The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-31
lNCAT FIJI DODGE
Despite the Inclemency Of the Wealth
er Intensive Training Preparatory
for Active Service Continues to
Go On.
NOTED ATHLETES ARE BUSY.
Special Board of Medical Officers Has
Been Appointed to Visit the Prin-
cipal Cities and Towns in North
Dakota.


cipal Cities and Towns in North
Dakota.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, January 80,
1918.-1n spite of wintery weather
every effort is being put forward to
make seasoned soldiers out Of the men
at Camp Dodge. The rifle and artil-
lery practice have given a fresh inn
petus to warlike activities and the
men are devoting their best energies to
the work at hand. The mid-week
half holiday has been withdrawn by
order Of General Getty and now Sat
urday afternoon and Sunday afford
the only time that leaves Of absence
for down town are, granted except
for spcial occasions. TIL officers have
also been given additional duties and
hereafter they must report at z o'clock
in the morning. For those who room
in the city this is an early call and
requires the leaving Of the city at s
o'clock. That means crawling out Of
bed at o'clock. The officers training
school is. q busy adjunct to the activ-
tiles Of the camp and while the work
is strenuous the men are taking hold
Of it with enthusiasm, When the
number Of men at Camp Dodge is tax
ZEN into account the percent of sick
ness per thousand is very small. The
cold weather did not produce the dis
comforting conditions that were pre-
dicted when the barracks were con-
structed. The men are profuse in
thir praise of the comfortable condi-
.tion Of the quarters. The rules are
being drawn little more strict with
each passing day.. The hundreds of
kodaks are idle henceforth. It was
quite the proper thing to pose for q
picture upon the slightest provocation
at first but now the order has been is-
sued that only official photographers
with permits will be allowed to take
pictures. This rule suppresses the
kodak carried by visitors as well as
those in possession Of soldiers. Anoth-
er rule is that no daily records are. to
be kept by the men. The allied armies
is France have received much infor-
nation by perusing dairies taken from
German prisoners or from the pockets
Of the dead. It is to prevent informa-
ton falling into the hands Of the Ger
mans that this order is being rigidly
enforced, therefore the men who are
to come in the next increment will
profit by the experience of those now
here and leave kodaks and diaries at
home. A careful watch is placed ov-
er telegrams sent and received by Of
ficers. They must be sealed when
handed to the messengers and must be
received in the same manner upon
delivered. An official seal very
quickly shews whether. or not there
has been any tampering with the dis
patch. All persons are warned that
the civil law as well as military edicts
prescribe heavy penalties to anyone
who gives out the contents OF any
message to persons not entitled to
them. Every precaution isftaken to
thwart the activity Of spies if such
should be present,
Provost Marshal Crowder has sent
out an amended section Of the law
relating to appeals from local draft
boards to the President. In the past
appeals were sent direct to President
Wilson. Now they must be first sent
to the adjutant general in order that
he may ascertain whether the appeal
is permissible, and appeal papers
made out properly. A registrant can
appeal only where there is 9 dissent
in9 vote by member Of the local
board, and when the appeal papers
are signed by member Of that loc-
"a board, Or by the government ap-
peal agent, both certifying that an
appeal should be made.
Acting upon the assumption that
bad teeth breed disease, dental offic-
ers at Camp Dodge are conducting q
dental survey Of all the men Of the
Eighty-e division. When the
survey Is finished, all men whose
teeth require attention will be- given
appointments and corrections made.
Lieut.. Col. Frank P. Stone, dental
corps, U. s. A., is in charge Of the
dental corps at the camp. Under him
are 36 dental surgeons, assigned 70
the various regimental infirmaries
and seven surgeons at the base hos
pital. Every man at the cantonment
can receive treatment ut either the
reaimenth dental Office or at the hos
pital. Plate work, silver filings. por-
celain and cement filings are fur
nished by the government along with
I'll their modern treatment.
Mike Gibbons Of ST. Paul, the mid
slle weight champion boxer, is about
the busiest man at Camp Dodge. His
boxing classes are large and interest
ino Az frst thought, YOU wonder
whit part boxing has "a preparing
rner Is iieht Well, IL you saw some
of the bayonet drills you would quick-
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