The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-10

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studying conditions and noting The
preparations that best At the Amer
lean soldier for service iii the trench
es.. Upon hia returniaH .ofi fheaofiefs
here will be given instructions and
they in turn will give the men the
necessary drill.
President Taft at the Cantonment:
Former President, William H. Taft,
spent three days at the camp, under
the direction Of the army Y. M. G.
A. He lectured twice each day In the
army Y. M. G. A. auditorium at Camp
Dodge. The soldiers were admitted
by division so that all got to hear
him. His addresses deal with the rea-
sons that impelled this government
to take part in the war. Theodore
Roosevelt will be here February 18th.
Excitement Over Glass in .Food.,
Considerable Of q furry was oc-
casioned after warnings had been
sent out from departmental head
quarters in Chicago to beware Of
ground glass in foods, when small
particles Of what was supposed to be
glass was reported to have been
found in q few canned tomatoes and
among some rice. Gen. Getty ap-
pointed q group Of officers to make a
thorough Investigation Of the mats
ter.
Provisional Companies in Ordnance
Corps.
Provisional companies for admins
trative purposes have been formed in
the ordnance depot corps. Maj. James
M. Fulton is in command of the or
g~anization which. now has a strength
of about 5000. Uniforms and equip
ment are being issued to the men as
quickly as medical examinations are
completed. For the present, the or
ganization is quartered in the area
given over to the depot brigade. The
personnel Of the unit comprises spec
ialists in all lines Of work. Repairs
co-incident with activities of mill
tary forces in the field will be ac-
complished by the corps.
New Court Martial Board Named.
The terms of the old boards expir-
ed January LIST and a new set Of men
has been named and is now on duty.
One board passes upon all cases in
volving the conduct of officers and
the other looks after the shortcom-
ings of the privates. The men COM
posing the two boards r from the
four states represented at Camp
Dodge.
Theatrical Manager Gives Up
Big Salary.
From an annual salary Of $4,000
to the stipend of an officer in the Ma
tional army would not look attractive
to a lot of people but this war ras
opened the w~ellssprings of patriotic
fervor and money considerations have
ben placed in the discard. Eight
months ago A. B. .Buzz" cambridge
was the biggest theatrical manager in
Minneapolis and the most popular
Snowman in the northwest. Previous
to that he was the greatest press
agent in the business. He owned and
managed the cambridge Players and
the Shubert theatre of that city. To-
day Lieut. A. C. cambridge of the
Three Hundred Thirty-seventh field
artillery is a quiet, unassuming Of
ficer, hardly known outside. the con-
fines Of his own regiment. All that
is left Of the gay, dashing Minnea-
polls theatre manager, whose parties
were the talk of the city is the genial
cambridge smile, and a. twinkle that
comes into his eyes, when reminded
of the times that were. "Buzz" Balm
bridge is just a type. There are scores
Of officers and p~rivates too, out at
Camp Dodge whose annual income
runs up into the thousands. We saw
a fellow from Peoria, whose income
is said to be $4,000 a month, CARRIED
in ~overalls and a blouse helping a
bunch Of fellows smooth the grounds
about the barracks. Service in>>the
army breaks down all barriers. The
banker, the college professor, the law
yer, the farmer, the blacksmith, the
coal HEAVIER, the miner and the man
who works on the section touch ell
bows at every turn and each respects
the. other because they are all devot-
ing their best endeavors in a common
cause.
Will Inspect the Big Bakery.
Mai. L. L. Dietrich, chief of the di-
vision of bakers and cooks of the
quartermaster corps of the army, now
at 1t. Riley, will visit. Camp Dodge
this week to inspect the mess facili-
ties at the camp. Dietrich, who
saysssLieut. Jack Fogarty is n of
the most capable commanders Of bak-
cry, companies in the national army,
has long desired visiting the camp
where F'ogarty organized the crack
bakery company; which No. 313 is
declared to be. Back Of the bakery
the field ovens are in operation. A
detail bakes bread in those con-
tinually, 50 that when the time comes
they shall be able to feed soldiers
afield with dispatch and real bread.
"A field oven is four large metal plates
50 constructed as to form q bake oven