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another increment will fill up the
barracks. The enlargement Of
the cantonment is predicated up
on the , labor market. Efforts
are being made to enroll 5000
workmen from the states assign
ed to this division-Minnesota
North Dakota, a portion Of IL
linois and Iowa. The men now
here from Montana, South Da-
kota, Nebraska and Missouri are
to be the nucleus of the newly
formed division. Several thous-
and negroes have filled the va
cancy made by the departure of
5000 negroes for France some
weeks ago. These colored troops
are now in the thickest Of the
fight in France.
An Appeal to the Soldiers.
Brig. Ben. Beach, acting COM
mander of this division, has
made a direct appeal to the men
as individual units in a great ar
my. In his address, posted in
each barracks, he says.
There remains now but a
short time to finish off the rough
edges of the training of our d.
vision. Let us, in passing the
first phase, hesitate sufficiently
to appreciate fully our short
comings. Each man carf profit
ably take stock and decide for
himself his own shortcomings.
When he realizes that his life at
any moment may depend on the
thoroughness and completeness
of his training here, the charact-
er Of his work will be of a higher
degree. If he is always con-
scious that excellence and ag-
gressiveness with the bayonet
may save his life, the quality of
his work in training will certain
ly improve. When he recognizes
adequately the value to himself
Of being fully versed in the gas
situation, he will see to it that
he is prepared in every respect
to meet it. Each man must be
a unit, fit and capable of caring
for himself. Moreover there must
be a certain correlation Of parts
that will build a correct and eff
ficient organization. With a
limited time left, the energy of
each individual must be concen-
trated in the 88th Division to
make it a finished whole and one
of the best to go overseas"
Fifty tuberculosis Sufferers to
New York.
Fifty tuberculosis patients
from the base hospital, accom-
panied by several attendants,
left this week for u. S. General
Hospital No. 8, at Otisville, N.
Y, where the tuberculor SOL
diers will be given special treat
ment. Otisville is located in the
Catskill mountains and the air
is especially favorable for tuber-
cular sufferers.
Many Transfers to This Camp.
Nearly 200 men from the
training detachment at the Uni
versity of Colorado have been
assigned to the proper units
here. One hundred and twenty
one privates, who reported at
Division Headquarters for duty,
after having completed training
for mechanics at Kansas State
Agricultural College and Dun
woody Institute, were assigned
to the 337th and 339th Field Ar
tillery regiments. With the
transfer of many of the medical
officers who have been on duty
at the base hospital for some
time to other camps, an equal
number Of new officers have ar
rived to fill the depleted ranks.
Camp Dodgers Get Examination
The Iowa soldiers at Camp
Dodge are to receive thorough
examination for mental and ner-
vous diseases before the divi-
sion is sent to France The war
department directed Contract
Sturgeon VIM. T. Kradwell to re-
port to the commanding officer
at Camp Dodge for the purpose
of examining the command in
these diseases. Other medical
officers will likely be assigned
to similar duty.
Many Men to Prison.
Your correspondent desires to
again call attention to the SER
iOuSneSS of army life. Matters