Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-01-23
MEN TRAINING TO
Be OFFICERS NOT
HAVING ANY SNAP
Selective Soldiers at Camp Dodge
School for Commissions Are Get.
ting Hard Workout
MUST EVEN REPORT ON SUNDAY
Sabbath Evening Is Now Being Spent
at Session. Two Hours Of Recita-
tons Being Held.
Especial to The August

Camp Dodge, Iowa, Jan. 23.-Stud-
ems in the officers training school at
Camp Dodge are at top speed in the
long grind which started the third
week OF the course under Lieutenant
Colonel r. b. Parrot, commandant,
Monday.
Sundays are not to be full
holidays from now on for the men who
have been selected to try for commits
sions in Uncle Sans national army.
From until 8 p. m. Sunday the men
are required to be present for study
period which includes infantry drill
regulations, notes on bayonet training
and on grenade warfare.
Students and instructors are hoping
for continued mild weather in which
TO continue the work Probably the
hardest session of the course thus far
was held Monday.
1t was found that too many students
were enrolled to gain the highest de-
gree with the formation Of two in
fantry companies, so third has been
formed. There still remains the one
battery of aspirants for commissions
in the field artillery.
Candidates Kept Busy.
Study Of rife grenades, bombing
and bayonet training, with two-hour
periods when conferences and study
OF infantry and drill regulations and
the notes which have been taken dur
ing lectures, are being held.
Long practice marches on which
the students must carry full kits were
to be held today between 3 and 4 p
m. by the infantrymen, while during
the same period the artilleryWen were
studying firing data and elementary
field artillery gunnery.
There is but little sickness among
the student officers and work Is pro
crossing rapidly.
Coal conservation was ordered IL
special communication to all or
ganiZatiOn commanders at CAM
Dodge. The cantonment supply is suf
fcient to carry the camp over the mex
month, but every organization ha!
been ordered to conserve fuel as mucl
as possible and reduce waste to /;
minimum.
A coal shortage Is not feared a
Camp Dodge, especially as the can
Torment is over a stratum Of coal, an;
among the men in camp are more thai
1000 coal miners. In case Of al
emergency a shaft could easily b.
sunk and the necessary fuel produce.
direct from the earth.
Health conditions are steadily i'm
proving, with the number of discharge
at the base hospital exceeding tn
number of admissions by from 25 t
80 daily.
Hunt Foot and Mouth Disease.
All men in camp are having thei
feet measured and carefully examines
for corns, or other disabilities whicl
will interfere with marching TIL
chiropodists in camp are being listed
and will be assigned to the task O
patching up any defective extremities
Another survey is being made of tn
mems mouths, and all dental defc
iencies are to be noted and remediet
A staff of tuberculosis inspectors i
hunting for cases of this disease, an
another department is to be establish
ed soon to test the grade of mentalit
of all the men in camp.
THREE GENERATIONS OF WOMEN
Bor three generations women {
this country have used and recon
mended to their children and chi
dren's children the use of thu
famous old root and herb remed,
Lydia E. Pinkhams Vegetabl
Compound until today it is RET
ognized everywhere as the stant
ard remedy for woman's ills. 1t cor