The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18
ARE EAGER FOR
THE CONFLICT
The New Conscripts Are Taking a
Course in Strenuous Training
Proper Salutes Are Vigorously In
sisted Upon.
ANOTHER CALL FOR MEN.
Another st. Paul Stacker Draws
Twenty Five Years Women Ex-
pert Wanted at the Army Hospi-
tails Cleaning Up Campaign.

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tails Cleaning Up Campaign.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, April II, 1918.
The last contingent from Illinois
and North Dakota made it necessary
to utilize temporary uniform and SO
they were supplied with what is
known in army circles as union over
alls. They are made Of an olive drab
cloth and while they lack the fitting
qualities Of regular suit, neverthe-
less several thousand men all logged
out in the same kind Of outfit make
a very creditable appearance. Near
ly all of the new men have been placed
in the depot brigade. That means that
they have not been assigned to the
various regiments or divisions and it
further means that these men are sub
ject to call to make up the deficiency
in any army unit that may be short
Of men. The new men are taking
hold Of the work with enthusiasm. It
is surprising to note the anxiety Of
the men as to active service. Officers
and men are very anxious to get off
for France at the earliest moment.
This desire stimulates activity in
drilling and practice because they
know that efficiency is the watchword
for all who are to go across the sea
and the sooner they attain proficiency
the sooner they will see active SER
vice in battle array. It would natur-
ally be supposed that fear would play
larger part than it does. The more
the men read Of the awful battle rag
ing in France the more they want to
join in the fray. Recent divisional or
ders have placed particular emphasis
Of the necessity of training national
army troops for offensive tactics and
perfecting the men in the use of the
rifle and bayonet. every man must
have perfect confidence in his skill
with the bayonet," the order reads.
Rifle practice is being steadily con-
Quoted on the range, the men Of the
Three Hundred Fifty-frst, being en-
gagged in practice this week. This
unit includes large number of Iowa
soldiers who reported late in Febru-
ary. Many Of these >men are show
ing exceptional skill with the rifle,
despite the fact that they are only
soldiers of few weeks training.
Lieut.. Col. ]. L. Mckinley of the
Three Hundred Fifty-frst infantry
has been named division musketry Of
ficer and has charge Of the division
musketry school and of musketry fire
training in general. The 1900 Ala
bama negroes who reported last week
are being given stiff course Of in
struction, but have. not yet organized
as q unit. They are still drilling in
their drab overalls, but will get full
outfits as soon as their definite as
signment is determined. The plan of
the war department recently announc-
ed to send two regular army divisions
and two national guard divisions to
make up each field army, means that
q number Of national army divisions
will be sent across this summer. Ma
turally, some Of the other divisions
have been able to progress faster in
training than the Eighty-eighth,
which has been depleted since it's or
ganization through constant transfers
Of men, but it's leaders are hopeful
that it will not be far down on the
list Of national army divisions to be
sent overseas.
Another Call For Men.
Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota
and Iowa have been instructed to send
to Camp Dodge during the five days
beginning April 26, thirteen and four
tenths Of the gross quota from each
state. Only white men are to be sent
forward. The men are to be chosen
from class one in the sequence of their
order numbers. Men who are engag-
ed in. the cultivation Of crops are to
to be exempted from this call. This
will make total Of about $4,000 men
from the four states. Iowa's quota
will be 3,412 and Minnesota's will be
some larger because that state is still
short 500 men on its previous call.
Illinois sends 5,579 to four different
environments. The order that only
white men will be sent this time ap-
plies to negroes only. Indians are
classed as white and another bunch Of
these men from the Standing Rock
Agency in North Dakota will report
for duty. The call for men to help
Uncle Sam id his fight found ready
response among the descendants Of
Sitting Bull, famous Sioux chief, and
as result, eighteen husky braves now
are q part Of the Eighty eighth di-
vision at Camp Dodge. These MEM
bers Of the first families Of Amer
lea" are assigned to Company A Of
the One Hundred and Sixty-third de-
bot brigade. They are showing WON
derful progress too, according 70 their
officers. There's just ono thing that,s
disappointing % the Indians; they all
want horsss u lidA Thus 4ar Unele
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