The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-03-21

tai but a very short time, when they
are taken by the evacuation ambulance
es back to this hospital and from there
after being attended, most of them
go to the base.
Another Call for Selected Men.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
has issued a decree that the next in
crement of selected men will be called
about April LIST. In view Of the re-
cent draft made upon Iowa and Min
nesota these two states will be ex-
empted, but North Dakota and that
part of Illinois that belongs to the
18th c%antonment will be expected to
make up their full quota. 1t is es-
timated that 5000 men from the two
states will be required. 1t is expect
ed that transfers at Camp Dodge will
be made in the meantime that will
make available plenty of room for
the new army. Several train loads of
well drilled men have left Camp
Dodge within the last few weeks, but
nobody here knows their destination.
Eight men were sentenced to the
penitentiary the past week. They are
all from Minnesota. Allen Broms, a
socialist lecturer, was sentenced to
serve 20 years at hard labor in the
Federal ~penitentiary at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. The others were sem
fenced to twenty-five years at hard
labor. The men upon their arrival at
Camp Dodge refused to obey orders
or to recognize any officer as their SUI
perior. They claimed the United
States had no authority over them.
They were tried for wilfull disobe-
dience of orders. George L .Seigel, a
member of the Minnesota legislature,
represented them. They made no at
tempt to deny the charge. The court
martial found them guilty and impos-
ed the sentences, which were approx
ed by General Plummer. All are
members of the Young socialist party.
They refused to register in June and
were tried in the Federal courts and
sentenced to eight months in prison.
After they had served part of the
time, their sentences were committed
and they were sent to Camp Dodge.
Besides Broms, the following were
sentenced: William S. Trestler, chief
clerk of Wells, Fargo and company;
Morris Kammon, natura1ized Russian
Jew; Richard A. Carlson, n%aturalized
Swede; Nickolaus Unger, Hungarian;
Gunnard Johnson; Axel w. Carlson
and Carl w. Johnson, Swedes, who
have declared their intentions of be-
coming citizens.
Birds and Beasts in War.
In a recent visit among a bunch Of
officers at Camp Dodge I was told
the important part birds and beasts
play in wal. Of course everybody
knows of the army mule and they
know the important part horses play,
but how many people ever stop to con-
slider that dogs r as thoroughly
trained for guard duty as are men.
They supplement the vigilence of the
lonely guard of a dark night in a most
helpful way. In the trenches the men
have canaries and guinea pigs. These
are used to detect the presence of
gas. 1t acts upon them quicker than
it does on men. A canary spreads
it's wings and shows unmistakable
signs of distress before the men de-
tect the presence of the deadly gas.
A guinea pig falls over in a swoon as
soon as it gets the first sniff of gas.
I have spoken before of carrier pi-
geons. These birds fly at the rate of
a mile a minute and fly so high that
the best marksman fails to get them.
Half of a million Of these birds have
in use in this a Every regiment
going into battle has a supply Of
these birds so that in case they are
cut off from division headquarters it
will be possible to release some of
these fowls carrying important mes
sages. These messages are placed in
an aluminium capsule and fastened to
a ring that clamps the leg of the
bird. Pigeons are supplied with gas
masks 70 that they r always ready
for duty. Pigeons, canaries and gum
ca pigs are utilized in the various
trench maneuvers and drills at Camp
Dodge.
Economy is Practiced.
A number of power clipping outfits
have been ordered and upon the arriv-
al of suitable weather all horses and
mules will be clipped. The hair thus
secured will be placed in waterproof
receptacles and stored in a dry, we'll
ventilated place until shipment is or
dered. The hair is used for padding
and is of great value at this time.
Within the domain of the canton
ment are Ats acres of choice land
available for gardens. General Plum
mer in orders issued specified that
regimental and separate organizations
make necessary arrangements to plant
their gardens. A requisition has been
made for funds to purchase seed and
tools. The work to be done in the
gardens will be accomplished by mem
bers Of the organizations to whom
the gardens belong.
T.ihorfv Rnnds ROuuht m tho Install.