The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-30
CAMP DODGE
NEWS NOTES
Officers Given Physical Test for Over
Seas Service-MOre Men Coming
Conservation Ordered in Camp
Getting Ready to Fight Flies.
ARMY NURSES IN BIG DEMAND.

Foreign Officers Here No More
Speeches From Soldiers-Looking
Forward to Busy Season-Playing
War Game-Mennonite Make Fuss.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, May %, 1918.
-Weeding out the officers who are
not physically able for duty in France
is being carried out at Camp Dodge
through a series of medical examina-
tions. Last week the generals in
command of the several divisions in
cluding Gen. Getty, in command Of
the cantonment, underwent careful
medical inspection. A medical board
from the war department staff was
delegated to do the work. The result
of this examination is not known here
as the findings were sent to Wash
ington to be reviewed by the general
medical staff. This week the subor-
dinate officers are taking the test.
The field officers include colonels,
lieutenant colonels and in some in
stances majors. The order means the
examination of nearly forty officers Of
these ranks now on duty here. Among
them are: Col. S. C. Lincoln, chief
of staff; Col. H. ]. Price, command
ing the 35Oth Infantry; Col. Vestal,
commanding the 339th Field Artil-
lery; Col. George R. Greene COM
manding the 337th Field Artillery;
Lieut.. Col. Francis Honeycut, COM
manding the 338th Field Artillery;
Col. H. G. Crosby, commanding the
351st Infantry; Col. c. E. Hawkins,
commanding the 352nd Infantry; Col.
J. P. Harbeson, commanding the 313th
Tran. Headquarters and military po-
lice; Col. VIM. Newman, chief mus
tering officer; Col. r. P. Howell, COM
! manding the 313th Engineers; Col. G.
r. Sturdevant, commanding the 349th
Infantry and large number of lieu
tenant colonels. The board of medical
officers appointed for This work in
cludes: Lieut.. Col. ]. r. Shook, divi-
sion surgeon; Major JOS. L. Miller,
chief of the medical service, and Maj.
Frank E.. Burch. The examinations
will be made as fast as possible and
the results sent to the War Depart
ment at Washington for consideration.
More Men Coming.
It is expected that several thous-
and more men will arrive at Camp
Dodge this week. The four states
represented at this cantonment are
asked to send rs per cent of their
quota and the remainder will be sent
here in installments during the sum-
mer. Reports from Washington are
to the effect that this cantonment is
to enlarged so as to accommodate sew
eral hundred more men. It's capacity
is around $4,000 men. The officers
training school brought several men
from fifteen or twenty different states.
Every trade and occupation imagin-
able almost, was to be found among
the several thousand men who report
ed at this time. Some very unusual
occupations, too, were noticed. Two
or three surgeons reported as did a
vermin exterminator and several act
ors and musicians and one or two bell
hops. Ministers of several denomina-
tions were also included in this new
list of men who are going to train for
the fight against kultur and kaiser
ism. There were cases where among
the increment from several counties
two or three brothers reported for
service. In each of these where it
was possible Colonel Mcconnell saw
to it that they were not separated, but
were assigned for attachment for the
same organizations. Three brothers
have been attached to one company OF
the 35Oth infantry. Specialists and
men who had seen previous service in
the army or national guard were at
tached to such organizations as they
were fitted to give the best service.
Company c, 351st infantry, is the first
organization to report itself fully in
sured with all the newest recruits
having applied for the full amount OF
war risk insurance allowed. All the
new men attached to the company
were told Of the war risk insurance
and without any arguments each OF
them Immediately applied for a S1O,-
90 war risk insurance policy.
Conservation is Ordered at Camp.
Efforts will be made to eliminate
waste at Camp Dodge. Intensive con-
servation Of food and materials is an
order sent out by divisional head
quarters. The order means that un-
necessary surplus stocks Of any kind
must not be allowed to accumulate IN
|regimental and company supply stores.
and that food must not be served ex-
travagantly and that clothing and
equipment must have it's full use be-
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