THE ALLIANCE HERALD
Thursday, November 14, 191
THE ARMY
- and "
THE NAVY
1,000 INJURED MEN
AT FT. DES MOINES
Crippled Men Arc B&Ug intmht An
Oetfltpstton nini win ItMnMs
Them tO MlW I.Uellhood
(Hy J. W. Jarnagin)
ramp Dodge, Iowh. Oft. ! The
number of in I i"n t b at the bane hon
pltal Is now about the same M !'
fore the epidemic of influenza broke
out. Tin death rata has been a lit
tie out of proportion bMMM of the
pre abiire of I tin in tier of severe at
tack of pneumonia following the in
fluenza. Quarantine has been lifted
and the men are permitted to visit
the rlty Sa-turday afternoona and
Sundays. Visitors at ( amp Dodge
are allowed to see the soldiers only
on Saturdays and Sundays, unless
coming from a long distance and not
familiar with the new order. In such
rases a pass may be procured. Au
tomobiles may move about the
(round', but the occupants are not
allowed to mingle with the soldier.
The object of these restrictions In to
prevent the men from being in any
measure diverted from. their military
duty. The prevalence of the epi
demic made a delay of nearly a
month In draining and It is honed to
overcome this by Intensive drilling.
The large force of special nurBes and
civilians doing volunteer Red Cross
work have left the ramp and the reg
ular force Is now able to handle the
work. There were about 500 volun
teer workers on duty when the Blck
neas was at its worst. A large force
of carpenters and helpers are at
work on the ronstructlon of addition
al barrarks. These will be finished
before winter. There will be 686 of
them which will afford quartern for
several thousand men. The call that
was issued for the assembling of fi,
O00 men here early in November has
been deferred until health conditions
over the country improve. Brigadier
General Benjamin T. Simmons is now
In command of the newly formed
19th division Over fi.OOO men hav
been transferred from the depot bri
Kade to the units that are to form
the nucleus of the new division.
MltllV Wounded Men at Dee Moines
(raining will begin in -iinest under
the new regimental omnia nders.
Brewer fouling to Dodgt
Harry Brewer, a veteran wlter
v.teht boxer of Kansas City, Mo
hag been nppoi- d boxinfc Inst i uctnr
..i ('.imp odge, mi r Joe Her-
lick, who was appointed ti mporarih
lollowing the transfer of Mike Oil
lions to ('amp Gordon Brewer re
c ally linlahed a course of tnsiruciioii
.n bayonet fighting, calisthenics, deep
' "'-.idling and athletics at Camp Ooi
Ion. where all of the boxing Instruc
tors were assembled to take work
Brewer w-as one of the best known
boxers in the middle west six or eight
years ago.
Well-known Hover Victim of "Flu"
I'riv. Samuel Kheinberg, better
known In boxing circles as Al Thom
as, lightweight, died at the base hos
pital from pneumonia, Sunday morn
ing. He had been sick since tb(
Friday morning previous with Span
ish influenza. Private Uheinberi
was the champion lightweight boxei
of the 88th division, and an such
held the championships of Camps
Taylor and Funston in his class
winning his matches in the tourna
ments that were held between tie
divisions at those camps and the
88th. Private Hhelnberg-s remains
were shipped to his home tn New
York City.
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At the state meeting of the Worn
aa's Christian Temperance Union a
Perry, Iowa, recently. It was voted
to set aside $5,000 for a pipe organ at
Fort Des Moines, and S500 for
clock in the same hospital The big
organ will be placed In the chapel :
the fort.
