The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-04-04
CAMP DODGE
NEWS NOTES
New Additions to the Iowa Canton-
ment Are Being Made.-The Men
Are Worked to the Limit Learning
the Art of War.
CALLED FOR SPECIAL SERVICE.
Jewish Soldiers Observe Passover
Week. - Complaint in Receiving
Family Allotments.-Takin Out
Life Insurance.

IdMIy uOtmeHtSs-1 aklnR Out
Life Insurance.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, April 8, 1918.
The past week was enlivened by the
coming of 5000 new men from Illinois,
and North Dakota and 1900, negroes
from Alabama. The negro regiment
in camp is part of the ninety-second
division. The newcomers will form q
part of the provisional regiment which
officers say may form part of an
other division. Four boards of four
teen examining surgeons and forty
clerks were stationed in barracks ad-
jacent to the mastering office. Each
one of the fourteen examined the re-
cruit for certain defect. There were
twelve specialists stationed at the bar
racks to consider the doubtful cases.
In this manner 1900 recruits were
handled in single day. Those found
physically fit were vaccinated for
smallpox, received typhoid incubation
and had their finger prints taken at
once. They were assigned to the de-
pot brigade or the supply station for
other units of the division to be called
as needed. Lieut.. Paul Kerfoot and
thirty members of the second Min
nesota artillery of st. Paul, preferring
to take their chances in the national
army to being held at home awaiting
orders, have arrived at Camp Dodge
and were mustered into service.
Lieut.. Kerfoot was assigned to the
quartermaster's corps and the balance
went to the Three Hundred Forty
ninth and Three Hundred Fiftieth in
fantry. The Second Minnesota was
authorized by the war department
and organized at the outbreak of the
war; A decision from Washington
was asked. Instead of waiting for a.
decision whether ornot they were sub.
ject to draft, they packed up, said
goodbye to the Second Minnesota and
came on. The work of training men in
every branch of war service has been
pushed vigorously since spring wealth
er put in an appearance. Artillery
and rifle practice are being featured
and the men are worked to the limit
and they are thoroughly enjoying the
diversified stunts that give variety
and zest to the undertaking. Experts
skilled in some particular branch of
service, many of them British and
French officers who have seen active
service in the trenches, have large
classes in training. Bayonet practice,
throwing of grenades, gas demonstra-
tions in addition to the military rou-
tine that is carried forward combine
interest and instruction in such a man.
ner as to drive dull care away.
Men Called For Special Service.
Drafted men from four states, H.
| linois, Iowa, Indiana and Minnesota,
will be called between April 7 and %
to technical schools for training in
specialized branches of modern war
fare. 1t will be the initial mobiliza-
tion under Provost Marshal Gen.
Crowder's plan to greatly increase the
number of skilled mechanics in the
army. The first school will be for
signal corps men. The exact number
to be called during the month has not
been determined. From Iowa 1900
men will be called, and they will be
assigned as follows: Iowa, 100 to
New York University, 400 to Univer-
| sity of Wisconsin,; 500 to the Rahe
Auto and Tractor School at Kansas
City, and 500 to the Sweeney Auto
mobile School, Kansas City.
Another Hostess House.
Work has been begun on the second
hostess house, which is to be located
at the northwest corner of camp, just
across from the base hospital and
south of the nurses quarters. This
house will be very convenient for
women having sick sons in the hospi-.
tai. The present hostess house is
quite little distance from the hospi-.
tai.
Jewish Soldiers Observe Passover
Week. II
While the Catholics were holding a.
great mission at the Knights Of CO..
lumbus hall in commemoration Of
holy week, and while those of the pro-
testant faith were giving attention to-
the sacredness of pre-Easter activities
the Jews were observing the Passover.
sedar, the unique family ceremonial
which ushers in the holiday week Of
Passover, commemorating the iber-s
alton of the ancient Hebrews by Mos
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