Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1918-11-09
NORTH DAKOTA
men AT DODGE
TRANSFERRED
Practically all of State Men
Who Were with 93rd Bri-
gade Now in 18th Div.
(By a Special Correspondent. )

CBy a Special Correspondent.)
Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov. S.-North
Dakota men here who, since their in
have been assigned to the one
hundred sixty-third depot brigade un-
der Colonel William Newman, have
practically all been transferred to
units Of the new Nineteenth U. 8.
army division. The transfer of these.
men marks the most important step
taken thus far by officials in the for
nation of the new division.
The epidemic Of Spanish influenza
claimed the lives Of approximately six
hundred soldiers. has subsidized and
is now a thing of the past according
to Colonel E. w. Rich, division sur,
Eeon. The quarantine which was es-
tablished Immediately when it. was
discovered the disease actually had
invaded the camp has been lifted and
active. military training resumed once
more.es Preparatory work was at a
standstill, for more than three weeks
during the epidemic while all energy
was directed to curbing the ravages
of the disease.
with the arrival Of Brigadier Cen
eral Benjamin T. Simmons, who has
assumed command of the new divi-
sion and the camp, and the transfer
of all available men from the depot
NJ A6oOS w ! sAAS" oS"A -
ficers look for a long hard grind for
all as long as weather conditions per-
nit. General Simmons is the first
general officer to be assigned to the
new division. There still is need Of
another officer of his rank and a ma
jor general to command the division
before the assignment of higher Off
GERS is complete. 1t is expected thai
action to this end will be taken by
the war department soon.
In the interim no time Is to be
wasted, General Simmons avs in
preparation for overseas service. AS
fast as recruits come in they will be
assigned to the depot brigade for a
quarantine of three weeks where
and innoculated against typhoid
fever, and then assigned to the new
division.
Approximately ten thousand men
and officers now are assigned to the
various units Of the new division. The
division staff is complete and most
Of the units have their full quota Of
officers.
work on the 100000 addition to
the camp is fast nearing completion.
The major part Of the work comprises
the construction Of nearly a~>thousand
small buildings called squad huts"
built to accommodate eight men or
one squad each. The most Of these
have been. erected and the installation
Of light, heat and water connections
is being rushed by the constructing
quartermaster. Medical officers say
the small buildings will be a decided
advantage in dealing with recruits
during quarantine period for all new
Corners. Many recruits develop con-
tagious or infectious disease after en-
tering camp which were. contracted
before coming. The segregation of
eight men in one building will enable
officials to handle such cases more
expeditioisly.
when the new addition has been
completed the camp will have a
housing capacity of nearly sixty thou
sand men.
| Orders issued recently direct com
pany commanders to Ego easy" with
men of the extended draft ages who
! ognized that many older men who
are to report in future increments
will not be able to stand v train
ing without being brought up to 1t
gradually.
Private Carl Erickson, a member
of the depot brigade here, although
tried by a general court martha and
hard labor, has been released from
the guard house and restored to duty.
The findings and sentence Of the
court were disapproved by the com
manding officer when 1t was found
that Erickson had not been allowed
to- enter his plea that the court had
no Jurisdiction In his case.
Erickson was charged with refus-
ing to obey an order to take a shovel
and work at cleaning the company
street.
Max Pawlowski, another soldier
charged with the same ohense, was
sentenced to twenty-five years hard
labor, but the commanding officer re-
duced the sentence to fifteen years.
Pawlowski was taken to the United
States disciplinary barracks at Fort
Leavenworth.