The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1917-09-14
Mclean Go. Boys
Taste: {: ! Camp ]; /! / j Life / (
stuff Bed Ticks With Straw, Clean
Barracks, Measured for Uniforms
:: and Assigned to Companies
SOME DRAFTED MEN =
MAY GO TO OEMlNG


Those From Same Counties May Be
Placed in the Same Company
Together 6 h IS
The nine selected men from Nc
Lean county reached Camp Dodge
Thursday evening and on Friday put
in their first real day of preparation
for the serious task of becoming good
lighting men in the shortest possible
time. Their first duty was to stuff
their ticks with common straw from
a stack three-quarters of a mile from
the barracks, being measured for uni
The men are to be assigned by
and scrubbing the barracks occupied
much of their time.
The men will be assigned to COM
panies according to their former oc-
cupation. Clerks and stenographers
were sent to the headquarters COM
panies, mechanics we're apportioned
to companies and musicians sent to
the band units. Laborers were with
out exception assigned to infantry
companies. Expert mechanics were
ordered to the machine gun 4compan-
les.
r The men are to be assigned by
counties so that those from, the same
locality may be together.
Ration saving privilege will be al
lowed every company unit. The mess
of the companies in the division will
be operated on the ration saving bas-
is. This will make for better meals
and more luxuries. The ration allow
ance of one man for one day is 1927
cents. With $50 men in 4, each COM
pany the mess allowance for one day
will be-. $3.50, and for month
s2,957.70. ~. 4. g.. .s ". 5.ss.g, ~. ~
s5 Here sis one Of the Inenng ;o,1r boys
have enjoyed: ffs S.sss53 IS E :ts s.ss5
Breakfast Oatmeal, milk, sugar,
bacon, lyonaise potatoes, coffee.
Dinner-Roast beef, baked potatoes
and brown gravy, chocolate pudding,
vanilla sauce, bread, coffee, sugar.
Supper-Irish stew, corn bread and
syrup, coffee.
The selected men are told to take
along a minimum of civilian clothing
and personel belongings. Toilet ar
ticles, towels and handkerchiefs are
recommended and no objection will
be made to two changes Of under
clothing, but other articles are frown-
ed upon.
Attention is called to the fact that
civilian clothing will be discarded
when camp is reached and it was
suggested that clothing not worth
keeping be worn. The men may car
~ only light hand baggage on the 3
trains sand@suitcases:. and hand bags.
: will mot beI|, allowed for, permanent:
use at camp. X ',s-..
G. "A. Huffman, postmaster Of Des
Moines, has completed his tentative
! organization for the handling of mail
at the Camp Dodge cantonment: In
order to facilitate the proper distribu-
/: tion Of this mail, he asks that attent-
ion be given to the following instruct
ions: y 335}53f$$:8 SS tSs T. III
All men selected for service in the
national army and cent to Camp
Dodge near Des Moines, Ia, should OBJ.
serve the following regarding their
mall .sss...33 .3 s$$sS$s sss% #
III you know in advance the COM
Spany and regiment you are assigned
to, you should inform all interested to
address your q mail as per this sam--5
ple s5s. . "a. 0 s,>s:S
a53: Private John Jones, "a:
"a Company, First Infantry,
Camp Dodge Iowa,
3z 4. 's''If you do not know in advance to.
what company and regiment you will
sbe assigned, have your mall address !,
d ed as per this samp1e 4:
Private John Jones,
ar: North Dakota. 5s
S.$S Camp Dodge, Iowa,
~ Those from Iowa Illinois q or7
national ~ army ana sent To- Camp
Minnesota insert their state instead
sof al II is WTitten
When all troops are organised the
mail win sbe ,distrib ed direct to the
proper regiment and comp Until
I then. the mail will be separated Into
The states the men are from and de.
SliYered through his state section. .''3s* N
The command ding officers 81 the fli-a1