New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1917-11-21
ARMY LIFE SUITS
new ULM SOLDIERS
ADoLPH AMANrl, ON FURLoUGH
FROM CAMP DODGE. TELLS
OF DoINcs
Y. M. C. A. AND K. OF c. Do
WONDERS FOR BOYS IN THE
SERVICE.

Ad )lph. Amann who went to Camp
Dodge with the seventy-nine other Brown
county boys, and up to short time
ago was member Of the 351st regiment.
spent greater part of last week vis-
iting his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Andreas
Amann. He returned to the camp
Friday, after having enjoyed five
days furlough. He has recently been
transferred from the infantry branch
of the service and is. now in the photo
graphic section of the signal corps.
He says he may be transferred from
Camp Dodge to some other camp,
for the purpose Of receiving instruction
in photography. He says all Of the
Br,wn county soldiers are getting along
fine, and are now getting accustomed
to army life.
The only one of the New Ulm boys
to be transferred to another camp
is John Gerber, who has been sent to
Camp Sill, Oklahoma. He says 81 IS
presumed that he has gone into some
other branch Of the service, but what
it is he does not know.
r. M. c. A. Is Fine.
Adolph says the work done by the
Young Mems Christian Association
at Camp Dodge is fine, as is also that
of the Knights of Columbus. There
are a number Of Y. M. G. A. buildings
on the grounds, where the soldiers are
provided with writing material, ETC.,
and in which there are moving pictures
and other entertainments every evening.
They make one feel at home, he says.
At X. of C. buildings there are boxing
matches and other sports and amuse-
ments. At the latter buildings there
are services ev,rJ Sunday morning
for those Of the Catholic faith, while
at the Y. M. C. A. buildings there are
religious services for the Protestants.
Camp Cost Fortune.
Division Of ficersare taking over the
entire cantonment from the construc-
ton quartermaster. Indications are that
it will be fully two weeks befote all
buildings are receipted for. Maj. M.
A. Butler who has been in charge of
construction in detailing the work Of
tn ming the. camp over to officials
stated that 1888 buildings had to be
receipted for singly with all movable
and dependable property. Sheds and
other such buildings will be receipted
ftr combined. The total cost Of the
buildings foots up something over $5,-
100000. Of this amount $5,42O, 900 was
reported spent October 31st. It is es-
timated less than 100000 more will be
needed to complete the army camp.
The original appropriation of the war
department was five and one quarter
million dollars. This has been il
creased from time to time until the
total appropriation now stands at $5,-
i 100000. It is believed the total cost
will be less than this amount. In
round numbers $4,000, 900 feet of lum-
Der have been used and the expendi-
ture for labor has been $1.O5 for every
dollars worth Of material used. The
maximum profits allowed contractors
by the government was $3.50, 900. From
this amount overhead expenses in con-
Quoting the work were to be paid. The
contract called for sliding scale of
profits, ranging from Z per cent down
False Reports as to immortality.
A newspaper at Saint Paul has been
giving publicity as to what it claimed
to be the immoral environment Of the
men at Camp Dodge. Nothing Of the
kind exists. This is the statement Of
Col. ]. P. Harbeson, commanding the
military police, to- Mai. Gen. F. II.
Plunmer, following. . letter from the
State Council Of National Defense to
the general inquiring as to the truth