The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-05-16

on charges Of desertion. Ten years
at hard labor in the federal prison at
Ft. Leavenworth, was the sentence
given by general court martial to
Private Herschel Rehmann of Salt
Lake City, Utah, who was found to be
guilty of desertion. Private Frank E.
Carlson of st. Paul, Mimi, member Of
the 350th infantry at Camp Dodge, has
been tried by general court martial
for refusing to obey the command Of
Colonel H. J. Price, regimental COM
to sign enlistment and quail
fcation cards. He was sentenced to
10 years in the federal prison at Fort
Soldiers Anxious to Learn.
Camp Dodge has become virtually
q university. Men are SO anxious for
lessons in typewriting, French, Eng
lish, even animal husbandry, that the
facilities of the army Y. M. c. A. edu-
cational department are being taxed
to the limit. More than $500 enlist
ed men and officers are now enrolled
in the Y. M. C. A. educational classes,
according to a report issued recently
by A. c. Trowbridge, educational Sec
retary. Company clerks and others in
army clerical work are, taking type
writing lessons. To meet the edu-
cational demands, Secretary Trow-
bridge has had to increase his staff
and is hoping to acquire number Of
paid teachers. At present eight pro-
fessional teachers are employed and
others are selected from among the en-
listed men and officers. Twelve hun
dred men from the ranks of the mill
tary police, the remount station and
the ammunition and sanitary trains
are attending classes in animal hus-
bandry being conducted by the Y. M.
C.. A. These men are much interested
in the proper care of their horses.
Activities of the Y. M. G. A.
Secretary Fred N. Hansen has made
his report for March. 1t shows the
large place the Y. M. c. A. is filling
in army circles. The total attendance
at Y. M. c. A. buildings for the month
was 355,065. In the same time there
were fifty-eight educational lectures
held in the eight buildings; 1,065 ses-
sions of educational classes; 9,O62
books circulated from the libraries and
401 religious meetings. There were
1928 sessions of Bible classes within
the month. Entertainments during the
month aside from the moving picture
shows numbered 164, and there were
1O8 moving picture showsc, The desks
for letter writing, for which paper,
pencils, pen and ink and envelopes are
furnished by the Y. M. C. A. is by no
means the least popular phase Of the
service of the Y. M. C. A. During the
month there were AL, ,450 letters writ
ten in the buildings. Money order
sales amounted to 27,128.57 during
the month. In ten days when the new
recruits were shipping home their CT
william clothing, the Y. M. c. AS fur
nished $50 worth of wrapping paper,
helped the men to bundle up their old
clothes and weighed and addressed
hundreds of packages for the men.
The whole cost of all this service to
the men Of the division cost only fifty
cents per man per month.
No Divorce While in Service.
BY virtue of law passed by the
37th general assembly men in the
service of their country are exempt
from all litigation, the limitation ex-
tending to six months after being dis
charged from the army. A soldier at
Camp Dodge was served with notice
issued by an attorney that his wife
would ask for a divorce at an ap-
preaching term of court. The attorney
for the soldier Immediately invoked
the stipulation of the new law. Up to
that time nobody had thought that the
enactment related to matters other
suits to collect debts and to enforce
contracts, but the new order was up
held by the court. No divorces until
the war ends.
Health Condition Greatly Improved.
Reports from the base hospital are
to the effect that conditions are much
better. The number of deaths the
past week from pneumonia was much
smaller than previous weeks and it is
believed the disease is well under
control. It is treated at the hospit4
as contagious and visitors are exclud-
ed. Placards prominently displayed
give notice of the wards where such
patients are confined. In many cases
mothers have come to the camp to be
with their afflicted boys. These peo-
pie wear medicated bandages on their
mouths and noses so that sterilized
air only can enter the lungs. About
300 patients suffering with various
ailments have been transferred to the
government hospital at Fort Des
Moines. The additions to the base
hospital are completed and are occu-
pied. The grounds about the building
the being sodded and planted to
shrubbery and flowers. The Red Cross
wants vases for the base hospital. A
call was sent out some time ago for
donations Of flower vases, in order
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