New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-03-20

utilized in the various trench maneuvess
and drills at Camp Dodge.
Trench Problems for Soldiers at the
Camp.
Infantry students at the Camp Dodge
Officers Training school will work out
trench problems this week. Trenches
have been constructed at tie re err
into them. The trenches are dup
licate of those used in France by the
American troops.
Economy is Practiced.
A number of power clipping outfits
have been ordered and upon the ar
rival of suitable weather all horses
and mules will be clipped. Tie hair
thus secured will be placed in water
proof receptacles and stored in dry,
well ventilated place until shipment is
ordered This hair is used for pad
ding and is of great value at this time.
Every Regiment Will Have Garden.
| Within the CONAN of the canton
ment are ATS acres of choice land
available for gardens. General Plum
mer in orders issued specified that reg
mental and separate organizations
make necessary arrangements to plant
their gardens. A requisition has been
made for funds to purchase seed and
tools. The work to be done in the
gardens will be accomplished by mem
bers of the organizations to whom the
gardens belong.
Is Per Cent of Final Increment
Defective
Thirteen ger cent OF the final mere
ment of $4,000 men sent to the can
Torment recently have been found with
physical defects that can he corrected,
Recent war department orders are
that men with operable defects must
submit to operations to make them fit
for service. Hammer toes and flat
lfeet are in the majority, with otker de-
fects being in small proportion. De-
fects are such as: bad tonsils, hernia,
ear trouble, hemorrhoids and nasal
/ trouble.
Minnesota Fails to Send Entire
| Quota
Minnesota has failed to send her en-
tire quota of the first draft to Camp
Dodge. Division officers report that
658 men are lacking from tEat states
quota. Provost Marshal General
Crowder has been advised of failure of
the state to send all men called, and
it is expected that Minnesota officials
will take some action soon to hurry
local boards.
| All Soldiers Examined
Medical officers at Camp Dodge are
examining every man in the canton
ment to learn how many are carriers
of diphtheria and meningitis. The ex-
animation is progressing rapidly, about
800 men being passed each day. Car
r:ers are very few and those who are
located through the examination are
taken to tie base hospital for obsec-
walton.
Liberty Bonds Bought on the INSTALL
ment Plan Not Transferable
| To prevent soldiers becoming vic
TINS of the rapacity of loan sharks the
war department cautions soldiers against
selling bonds or borrowing on them
except through banks. Soldiers who
purchased bonds on tie installment
plan were required to state on TIER
application to whom they wished TIE
bond delivered after completion of
payment. Tie war departments at
tention was called to tie bond profit
eering by receipt of letters asking that
bonds be delivered to some otke3 name
than that designated. In some cases
letters were received from loan sharks
inclosing checks for the balance O.
soldiers bonds and asking that they
be delivered to them. Thee checks
have been returned to senders, and the
loan sharks will pocket the loss OF
payments made to soldiers unless they
can recover from the men. The new
orders in preparation will forbid the
| transfer by any soldier of his equity
in bond.
Set Speed Limit for Mules at Camp
Dodge
Drivers of government teams are
prohibited from taking Joy rides with
;.mules or any other, animals. Division
orders issued specify that teams Will
not he driven faster than walk. V:o-
lat;on Of this order will mean arrest
! by military police and courtmartial