The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-03

q tho casnp ls&sr. While there was
. question as TO whether he had been
EXCUSED, he was charged with deser-
ton. When proper papers arrived,
showing that he had been permitted
to delay his coming, Anderson was
e~xonerated.
The object Of the frequent refer
ence to the work Of the court martial
board in these letters is to show
those who are 0 o to report for duty
the seriousness Of doing things that
will lead to long years of confinement
in a government prison. In a recent
letter we referred to a sentence Of
even years in the pe~nitentiary for
the theft Of a pair Of shoes valued at
$3.50. Such an offense in any civil
court would come under the head of
petty larceny and would mean only
q small fine or a Jail sentence, but a
military court takes a much more SER
ious view Of such things, because they
break the rules Of the army as well
as the laws Of the state.
Wireless Equipment Temporarily In
stalled.
Several non-commissioned officers
of Co. A. 313 Field Battalion, an
ticipating a supply of equipment in
the near future, fitted out q tempo
rary station. Sergt. w. H. Snyder,
Sergt. J. W. Peterson and Corp. B.
A. Gooch rugged up an aerial between
two barracks, tuned up q privately
owned wireless telegraph set and lis
tened in on Washington, Key West
and the Great Lakes, Ill.
First they caught the time from
the governemnt station at Arlington,
more than a thousand miles away.
Then q bit of val news, probably be-
ing sent to war vessels at sea and
to Panama for publication came thru
the air to the ears Of Sergt. Snyder
who sat with the receivers clamped
to his head.
The first message was in regard to
the French governments pleasure at
the success Of the mission sent to It.
ally to hearten her after the over
whelming defeats inflicted o. the
Izona by the Austro-German army.
Other stray times were caught dur
ing the evening.
Earl Caddock, Champion Wrestler,
Reports for Duty.
Earl Caddock, champion wrestler of
the world, after a short furlough that
he might go to New York and place
both shoulders Of an ambitious artist
upon the mat in short order, donned
a khaki uniform upon his return, was
given the anti-typhoid and the para
typhoid vaccination, and then turned
over to the proper division. He will
enjoy no privileges in the army not
granted to another private, and while
he may be permitted to participate in
exhibitions or matches for the Red
Cross or other similar purposes, his
career as a wrestler is probably over
for the duration of the war, accord
ing to officers at the cantonment.
Cannot Publish Troops Movements.
I will not be permitted to publish
rosters of troops in the future, or to
give details of contemplated or &C
complished troop movements which in
any way tend to give information to
the enemy.
First Lieut.. G. N. Northrup Of the
intelligence department, a former
University Of Minnesota faculty mem
Der, has been placed in charge of the
censorship department.
Major H. H. Polk, intelligence Of
fcer, announces that it is the inten-
ton of camp officers to permit the
publication of all information which
is not Of aid to the enemy, and that
promotions, arrival Of new draft con-
tingents and general camp activities
may be published as before.
Take Weather Course.
DR.. Chapel Of the Weather bureau
is going to open a school Of instruc-
ton for Uncle Sans soldiers.
Men from the Signal Corps at Camp
Dodge will be selected to take the
meteorological cours under DR..
Chapel. The schooling Of the would
be weather prophets will last about
three weeks.
During that time the men will study
how to make records, observations,
how to prepare weather maps, and
forms. They will be instructed also
in the use and care Of barometers and
other instruments used by the Unit