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make himself worthy of their respect.
When the men went to the rifle range to
practice this fellow discovered that he
could make better record than either
of the men with whom he marched.
When the regimen t went on midnight
hike of several miles this man stood the
jaunt better than either of his comrades.
He discovered a let of things he could
do better than the other fellow. This
gave him confidence in himself and he
took pride in doing his best. In other
words, this down-and-outer found him
self. His manhood, however debased
it might have been asserted itself and
now he takes pride in doing his full
duty, is popular among his comrades, is
a gentleman in conduct and bearing
always. I tell you there is nothing that
will bring a man to himself quite like
showing him respect" The Captain
said a lot more about others whom he
had been observing but this one case
serves the purpose. Comradeship, the
equality that comes from rigid discipline,
and the mingling of the men on common
level all add dignity and confidence.
Saving Food Is Solemn Duty
The army permits no waste. Every
soldier that takes his mess kit for food
must consume all he receives or else
eat the leavings at the next meal before
any fresh food is given him. Inspectors
give strict heed to this matter of saving
and the soldiers are pretty well educated
along that line already. It only requires
a few cold dishes to impress the lesson
indelibly.
In the bread baking department are
1876 men learning the art of bread
making. They are under the direction
of Lieutenant John Fogarty, vice-pres-
ident of the Bast-Fogarty Milling Co.,
who are constructing a mill in Des
Moines that will cost a half million
dollars. His knowledge of flour and
other food stuffs enabled him to Or
ganize the bakers into an economic
force from the start. Nothing is vast
ed. Every particle of flour of what
ever kind is utilized and there are
no bad patches of bread turned out.
The bakery is an immense affair. There
are also what are called field baker,
les where the same system is in force
that is displayed in the main establish
ment., 49, ~
: Life Insurance Is Popular
The work of enrolling men in TAX
ing advantage of the governments life
insurance proposition continues and
ever $4,000, 900 have been written. It
is believed that $100,000,000 will be
reached by the time the officers COM
plete the work. Lieutenant Colonel j.
F. Mckinley, is conducting the cam
paign for the sale of war risk insur-
ance to soldiers. The amount of in
surance taken out by soldiers at Camp
Dodge is considered remarkable in
view of the fact that less than the d.
Visions full quota has participated in
the buying. Practically the entire sum
is credited to the $4,000 men and officers
at the cantonment. ~l
.. Men Wanted To Train Pigeons.
Carrier pigeons play an important
part in obtaining information from the
trenches in France and what are known
in army circles as pigeon lofts are
being established at all of the training
stations in this country. Major East
man, division signal officer wants every
soldier that knows anything about
pigeons to report at once to him. Bel
ligerents in Europe are making ex-
tensive use of the small birds. When
all methods of communication fail, the
birds are released and make their way
back to the home loft, which will be
behind the lines some distance. They
have been found very valuable, and
after being released can successfully
escape from gas, as they fly high. For
the protection of the pigeon while in
the trenches, from poison gas, masks
are placed around the cages, and even
tiny masks have been made to, protect
these birds. ...--. -
Officers From California.
Officers who reached Camp Dodge
the past week from The Preside, CAL,
and who have been assigned to the
Three Hundred Twentieth signal corps
are First Lieuts. Guy H. Parmelee, A.
E. Royal, Laurence Smith, L. L. War
dell; to the Four Hundred Fourth tele-
graph battalion, First Lieuts. R. w.
Whiteside, W. F. Weitzenburg, H. B.
Segar; from Fort Leavenworth to the
same battalion, First Lieut.. w. E..
Liggett; from the same place to the
Three Hundred Thirteenth signal bat
talon, First Lie,lts. A. E. Herzerberg,