The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-02-14
CAMP DODGE
NEWS NOTES
Under the call of the Provost Mar
shal, Recently Issued, 1884 Con-
scripts Will be Added to the Pres
ent Increment at Camp Dodge.
MATRIMONY POPULAR.
In Accordance With an Order From
Washington No More Home Cooked
Dainties Will be Allowed the Sol
der Boys at the Camp.

Camp Dodge, Iowa, February 13,
1918.-The long anticipated call has
been issued. Provost Marshal Gem
eral Crowder has issued an order for
the assembling of an army of $4,000
men, during the five day period from
February % to Feb. %; the last in
crement of the first conscripted army,
changed somewhat by the classifica-
tion upon the answers to the ques-
.tionnaires recently submitted. OF
this increment 14,984 men are to re-
port at Camp Dodge. Iowa is to fur
nish 1884 of this number, and Min,
nesota is to provide 5000. Prior to
the present call men from Illinois and
North Dakota have been assigned to
Camp Dodge, but none are summoned
in the present order. It is possible
that these will be sent to camp later.
The Three Hundred Thirty-eighth
field artillery was made up entire
ly Of North Dakota drafted men, and
the Three Hundred Fifty-Second in
fantry took men from eastern coun-
ties in that state. The Three Hun
dred Forty-ninth infantry is recruit
ed from Illinois selects. Whether or
not these units will be filled to their
full strength from the present draft
is not yet known. Instructions have
been received by the officers in charge
just how to proceed and railways have
been instructed to furnish transporta-
tion for the new men. In anticipation
of the coming of the new increment
work on the enlargement of the base
hospital is being rushed with all en-
ergy, zero weather not preventing the
activity Of the large force of carpen-
ters on duty. It is announced at the
camp that everything will be in read
mess for the new army upon its ar
rival. The men will find plenty Of
clothing and plenty of bedding ready
for them. The request is made that
the men come warmly dressed that
they may be comfortable in the in
term between passing the medical
examination and the assignment Of
equipment. The week following the
advent of the new men will furnish
no little excitement among those who
are looking forward to training to
become officers. Orders have been
received providing for examination
for entrance to the military academy
at West Point to such as can quail
fy. The examination will be held on
March 1st and applications must be
be filed by the 28th. Any soldier be-
tween the ages of II and 20 years
who has had two years military e.
perience and can pass the required
examination will be given an oppor-
tunity to enter the military school,
announcement says.
Many Hold Insurance.
Ninety-eight and four-tenths per
cent of all The soldiers at Camp Dodge
are holders of government war risk
insurance policies, it is reported. This
includes the Three Hundred and Six
ty-sixth colored infantry regiment
and the Forty-second United States
infantry, not regularly part of the
Eighty-eighth division. While less in
number than some other divisions in
the country, the Camp Dodge division
stands highest in point of numbers in
sured. The next highest has a per
cent of 90 $40 insured.
Men Comfortably During Extremely
Cold Weather.
| With the visitation of the cold snap
the hope that it will be the last meets
a unanimous endorsement among the
soldier boys. Great care is taken
that the men on guard duty do not
suffer. They are only permitted to
be on one hour at time and they
have been heavily bundled up, head,
ears, hands and feet, unusually well
wrapped up and with heavy overcoats
over warm clothing. The barracks
have been kept warm and comfort
able. Uncle Sam has seen to it that
the men in the army service are not
to suffer for lack of coal and orders
for the army camps have taken pre-
cedence over other orders.
Matrimonial Ventures are Popular.
There seems to he a regular mania
for getting married before the sum-
mons comes for the journey to France.
Matches are made without much re-
gard to future considerations. Many
ceremonies have been performed
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