The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-12-13
Camp Dodge Men Declared
To Be Physically FIJI


national army at Camp Dodge? How
many OF them have been SICK? How
many have ed?
These are a few of the questions
which relatives and friends of the
men and officers are asking daily
The physical standard OF the men
who reported for service from Iowa,
Minnesota North Dakota and part
OF illinois, is we'll above the average
in spite OF the fact that physicians
on local boards were none too careful
in Judging fit men with physical dis
qualifications. These have been
weeded out and sent back home.
Only those deemed fit to withstand
the rigors OF hard winter in the
trenches have been retained. The
number OF reject 'ons for physical
disqualifications and the number O,
exemptions of men follow 'ng their
induction into the service has beer
less than 1000.
The places of these men are beinc
filed by men from the districts fror.
VIII CHI the exempted or rejected mel
came.
Few at Hospital
The big 500-bed base hospital un.
der A. Il. Cooper, is the center where
sold ers injured or sick are taken.
OF the $4,000 men and officers who
have teen on duty at the camp, but
few more than $500 or slightly more
than one per cent have been taken
to the hospitals. This includes all
patients admitted
Of these but seven cases have
proved fatal.
Conta g;ous diseases have beer
greatly in the majority with the ex.
ception of venereal diseases. The lat
ter have exceeded all others by a
wide margin.
Since the establishment of the
hospital in temporary quarters about
Sept. J., there have been 81 cases Of
measles, 81 cases of pneumonia, AZ
cases Of humps, II case of scarlet
fever, five of smallpox, two of dyson,
terry, two of TYPHOID, one Of malaria,
one case of spinal meningitis and foul
carriers of this disease.
Truth as 10 Pneumonia
Special attention is called to the
number Of pneumonia cases. 49,.
Reports have been current in De-,
Moines and at the camp that from
100 to 400 cases of pneumonia We're
being treated at the hospital, and
the fact withheld by medical officers
or division staff officers.
This is absolutely untrue.
There have been but 81 cases o..
pneumonia since the establishment OF
the camp, and the number now stands
at 49,
Of cases to date stands as follows:
Smallpox. five; typhoid fever. one;
scarlet fever, ten, spinal meneng.tis,
one (under observatory measles,
IS; malaria, none; mumps, SO; dys-
entery, one. IS
The number of patients in the hos
pital suffering from black plague at
the present time is 100. .-....-
The ravages of these diseases
termed by war department and medi
cal staff officers as the worst enemy
II tho entire Military organization
have not been above the averag e at
Camp Dodge
Considering that there have been
$4,000 men and officers in training
at Camp Dodge, the amount of sick
ness shows less than that of many
other army environments and is far
above the average of military Or
CARNATIONS Of like size in previous
wars.
More Supplies Coming
Adv'ces received at division head
quarters Of the national army that
supplies and equipment for $4,000
men had been ordered shipped to
Camp Dodge are taken to indicate
early additions to the 1000 enlist
ed soldiers and officers who are left
III this cantonment by the transfer
Of troops to Camp Pike, Camp Cody,
San Antonio, for the aviation sery.
ice and to eastern points for incor
pcration in regiments of engineers
preparing for forestry and engineer
ny work abroad.
Other transfers in small numbers
to special branches also have been
included in the draft made on the
strength Of this division which has
resulted in the loss of almost three
fourths of the men who originally
were received here and assigned to
units of this division
With the receipts of clothing and
supplies for $4,000 men this canton
,, ment will be ready IN every wav for
the next increment. An early call for
the third and fourth quotas of the first
draft. comprising IS per cent Of the
men subject to service. is. expected
now. No int;mation. however. has
been given as to when this call WI
he made The only known reason for
holding up the call has however by the
shipment Of equipment, been removed.
Trolley men want street car fares
Increased or the service reduced to
save them from bankruptcy.
Miss Perne Pickett spent the week.
end with her parents at Leal, return
ing the city this evening.
Chas. X. Otto is home from an ex,
,, tended business trip.
, Miss Hazel Nelson of the Fargo
high school, spent the weekend W tn
her parents.
Christmas vacation will start Dec
10, and will continue until Jan. 7, N
stead Of the second as first announced
thanks to our generous school board.
The Grand Prairie and Noltln
consolidated schools, played basket
ball Friday even ng at the Noltimiei
school. After the games every 1ne