The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-22

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has been equipped completely by
the NJ. f. Club of women of,
Quincy, Illinois. Little babies
are put into the blue and white
nursery, with its cribs and play
things, which room has been
equipped by the Delphians Of
Des Moines. Besides all this,
is the homiest kind Of q big lob
by, with writing desks and sta
tionery available.
Newman Brigade Commander.
Col. VIM. Newman is in COM
mand of the depot brigade. As
the men of the division have
moved out, the soldiers Of Col.
|Newman's command have NOV
ed in from the south end Of the
camp and now occupy the build
ings that for the past eleven
months have housed the men
preparing for overseas service.
Alien enemies found among the
enlisted personnel Of soldiers
here are to be interned for the
duration of the war, according to
an announcement by camp Of
ficials. It has been the practice
in the past to discharge these
men from the service and re-
port them to the department of
justice for action. More than
so have been thus dealt with
since the oaesmization of the
division last xsd.
Base Hospital Patients En-
tertained.
All records for entertaining
were broken last week at the
base hospital. Entertainments
were given in forty-four wards,
with 1880 invalids attending.
The Elks' male quartet visited
twenty-five wards, the girls
quartet eight wards and the Mrs.
Jarvis company six wards.
Form Class at Fort.
Glasses in mechanics, agricul-
ture and zeademic subjects
which are q part of the recon-
struction program for patients
at the u. s. army hospital at TT.
Des Moines, are progressing rap
idly under the direction of Lieut..
w. B. Mooney and assistants.
The survey Of patients conduct
ed by the educational depart
ment is nearly completed and
men have been enrolled in class
es and work begun. Many of
the classes are only temporarily
housed, until the more perman-
ent quarters can be secured. A
large corner in building rs has
been fitted up for classes in
electrical engineering, where ev-
erything from fuse plugs to
dynamos will be studied. This
will include telegraphy and the
construction and repair of tele-
phone lines. In Che rear of
building 70 is the woodworking
shop. The class is learning how
to use tools and in fitting up the
shop. It Is the intention to do
practical work in this class, as
we'll as in all subjects, and much
of the furniture. Of the hospital
repaired. Wounded men from
France are arriving almost daily.
The nature of their injuries
govern their choice Of occupa-
tional pursuits.
Champion Caddock Leaves.
All chances Of a match be-
tween Earl Caddock, the worlds
heavyweight champion wrestler,
and Joe Stacher, the Nebraska
heavyweight, and a strong con-
tender for the Iowan's title,
went glimmering when the local
pride left this camp with the
headquarters troop Of the 88th
division for m eastern port. He
will soon san for France where
he will take part in the big bat
tie across the pond. "A big match
for Labor day between the pair
of heavyweights had been plan
ned and had practically been ar
ranged by the managers Of the
two grapplers.
New Military Police Receive In
...... structiOn., II.
Military police Of the 163rd
Depot brigade have, been given
preliminary practice during the
past.week in the duties that will
[peHprm when the 313ths Military
Police are called away from the
The 313th Military Pc
Ilice officers have supervised
the new "cops'' in their duties
the past week, giving them the
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