Rifle lrnctlre Popular , m
Lieut. Col. S. L. Brookhart and hi
staff of instructors from the school
of small arms firing. Camp Perry
Ohio, are on duty and worn in tht
teaching of small arms firing ha
been begun at the rifle range unde
their direction. Battalion scout of
fleers assigned here from oversea
have been assisting in this work. Til
battalions are being taken out one i
a time, making the clanses small an
enabling the instructors to give
great deal of personal instruction to
nearly every man The course un
The United States Government der the drectlOB of lieutenant Col
Reclamation hospital No. 26, at Ft. 1 onl Brookhart will continue until
Des Moines, now bus over 1.000 December 1, when Colonel Brookhart
wounded soldiers brought bark from and his staff of instructors will no
France. These men are aufferiim , Columbus. Ga., to institute a simil i
from all kinds of nickneas and course for the officers and men then
wounds,
an arm
wounded that hone-grafting must he
utilised. Others have been gassed
and still others contracted disease;
that have become chronic and recov
ery is slow. The main Interest in
the hospital is the reclamation work.
These crippled men are being taught
an occupation that will enable them
to earn a livelihood in spite of their
handicap. Classes have been form
ed in electrical engineering, telegra
phy, automobile construction and va
rious ktnds of shop work. Equip
ment and skilled mechanics are pro
Tided and the fort is a busy place.
The plan Is to utilize the wounded
men as instructors as far as possible.
The Ford assembling plant which
was but recently completed at a coat
of over a million dollars will also be
converted into a reclamation hospit
al. It will accommodate 2,000 men
The St. Catherine home, a Catholic
institution nearby, has been leased
for a five-year period at an annual
rental of $10 000 a year already fur
nished, to be used as a :nme for the
200 nurses that will be required it
this hospital. Last Friday 116 men
came in special V. S. hospital cars,
to Ft. Pes Moines, direct from France
and on Saturday sixty-six other
landed. If the men are able they
are taken to Fort Dcb Moines on the
street cars but those unable thus to
travel are taken out on hospital am
bulances. At almost every train
from the east may be seen a group
of soldiers equipped with stretchers
that the wounded men may be prop
erly taken care of most of them
brought here are enlistments from
the middle west. As the battle con
tinues on the western front in France
the ranks of the wounded are being
greatly augmented. With the en
largement of Fort Des Moines, and
the use of the Ford plant 5,000 men
can be accommc dated here.
Assign Kn, Inevr Officers
The majority i ' the officers for
the Two Hundred Nineteenth engin
eers which will correspond in the sew
division to the Three Hundred Thir
teenth engineers of the Kighty-elghtk
division probably will be assigued at
Camp Dodge from Camp A. A. Hum
phrey's, Va., engineer training school
and also a laige number of enlist.' '
men to form the for. n of the or
ganization. Three hu.. id eullstod
men from the machine gun o -hool nt
Camp Hancock also are to be brought
to the cantonment as a basis for tto
machine gun battalions. Practically
all officers for the four infantry regl
tnents of the new division have been
assigned and when the enlisted pei
sonnel has been transferred work la
Some have lost a leg. seme ( TYuiiiloail of Horses Sent to Fran.
ii n ,1 ui-hiiw. w an liaHlv '
i n ai i i i "n un' iir iiepuruucui
received at camp headquartc
slates: "In order to meet General
Pershing's requirements that onl
broken and seasoned animals be sen!
to American Kxpeditionary Forces i
France, you tyiB turn over all ani
mala in your division to the Quarte
master General for shipment over
was at any time he calls upon you
to do so. The animals thus turn
over to be Immediately replaced by
fresh supply from the remount ser
ice. In keeping with this order
trani load of the best drilled horses
is on the way to an Atlantic port
be shipped to France.
Greater Freedom In Taking lecture
Greater freedom is to be allow t
m the taking of pictures in the camp
through an order from the War D'1
partment. Full censorship of ail
pictures taken in the camp is Ml
made one of the duties of the assist
ant division intelligence officer. M i
Jackson It. Day. Hereafter it will
only be necessary to submit one cony
of pictures taken in the camp for
censorship, instead of three copies,
as formerly required. According to
the new ruling persons wanting to
take ordinary photographs in th
camp may do so by calling in person
at the office of Maj. Jackson R. Day,
division headquarterB, for a permit.
lAUge Force of Nurses Required
The value of the various organ
ized war activities among civilian
was demonstrated during influenza
epidemic. It was through these that
it was possible to secure the large
number of nurses required. Every
state in the middle west contributed
young women for this special serv -tee.
