New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1918-02-20
EVERYTHING READY
FOR INCOMING ME
MAKING READY FOR CONNIE
OF ANOTHER BIG ARMY
AT CAMP DODGE
EXPECT THAT AERO SCHoM-
WILL BE ESTABLISHED
AT IOWA CAMP

These are busy times among the d.
GERS and men of the 88th division If
the National Army. Getting ready En
the $4,000 men who are to reach hen
from the 23rd to the 18th Of this nnszxk
requires considerable changing ana
transferring. The empty barracks are
being placed in readiness. An msrE
ual occurrence will be the two weeks
quarantine OF the new men before they
will be assigned to regiments ,or d.
Visions Upon the arrival sof the re-
cruits each will be vaccinated tyie.
once for small pox and once for typhola
fever. Vaccination for small Tuck M
familiar to everybody, but not SO with
the treatment for warding off tphad.
What is known as the dual treatment
is required. This is to prevent ty
phoid fever and para-typhoid. WheA
the injections were administered
parately, 81 days were required ts anM
the soldier before he reached the nm
munity stage. By giving him The
combined serum he will be ready fzr
hard work after 10 days. A nemhH
OF the 352d infantry tells how It fEE
after vaccination. He says that WE
were vaccinated for small pex and m
oculated for typhoid both at once. N1Is
double dose made some of the boys
quite i'll but / felt no bad effects be-
You'd a painful and swollen arm. 1n
surgeon gave us each two small SCI
ed tubes of typhoid vaccine to cmrY
with us for the next 2 doses.' UpsR
medical officers will fall the malordy
Of the work, due to the order that tiK
men are to be quarantined for 1--WE
weeks, to safeguard the remainder dE
the division from contagious diseases
that might be brought here by cariszs.
Lieut.. Col. j. R. Shook, division SUE
geon, has recommended to WashingfHn
that the men be placed in portions ii
barracks now occupied, declaring a1sy
can be segregated in such manner al
to make the quarantine complete
Training of the final increment VIZ
not be held back during two the wEas
they spend in quarantine. .Dfh1E
have plans to drill men as soon as the
preliminary examination is complete.
AS this training will be given out If
doors, there is no danger Of carTiEzx
of disease innoculating others, and the
men can still be learning rudiments If
the life Of soldier.
| =, Description of a Barrack-
The front door, which is on the eak
side of the long building, leads inha =
large hall. On the right of the hal, II
the mess hall containing 10 stationary
tables each seating Is men. At the
north Of the dining room, behind leng
counter is the kitchen which is equip
ped with two 1O-hole ranges, an R
box, two pantries, etc. On the kH GE
the main hall as you enter is the ~
derly's room for use of the fra H
geant and company clerk. Next 10 u
is a supply room. The remainder IL
the space on the left is devoted to ssn
large room intended originally az 4
recreation room, but which is given To
the sergeants, of which there are rs
to a company. The broad stairway IA
the main hall leads to the second story
which is the sleeping quarters Of che
company. The only furniture On Tins
floor is the cots and bedding and thsEE
large furnace heaters. There are Eve
heaters on the first floor, IN :addftIliaen
to the cook ranges. There are many
windows along each side Of the fzE.
racks and two strings Of electric kgfE
bulbs along each ceiling. The wish
room and shower bath of 10 ahDzex.
lis to; be found in small building 1t
the back Of the barracks. This bu7d
ing has concrete floor. Each banaek
accommodates $50 men.
More Men Break Rules
Found guilty Of committing one q
the most serious offenses in militzy
life, that of going to sleep whik ssn
guard duty, Private Christopher H
McEvers, Company c, ss7th aEaehne
Gun battalion, has been sentenced =
six months at hard labor with EuE-
fixture Of pay. The maximum penalty
on the charge is death. :Seargeaatslzia
Jacobs Of Rock Mand, member e
Company G, 349th Infantry, received =
sentence of three months and In.
feiture of two-thirds Of his pay. air. =
being found guilty Of having inteIe
ing liquor on his person. He was ~
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