The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-26

commissions in the signal corps
will be chosen from among the
enlisted men Of the depot bri-
gade and other organizations of
the camp to attend a. training
course for signal officers at
Camp Meade, Maryland. Com
pany commanders have been d.
rected to select men from their
commands who are deemed to be
qualified to take such training in
this branch of the service. They
will be recommended to the chief
signal officer. Those chosen to
attend this school will maintain
the rank they now hold in the
service while taking the course.
Dodge Soldiers to Vote.
Indiana soldiers in this cotl1l-
try will be allowed to vote at the
fall elections. An electoral COM
mission from that state, headed
by James G.. Wilson of Indian
apolis, arrived here to register
Indiana soldiers. Every state in
the union is represented at this
c%antonment and about every ma
tionality.
Goddess of Liberty Big Picture.
The formation of soldiers max
ing a living representation of
Liberty Enlightening the World
photographed from a high tower
is a great piece of work. Copies
of the picture are on sale at the
camp and about the city but the
promoters have not released it
for production in newspapers.
It required nearly 10000 men
to form the proper grouping.
There are twice as many men in
the flame Of the torch held by
the goddess than in all the other
parts of the figure. In the flame
were $4,000 men; in the torch,
$500; in the goddess right arm,
1900, and in the balance Of the
formation, 1000. AS the ground
was marked off on the arsenal
drill field at the time the picture
was taken, it measured approx
mately a quarter-mile from the
base of the statue to the tip Of
the torch flame. The torch and
flame combined measurer $50
feet on the ground, about three
fourths of the formations total
length.
Large Force of Military Police.
The Nineteenth train head
quarters and military police has
been organized here and is I'M
der command of Col. Theodore
Schulz. The enlisted personnel
of the organization has been re
cruited by transfers fromthe de-
pot brigade. Three companies
of military police will be formed.
Camp Dodge will have nearly
500 military "coppers."
Medical Units Depart for East.
Two medical replacement I'M
it's which were formed here three
weeks ago comprising an enlist.
ed personnel Of more than 60C
men and officers, have left here
flor an eastern camp and probab.
" will be sent overseas soon, il
is announced. These organiza.
lions, with base hospital unit
eighty eight, make three medi.
cal units recruited to war power
and sent away. An evacuation
hospital unit also was formed
and has left within the last siz
weeks.
Forming New Division.
The 10Th Train Headquarters
and Military Police, 219th Field
Signal Battalion and 10Th Head.
quarters Troop are the first or.
CARNATIONS to receive their en-,
listed personnel.
No authorization for the trans.
fer Of enlisted men to other or
CARNATIONS of the divisions has
yet been received, but is expect,
ed at any time now.
Select Officers to be Sent to
Camps.
General Pershing has select
ed a number Of general officer
who are 10 be utilized Ia th,
command of divisions and br.
gades il this country. Out 81