Their faithful contribution to
ward the welfare of the afflicted men
was greatly appreciated by the War
Department. The death rate among
the nurses was very small.
Hand Hoys Return
The development battalion ban !
Ne. 1 of Camp Dodge returned to the
cantouuient Thursday night rroui a
four weeks' trip throughout the ststi
in the interests of the fourth Liber';
Iaa. The band of thirty StgB
pieces in charge of Sergt. Harr K
Po!k played in tweuty-one lew
during its trip, giving both indoo
and outdoor concerts and furnishin
music at patriotic meetings. It als
played at six military funerals
They were lodged and boarded at
private homes, were guests at nu
merous receptions and chicken din
ers ahd were taken on several auto
mobile trips The band started on
Its trip the day before the camp wa
quarantined and was allowed to pro
long Its Jaunt until the 11(1 was life i
DeHth Sentence Commuted
Private Krlc Ostrum, a member of
he dcp(. , brigade, who refused to
sign his enlistment papers and was
sentenced by a general court mar
tial to be shot for refunlnc to obey
orders, has had the sentence com
muted by President Wilson to fifteen
years Imprisonment at Fort Leaven
worth and dishonorable discharge
from the service. Private Charles
Itun re, al other member of the de
pot brigade, has had a f wenty-flvc-
year sentence at hard labor educed
by the reviewing authority to fifteen
veins in the l'nited States disciplin
ary barracks at Fort Leavenworth. j
Itunge was found guilty of refusing j
to obey orrWa, among others an or-
vler to do kitchen police.
Men In Tents Getting Seasoned
The placing of one entire battai-
km, consisting of 6.000 men. in
tents afforded the men a touch of
real soldiering. A three-inch rain-
HUli covering three days, accompan
led by a chilling wind, made camp
life somewhat disagreeable. The
flat ground around the tents held the
water so that very uncomfortable
conditions obtained.
Much ( mi1 Required
It is expected to have 50,000 tons
of coal stored about the camp by De
cember 1. This coal Is shipped to
the camp by rail and then distribut
ed by the use of mule teams, men
being assigned by turns to the work.
Takes Iotn of Bread
Three shifts of bakers make a full
24-hour day at the big camp bakery.
About 14,000 pounds of flour and
substitutes are used during that period.
Nurse, to Wear Uniforms When Off ,
Duty
' An order has come from Washing-1
ton that members of the A. N. C. are
to wear a uniform prescribed by the ,
War Department whenever they are '
off duty. The patterns which have
been received call for a blue serge
Buit built along military linen. The
coat will be a belted Norfolk style
with a roll collar. To show that
they are in the service, the nurnen
will wear collar ornamentn; the "V.
8." on the right side and the cadue
eiis on the left side. The hat will be
blue to match the suit.
Death of Major Dean
Maj. William B. Dean, acting di
vision machine gun officer at Camp
Dodge, and commanding officer of
the Fifty-fifth machine gun battalion
of the new dvtaion. former Wos'
Point football star, died in the base
hospital at the cantonment Wednes
"dya. Fellow officers of Major Dean
conslde.-ed him one of the strongest
and most vigorous men at the can
tonment. During his military lerv
ice, much of which was spent in tb
Philippines where he had entire
charge of all machine gun work, he
kepi himself in fine physical trim hy
systematic exercise. The officer re
cently returned from a trip to Siber
ia. At camp he was chief instructor
of the division machine gun school
and included in his program a course
of daily physical exercises for his
men.
The Farmers Union
SELLS-
SHIPS
COAL,
IMPLEMENTS,
APPLES
YOUR
LIVE
STOCK
A good farmer will patronize a
Farmers Union business
Farmers Union Co-Operative A'ssn.
F. H. WILDER, Manager
I Know the Voice
WHICH TELLS THE BUFFERINGS FROM A SORE TOOTH
I have to see or reaA for the first time the works of any noted
writer of the middle ages, anything that pertains to Dentistry. There
could not have been the demand upon them then as in being made
today.
