The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1917-11-15
FROM
CAMP DODGE
INTERESTING DESCRIPTION OF
HOME OF LOCAL SOL
DER BOYS.

1O4 6.-1L Is uOW O0llCVCQ LudL
the buildings will all be practl-
cally completed by Nov. 10 and
zen. Plummer has so notified
the war department at Washing
ton. This means an early arrival
OF the conscrlpted men belong
ing to the last contingent OF t..e
first draft. Work has been con-
centrated on the base hospital
and tins is practically complet-
ed. The department makes am
pie provision for taking care Of
the sick. Over 70 buildings, coy
eIlng an area OF 40 acres, COM
prise the hospital group and
these buildings are connected
with covered corridors so that
it is possible to visit all Of them
under cover. Sixty physicians,
each holding the rank OF an OF,
1lcer, will have charge OF the
hospital under the direction OF
MAJOR "A. T. Cooper who sue
ceeds Major Ii. u. Cralv VINO
goes to California. AS AIDS TO the
medical stall are 2zo enlisted
men affiliated with the he g.tal
units. These men are largely
1Iom the regular army ana have
had mucn hospital experience,
and special fitness in the oasis
Oh Their preIetment. The base
hospital will retain its PRESENT
quota OF women nurses. There
are l8 OF these under the direc-
tlon OF a head nurse. Ali care
OF the sick is attended to by
these women, the man nurse
having become obsolete III the
army. These women are taken
from the Red Cross nurses Of
the states that send men to the
88th division and are considered
the most efficient and capable
OF all the volunteers. In case of
need there are hundreds of 9TH
ers in this military district a.
waiting the call to service. I'm
der the demand of equality and
justice in the army men from
both the white and colored reg
iments are admitted and cared
for on the same terms. The I'm
tied States army recognizes no
difference in color and the rule
is nowhere more rigidly enforc-
ed than at the hospitals. Par
ents who wish to visit their sons
in the hospitals are shown ev-
cry courtesy. Details of care
are explained to them and they
are given ample proof that men
in the army are perhaps better
cared for than in the average
hospitals of cities and counties.
New equipment to be added will
be gymnasium, a movie theatre
for the hospital units and pa
tients and library. One entire
building will be given over to
these features. Health of men
at Camp Dodge is unusually
good, say officers of the medical
corps. The weekly report shows
that there are two cases Of ty-
phoid fever, eleven Of measles,
one Of scarlet fever and twen-
ty-four pneumonia patients, in
addition to a few men under OBJ
servation previous to discharge.
The two typhoid patients had
not been given the serum as they
came here i'll.
General Plummer has ordered
that one full hour day be al
lotted to athletics. Director
Griffith plans to import some Of
the French army games that
have been developed since the
war started. These games are
designed to cultivate agility in
the recruit just as boxing helps
a man to be a better bayonet
fighter. Those who prefer the
games Of football, basketball,
boxing, wrestling and kindred
active sports will have q chance
to take any one Of them during
special army games. Camp Ath-
letic director Griffith has an
nounced that all recruits will
have to take part in some kind
Of sport. The first field meet
was held last week and 10000
men participated in the exercis-
es. Every man is expected to
learn the fundamentals Of box
ing. Mike Gibbons, middle
weight champion Of the world,
lis ready to begin his duties q
boxing instructor. The chalnE
came down from st. PaulA last
week, accompanied by bis n1arl-
ager, Eddie Kane and The pair