The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-09-08
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SOLDIER D R III. LII:
Men Reporting and Being Given
Company Assignments and :,
Equipment at Des Moines
ftH; jtns$s,se ~ $50 !. ,rt, qza
GOOD i GRUB; EVERYBODY 'l
HAPPY II X AND COMMENTED
Real Chefs Cooking for National
Army One Colored Regiment
~ CHARTERED With Troops 81

2Army-one colored Regiment
~ CHARTERED With Troops
Camp Dodge" Ia, sept.s $50
George Wilmer Of Des Moines, a stu
= dent of Drake University, belongs the
honor of being the first national army
soldier to register and be assigned to
Inc !ntlqgnty;e.gnln allvisloo ora, az camp
a half hour after these men regis.
tered the st. Paul men arrived and
were. assigned to the engineers regi-
ment., They LETT st. {. Paul Tuesday
night, expecting to head the camp reg,
istration list, but poor facilities for
reaching camp spoiled their chance.
The men We're 0. P. Townsend, Jr, M,
K. Shepard r., P. Cowie, J. p. Nc.
Grillen and G. J. O'Hara. -. -.
.>,.-, High Type IT Men.
Regular army officers were enthusii-
astic regarding the type of men Sc
lected BY the. draft and nearly all
agreed that the system will result in
obtaining soldiers who will average
better than, the men obtained under
the old volunteer plan. Maj. Gen. g..
II. Plummer, division commander at
Camp Dodge, said the drafted men
will be treated as gentlemen as long
as they conduct themselves as such.
Every officer in. camp is ready to do
everything possible to aid the drafted
men in becoming good soldiers.
The, system OF registering and as
signing the men has been worked out
SO carefully that there was no delay
yesterday iii handling the first groups.
The, first task Of the drafted men was
the; drawing Of equipment. This was
handled speedily and the drafted men
then began to prepare for their first
night in camp, Bed sacks were issued
and the new soldiers were marched to
a. huge, straw pile where they filled
them On the return trip with the
filled bed sacks the men were kidd
ed' a little by National guardsmen in
camp but they, seemed to enjoy it
and, the verdict of the guardsmen is
that, they are good rockies. ..
4EA big supply of blankets arrived to-
day. and there are plenty of cots. It
may be interesting to know that the
cots issued to the men are better
than those used by the officers. They
are Of iron and have real springs,
while the officers have only a strip Of
canvas on which to rest. 81
- = & S Food Is Excellent. -.
There will be- no complaint about
the quantity of quality of food to. be
served. For dinner last night the,
drafted men, had beef steak, boiled po-
tatoes, stewed prunes,. bread and but
Grand coffee. The cooks in, camp at
present are for the most part iexper-
fenced hotel chefs, and are also en-.
gagged in ,instructing the soldiers how
to cook F.. H. Harding. who will be
one Of the cooks for the field artil-
lery contingent from Minneapolis was
chef of the leading hotel Of Waterloo,
Iowa. before, coming to camp. The
Mill City men will fare. well. -$.,.
Shoes, stockings, hats and under
clothing for the, National army men
are plentiful but it. may be, some days
before uniforms and shirts are issued.
w. Physical Examinations Begin.
Up: to II, O'clock today 1927 men
had been registered. Physical exami-
nations began this afternoon. Col,
William Newman of the depot brigade
',""e beerr anNc tnted division muster Of
ficer,- He will have charge of enlist
n.y.. a..~ ;.sa.g AliAenl caluS ana rec
ords of the physical examinations and
will obtain from each national army
sv.ul.f. ,4ne naA4sO1 ms beneficiary III
the event OF, death, He, also will pre-
pare the, initial muster. roll OF the
entire division, and will keep in touch
with each local board in, this division
aEaTea to ascertain that each furnish
cs its full quota OF men who can pass
the regular army examination to be-
given at this camp. -, ~ 4
The number of men accepted by
physicians of local boards will not
count in their quota II some are re-
jected BY Examinations here. Inc
national army men will take no oath,
being considered members of the
military service when. ordered; to Re.
port for enrichment. : Men not . y
ported will be treated as deserters, &C.
cOrding to Colonel Newman.
;, AZ uIVASlOu ucduQudItSESs: IOudy & ~
was, announced that enough, drafted
men will be sent to Camp Cody, near
Deming, N. NJ, to bring the national
guard division :, there. Zip to war
strength. The number of men need
ed and the date they will be sent have
not been fixed, !. $500 H.,
Army Units Begin Training. -.
The national army units began
training, this, morning, consisting
largely of brief physical exercises
and conferences on military discipline
and courtesy, personal hygiene, hand
ling of equipment and obligations and
rights of the, soldier School. of. the
soldier and Of the squad will be taken
up later in the week. In view of in
oculatiops this week, the men will not
dp,much intensive training. Eayonet
exercises will be given this week.
The division. quarterlnaster an
nppnced several carloads of uniforms
are enroute to Camp Dodge. This will
complete the equipment of the men
to arrive this. week. I
.one coIoged Regiment.
!, 1t has been announced that ono col
Qred regiment will he trained as in
tantry at Camp Dodge Col. G. A.
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