The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06
CAMP DODGE NEWS NOTES
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laws and regulations. An order issued
from divisional headquarters states
that purchasing, receiving of accept
ing liquor from b%ootleggers, or having
liquor in their possession, shall be
construed to mean a violation of laws
and regulations and that trial by
courts martial will follow if it is
shown that any soldier has been con-
Injected with such practice. Organiza-
|IItion commanders are to held respon-
||lsible for compliance with the order
|ITThe order is taken to mean that a
hmore strict policy in dealing with SOL
kdiers who are known to take a nip
IHhow and then, or who become intoxi-
will be adhered to. For sew
Neral weeks there has been a n~oticeably
|lsmall number of soldiers taken to the
military police headquarters on charge
lof intoxication. Practically all these
men have obtained what liquor they
drank outside of the five mile zone
which surrounds the camp.
Belgian Soldiers Here.
Great enthusiasm marked the visit
of $50 Belgian soldiers on their way
from Siberia to France, coming by
way of San Francisco. A reception,
parade, and all kinds of enthusiastic
demonstrations greeted the visitors,
The soldiers we're accompanied by a
notable representative from each Of
the allied nations.
There was Maj. Osterrieth, head Of
the Belgian high commission in Wash
ington; H. C. Whitley, secretary of the
Belgian high commission; Command
ant Rose and his wife and son; Cap
tain Won Hecke, Lieutenant Van der
Donckt and fifteen other officers rep
resenting Belgium.
France was represented by Captain
Podevin, grim visaged leader of the
ALPINE chasseurs who won fame at
Verdun.
Lieutenant Garibaldi, the nephew
of the famous general of the same
name, was Italy's representative.
Capt. Sir Worth Lethbridge, men,
Der of the military staff which came
Ito the United States with Ambassa-
dor Reading, represented Great Brit
ain.
Americas escort for the party was
composed of Col. w. c. Short, Capt.
Il. s. HOODS, Lieuts. L. D. Coughlan
and Edmund Lyman Of the Three
Hundred Fifteenth United States cav
airy, stationed at Preside, Cal.
Pigeons Turned Loose.
A coop of carrier pigeons was brot
to the city from Camp Dodge the 9TH
er day and the birds turned loose from
the roof of a HISTORY building. The
fowls circled around for a time, get
ting their bearings and then made a
Decline for the camp, 13 miles dis
tant. They reached their pigeon-roost
in just Is minutes. Several towns in
Iowa have been delegated IS pigeon
stations. Denison is n Of them. This
town in western Iowa has been a sta
ton for some years, birds having been
sent by express from Chicago on sew
eral occasions and upon being turned
loose lost no time in getting back, a
distance of wei $50 miles. In train
ing pigeons they are first taken short
distances and this is gradually enlarg-
ed so that 600 or more miles is not
considered too long a distance the
fowls to find their way back home. The
officers of the signal corps r sending
out notices warning everybody not to
shoot flying pigeons because they may
be ones that belong to the department.
Each pigeon has an aluminium clasp
attached to it's left leg, bearing the in
scription, U. S. A. or U. S. N. and a
serial number. A recent act Of con-
gress makes it a crime to kill these
birds.