The Bottineau courant. (Bottineau, Bottineau County, N.D.) 1895-1929, 1918-01-24

pitfalls. The base hospital can only
accommodate around 500 men but by
the use Of improvised facilities it has
been made to serve a larger number.
Two barracks belonging to the 339th
field artillery near by have been con-
verted into hospitals and another bar
racks is ready in case of an emer-
gency. Lieut.. Colonel ]. r. Shook, di-
vision surgeon says the increase in
sickness was expected by medical Of
ficers and that it has not reached
alarming proportions. It probably
will be three months before the adj
ditions to the base hospital authorized
by the war department, can be COM
pleted, according to Col. Shook. The
lumber has to be shipped to the camp
from the south. In the meantime
workmen are busy preparing hospital
facilities at Fort Des Moines in ac-
cofdance with war department plans.
Leonard Smith Leslin, Alabama,
member of the 366th colored infantry
regiment, died in the base hospital
from spinal meningitis. When a sol
der is discovered suffering from
meningitis all the soldiers in the COM
pany to which he belongs m inspect
ed as possible carriers of the disease
germs. About a dozen or fifteen
from the company are then placed in
the hospital under observation until
all evidence Of the presence of the
germs has disappeared. These with
numerous cases Of measles and
mumps have added greatly to the
number of a~dmittances. Twenty
eight barracks are under quarantine
because of the measles. In days
agone measles was a childhood af-
Fiction, but in these days this indus
try is sadly neglected in the home.
First Concert of Regular Army Band.
The AID infantry band appeared be-
fore a large audience at Plymouth
CONGREGATIONAL church, it's first ap-
pearance in public since its arrival.
It is the only band Of the regular ar
my at the camp. 1t came from the AID
regiment from Fl. Douglas, st. Lake,
Utah, and was in the wreck on the
Denver & Rio Grande railway in Col
orado Just at the western entrance Of
the Royal gorge. The leader Of the
band and two cornet players were
killed and other members injured.
After the band reached Camp Dodge
measles broke out in the barracks and
the members had to pass through a
quarantine for several weeks. In
spite of it's misfortunes the organiza-
tion is now fully equipped and is one
of the most popular musical organiza-
tons at the cantonment.
Regiment Receives Praise From the
Secretary of War.
Secretary Baker has expressed to
the commander of the Three Hundred
Fifty-second infantry regiment, ma
tional army, Camp Dodge, Iowa, thru
Adjutant General Mccain his apprec-
iation of the remarkable record Of
the command in having had no court
martial case or incident requiring
court martial proceedings from the
time of it's organization up to Nov,
"a. The division commander has
been authorized to publish the regi-
ments record in general orders. Col
C.. E. Hawkins is in command. Lieut.
Col. H.. D. Wickham of the 352nd in
fantry also has a record in the hand.
ling of soldiers. While Captain Of
Company G, Twelfth u. S. Infantry
Colonel Wickham had only two deser.
tions among the men in his company
in ten years. "It was thoroughly un.
derstood among the officers that the
men were not be be ragged" Col
Wickham said, referring to the 352nc
regiment. "They have not been anG
they have not needed any treatment
of such a nature" The 352nd infan.
try regiment went over the top in the
second liberty loan with a total great.
er than that of any other organiza.
ton. The regiment has also subscrib.
ed to more war risk insurance thar
any other and has had approximately
$4,000 in it's company fund. This
crack regiment is composed of mer
from Northern Minnesota.
Cost of Meals Slightly Higher.
In the month Of November it cost
4O.67 cents per man per day for theil
meals. In December the price was
! slightly lower, the meals per day pei