THE SCIENCE OF MEDICINE AND DENTAL SURGERY
Which has shown sneh wonderful progress in such a comparatively
short time, baa been eompolaory so to apeak. Again
NECESSITY WAS THE MOTHER OF INVENTION
For twenty years every hour of every day, I have heard some
one say, "Why does not some one invent something to relieve pain In
a saTe and easy manner?" The cry for this great necessity has dwelt
on my mind bo long, that I finally solved the problem and have put
It Into use. Through Sturgis A Sturgis, Attorneys, I filed for a patent
' on this most wonderful method to relieve pain.
I KNOW THE VOICE OF THE SUFFERER; I ALSO KNOW HOW
. TO ANSWER
in a manner that should immensely please. It's here for you to take
advantage of. I will gladly show you.
For Otrt-of-Town Patrons
Appointments Made to
Best Suit Their Conveni
ence.
PHONE TODAY
DR. G. W. TODD
4Kl UKANDEIS BUILDING
OAMHA, NEBRASKA
DRINK A GLASS
OF REAL HOT WATER
BEFORE BREAKFAST
Says we will both look and feci
clean, swsst and fresh
and avoid illness.
F o rd
THE UNIVERSAL CAR
Sanitary science has of late made
rapid strides with results that are of
untold blessing to humanity. The lat
est application of its untiring research
is the recommendation that It ts as
necessary to attend to internal sanita
tion of the drainage syBtem of the hu
man body as It Is to the drains of the
house.
Thoee of us who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise,
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold,
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom
ach, can. Instead, feel as fresh as a
daisy by opening the sluices of the sys
tem each morning and flushing out the
whole of the Internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether airing, sick or
well, should, each morning before
breakfast, drink a glass of real hot
water with a teaspoonful of limestone
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I'uuai'iiaiv in it lis vihi iiuui iu OLUlu j
ach, liver and bowels the previous
day's indigestible waste, sour bile and
poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food Into the stomach. The action of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach Is wonderfully In
vigorating. It cleans out all the sour
fermentations, gases, waste and acidity
and gives one a Bplendld appetite for
breakfast. While you are onjoylng
your breakfast the phosptated hot
water is quietly extracting a large vol
ume of water from the blood and get
ting ready for a thorough Hushing of
all the inside organs.
The millions of people who art both
ered with constipation, bilious spells.
i stomach trouble, rheumatic stiffness;
1 others who have sallow skins, blood
Reliable mechanical attention to your Ford
means more service from your car and less
cost in its operation. Let us take care of
your car. We have the mechanics who know
how and use only the genuine Ford materials
and only ask the fixed, standard, Ford fac
tory prices. As you value the use of your
Ford see that it is kept mechanically right.
C0URSEY & MILLER
H
Successors to Keeler-Coursey Co.
boys who had died of pneumonia
while in the service. It is estimated
that It played to more than 50.000
persons on the trip. The member
of the band report that they wei.
treated royally wherever they wen
disorders and sickly complexions ure
urged to get a quarter pound of lime
stone phosphate from the drug store.
This will cost very little, but is buffi
clent to make anyone a pronounced
crank on the subject of internal sau
ttation. t
A million sacks of sugar, ear;
weighing 100 pounds, will be the
minimum output of Nebraska's four
sugar mills this season. This means
enough sugar for Nebraskans and
about seventy million pounds over
for our neighbors and our allies.
Thibet Practically Free.
Thibet is controlled virtually by the
natives, who are a branch of the Mon
gol race, the Chinese government look
ing after foreign relations and main
talnlng small garrisons of Chinese
troops.
Getting Them to Listen.
"One of de surest Tt,.s," said Uncle
Sbeu, "to git a crowd highly pleased
tnd interested is to stun' up and tell
em dey Uj so wicked dey Is all goln'
llreck to perdition, or words to Oat f
set."