists are placed Ia the trenches, TO de-
? tect gas.
/. These chemist officers are familiar
, with every form Of gas. Not only dc
! they warn men when gas attacks are
made but they endeayor to catch some
, Of It in bottle and test tubes
/. Analysis are made behind the lines
after gases have been sent toward al
lied trenches by the Huns. and thu
counter action Is searched for, Suci
chemicals are then placed in tbs
: trenches, and il the men are overcome
/ with gas. comrades can save theil
: lives.
Secretary Of War Baker is not com
ing to Camp Dodge as reported, a
least as far as he knows now. RALPH
Bolton, secretary Of the Greater De
{ Moines committee. received messag
S from him today stating he has no itin
4 erary now that includes Camp Dodge
r. He was q big braWny, clean-cut sol
r. der boy from Camp Dodge
And the woman was one Of De
G Moines goodly souls anxious to d
a her bit in making the national arm
Z men feel at home
They met on a street car when III
= soldier gave the woman his seat
f We're SO glad TO do anything W
0 can to make you boys feel at home,
y the woman said. What is there
: can do for YOU that would please 20
and make you feel more at home tina
:, anything else?
e The answer, was unexpected.
= nearly took the good woman off th
0 seat but she was game
If you want to know really wha
n I'd rather have than anything else it'
h a hot bath in bath tub" the soldie
3. said. "That would make me feel NOR
AT home than anything l know"
And the woman was game.
ii you shall have it. You come to N
y house next Saturday night and brin
e as many others as want to take batl
u and I'll see that they all get one; an
II III make them all wash their ear
too"
II And when Saturday night cam
d seven big soldiers appeared at tn
ii house and took turns with hot waite
Y and the tub.
The Camp Dodge quarters for ii
e men, at times, do not always provid
'e hot. water, and shower instead of bal
iy tubs are installed.
'e Health Of men at Camp Dodge
ID unusually good, say officers OF Il
g medical corps The weekly repo
shows that there are two cases of t,
phoid. eleven of measles, one scarf
. fever and Z pneumonia patients,
/ addition TO few men under observ
q ton previous to discharge The tv
typhoid patients had not been give
the serum, as they came here i'll.
k, "The spirit Of the French soldiers
one of the most remarkable reyel
e. tons OF the present war
* Those people are fighting not on
for world democracy, but for the
I'd poor little homes and farms whis
oil have been devastated by the enemy
in These statements were made
Lieutenant W. G. Mason, formerly
ie the first battalion, Canadian field a
5. tillery, who has come to Des Moines
elk take charge OF tie Canadian Briti
recruiting mission, Lieutenant Masst
lis has seen % months of foreign servit
TX. and participated in the battles of Vim
Ridge, Ypres and the Somme. He il
he T~sn inc -, I,.T,r 4 l.