The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1918-07-10
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used for maneuvering purposes and
an artillery range.
Geographically, Camp Pike is well
situated. 1t is near enough to Little
Rock and North Little Rock to be
convenient, and the transportation
facilities are excellent. The railroad
runs frequent schedule and the
| fare, until recently 25 cents a round
trip, has been increased to "a cents
each way.
Dodge Iowa Mud.
The soil is light and porous, and
! mud is practically unknown. The
| surface dries within few hours
after the hardest rains. During long
dry spells, however, the dust is
troublesome, but this has been prac-
| tically obviated by oiling the parade
| grounds as well as the streets and
avenues.
Mosquitoes are almost unknown. A
| complete and thorough anti-malaria
| campaign was inaugurated before the
completion of the camp and has been
| pushed vigorously since. ALI streams
in the cantonment zone have been
! Strengthened and canalized, the brush
cut away and standing water elimi-
mated.
There exists a strong cooperation
between the camp on the part Of
Little Rock and North Little Rock.
A soldiers club has been established
on Main street and tea is served each
Saturday afternoon by local society
women. The club is open at all
times, but the Saturday teas have
become most popular Sunday con-
certs and entertainments are given
free in local theaters and in City
park.
No Vice District.
The segregated district was abol-
ished in both Little Rock and North
Little Rock several years ago, and
both civil and military police are &C
tive in keeping down vice. The United
States public health service several
months ago established free clinic
which has features probably not du-
plicated in any other American city.
A detention home has been establish
ed in which all women, transients and
undesirables, are held and treated for
disease. A very small per cent of So
cial disease at Camp Pike is through
contact in Little Rock or North Lit
tie Rock.
For the mems amusement there is
the Liberty thea ire, the camp library,
ten Y. NJ. C. A buildings, two 24-table
pool rooms and the Knights of Co
lumbus building. A hostess house OPP
Grated by the Y. W. c.. A. is a pop
ular gathering place.
Forty States Represented.
The Eighty-seventh division was
formed for training at Camp Pike,
and the officers began arriving late
in August. The first draft quotas re-
ported for duty in September, COM
ing from Arkansas, Alabama, Louis
lana and Mississippi. Later transfers
were made from the Eighty-seventh
division organizations to other dlyi-
sions, and the vacancies left were fill
ed by transfers from other national
army divisions, Camp Dodge among
them. This caused diversified geo
graphical distribution and at one time
the division was composed of men
from forty states.
Orders were received from Wash
ington last month authorizing the es-
tablishment of a replacement camp,
and the Eighty-sevenh division de-
parted. The One Hundred and Sixty
second depot brigade, the officers
training camp and the remount depot
remain, however, and Iowans are in
each of these organizations.
Officers Camp.
The officers training camp, the
fourth of the series, has recently been
changed to the central infantry Of
ficers' training camp, intended for the
training of infantry officers from the
entire central department Ali artil-
lery and machine gun students were
transferred to other camps, and a
transfer of infantry students here has
begun. Last week ga students and
81 second lieutenants, all negroes,
were received from the Camp Dodge
training school, The school will be
continuous and it's personnel in time
will reach 5000.
At present the replacement camp is
the major organization. Troops now
arriving as selectmen are placed first
in the depot brigade, where they are
equipped and quarantined, going in
about fourteen days to the replace
ment camp which has been formed on
the same principles as an infantry
division. There is a difference, how
ever in that the personnel of the re-
placement camp organizations is I'M
permanent. The units are subject to
Immediate transfer at any time when
ever needed to fill up gaps in other
CARNATIONS.
The future Of Camp Pike at present
&c uncertain. It is possible that one
of tbe new divisions now proposed
will be trained here.
The complete barrack system here
now is adequate for the housing of
an ana man