The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-09-12

while quartered in tents are also
experiencing the discomforts Of
vaccination against small pox
and incubation against typhoid
fever.
Colonel Bennett Commander.
Col. VIM. C. Bennett, COM
manding the Second infantry,
now stationed here, assumed
command of the entire camp on
Monday, relieving Col. VIM.
Newman, commander of the de-
pot brigade, who has been in
charge of the camp since the
88th division left. It is expect
ed that Colonel Bennett is short
ly to receive promotion to the
rank of brigadier general and
will command one Of the infan-
try brigades Of the 10Th divi-
sion.
War Official is Visitor at Camp.
F. C. Keppel, the third as
sistant secretary of war, was at
Camp Dodge the past week on
army affairs. No announcement
has been made Of the reason for
his visit, but it is understood it
concerns the disposition Of con-
s~cientious DIRECTORS, many, Of
whom are here.
A call for 148 limited service
men to act as clerks in the Of
fees of the state headquarters
and district, local and medical
advisory boards was received
from the provost marshal gen.
eral by Adjutant General Lash
err Monday. The men wanted
under this call are class / regis
trants who have been placed in
group C owing to such physical
defects as unfit them for gener-
al military service. They will
entrain for this camp on Sept.
7. At the camp they will re-
ceive uniforms and "a course of
instruction in army regulations
and other matters to qualify
them for their work. After
that they will be assigned to the
various boards in the state
where they are needed. The
quota, called for was based on a
plan to supply one man to each
state headquarters, the district,
local and medical advisory
boards. If this number is not
deemed necessary by the officer
in charge of state headquarters,
the number may be cut down by
him.
Live Eagle is on Way to Dodge.
A live eagle has been offered to
this camp, the gift Of a man
named Sheffield, living in New
Mexico. The adjutant wrote a
letter to him accepting the gift
and the eagle will soon be on it's
way. One live eagle is already
here, the mascot Of the 163rd
depot brigade.
Big Enlargement of Fort Hos
pital Soon.
Remodeling of old buildings
and construction Of q number of
new hospital buildings will. be
started at the reconstruction
hospital at TT. Des Moines. The
present institution will be en-
larged to accommodate 1000 pa
TENTS. Lieut.. Col. Alexander
Cooper, after a two day confer
ence with government construc-
tion authorities and contractors,
refused to divulge any of the
details of the proposed enlarge
ment until plans have been ap::
proved at Washington. It has
been learned, however, that the
cost Of improvements now con-
templated will be in excess Of a
quarter million dollars; that a
number Of buildings now unused
will be remodeled and that the
staff at the hospital will be dou-
bled. About 200 nurses and 100
doctors will be added to the
force, under present plans. Con-
struction work viii begin inn
mediately when word comes
from Washington that plans
have been approved. Attending
the conference here were Mai.
j. Laist from the quarter,
master generals Office, Wash
ington; Capt. Dudley Montgom-
cry, constructing quartermaster,
1T. Des Moines; Capt, ShugeFt,
constructing q~uarternaster d