The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-10-10

): ) is provided. Many Of the
altering from shell-shock,
ga olson and other infirmities that
can be permanently cured but the
process is extremely slow. The first
soldier to be cured and discharged
from the Fl. Des Moines hospital and
returned to duty in France is Pvt.
Roy Chitwood of Soldiers Grove, Wis.
Chitwood came to the hospital with
gunshot wounds. Twenty Of the
thirty-five men injured in the wreck
near Springfield on Sept. II, when a
troop train on the Frisco line crashed
INTO freight train, were brought to
Fort Des Moines hospital for treat
ment.
The Fourteenth Infantry on Duty.
The second regiment Of the regulars
to report at the camp to participate
in the organization Of new division
is the old Fourteenth infantry. One
battalion that has been on duty in
Alaska has not yet arrived. The bat
tallions that have arrived have been
stationed at Seattle and Spokane,
Wash, the I'd battalion being from
Fort Lawton, Seattle and the Sd from
Fort Wright, Spokane. The 14th regi-|
ment is one Of the oldest organizations
in the service. It dates back to the
war Of 1912 and in the Mexican war
and the war Of the rebellion it render
ed conspicuous service. In the re-
cent years it has been on duty in the
Philippines and previous to that it.
was in China during the Boxer upris-
ing. The younger generation that now
compose the regiment take great de-
light in bringing up the long and cred
table history Of the organization.
Eight to Signal Officers School.
Eight men of the depot brigade who
have qualified for admission to the
Signal Officers Training School have
been transferred to the 18th Service
Company and sent to Camp Meade,
Maryland, to be candidates for COM
missions in the signal training school
there.
Cheaper Goods at the Camp.
The new system Of direct buying
and selling, cutting out the middle
mans or brokers' profits will be in
augurated next week. Under the
new system, Lieut.. L. E. Sinner, camp
exchange officer, will do the buying
for all the canteens in camp. In this
way goods will be purchased in such
large quantities that these purchases
may be made directly from the manu-
facturer, thus saving to the men who
spend their money at the exchanges
from Is to 60 cents on the dollar OF
what these goods formerly cost them.
The large warehouse at nth and Main
streets will be the central distributing
station for all the canteens in the
the camp. Here goods purchased IN
enormous quantities will be stored to
be requisitioned by the several can
teens.
112 Limited Service Men Aid Draft
), Work.
One hundred and twelve limited
service men have been assigned to
duty with the local boards of Iowa
and have reported for duty as clerks
as assigned. These men will be given
the same pay and privileges as the
soldiers in the ranks. They must per-
form the work assigned. to them by
the local board and make reports each
week to their commanding officers.
Besides the $50 a month pay for the
private, the limited service man will
receive $3.50 to pay for board, $l5
to BAY for room rent, and S. a month
for light and heat, making total OF
$3.50 each, received by these men for
clerical work with the local boards.
Shaving Brushes Must be Sterillzed.
With the breaking out Of three cas-
es Of anthrax in the camp, orders nave
been issued by camp headquarters
that shaving brushes in the camp
shall be thoroughly sterilized. Inc
disease is easier to control and cure
than many others which are more
commonly known. The order is mere
" precautionary as are other sanl-
+ation orders issued in the camp.
WHTTTERON BANNER TOWNSHIP
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