Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-06
Especial to The Argus.

Especial TO The Argus
Camp Dodge, Iowa, Feb 6.-Some
new and unique information as to the
preferences and desires of Uncle
Sans men at Camp Dodge was gath
cred in mock QUESTIONABLE answered
by men at Y. NJ. c. A. building a.
Sixteen men declared that they ia
vored blondes. while 10 were brunette
lovers. Fifteen believed sauerkraut
preferable to limberger, while eight
took the other side.
Olive drab uniforms led over even
ing dress by score of 10 to Z. Trench
shoes won over patent feathers by ex-
actly the same vote. Straw ticks, a la
national army, also gained a victory
over feather beds, also 10 to Z.
Twelve of the men favored red hair
as against none at ALL but Is would
rather be bald than wear auburn
locks.
Not all of the questions, however,
were OF a jocular nature, and some of
the answers would give Kaiser Bill
something to think about Eight men
would rather be at Camp Dodge than
''over there" but Is preferred the
front line trenches. The expression
Of a choice between an honorable dis
charge, orders to embark for France,
or news that peace has been declared
found not one man desiring discharge,
II preferred immediate orders to move
and 10 were for peace as the desired
alternative. Not one man wanted to
quit before the job was finished
hot
month and all expenses was better
than 500 month at home, and II
saw things from the other side.
Twelve believed a letter from home
was to be valued above dollar bill,
and only six were on the opposite end
Pumpkin pie won over apple pie. IA
to S. The interurban lost out to the
bus lines, IS to G.. Several preferred
walking to either.
Seventeen men would rather stand
an inspection than do kitchen police
guardhouse
Taps Is better than revielle by 2.
to 5 vote.
| Twenty degrees below zero is better
than ITO above, the men voted by Il
to II. Drill is to be preferred to non
com school, Is to s.
The national army men prefer beau
ty to wealth in feminine matters by {
very great margin. Twenty-three de
clared they would rather go riding il
a flivver with pretty girl than drive
Packard with a rich. homely one
One preferred the Packard because
he said his motto was safety first.
; Another said he would take the Pack
! ard. but let the girl walk home.
Homegrown fudge. apparently, i
: not above par at Camp Dodge, for L
men preferred a 24-hour pass to tn
fudge, while only nine took the othe
side.
Several other interesting question
were answered, but SO far the war de
! partment has not acknowledged re
ceipt of the report.
THE object of this war is to elm
;, mate the weaklings Therefore, l al
taking myself off"
:, This was the message left by vii
= liam Bowman of the ordnance depart
ment, who committed suicide at Cam
: Dodge.
The note was addressed. ITO tn
world and for the good of the sci
!, vice.
. In the note Bowman said he had n
o complaint to make of his command
ing officer or of the army. He ha
y been in poor health for some tim
# Bowman also left a note addresse
! simply to Birdie"
Il There is no other address and tn
= note is being held Bowman recen
l. ly took out $4,000 insurance, whic
will go to his mother in Marshal
town.
III One nurse for every 10 patients Wi
IL be the aim Of Major Cooper, in chare
e of the base hospital at Camp Dodg
IL as soon as the base hospital additiC
~ is completed.
r Work on the new addition will
y rushed with all possible speed. 1t
II, hoped to have it finished soon aft
III the arrival of the $4,000 drafted me
J, the latter half of the month.
III March / was the time set for tt
III completion of the work. 1t will tht
Sc give the base hospital capacity
=. 1000 beds.
" Major Cooper states that he wou
have 40 nurses on duty. There a
20 now about seventy. So great is t
y. need that nurses from civilian Ii
~ are being accepted.
=, Several have gone to work in t
a. a. last few days New quarters for t
$. nurses will be erected at the mort