Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1918-02-02
BARRACKS KEPT WARM AND
COMFORTABLE AND OUTDOOR
DUTIES REDUCED.
COAL ORDERS FOR CAMPS
ARE GIVEN PREFERENCE
Colored Contingent From South Stand
Rigorous Weather Unusually Well
Two Soldiers Sentenced For Crimes
Sent to Federal Prison at Fort
Leavenworth-Camp Notes.
Special to Times Republican.


Dcs MONIES. Feb. 1.-The boys ou'
at Camp Dodge have weathered the
severe cold of the past week reason
ably well. The men on guard dutE
have only been permitted to be on
guard one hour at time and they nave
been heavily bundled up, head. ears
hands and feet unusually well wrapped
up and with heavy overCoatS over
warm clothing. The barracks nave
been kept warm and comfortable. Uncle
Sam has seen to il that the men IN
the army service are not 10 suffer for
lack of coal and coal orders for ta4
army camps have taken precedence
over other orders.
One death was reported from lamp
Dodge Friday. due 10 pneumonia, that
of a colored man. Private Louis Cody
of Knoxville, Ala. He died IN the base
hospital.
The colorcd men from the southern
states have stood this rigorous, severe
weather unusually well. They are we'll
fed. we'll clothed and housed in COM
Portable quarters as are all OF the men
in the big camp. There has been espe-
cial concern. however. for fear the men
from the warm country would fall VIC
tins TO this hard climate and Tor that
reason more than usual care has oeen
exercised 10 see that these men became
accMmated without undue exposure,
Two Sent to Prison.
Two Camp Dodge soldiers. sentenced
TO Fort Leavenworth, were started on
their journey 70 the federal prison
there yesterday They we're Private A.
W. Geno. member = the school FOR
cooks and bakers. found guilty Of rho
theft o. a government overcoat. and
Joe SchuckIya. alleged draft law eTad-
or both tried by cou-. martial and
sentenced 70 two and ten wears re-
spectively at Fort Leaven worth. The
men were accompanied or their trip TO
For, Leavenworth by military escort.
The fertilizer from the big remount
station at Camp Dodge is now being
burned because no other way has bean
found for disposng Of II and 1t IS con-
sidered injurious 70 health II left
standing. There ara 9,0oo head OF
horses and nuiee a Camp Dodge and
the manure amounts TO 225 tons daily
Efforts have been made 70 have farm
orS haul il away 20 their farms for
fertilizer but these have not been sue
cessful.
Camp Y. N. c. A. Work.
Camp Secretary, Fred ". Hansen,
-raports OF Y. N c. A. work al Camp
Dodge as follows:
Work IS now being carried on in
eight brigade buildings in barrack at
the remount station, and some work is
being done with a small group of men
stationed a the rife range. Also one
man is giving full time 20 the base hos
pital with several other men helping
daily.
The estimated attendance at or
buildings during December was go 40.
Thirty--hree educational lectures. the
most Of them illustrated. we're given
during the month, There were 4l6 ses-
sions Of educational classes. The 0,en
took books from our building libraries
S.13S times Seventeen thousand nins
hundred men participated IN recrea-
tional sports. One hundred thirty re-
ligious meetings were held, and there
were IT'S sessions Of bible classes. Our
men distributed 8s3 testanents. The
men 1IlUSL dSSh 4OE l-!FS', - nv
passed out in public meeting. There
were 1892 interviews about the Chris
tlan life and cur men report - ac-
tual decisions on the part OF rre- ~
live Christian life. We held 50 social
entertainments. and 1870 moving picture
shows. Our men estimate that ap-
proximately $50, 900 letters were writ
ten in our buildings, which is an az
erage Of 5000 per day. More than
520.O 600 worth of express n oney orders
were sold. We find that this Is good
way 70 help the boys save their money
1.-THE above figures do not tell the
whole story, Of course but they are an
Indication Of the WORK being done. Ou1
work has been broken into a good dea'
by the transfer Of troops 70 other
camps. Owing 70 Christmas leaves
etc. this was really a light month with
us in the mater Of activities.