The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-19

mander in general orders is
sued Saturday. For the first
time since early last spring pro
vision has been made and a
schedule by which soldiers NAV
to Des Moines for q half
day each week arranged.
Hospitals Crowded.
While there are no epidemics
at the camp it is not to be won
dered at that there are MANY
sick men. To take thirty Or
thousand men away from
comfortable homes and subject
them to tent experiences and
barrack Inconvenience natural-
ly causes many cases Of sickness.
The basehospital is well filled
and it has been necessary to look
elsewhere for accommodations
for those suffering from chronic
cases. Fifty patients from the
base hospital were transferred
to Fl. Des. Moines Tuesday on
account Of the crowded condi-.
ton of the camp.
New Hostess House to be Omen
ed Soon.
The new hostess house at the
south end Of camp will be opened
within a week and will no doubt
as indispensable to that area.
Miss Ribinson, the executive
has been here prepar-
ing for the beginning Of the
work. Her staff will arrive the
first of the week, all trained
from the East. This is
especially for colored people.
The Morning Call.
The time for arousing the men
in the morning has been post
poned from 5:45 a. n. to 6:15 a.
and reveille from 5:55 to 6:25
thus allowing them thirty min
utes more Of bung fatigue each
Drill, which formerly started
at z o'clock sharp lis now COM
menced at 7:5O, but the pleas
ing mess calls at noon and eve
ming are still at the same time,
II moon call being at IL o'clock
and the evening call at $50 p.
Immediately after retreat.
No Bed Bugs Wanted.
All bugs located about any of
the bedding must be reported to
Major Read, camp sanitary in
spector, as a census Of these
pets, as well as all others must
be kept.
Officers have been ordered to
inspect their beds, bedding and
quarters for the presence of bed
bugs, and if found report the
number of building and room to
Major Read.
Soldiers Go to Pen.
Because he feigned illness and
refused to allow medical officers
to examine him, or to do any
work, Private f. D. Penick, Pet
ersburg, ILL.,, member Of the de-
pot brigade, has been sentenced
to 10 years at hard labor in the
disciplinary barracks at Fl. Lea
venworth.
The court martial which tried
Penick, sentenced him to Is
years, but this was reduced to
10 years by the reviewing au-
thorities. Private James E..
Thompson of st. Louis, Mo-, a
member of the depot brigade,
has been sentenced to one year
in the disciplinary barracks, at
ter being found guilty Of using
narcotics and of disorderly con-
duct while ID Des Moines July
26.
: Private Max Pawlowski Of
Duluth, Mimi, was found guilty
Of desertion, when tried by a
general court martial recently.
He was sentenced to five years
in the federal prison, but the re-
viewing authorities held that the
court failed to show that Paw
lowski deserted, disapproved the
sentence and findings, and re-
stored the soldier to duty.
1sport o1Jths Condition Of
THE crTuRMS hank or o1EElE1
At Omemee. In the State OF North
Dakota, at the close OF business Aug.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts -----$ 8b,l4O.l5
O~verdrafts, secured and UNI
secured S4.oS
Warrants, stocks, tax cert1n-
Gates, claims, etc. ---.---------- as0z6.64
Banking house. furniture m
fixtures 1,v06.5S
Other real estate ...- 3,896.76
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