The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-01-01
HOLIDAYS AT
CODY NOT LIKE
THE REAL THING
Gifts No Longer Excite
North Dakota Men,
Writes Lisbon Boy

The holidays at Camp Cody. N.
M. where the North Dakota military
hospital unit is in training. are not
suggestive of Christmas, and gifts
no longer excite the boys, according
TO a letter received by. The Fargo
Forum from Dallas A Barber. Lis
bon, member of the unit.
Mr.. Barber says that 1t is so warm
that 1t seems almost impossible to
imagine 1t Is cold at home, and that
shirt sleeves are none too comfort
able in the day time.
A special unit has been formed,
Mr.. Barber writes, which lis to pro-
coed the hospital units to France
and several North Dakota boys have
volunteered.
Sports, Mr.. Barber adds, are fill
ing a big place in camp life.
Mr.. Barber's letter follows:
The holidays at Camp Cody are
not at all suggestive of Christmas,
to the boys from North Dakota. We
are getting presents daily, and the
time has come when candy and 9TH
er eatables do not excite the boys.
The weather is so warm that it is
hard for us to imagine that It is so
cold at home. During the day we are
still comfortable in our shirt sleeves,
but the nights are beginning to be
sharp.
There has been quite great deal
OF sickness in camp for the past few
weeks. The measles, pneumonia and
other winter ailments are visiting
the camp. Owing to this, several OF
our men are now detailed over at
the base hospital, where they aid in
the work Of caring for the sick.
We have not had great deal of
George Blake, of Lisbon, underwent
an operation for appendicitis some
time ago, and is now at his duties
again. Apparently he is as strong as
ever. Sergeant Tom Campbell, of
Lisbon, is again in the ranks after
spending five weeks at the base hos
pital. He contracted typhoid,
(the only case on record in the
camp, but succeeded in throwing
1t off successfully. He spent a long
five weeks of it and he is as glad to
get out Of the hospital as we are to-
see him out.
A company has been formed which
will precede the division to France.
It will oversee the placing Of the
camp, etc. Men have been picked out
Of many of the companies, and many
have volunteered to go. A. e. Base
bean Of Enderlin, and Francis e.
Wright of Cando are the men going
from this company. They have NOV
ed to new quarters at division head
quarters, and from now on will not
be associated with this company.
Athletics form large part Of the
camp activities now. In a large
abandoned reservoir a stadium has
been built and each Saturday aft
ernoon they offer a special feature
Of some sort to the soldiers. Last
Saturday they put on a boxing
match which was unusually good for
an amateur bout. Jack Racer, an en-
listed man, and a former boxing
partner for Packy Mcfarland, boxed
an eight-round match with (Benn)
Steumer also an enlisted man. Racer
showed unusual ability and science
but as he was outweighed and out
reached he was forced to quit in the
eighth round. The bout was declar-
ed a no-decision bout
Association or soccer football, and
indoor baseball are also popular
games. Today, which is Saturday, we
played the Minnesota field hospital
a game Of association football. We
played for an hour and were forced
to quit without a score as we were
so evenly matched that neither side
could score. s...
Camp Cody is able to put out a !
football team and q baseball team
which are second to none in the
southwest or perhaps in the country. |
Both teams have recently represent |
ed Cody against Camp Bliss, and |
both had little difficulty in bringing |
home the bacon.
It is these activities which help |
make camp life enjoyable, and which |
serve to strengthen the unity be- |
tween the men. Men who play sue |
together are in a better
position to fight together when they
get into the big game "over there"
DALLAS A. BARBER. I