The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-07

its examination did not detect his
broken shoulder. He replied: "Ah
warnt egsamund, sch. The doctor
jest lookt at me, and says sign
theah, and pass on" These men
came from a certain section III
Kentucky. am happy to say that
the local boards as a rule are very
conscientious in their work. 1t is
not expected that they Will Gull out
any but the most prominent de-
fects. The best physical erhibits
have been from North Dakota,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Illinois.
The other end of the exhibit is
from the mountain districts of
Kentucky. Illiteracy is the rule
among these men. One of these
men who received a letter fro,a
home took it to one of his COM
rades and said: "Say, Bill, can
you read writin?" To which Bill
replied: "Hell, no. All KANT read
readin." These men learn the re
quirements of the soldiers dis
cipline very slowly and some of
the top sageants are very severe
with them. In one Of these comp
anies who had an unusually des-
potic First Sergeant, two soldiers
were left in the barracks. The
"tOp" came in and asked if thew
had seen the Colonel. They said
they had not, and he went off in
i'll humor. In few minutes the
Colonel entered, neither boy stood
at attention and the colonel said
"Why don't you men stand at at
tention. Do you know who
am?" "No, seh." replied one of
the boys. Says the Colonel of this
regiment!" "You be, +" says the
boy listing up, 'well I tell yuh
Kunel, yoh shuah goin' to catch
hell when ouah top sagent sees
yuh. He's bin lookn' foah yul,
foah hal an oauh."
The psychological board have
examined this camp to determine
the status quo of the individual
brains Of the members of the cant
onment. Men with three year-old
minds have been sent home.
Schools have been organized for
the illiterates, and the progress
that some of the men make is phe-
nomenal. The schools are held for
the most part in the Y. NJ. G. A.
buildings.
The Y. M. G.. A. and the K. c..
look after the mental and spirit
ual relaxation. entertainment and
instruction of the camp. There arc
thirteen of the Y. NJ. G. A. build
ings and two of the K. G. Re-
ligious services. lectures, musical
programs. athletics. moving pic
lures and other attractions are an
nounced for every night in the
week. The men have free writing
material, books, magazines and adj
vice. One man from North Caro-
lima left his family in the noun
tains, and his wife sent him let
ter telling him that she was sick
and the family almost destitute.
After some thought he sat down
and wrote letter to God, care of
the Y. M. G. A. On opening the
letter the Y men found that he had
related his circumstances. and had
asked Gcd for fifty dollars The
case was so pathetic and his faith
so great that they took up a collec.
ton. and raised thirty dollars
which they enclosed in letter and
handed to him on his next visit to
the Y. He took the letter to one
side, opened it. took out the money
and carefully counted it several
times. Then he got some paper.
and carefully wrote the following
"Dear God. I am glad you got
my letter and come across as l ex
pected; but the next time don t
ScHO IL w CucSe udIu Z. M. ". "A.
fellows, they held ont 20 dollars
/ Once a week one of the officers
announces to the men gathered al
the war is noted. incidentally
news of importance is noted. Last
night it was announced that the
German government had sent 25(
harlots through Switzerland into
France to serve as spies. To re
place these scarlet women in thu
German cities from whence they
were taken, two hundred and fifty
Young women were taken from tn,
refined families of Legs, a city II
France near the Belgian line, ant
forced into common prostitution
And yet there are people in tn,
| United States who think that tn
} Germans are the people and tina
enlightnment will die with theml
There should be q dissimpassion
. ed campaign organized for tn,
} purDose Of eliminating evervth;n.