The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-27

here than they did before coming here
and many Of them don't hesitate TO
say so. / am prevented from making
public any of the company menus bllt
can say that l eat at the company
mess frequently and it suits me to
a 7 and those who know my capacity
for good food will understand what
mean. AS to quantity, I want to
say that the man who doesn't get
enough to eat has no one but himself
to blame for the food is there for him
in abundance.
The barracks are two story frame
structures, we'll lighted and venti-
lated. The minimum air space al
lotted to each man is so cubic feet
and I'll venture to say that's more
than is used in rs per cent Of the
American sleeping rooms today. The
bedding is aired daily (weather per-
mitting); this means carried out Of
doors and left in the sun most of the
day, and the sun does shine in Texas
Most Of the men take daily shower
or creek baths 6 a week are compul
sorry They are provided with all
necessary toilet articles and COM
PEELED to use them. The men stand
physical inspection twice a month
and all ipsanitary conditions correct
cd. The teeth are also inspected at
these semi-monthly tours and neces-
sary attention given. The daily in
Epection Of the company barracks and
regimental area insures the best pos
stbIe sanitation. There isn't a city
Of thirty thousand people in the
country that is as clean as this camp.
Added to all this there are two half
days a week devoted to out door
sports. Sunday is a full. holiday.
Evenings are used for wholesome en-
tertainment furnished by the Y. M.
G. A, K. Of c., and at the camp
theatre which has the regular line
Of big time vaudeville attractions.
So let me say in all friendliness to
the calamity bowler and knocker that
If you'll sum it all up you'll find that
the American soldier Is not having
such a bad time Of it after all. In
actual warfare naturally things are
different, but even here there is no
room for complaint when you take all
things into consideration. Now the
soldier is furnished with everything
he needs to insure his comfort and
we'll being.
I wish I could tell all you folks back
home what a wonderfully important
part you have to play in this world
conflict. You know there. isn't one of
you however great or humble who
cannot do something to help bring
this war to a successful close. You
can do something today, tomorrow,
and every day to come. Don't get the
idea that your task has been COM
pleted through the purchase Of a Lib
erty bond, thrift stamp or a subscrip-
ton to the Red Cross or some other
organization. I feel proud Of my old
home folks when / read Of the patri-
are supporting our government, but
I implore you to continue in the good
work and look around for these who
carelessness, neglect or fail
ure to understand the Importance of
these times are not doing as mitch
as they can and should do. And it |
doesn't always require money or per-
sonal sacrifice to do these things.
For a month have been at my new
post as surgeon of the Provisional |
Battalion, and can assure |
you that the work is interesting in |
the extreme and while it keeps me
close in camp I enjoy it as much as
have ever attempted. This |
battalion takes in those soldiers who
have recently been discharged from
the base hospital and are not yet
fit to be put back into their |
respective organizations. We also
have here the men with correctable |
physical defects whom we restore to
health and usefulness be-
fore assigning them to the work Of a
full fledged soldier.