The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1917-10-04

the head ofsthe bed. Some are hung
on the walls of the barracks
Gen. Plummer has said that the
camp will be ready to care for the
| third increment between Oct. Is and
20. Since the arrival of the orders,
| carpenters have been rushed and are
rapidly completing barracks. AS
quickly as the new barracks are COM
pleted they are fitted with plumbing
for their kitchens and bath houses are
erected. Connections are made only
When it is known that the quarters
are to be occupied within day or
two. Kitchen ranges arrive here by
the carload.
Buildings that compose the base
hospital, aside from one hospital for
each regiment, are being rushed to
completion also and will accommodate
1900 beds when finished. The struc-
lures are built in bungalow style,
with much sunlight and windows to
provide both sunshine and fresh air.
Ordinary camp noises will not be
heard as the buildings are placed 200
yards west of the artillery barracks
at the extreme north of the canton
ment.
The Y. M. C. A. buildings and the
work they are doing here command
the highest praise. They are built
in bungalow style. Here is where
| the chief attraction lies for amHse-
ments, papers, Victrolas, free writing
paper and large stage and audi
forum are the chief features.
On this stage all sorts of attractions
are booked for the amusements Of TIE
soldiers; stunt nights give everyone
an opportunity to show and dc their
bit if they happen to be clever at
anything. One night we were in the
rear end of the hall and were sud-
! denly attracted by an exceedingly
well reudere' Scottish song. We
| crowded to the front and 10 and be-
| hold! it was our old friend, Fay Scott,
| of Sank Centre. After he finished
his song the audience went wild with
applause. We understand he is in
the artillery department. He IS
looking and feeling fine.
|
We trust that the Herald readers
can get somewhat of concrete idea
| of the camp from the above and the
article will now vary from the main
subject and take up other items of IN
| terest. -.~-s
Camp Dodge is just 10 miles from
the city of Des Moines, with it's
population of 100000. 1t is just 8,
minutes by the interurban, costing
10 cents, but passengers are also CIV
en- the opportunity Of going by bus.
These vehicles are plying their way
to and fro continuously and it seems
to US to be bonanza for liveries.
They charge rs cents for trip and
are generally loaded to the guards
both ways. Anyway, we waited for
over two hours Saturday afternoon to
get ride to the city and finally gave
it up in disgust.
Des Moines is exceedingly dry. 1t
went dry three years ago. Bootleg
| cling is at minimum. Booze will he
at greater premium when the two
companies of 800 conscript soldiers
go. on duty parolling not only the
city, but the roads and avenues lead
ing to the cantonment. The city has
aSO wiped out her red light dlSGl let
cean.
1t will take long time to wean
the new soldie sraway from the pop
and ice cream, judging from the
sales at the various canteens. Some
OF them run as high as 5000 per day,
The profits of these canteens go to the
messes Of the units to which the
canteen belongs. Another startling
bit Of statistics; it takes two carloads
of flour at the camp each day. We
heard an officer remark that the
other day.
Some of the recruits are certainly
literal. There is fellow in Co. F.,
where l am stationed that is on a
par with the best of them in that
line. It all started when he tried to
tell his folks how to address his let
tiers to Camp Dodge. He had seen
the form printed on the bulletin board
for the purpose of aiding the men
and knew that would be a great deal
of help. 1t would have been had he
not taken it literally. The form On
exhibition read, Private John Doe,
Co. f., 352 Inf, N. A." And that's
the way a letter came sailing into
camp one day. After some difficulty
1.-The fellow for whom it was intended
was loeated. The worried expression
lleft his face: he had at last received
/ word from home.
One thousand men of Co. c., Bat
terry F., and an ammunition train left
for Fl. Deming, New Mexico last
week. Also the 163d Iowa is headed
for somewhere. Now there is nothing
but bare ground at Camp Dodge on
the hillside where they encamped. All
lin twinkling the kahki colored tents
fell, the ground was covered with