The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1917-07-26
CAMP DODCE TO
Be READY SEPT. |
cANroNMENr WHERE SOUTH pA-
koTA DRAFT SOLDIERS WILL
TRAIN is NOW SCENE OF
ACTIVITY.

DeS Moin"s Ia. July Camp
Dodge" tine official title of the thir-
|tecnih division eantonment of the new
natonal army, Will be ready Septem-
.bcr | for the 10000 or more men
drafted from Minnesota, the Dakotas,
Nebraska and iowa. according To the
contractors in charge of construction
Work is being pushed on the bar
racks and other buildings and electric
lights have been strung for possible
might work, if that becomes neces-
sary. More than 1000 civilian lab
orcrS are now engaged and as more
are To be added shortly, 1t is Likely
The total working force Will be
brought mp TO 900.
Camp Dodge covers a tract about
, IL miles wide and !, l2 mile,
long, With an artillery range extend
ing six miles With width of about
,ncmile. Some of This land con-
Dodge. the rendezvous of the iowa
national guard, bat most of it has
been used for farming purposes
Six Miles From City.
From tranquil pastoral scene, the
camp grounds have been transformed
INTO beehive of industry. Trenches
for water, lighting and sewage are pc
IN. dug: camp streets iaid out build
ln@s nrected and transportation fa-
cliles TO and from Des Moines i'm
proved. The camp is about SIN mites
from the northwest edge of town, and
about eleven miles from the central
business and amusement district
About The camp Will be a tWemile
zone under jurisdiction of the mill
larN policed with the cooperation of
city and Polk county authorities.
stringent rules to protect the morals
of the soldiers Will be enforced not
nnly in this zone, but also in the city
of nes Moines.
Various local ami n,,sional 0issaniza-
lions are planning amuSements for the
men, both in camp and in the city.
The local street car company has an
nounccd a fare of Zoe for soldiers TO
NJ from Des Nloines, while civilians
same service.
Camp plans call for 2i3 company
barracks, but is likely that many of
'nese Will NOT be needed until some
lime after the first assignment of men
is called With constructions facili-
Ties al the maximum of speed, it is
NpNected 10 complete the barracks az
he rate of six day
Other buildings to be erected in
clllde from fifteen to twenty supp;y
iepots: officers quarters: five or ten
,eroplane han.ars: stables for more
than 5000 horses and mules, ana
various other minor establishments
Need 1900 Motor Cars.
further idea of The equipment of
The camp can be gained from the
number of motor trucks and auiomo-
blcS required, totaling at least ! 800
supplemented by scores of motor
rNrl"s. This includes the officers
ears
There will be eleven miles of paw
ed streets within the camp, connect
inS with COUNTY roads and ciiy
streets which are being improved The
,ocal street company SAYS ii viii have
adequate facilities TO handle the hl-
nan traffic between The camp and DeS
Mo!ncs, and freight Will be handled
from Granger. a small town five miles
,cNnnd the camp
The interurban trolley line is double
tracking from the camp To Granger
'nd railroads al that point have in
creased their facilities TO meet anti
ipatcd conditions one road has
other has put in a 3OOca yard a,
the point where transfer is made To
The interurhan.
Major Nj. A. Butler. quartermastel
corps, United Stales reserve, resi-
If construction lor The government
master corps. regular army, and
men Ghas Weiz x sons compan,
ll,n ,,tI