Rock Island Argus., 1917-11-22

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov. 22-That |
the training received by the boys at
the army cantonment results in effic- /
iency was wen exemplifed when Sam
Cox, a member Of the medical depart |
ment Of the Three Hundred Thirty
eighth field artillery, hiked from Des
Moines TO Camp Dodge, a distance Of
Il miles, in two hours and fifteen min
utes.
Accompanied by an automobile
party, the young soldier made the trip
without single pause from the time
Of the start at 2:05 O'Clock until he
reached his destination at 4:20. He
showed only slight signs Of fatigue
at the end of the long jaunt, his res
piration and pulse being entirely nor
NAL. During much of the time on the
road he trotted along at the time OF
the auto and nochalantly carried on a
conversation with the occupants. After
I partaking Of an apple dumping at the
mess hall, he climbed into the car and
/ came back to town. On the way in he
+ seemed in excellent spirits. and no one
I would have imagined from. his manner
and appearance that the young man
/ had just performed most remarkable
/ feat Of endurance.
There wasn't a happier smile any
I where in the world than that on the
( face of Private Leslie Herbert Jones,
I Forty-secoud regiment. United States
army, when he saw the union jack
waving from above the Canadian gov
ernment Offices at West Fifth street in
Des Moines.
And when he saw the sign, "Joln the
British army in front Of the recruit
ing station few yards farther up the
street, Private Jones smile became
even brighter.
Gee, that looks good" he mur-
INJURED. as he threw open the door and
rushed in.
I The recruiting officers glanced up
iangudly.
Then Private Jones threw open his
coat to display little bronzed enam-
eled button. which meant that he had
served with the Canadian forces in
! France three years.
The recruiting officers sat up with
a start No one had ever walked into
their Office with button like that
And then--wclh maybe there wasn't
a joyful little seance. The American
ard the Canadians had fought in the
same battle, and Private Jones had
saved the life of Lieutenant Powers, a
, friend of Lieutenant Mason, who is in
: charge of the Office.
/ While Private Jones Is mighty glad
he's in the American army, he intends
to visit the British recruiting station
pretty often.
>, Atlantic City hasn't anything or
f Camp Dodge, so far as a board wall
! is concerned.
No more handsome. dashing crowt
y ever thronged the famous resort thar
, daily marches down the main highway
at the cantonment.
There are generals and majors ant
colonies. French officers in their sky
blue uniforms, West Point ieutenant'
p with the Forty-second regiment arr
: gaily dressed mothers and sisters ant
sweethearts who come out TO see theil
f soldiers. And there are seasoned vet
Grams. raw recruits. professional mel
p who have given up big practices tt
serve their country, and football he
}. Ioes in fighting togs.
r The soldiers at the camp built III
great board sidewalk themselves AM
it extends the length Of Main avenue
There's only a remnant OF the depo
brigade at Camp Dodge.
6 Washing the windows OF the bar
0 racks has become serious proposition
0 since there are almost five or six cap
tains and majors to every private.
Since the camp first opened, tn
men in this organization have bee
sent south to other camps, and nol
there are only a few of them left.
C But the ranks probably will b
- filled again, when the new soldier
f come in from civil life.
J. You needn't mind coming out TO tn
IT cantonment on a troop train nov
" mothers and sisters.
You'll have nice special car, wit
\, plenty of room for everybody, so yo
don't need to fear making a soldie
give up his seat.
The railway company has placed
special car for ladies on the speci;
= train which runs on soldiers holiday
er
Z. yolleyball courts behind the Y. \
C. A. buildings are crowded with so
Of diers, who like some sport and exc
else after drill hours.
d.
Zone Of you fellows can lick doze
p. Germans single-handed.
er you've got the courage to do an
dare"
"The young man who does not g
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