New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-28
BAND BOYS AID IN
HOSPITAL SERVICE
MUSICIANS AT CAMP DODGE TO
EGIN TAKING LESSONS IN
NJ FIRST AID.
ARMY'S BUILDINGS COMPLETED
AND READY FOR MORE
DRAFTED MEN.

\ Armin w. Mack, son of Mr.. and
y Mrs. John Mack of Milford, who is
= now member of the 351st regiment
band at Camp Dodge, writes an inter-
esting letter from the camp. He says
it's drilling, drilling every day, which
keeps the boys pretty busy.
Eve have twenty-three men in the
band now he says, .sbut will have
about forty when the next draft comes
in: Next week the members of the
band will have to take lessons in first
aid. In time of war the band works
in connection with the hospital corps.
q. eve have played for two funerals
since we have organized-one cap
tain who died Of pneumonia, and one
private who took carbolic acid by
mistake.
Negroes Are Numerous.
There are about 1000 Negroes
here in camp and they are certainly
some bunch. They haven't got their
uniforms yet, but I think they will
get them soon. We will have a
lot of minstrel shows here now. At
Neast the Y. M. C.. A. secretary told
-Yne that there is all kinds of talent
mixed up in those negroes.
There are lots of Y. M. c. A. build
ings here in camp, each one holds
about 600 men, and they are all crow
ded every night. There is also Il.
of G. coliseum, which 4 think holds
about 1000. Besides this they are
building big theater on the grounds,
! which will hold 1000 people. It will
soon be finished. 4
Get Plenty To Eat.
Now about the eats. An allow
aree of 80 10 @cents~is~ made forseach
3 man, and that, certainly buys plenty
of food for one man. We have some
good cooks, and even if there are no
fancy dishes, for my part am salts
5. fled. Of course some times things
q are not as good as they ought to be,
%but that can't be helped.
3 Camp Dodge is also the mule and
horse center for all other camps. My
hft you ought to see those hundreds
and hundreds of mules, and fine ones
too.
about 1900 or 5000 men have
left this camp for Deming. N. M.
in the last week or two. But / have
no idea when we will move out of here. .
Buildings Are Completed.
The work of turning over the build
ings from the contractors to the wal
department is completed and the de,
partment has been notified that the
cantonment is ready for the next in
stallment. 1t is believed that the men
will be summoned about December l.
A large shipment CT clothing and bed
ding has been received and everything
is in readiness for tie coming of the
25,OGO men who are to make the com
pleted Amy. It is announced that
one per cent of tie men selected may come
at once. This is done to accommodate
those who have given up positions OF
disposed Of their property in anticips.
ton of the call and are thus out Of
employment. This one per cent will
ssAa hut compensate for the 500 men
saha 1ke been rejected because they
could not pass the physical examina-
ton. The test applied in medical ex-
animation is very strict. In some cases
the msn have been given special treat
nnent that they might be able to over
come physical defects. Young men
from the farms do not as rule pass
as good examinations as do the men
from towns and cities. According to
Dr.. Nydegger Of the United States pub
Ic health service, reflections run from
Z to 20 per cent higher among boys
from the country than from the towns.
The country boys suffer more than
>tshe city boys from defective teeth, de
fectiye vision, underweight, flat feet
and other common causes Of tempor-
airy or permanent rejection from the
army. Curvature of the spine is found
to affect the country youth to a mark
ed extent. DR.. Nydegger believes that
most of these troubles are due to the
deficiencies of the rural school, in poor
seats, poor lighting. poor ventilation
and lack Of medical and dental super
vision!
am a H,,skins Bee.
"a Huskins so acres Of corn in one
Z hour Is something Of 2 stunt, but
that Is jsst what happened when
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