Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-12-18

All cots must now b placed ct lest
one foot apart, and the heads and feet
Alternate. Ono mans head Is opposite
the next mans feet and vica versa,
and in sleeping quarters the mems
heaGa nlnst DO a. least fve feet apart
st sgss ae s5.S
Preparations are being made to re-
ceivc the hnal Increment OF national
army men assigned to this canton
ment In the first draft, expected here
within q short time.
Mess kits are being issued to each
company to accommodate full swar
strength OF 260 men. An order issued
yesterday called upon all Company
commanders to estimate the amount OF
turkey required for Christmas dinner.
and to submi. two sets Of figures. one
based Npon the number OF men now in
camp. and another based upon the
presence OF an additional increment Of
2&.C00 mon.
Provost Marshal General Crowder at
Washington has recommended to the
wal department authorities that $4,000
man be assigned here, and an order to
the adjntant generals OF the various
staias is expected as soon as the gov-
errmens has gone through the nece0-
sary st:ps to prepare for the reception
Of tile inea here. &
One OF the assistants Of Major NJ.
A. Butler, who was construction quar-
ter master at Camp Dodge. has re-:
ceived telegraphic instructions from
tho war department to take charge Of
the work Of rebuilding Fort Dies Moines
into general army hospital.
No information relative to the work
that is 10 be done ct Fort Des Moines
other than that 1t was to be turned
into a general hospital. It Is generally
understood though At the fort that one
new building Is to be constructed for
a hospital that is TO cost 312S. 900. The
barracks and officers quarters are to
be rebuilt into hospital wards.
Fort Des Moines has been little used
to that time It was the headquarters
for the Sixth cavalry
Ten thousand books for tho final In
crement OF the first draft and the men
OF the second call are on the way to
Camp Dodge from all the collecting
stations in Iowa, ANNOUNCED Forrest B.
Spauldins. city librarian and the head
Of the cantonment libraries, YESTERDAY.
With the 5000 books now in use at
the camp there VIII be enough read-t
ing to keep all the idle moments Of
the national army occupied, 1t is be-
lieved.
Matthew s. Dudgepn, manager Of the
training camp libraries Of the United
States. who has completed his inspec.
ton Of the library work at the local
cantonment. pronounced the Camp
Dodge organization OF book distribution
the best OF all the camps. Dudgeon 10
on the ANAL lap Of an Inspecting tour
Of the army and navy camps.
Books are delivered daily to the var
ious branches in the camp. so that
there Is no time for the books to be-
como read thru. Fresh reading matter
for every soldier in every recreation
tent Is furnished every day.
Attic many books are stu cominE
into the collection headquarters at the
state and city libraries. and the var
ious places over the state. the need for
more books Is unlimited Mr. Spauld
ing announced yesterday that he can
stu handle all the books that can be
donated and Mr.. Dudgeon said that
the need for reading matter in the
European camps 4 becoming greater
with every shipment Of troops 70
France.
Regular army non commissioned OF.
fcers who have been assigned to duty
at Camp Dodge win not be allowed to
transfer back to the regular army. IL.
was announced from divisional head
quarters.
Z When the cantonment at Camp
Dodge was opened three months ago
500 regular army men were sent here
to aid the Fort Smelling officers In l
drilling the rockies that were to make
up the national army.
Three months Of work in the camp.
however mas psoveq 1hst tne fee ui ~
army men did not like the work ~
well - they did IA the regulars. The
right TO retransfer TO the regulars was
given them agd g q result 200 men
who were sent 70 the camp went back
to tho REGULAR army.