The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-18

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Hawk, Lean Elk, Herbert Keepsv1.l
and James Murphy who probably will
go to the headquarters detachment of
the One. Hundred Seventy-fifth bri-
gade.
Proper Salutes Insisted Upon.
Forty-two enlisted men from Camp
Dodge have been confined to the IL
mits of their barracks and drill area
for fifteen days for failure to salute
officers on the streets Of Des Moines.
The matter of salutes has been given
much additional Importance because
of a recent order from the war de-
partment that carelessness and slo-
venness in saluting superiors will not
be tolerated, neither will carelessness
in dress and equipment be excused.
This recent order has greatly improv-
ed the soldiery appearance Of the men.
Making it positive duty to appear
at their best always has an inspiring
effect upon the military bearing Of
the men.
Another st. Paul Stacker Draws Is
Years.
Failure to register, evading the
draft and refusal to serve was res
ponsible for a court martial at Camp
Dodge sentencing Nicholus Ungar, Of
st. Paul, to rs years. Imprisonment
Tuesday. Brig. Gen. r. N. Getty de-
signated Fort Leavenworth as the
place where the sentence will be serv-
ed. Ungar is a combination Of the
socialist and industrial worker Of the
world. He refused to either don the
uniform or obey orders. One of the
men recently sent to prison for a
long term stated on the side that they
will all be liberated after the war is
over, and people get over their ex-
citement. Doubtless this is the way
all Of these fellows view the situa-
tion. Prison to them seems to imply
that they have escaped German bull
lets upon the French front, and there
fore these prison sentences are not
taken seriously by this bunch Of slack
ers. Prison authorities at Fort Leav-
enworth tell them a different story
when they get there. Men who vio-
lated army regulations in time Of
peace while serving in the regular ar
my are serving the full term of SEN
tence. Uncle Sam is hard taskmak-
er when it comes to adequate punish
ment for violation of the rules Of the
army.
Limitation of Shipments to Soldiers.
If the large number of needless ar
ticles sent by relatives and friends
back home to the soldiers at Camp
Dodge is being repeated to the men
who have gone to France it is not
surprising that the war department
was forced to issue drastic orders. In
recent official bulletin the war de-
partment says: sIn future shipments
of any articles to members Of the
American Expeditionary Forces across
the waters will be limited to those
articles which have been requested
by the individual to whom same is
shipped, such request having been ap-
proved by his regiment or higher
commander. Parcel post shipments
will be accepted by the post office
authorities and other shipments by
express or freight companies only on
presentation of the above approved
request in each individual case. An
officer at Camp Dodge told your cor
respondent the other day that no one
would believe how many things are
sent to the soldiers from home that
are absolutely worthless to them in
army life. The officer said that if
the men were off to college these
things would be just what are need
ed but not so in the army.
Women Experts Wanted at the Army
Hospitals.
There is need for about 100 women
psychologists to take the place Of
men in the cantonment laboratories,
the Surgeon Generals Office Of the
United States Army announces. The
service Of the men is demanded for
the hospital units which are going
abroad and their places at the home
cantonments are to be filed by wo-
men. Applications are. arriving from
all the camps, some asking for as
many as nine women. A good prac-
tical knowledge of Clinical pathology
and diagnostic bacteriology is requir-
ed for the work. The present salary
is $72O with maintenance and $1,000
without, with transportation furnish
ed by the government. A few Of the
nurses at Camp Dodge who have had
special instruction and study in this
branch Of hospital service have been
transferred to this particular division.
The salary is better than that re-
ceived by nurse.
Physical Disability Not Cause of
Discharge.
An order from Secretary Of War
Baker has been received at Camp
Dodge ruling that cases Of men ask
ing for discharge because Of physical
disability and who come under the
heading Of border line cases will not
be discharged, but will be held for
service III the United States for such