The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-26
camp DODGE"
WILL BE READY
SEPTEMBER |
Work is Being Pushed on
The Thirteenth Divi-
sion Cantonment
COVERS BIG TRACT
AT DES MONIES
Eleven Miles of Paved
Streets Within the Camp
Alone

Des Moines. Ia, July 26.-"camr
Dodge" the official title of thu
thirteenth division cantonment n,
the new national army, will be read,
september l for the 10000 or more
men drafted from Minnesota. the
Dakotas, Nebraska and Iowa, &C.
cording to the contractors in charge
of construction.
Work Is being pushed on the bar.
racks and other buildings and cleo.
trio lights have been strung for DOS
sible night work, IL that becomes
necessary. More than 1000 civilian
laborers are now engaged and as
more are to be added shortly, II Is
likely the total working force will
be brought up to 1000.
Camp Dodge covers a tract about
2h miles wide and 5h miles long
with an artillery range extending six
miles with a width Of about half
mile. Some of this land constituted
the original site of Camp Dodge. the
rendezvous of the Iowa national
guard, but most of it has been used
for farming purposes.
From a tranquil pastoral scene,
the camp grounds have been trans
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Trenches for water, lighting and
sewage are being dug; camp streets
laid out; buildings erected and
transportation facilities to and from
Des Moines improved. The camp is
about six miles from the northwest
edge Of town, and about eleven miles
from the central business and
amusement district.
Five Mile Zona
About the camp will be n fve-niile
zone under Jurisdiction of the mill
tary, policed with the cooperation
of city and Polk county authorities.
Stringent rules to protect the morals
Of the soldiers will be enforced not
only in this zone, but also in the
city Of Des Moines.
Various local and national or
CARNATIONS are planning amuse-
ments for the men, both in camp and
in the city. The local street car
company has announced a fare OF
10 cents for soldiers to or from Des
Moines, while civilians will be re-
quired to pay 20 cents for the same
service.
Camp plans call for 243 company
barracks, but 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,
it is expected to complete the bar
racks at the rate of six a day. :.
Other buildings to be erected in
clude from fifteen to twenty supply
depots, officers quarters, five or ten
aeroplane hangers, stables for more
than 5000 horses and mules, and
various other minor establishments.
A further idea of the equipment
of the camp can be gained from the
number of motor trucks and auto
mobiles required, totaling at least
1900, supplemented by scores of
motorcycles. This includes the Of
ficers' cars.
There will be eleven miles Of
paved streets within the camp, con-
Meeting with county roads and city
streets which are being improved.
The local street company says it will
have adequate facilities to handle
the human traffic between the camp
and Des Moines, and freight will be
handled principally from CANCER, a
small town five miles beyond the
camp.
The interurban trolley line is
double tracking from the camp to
Granger and railroads at that point
have increased their facilities to
meet anticipated conditions. One
road has built large storage house