Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-19
NORTH DAKOTA DRAFTED men viii
TRAIN AT DES MONIES CAMP; !; STATE
MAY FURNISH 5000 AT FIRST CALL II.
CANT0NMENT WILL
BE ONE OF FINEST
IN THE COUNTRY
Details as to CONSUMPTION
Expected Daily-city
Can Give Regiment.

The draft of men registered for mill
itary purposes under the new con.
scription act on June s, will probably
begin some time next month. an0
while 1t, Of course. is impossible to
give figures indicating the number or
men who will be selected, some esta-
mate may be formed on the basis or
the statistical material gathered ~
the authorities in Bismarck. Abous
$4,000 men between 21 and 81 years
old were registered. and as 1t 70
thought that somewhat more than
one-tenth of this number will Ds
drafted, it will appear probable tnar
North Dakota's contingent during the
first selective draft will be approx
mately 5000 men. 1t has been pre-
dicted that Grand Forks city will be
able to place an entire regiment In
the field at the first call to the colors.
and that the county, outside Gran0
Forks city. may place battalion AT
ernment.
Train At Des MoineA
This state is included in the Tn,r-.
scription army, and Des Moines, Iowa.
will be its center. The Thirteenth ar
vision comprises Iowa, Minnesoss.
North Dakotat, South Dakota and sJe-
braska. BY September l probably
10000 men from these states will con-
centrate in Des Moines. and that CITY
is now preparing to receive the great
in Its history. Figures compiled by
statistical experts of the government
who have been working In conjunc-
ton with the public-spirited men or
the Iowa capital. give some idea or
the magnitude Of the training camp
preparations:
1t is estimated that &2,6oe.ooe VIII
be expended monthly for pay roll ana
supplies while the troops are as-
sembled. and Of this amount, lyI.-
100000 will be for pay. The cost or
improvement and construction Of the
camp ranges from $4.o00.0o0 to $S.-
| 100000. 1t is thought that between
900 and 10000 will gather at Dies
Moines. and that more than IS bat
teries of field artillery will be organ
ized. Regarding equtpment y y sAid
l,tsse4ss, 81 moor seafs; ass'i is g. snoscr-
+, cycles, 5000 horses. 1000 mules anes
IL aeroplanes will be attached to the
camp.
Exacting Conditsona
| Des Moines which had been COM
peting with st. Paul and MinneaDons
for the purpose Of obtaining the
training camp. found It no easy task
to meet tho various conditions ex-
| acted by the government. In the nrst
place tract Of land Of suitable topo-
Dodge s,2S4 acres were obtained: IN
addition to this. the city Of Des
Moines offered a $50 aero tract 1t
Fort Des Moines and the government
rife range south Of this fort, which
meant an additional s7s IL acres. It
was necessary to insure q water sup
ply Of 100000 gallons per day, that
! CURED by the entire city OF Dss
Moines. Trackage and railroad IA
ctlities had to be guaranteod
| Certain factors which were in favor
Of Des Moines being selected for the
training camp were. among others.
the circumstance that lows 10 dry
and is getting drier every day., az
Commsroiahssd vice 10 not found to
any great extent in the lows capitas-
and the city offers an avsrass Of 5000
hours sunshine every year which
means that the mean tempe9AAaro Il
higher than 1t is, for inSeanoA. In tae
twin cities.
To Prepare Camp at Ones.
Work will be commenced some time
this month for preparing the large
tract at Camp Dodge for soldiers. ana
it Is thought that about 1000 labor
ers, carpenters and builders WIN ns
employed almost Immediately. The
ground leased 10 practically all plans-
ed in crops. or devoted to pasturaEs.
Most Of these crops will be left undis-
turbed as the ground will not be taken
over by the government until Ssptem-
Der I. Nearly all the proposed buifd-
ing will be done upon the ground al
ready owned by the government. IN
cluding a $50 acre tract purchased
some time ago.
About 1000 buildings will bs ersos-
ed, requiring approximately 1.S0e. 900
feet Of lumber. Thus 1t 10 pesslbae
that the Das Aoines camp where the
North Dakota soldier boys will 10,
will be the largest in the country,
inasmuch AZ the Thirteenth conscrlp-
ton district has q population very
much larger than that Of any amoaR
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