The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-07-25
DAILY DOINCS
AT CAMP DODGE
Court Martial Makes Report
Soldier and Sailor Insurance
New Method of Payment In
Force.
INTENSIVE BAYONET DRILL


Camp Dodge-Thousands of
Soldiers to Take Communion
New Disbursing Officer.
Camp Dodge. Iowa, July "a
1918.-Since the supposed COM
pletion Of the camp last fall
nearly half a million dollars have
been expended in providing adj
ditional quarters. It is semi-of-
ficially announced that the 88th
cantonment will be enlarged by
one-third Of it's present capacity. /
It is understood that the war de-
partment has announced that
from 1000 to 5000 laborers will ,
be required early in the fall.
Where these are to come from is.
puzzling labor officials. The
war department has definitely
decided that a new division will
be trained at Camp Dodge as
soon as facilities are available
after the departure Of the 88th
division for France. While the
war department declined to spec
ify from what states the new di-
vision at Camp Dodge will be
drawn, it is reasonable to believe
that the same states that are
now represented in the 88th divi-
sion, will be called to compose
the new fighting units. It also
is expected that colored troops
will continue to be trained at
this camp despite the regrettable
occurrence involving colored
troopers, which terminated in
the triple hanging at the camp.
In addition to training a new di-
vision here, it is expected that
certain portions of the camp will
be given over to the training of
replacement troops. The war de-
partment plans contemplate
turning over several canton
ments for the sole use Of train
ing replacement units, but in
those cases where camp facili-
ties are employed for the train
ing of new divisions, efforts also
will be made to train sufficient
conscripts at the individual camp
to man the replacement units
necessary to keep the division at
full war strength continually.
Much Importance is being at
tached to the general inspection
now under way by Col. H. O.
Williams and Maj. Godfrey Key,
both of the Inspector generals
office, Washington, D. c., who
for the past week have been del
wing into the condition, degree
of training, standing and state
of equipment of all the units in
the 88th division. It is believed
the report which these two Of
ficials make to the Inspector gem
eral will have considerable to do
with the determining of depart
ure for overseas service. Many
pages Of closely typewriter data
concerning the amount Of equip
ment, arms, ammunition and
ordnance of various sorts in the
hands Of the various units has
been sailed for by the inspect
ors and furnished them. All
surplus has been noted as well
as materials requisitioned, but
not yet received. In addition to
this information, the inspectors
visit personally every organize
ton in camp, question officers
and enlisted men alike concern
ing phases Of the military game
in which they should be well
versed. Medical reserve officers
detailed to base hospital duty in
clude Lieut.. Andrew Gullixson,
Charles Mcclure and David Nc
Mead. Contract Surgeon Viii
liam Bradwell is ordered to ex-
anime the command at this camp
for nervous and mental diseas-
es.
Court Martial Makes Report.
Albert Steiner, Fai11nont,
Minn., q member Of the depot
brigade here was tried by court
martial, convicted Of desertion
and sentenced to fifteen years IN
the disciplinary barracks at TT.
Leavenworth. He left camp on
September ~ and was arrested
ct Storm Lake, Iowa. on March
is. Recruit William A. Robinson
Of Des Moines, formerly On duty
with the aviation section of the
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