The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-18
DAILY DOINCS
AT CAMP DODGE
Among the Soldier Boys of the
SSth Division of the National
Army-Another Negro Regi-
ment.
MEN FROM CAMP FUNSTON

MEN FROM CAMP FUNSTON
Remembering the Home Folks
Three Negro Soldiers Are Ex-
ecuted-Liked the Kaiser and
Lost Out.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, July 16.-
The finishing touches are being
| put upon the National army and
all details are being arranged
for the journey to France. No
body but those in authority
knows the exact time the order
to depart will be given but it is
evident that it will not be long
before the we'll equipped men:
are on their way. The most in
tensive and thorough training
has been given the soldiers and
this week the war department
sent Col. o. H. Williams and
Maj. G. Keys, of Washington, to
make a thorough examination.
The officers are from the in
spector generals office and are
experts in their branch of the
service. Every division unit
will be inspected by these men.
These inspections by officers
from Washington are made with
d view of furnishing the war de-
partment with information con-
cerning the progress of training
which has been attained and
general conditions of the troops.
On the reports made by such in
spectors largely depends the
opinion which is formed by de-
partment officials regarding the
training and fitness of the COM
mand for overseas service. The
two inspectors could hardly have
selected a more advantageous
time for inspecting the Eighty
eighth division. For several
weeks the men have been at top
notch speed in training. Fur
ther orders to determine the
physical fitness of officers and
men in the Eighty-eighth ma
tional army division for oversee
service here have been issued
All officers in camp except those
who have been examined since,
Nov. Ia last, and now have a GER
tlfcate showing that they have
passed successful examination
for overseas service, are to be-
examined by medical afficers as
soon as possible, according to an
order just issued at division
headquarters. Several weeks
ago a war department order d.
rected the examination Of alT
general officers here. Brig. Gen.
Beach, acting division command
er and Brig. Gen. s. F. Foote.
commanding the One Hundred
Sixty-third artillery brigade
passed successfully. Col. r. N.
Getty, at the time a brigadier
general and acting commander,
it is said failed to pass. He has
been transferred to Camp Cor
don, Ga. The present order will
affect field and line officers both
and those on the division staff.
Also those Of the medical corps
as well as those in the infantry
and artillery regiments, trains,
signal organizations and other
division organizations. When
reports have been made by ex-
amining physicians, 1t will place
in the hands Of the staff and the
departments specific information
as to the number of officers now
on duty in the camp who are
physically qualified for overseas
service. Medical officers are Of
the opinion that the number dis
qualified will be small. It is the
policy Of the department, to take
no chances with officers or men
found physically unfit for SER
vice in France.
The Booming Of Big Guns.
From the noise made by the
shooting Of the big guns the Wis
itor gets an idea Of what a COM
motion several thousands can
mons all firing at once makes.
The student officers are now un-
dergoing artillery fire practice
and the reverberation Of the ex-
plosions may be heard for miles.
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