Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-07-29
CAMP
FOR VAST FORCE
Camp Dodge at Des Moines
Will Accommodate 10000
Drafted Soldiers.

DIES MONIES Iowa. July IS
Camp Dodge" the official title OF the
Thirteenth division Cantonemcnt Of
the new national army, Will be ready
September | for the forty thousand
or more men drafted from Minnesota,
sthe DakutaH. Nebraska and Iowa.
according to the contractors In charge
of construction.
Work IL being pushed on the bar
racks and other buildings and cleo
trio lights have been strung for pos
siblo night work, II that becomes nee
cssary. More than two thousand CIV
ilihn lnborcrs are now engaged and as
moro are To hc added shortly. II 49,
likely the total working force will be
brought up 10 1000.
camp Dodge covers "A tract about
: y miles wide and y miles long
some of this land constituted the orig
inal site Of Camp Dodge. the rcndol-
vous OF the Iowa national guard. but
most OF IT has been used for farming
purposes.
Beehive OF Industry.
From a trnnquil PASTORAL scene. tho
camp grounds have been transformed
into beehive of industry. Trenches
for water. lighting and sewage are no
ing dug, camp streets laid out. build
lngs erected and transportation faCili-
ties To and from Dcs Moines improved.
The camp Is about six miles from the
northwest edge of town, and about
eleven miles from the central bust
ness and amusement district.
About the camp win be n fivc-milc
zone under jurisdiction of the military
p"llCcd with the cooperation of city
and Polk county authorities Strin-
gent rules to protect the morals of tho
soldiers will be enforced not only I'm
this zone, but also In the city OF Dcs
Moines
Various local and national organl2n-
tions are planning amuscments for tho
men, both in camp and in the city,
The local street car company has an
nOunccd fare OF Zoe for soldiers to
or from pcs Moines. while civilians
viii be required to pay zoe for the
same service.
Camp plans call for 2i3 company
barracks. hut 1t is likely that many Of
these Will not be needed until some
time after the first assignment of men
is called. with construction facilities
at the maximum of speed, II is cX-
pcctcd TO complete the barracks at tho
rate of six day.
other buildings to he erected in
cludc from fifteen to twenty supply
dcpots. officers quarters five or ten
uproplanc hnugars. stables for more
than 5000 horses and mules. and va
rious other minor establishments
ARMY Of Automobiles.
\ further idea OF the equipment ot
the camp to hc gained from the num-
bcr OF motor trucks and automobiles
required. totaling at least l,500, sup
plcmcnted by scores OF motorcycles.
This Includes the officers ears.
There will he eleven miles Of paved
with county roads and city s;rcots
which are being improved The To-
cal street car company will have
adequate facilities TO handle the hui
man traffic between the Camp and
handled principally from Granger. a
small town five miles beyond the
camp.
Tho intcrurban trolley line Is double
tracking from the camp to Granger
and railroads at that point have in
creased their facilities to meet antiCi-
patod conditions. one road has built
a large storage house and another has
put up I'm n 300-car yard at the point
whore transfer is made TO the inter-
urban.
Major NJ A. Butler, Quartormlstcr
corps, United States reserve. a resi-
dent OF Saint Paul. Mimi. is in charge
OF construction for the government,
assisted 10y Captain J. c. Kay, quarter
master corps roCular army. and a
number II subordinate officers and
men, Charles Wettz q Sons com.
pany Of pcs Molres are the contrac-
tors