The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-06-06

Columbus and the Y. M. C. A. Other
meetings of the same nature are be-
ing planned to be held in the near
future.
Indians Are Popular.
About as husky a bunch Of men as
one could find is the group Of Indians
now at camp. There are about 100
Of these red men, but no one would
hardly notice them unless attention is
called to. their presence. With their
we'll kept khaki uniforms, their hair
neatly shorn and their general con-
duct not unlike the rest of the men
they do not stand out conspicuously
as members Of distinct race. Most
Of them at a casual glance will pass
for white men, somewhat tanned, Of
course. They are somewhat backward
and seclusive and are not much for
cheap big talk" but they are compan-
ionable fellows when once an acquain-
tance is formed. There some big fel-
low who is inclined to boast Of his
ability to ride any and all kinds OF
horses. One of the white broncho
busters, who used to travel with Buff
falo Bill, was sent to the remount af-
ter one Of the worst bronchos in the
corral and this boastful Indian was to
be given an opportunity to ride it. The
white man made it appear that be was
thrown from the animals back and
this scared the Indian so that he re-
fused to tackle the wild animal. The
result was that number Of robust
fellows tossed the Indian on a large
blanket and he was given what is
known as the blanket degree much
to the merriment of the rest Of the
Indians. The cantonment BARRIERS
have considerable sport among them
selves when Indians come in for bar
bering. They have no whiskers. to
speak Of but in spite of this they IN
sist that they be shaved with unfail-
ing regularity. When it comes to a
hair cut, they are there with the big
nit, or words to that effect.
New Commanding Officer.
Generals Foote and Beach Of this
camp successfully passed their physi-
cal examinations and will accompany
their brigades to France. The failure
of General Getty to pass the physical
test required Of all officers who are to
accompany troops to France will oc-
casion the appointment of a new COM
.manding officer for the Dodge division.
The war department will soon send to
the senate the nomination of a briga-
der general to the rank of major gen.
era1 to command the division. Brig
Gen. w. B. Beach has been designat-
ed acting division commander. Gene
eral Getty has been ordered to Camp
Gordon, Ca, to command a replace
ment unit at that place. The order,
changing commanders, discharges
General Getty from the national army
as result of which he will revert to
the rank Of Colonel in the regular ar
my. Colonel Getty held the rank of
colonel in the regular army for eight
years prior to the United States en-
trance in the the war. This order is
similar to that which relieved Gen.
Plummer from the command Of the
division, discharging him from the ma
tional army, as result of which he
reverted to the rank Of brigadier gen
eral and was assigned to duty at Fort
Sill.
Laws to Protect Soldiers.
Most of the states have enactments
to prevent advantage being taken Of
the men while in the service Of their
country. In previous article it was
told how state law prevented q wife
from bringing suit for divorce while
her husband is in the army. Now
comes recent enactment by congress
to supplement the work undertaken
by the different states. "The Soldiers
and Sailors Civic Rights Act" is in
tended to protect men in the service
from undue hardships cause by their
inability to bring or defend lawsuits
and to attend to their business obl-
cations and property rights during
their absence from home in military
service. In order that they may get
the full benefit Of the law, the de-
partment has arranged to cooperate
with the Red Cross through it's home
service sections. The acting director
general Of civilian relief Of the Red
Cross has sent a letter to each OF these
home service sections calling upon
them to assist in the administration OF
the law and giving specific instruc-
tions for that purpose. Any man IN
the army who wishes to take advan-
tage Of the provisions of this act may
refer to his case through his COM
manding officer to the Adjutant Gen
eral Of the army, and the department
will refer the matter, through Ma
tional Red Cross headquarters, to the
home service section at his place OF
residence. Mus the Red Cross, thru
the machinery which it has already
established, will be rendering service
Of distinct value to enlisted men which
the war department will greatly ap-
preciate."
Not Allowed to Buy Booze.
Trial BY court martial is ia store
=, +hn f,,f1,ra for all soldiers In the