Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-10-18

! the Eighty ighth division were hurl
ed forth to the attack at Verdun by
the Germans.
Camp Dodge commanders have ask
ed that the Willston Graphic tell the
boys from Williams county to come
better prepared than the first two
increments. They are to come with
heavy suit of clothes and a sery
iceable pair of shoes that will stand
the strain of drill until uniforms and
regular army shoes are issued. Some
of the boys now here came In light
suits and silk shirts and low shoes.
And before they were issued uni
forms, their appearance was not q
source of pride to them
| The soldiers look forward with m
terest to the transfer of 10000 men
to three other army camps, as an
nounced by the war department. They
all want to know whether they'll be
among the $4,000. Four thousand
Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakcta
men will go to Deming to fill up the
national guard division there, prob
ably within two weeks. Eight tlson-
sand from all four states will go to-
Camp Pike, Little Rock, Arkansas, to-
complete new division there. One
thousand from Illinois will go to
Houston, Tex, to be brigaded with the
| Illinois guardmen there
Six thousand negroes arg coming
from Alabama to be trained lit ssIo,
separate regiments at Camp phdge.
Twenty English and French sdR-.
GERS, ten from each army, half of
them commissioned and the other
half commissioned oHicerK, will
report at Camp Dodge before Noveni
ber first, it has just been announced
by General Plummer,
The allied fighters have been sant
direct from the firing line to aastch
the young dogs of war at Dodge the
new tricks, Of the modern business ct
fighting. There will be artillery oftl-
GERS among them to show che artillery
men how to throw the double sarrace
that is proving so effective, in Ge-il--
eral Haig's newest offensive in Fisn--
ders. The artillery co-operates; @iaD
the machine 'gunners, the, former
throwing the preceding curtain of
fire as the troops attack and the INA
chine gunners maintaining rear bar
rage to prevent Germans from eurn-
ing from their dugoits and shooting,
the attacking soldiers in the back as
they charge the second line of Tueton
trenches.
Earl Caddock, worlds champion
wrestler, has been ordered to, Camp,
Dodge as drafted soldier and Will
report within few days: 81 am ready
any tlme,' he said on a visit Last
week to Des Moines.
The health of the men at Dodge
continues good despite bad weather
conditions. Twelve cases of pneu-
monia were reported at the base hos
pita but medical officers say none
tainad for pneumonia as it is one of
the greatest enemies of the recruit
who has not learned the lesson Of self
care.
Camp Dodge had it's first fire last
Friday morning. Half of the bar
racks occupied by Company A, First
Regiment, 163rd depot brigade was,
destroyed by flames that broke out.
at 2 a. m. The 1875 Polk County SOL
diers therein fled with clothing IN
their hands. Most Of their PERSONAL
effects, were saved. Defective wiz
ing was the cause.
Soldiers can use all the. magazines
the readers of the community can
send them. They want good clean
fiction and war stories, but they Can
not use women's magazines. All
magazines should be addressed to
"Any Chaplain" Camp Dodge.
Wednesday and Saturday after
moons are great days for the soldiers
They are granted town leave, and
Des Moines turns the city oven tn
them. They flock to barber shops,
bath parlors, theatres, clothing stores:
everywhere and business huns. And
Des Moines people are impressed by
their desire for cleanliness, eood.ap--
pearance and courteous behavior:
And to show them Des Moines is
pleased to have them here, business
men are raising $4,000 for recrea-
tion fund exclusively for soldiers
For every dollar Des Moines raises,
the government will put two more
with it. The entire fund will be used
to furnish recreation for the soldiers,
to entertain them at Camp Dodge, to-
furnish amusement for them in Des
Moines and to establish club rooms
down town.
P. A. Campbell and Elmer LandIss