The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-08-08

licies how their allowance is to
be disposed Of in case Of death.
], thletic Training Been Best.
So. soldiers in the 88th di-
W Socx mp Dodge have had
more training along
recreatio11a. athletic lines
than soldiers ii any post in the
United States. This is the opin-
ion expressed by F. w. Marvel,
member Of the war departments S
commission on training camp ac-
tivities, who is at camp this week
to study the methods which have
been adopted. According to Mr..
Marvel the athletic work and re-
creational systems as organized
by Capt. John L. Griffith, di-
vision athletic director, are the
best in the country. He also
has high praise for the camp as
regards it's situation, construc-
tion and development. paved
streets and sidewalks looked
good to me-" he said, "and the
way the camp is kept is much
better than many Of those / have
visited" To Captain Griffith,
aided by the regimental and
company athletic officers belongs
the credit for placing the 88th
division at the top of the estima-
tion of the commission on train
ing camp activities. Captain
Griffith has worked unceasing-
ly in the development of the
work. With Sergeant Earl Cad
dock, worlds champion wrestler,
a member of the headquarters
troop, and Mike Gibbons, worlds
champion middleweight pugilist,
Captain Griffith has worked out
a system Of hand to hand fight
ing which has attracted the at
tention of officers all over the
country and is being considered
favorably by war department Of
ficials for a part of the regular
schedule of training for all ma
tional army fighters. The value
of athletics in training soldiers
has been made of maximum val
ue here.
Men Must Pay Their Debts.
Before leaving this camp all
men have been requested to pay
all debts that may have been con-
tracted since their entrance into
the army. Gen. Beach, COM
manding officer, has made it
clear because in a communication
to the men the general impresses
upon them the Importance of
paying all debts before the di-
vision is ordered to France. He
says the payment of bills is a
requirement of military service
which every soldier must meet.
Those who try to evade payment
will feel military discipline, the
general promises.
Service Provided For War Fam
lilies.
Soldiers of the 88th division
who are expected soon to 20 ov-
erseas, are urged in division or
ders to take advantage of the
home service provided by the
Red Cross, which looks after the
families left behind by the fight
ers. Any soldier who fears that
his family is in trouble, the or
der says, should appeal at once
to the service. Relations be-
tween home service and families
are confidential" the order says.
Expert information about laws,
medical care, spiritual comfort,
and in fact every service which
can be rendered to the family of
the soldier is given by this
branch of the Red Cross.
Goes to Prison For Fifteen Years
Andrew Prince, aged Is. of
Hopkins, Mimi, has been tried
by a general court martial and
sentenced to prison at Ft. Leav-
enworth, Kan, where he will
serve 15 years because be refus-
ed to sign the Necessary docu-
ments that would have inducted
him into the National army. He
is q conscientious ebjector" and
with a sneer he bade this camp
farewell and under an armed
guard boarded q train for the
place Of Incarceration. First
Lieut.. Carl J. Zobel Of Duluth,
has been tried by q general court
martial for being absent from his
organization without leave, and
reprimanded by the commanding
general.
Formation Of q New Division.
Everything points to the for-l