Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-11-28
DEVELOPMENT or
MEN IS IMPORTANT
Battalion Receives lien From
An Sources to Sc pu. Into
Proper Condition.
csmp Kea-ny. San Diego. Calls

ehis assignment permanent. or temper
Msy. MA icr-~ All Officials; asked Mai. l..
IA itp@crfIs, commander ~ the devcl-
ofs1rcot tatEastoi: ::c:e. when reporting
Tor Sa1y vecen,!y. Because II ts Il
n0ncsrnsx-tat II: service" and inoge vino
s<AnSaU III X have no chance of getting
TO f-nacu AND participating actively
"a ths Egg: asaiasl Ger:amny. assign
nnea:ts TO -s&s t~eve:oaaasr: battalion are
SnpcpulsT.'
'tss temporary" was the reply, but
n ~ my t&:ea t:;at oueh, to be treated
40 thtfigh II were permanent"
EsiS answer gives tho BEES: possible
Key VI the attitude Of :lnse In authority
toward The development battalion and
NC the ss'i-.t Of IS commander. wfso is
sataEtns e a.. effective means OF return
ans to 1nty hundreds OF conyalegcent
sr partially disabled men. MOI all NJ
sIaen gH back to the covered "a" ciassi-
ISatinn. Holch lE1rks .licm for com
oAGaaL Se.Vice overseas. But mos. OF
sfsca nko arc enrolled ic the n are
NeE:sfiae~s TO some service where they
WAL &C Nof use to ~ cir country and 10
uscsIss.Vss. although wheI. trey came
@ shs Organization they might have
0ecn brG';s.ii spirited and using crutch-
al IA AN aid 10 locomo!ion.
There is SD limit to .iie work the de-
vesopMens battalion will undertake ON
naHaif OF u man deficient in some sol
s1sstf requirement. All classes 10 to II
ssoasfissy ore made OF mos. OF its
assesse:- The cardinal effort in the
oSlt0Icn ii to build I'D morale where
necdGd anG. 10 maintain morale In men
~hs. because apparently they will not
~ permitted to participate in overseas
S6r-cc, FRO downhearte1 and likely to
oecosns ssac!. in performance OF their
1utiea. e
Ihs battalion IN some distance ayay
XEU.Eh tvyn ruHin r0NNfn,vn n%~H, ~. - -
N Fact. that the casual visitor to ca,mn
NV kts0WS there. is 5Ech Il unit. II
noN ifS 0W:i methods Of dealing with
sfa Graves outlined.
ORE. 0aSclr.hning as ack case may re-
4u:rc.
Even an routine work the rlan nj
specializing training for different class
. oI sncn is carried ont to tho limit.
Nhisa lhsIe are but FOUL comnanies. or
eenoral class!aca.!ons. In the battalion.
eacc ccEnrany !s divided into pla.oons
A1cords''E to the classes OF men to be
Msatea, one company. for instance.
mas all the men whose foot and leg con-
S1tannS unfit them for active service.
raatonns OF this company each comprise
sAo meN WnOSc ankles are not I'M tn
0os'na'. whose knees are IN like condi-
WON. and whose hips are not standard.
1ne.e n a platoon OF men so nearly
!o0 they barely got into the army
And q piasocn OF men with muscular
aa!!1snts which can be cured.
AUS Erist that comes to this mans
my nowadays" said n noncommis-
stamed onsccr OF the battalion, and it's
20 20 us 70 grind 1t. But nobody has
my have 40 do tho work"
1oitahio Exercise.
Each platoon gets exercises suited m
Ssdissstion OF the ailment peculiar to
= b f1a:footcd men receive specini
skese4sea calculated to reform the
UEssssuro CT their pedal cxtremities.
uSns At. y same time exercises gen.
ssaly <svea FORMAL men are given
ehesr General condition or develop
MsAnor deficiencies in other aprts OF
tn6r Goodies Similar specifications Of
vn:k are mapped out and put into
:10es sor every type OF disability evil |
Asoce1 by men coming into tho unit. 4.
onans "all work and no play makinc
JACK = duh boy" Is observed faithful
y Ia the development unit. There are
1erseths allotted to recreation work and |
every man able to be out If bed Ia re-
S1irea % attend. and. il possible. par
ocspate IN some OF tho games and
sEs,sfs provided. Specialization is car
Sts6 ON IN playtimes as we'll as work.
4Ag reriod~' IN fact, 1t even goes farther
IA play thsn in work.
nHsenoii 10 2 great favorite at the
e.asls anS Is paved there with an ar
ssA-sssS s.msn. renewed uniQue-that of
- a1s +. aAns me place n usually
~ sSa ~ - 9 nats'nan q a disa-
IN : ss,nntnr mat. i,. un'a, 70 PROVIDE
wssh defIcient arms or sns,,i1as. .nJ,he
- aII TIE roaming FOR him. All ."rtv
= games are played. even marbles, by
thsss sRabFe to participate in the more
eEeouOuk sports
Becsxss they ara unable "a nerforro
uke butfes or a soldier. hovever ~ rue.