The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1928-08-30
State Bows In Grief For SOr1ie
Boy Soldiers Desert
Fort as Camp Breaks
c. NJ. T. c., Students En- Route
home After 80 Days Of
Army Life

Fort Lincoln yesterday and today
sent away approximately 900 pounds
more Of American youth than it re-
ceived = month ago, according to
Captain Arnold. w. Shutter, chief Of
staff Of the Citizens Military Train
ing Camp held for the first time at
Fort Lincoln.
Although the camp does not Of
ficially close until, today Fort Lin.
coin was practically deserted so far
as boy soldiers were concerned, the
greatest number Of them having de-
parted yesterday. Others left this
morning and atnoon there being only
= few yet to make their departure. /.
Officers in charge Of this first an
nual ehcampment were highly elated
today over its success. Camp was
attended by approximately 800
youths from South Dakota, North
Dakota. Minnesota, Iowa, and Ne
braska.
800 in Attendance
At the conclusion Of camp when
the youths were mustered out the
camp records revealed that the aver
age gain in weight per youth was
2.96 pounds, or approximately 900
pounds for the slightly more than
800 youths in attendance.
Practically every conceivable
means Of conveyance was put in use
yesterday and today by the depart
ing soldiers. Many left in automo-
biles with their parents who came in
to attend the Visitors Day program.
Others departed in collegiate Fords,
others by horseback, .'agon, and by
train.
Equipment used in the camp was
turned back to the quartermasters
at the Fort, and with the exceptions
Of medals and their gain in weight,
the youths left just - they had
been received thirty days ago.
In conjunction with the final day
Of camp Visitors Day and Governors q
Day was observed yesterday. A
salute was fired for North Dakota's 3
new Governor, Walter e. Maddox,
who attended the review. More than
200 persons attended the exercises,
200 Of that number being fed at
luncheon.
Yesterdays Program
! Yesterdays program included
[act2 ofsths- inSt@uction the students
had received during their stay In
camp, including progress in physical
development alertness and quality Of
leaderehip.
1t. Earl c. Bergquist and Serge
ant Scotty Chisholm claim to have
had one Of the biggest jobs in con-
junction with the annual encamp-
ment it being their duty to feed the
800 students. Twelve K. P.'s and 16
walters were kept busy all the Tina
The mess officers estimated that it
costs $40 per man per day to feed
the youths or approximately $500
per day.
The following is- what the 300
students ate each day:
Five bushels of potatoes; Is dozen
buns; 1000 bottles milk; 10 hams;
1000 pounds Of coffee; so pounds Of
sugar; ESQ loaves bread; 1000 pork
chops; 200 pounds chicken; 800
pounds rice; three cases cantaloupe;
three BUSHES lettuce. and two crates
Of tomatoes.
In addition to the above list OF
food consumed each day during
camp, the youths were given so gal
Ions Of lemonade daily and 1000
bricks Of ice cream, three times per
week. Four 20 gallon boilers were
used for coffee.
The. officers who had charge Of
the annual encampment as well a
the officers 1T Fort Lincoln were
breathing easier today as the result
Of having been relieved Of the re-
sponsibility Of taking care Of the 800
students.