Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-05-15
SIGNALING WORK
| IS IMPORTANT
Few Farmer. are Furloughed,
Bakers Wanted. English i.
Taught. Life at Camp Dodqe.

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Divisional Headquarters. SSth Divi-
sion National Army, Camp Dodge, Des
Moines, Iowa, May 10, 1915
Burroughs have been granted to $50
| men that they may work on farms dur
ing the rush of the planting season.
| These men have gone on farms in ILL.,
nois, Minnesota, North Dakota and Iowa
and were given this respite from mill
| tary duty upon the recommendation of
| the local boards in the states represent
ed at the camp. 1t was shown the war
| department that the matter of growing
crops is the most important duty in
America and the request was made that
furloushs be granted men who are versed
IN M 1arm operations atHna No releases are to
cripple military efficiency. The fact that
| only $50 men have been given furlou ghs
out or the thousands who are at the
| scented.
The various activities at the camp
auires the genius who can maninu-
Hte keys
struction is required. Signaling is an
important phase of the work Honing
pigeons PF nso,l must be trained for service:
that give out different colored LIGHTS
all have a part. The whole system of
giving l! and receiving signals and inter
for minds that are trained in precision.
quick as a flash to comprehend and
w llE ti1a speed to execute. There
the "G Reyn %s to Of Action is
reasons the signal service is one Of
the most interesting and fascinating
eranG IS Of off, the e. army; A notable
work at Camp Dodge. Men are in this
branch of the service who have been
uraW YIN goG salaries ranging from $4,000
tons ioo9 Thev year from great CORPORA
phases of the work Technical knowi.
edge. with large element of practical
mast tr4in place these men in The
fr9nt Through this department all
ana aIt 1T, the Et, construction of lines and the
posts all call for high class action action.
Every detail of this interesting depart
m mea is being perfected at Camp
such talent as that which will afford
the equipment and carry forward the
IN an right into the very faces
genulty Will open the eyes of the Hun
when once the big battle really opens.
A Chance for Bakers.
p. Lieut.. Jack Fogarty, in charge of
Ranfr 70 company qaap $42. Camp Dodge,
be non-registered men, who are willing
to enter the service Immediately, me
bread baking unit at Camp Dodge is a
marvel OF plan and execution
Cleanliness is the very first requisite
TOT TO? army baking and cooking. The
are scrupulously clean. They would
ov1yiun
men in the unit, though few of them
ever saw the inside of a bakery before
enlistlng in July, take intense inter
est eb;a ana PRIDE ride in their work, and have
Unit No. 321 is officially recognized as
the best bakery unit in the national
army service.
They bake under every condition, in
doors, and in the pen, that they may
be ready for service over there"
1t was here that trench bread was
found to be the very thing needed and
it is now being prepared at all of the
c ca ten7 Trench bread is baked
c IN twelvG h;d Round leaves with a tough
the bread and prevents mould, so that
the bread will keep six months in as
good condition as on the day afte,
baking.
Causes of Pneumonia Discussed.
At the state meeting of the medica
association at Fort Dodge were give1
details of the pneumonia epidemic Al
Camp ID Dodge hse The disease, whose cause
to that at Fort Riley, but the deatf
rate at Camp Dodge, while very high
vas vas not R; as great at that at Camp Pike
Joseph l.. Miller, M. o. r. c., Chicago
told the convention.
, Every known precaution was taken
Major Miller said to prevent spread
at the camps he referred to, he add
ed; there was one nurse for every
seven patients and there were no com
plants from soldiers or their parents
Want to Learn English.
Soldiers at Camp Dodge who are o,
foreign birth and who cannot speal
cial instructions in reading, writing
. 200 special classes viii be formed b,
The Strange feature of this condi
, ton rests in the fact that many of thu
men who cannot speak or read Eng
born rgh here in
using foreign tongue. There are
: French. Norwegian, Poles, Russian:
and Germans in the motely throng
learn the English language says tina,
> he was educated at a church school il
Minnesota, the preacher being the
er things that the use Of the English
. language was degrading and that Coo
would not answer prayers delivered iI
that language.
Camp Dodge has become virtually g
university. Men are so anxious fol
lessons in typewriting, French, Eng
fish, even animal husbandry,. that thu
cational department are being taxed
to the limit: More than $500 enlisted
men and officers are now enrolled ir
7 the Y: M. c. A. educational classes
| n q
by A. c.. Trowbridge,- educational sec
rotary. Company clerks and others il
army clerical work are taking type
tional demands, Secretary Trowbridge
! has had to increase his staff and Is
hoping to acquire number Of paid
teachers. At present eight profession
al teachers are employed and others
are selected from among the enlisted
men and officers. Twelve hundred me1
from the ranks OF the military police
ton and sanitary trains are attending
conducted by the Y. M. G. A: These
men are much interested in the prop
er care of their horses
Pro-aerman Suspect Under Arrest.
sergt; Maj. Frank 3. Davis, was ar ar
, was formerly with the intelligence of
: seems that he enlisted Under an as
in name was investigated and intelli
gence officers believe he has been en-
gagged in pro-German activities. HI
= was transferred to this camp wher!
his movements were closely watched
Investigation is being had and he ma!
be able to show that his assumed nam
: was for other purposes: A furths
charge of attempted desertion ha
been brought.
Prices Must BE Right.
: The war department. does not pro