The base hospital reports the death of Pvt. John A. Slouthhouber, company C, 133rd infantry. His father, Anthony Slouthhouber, lives on route No. 1 Sheldon, Iowa. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Wednesday, February 6, 1918
34th Division Wool Patch & Wagoners Insignia
William Wolf, of Sioux City, Iowa, has arrived here and has taken over the position of assistant secretary of the Knights of Columbus hall in this camp. Mr. Wolf was manager of the Martin hotel in Sioux City before coming here. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – January 18, 1918
Camp Cody – Deming, New Mexico
The increasing of the water storage capacity for this camp by the addition of four more large tanks is under consideration. It is understood that the division authorities have recommended such increase. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Wednesday, January 23, 1918
Water Towers at Camp Cody
Deaths reported at the base hospital Tuesday night were:
Pvt. Raoul B. Laiche, company L. 133rd infantry (First Iowa), pneumonia. His father E. J. Laiche, lives at Morganza, Louisianan.
Pvt. Marion J. McDearmon, field hospital 134th (First Iowa), mastoiditis. His father. Frank J. McDearmon, lives at Sterling, Illinois.
Pvt. Harry Webber, company F. 136th infantry, (Second Minnesota), pneumonia. His mother, Mrs. C. J. Webber, resides at Blue Earth, Minnesota – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Wednesday, January 23, 1918
In his weekly bulletin No. 10, Major H. M. Nelly, 34th division adjutant, calls attention to men in the army who may think they have ideas valuable to the service as how they may get those ideas or information before the proper military recognition. The adjutant says: “Members of the service having new ideas or information which they believe of value to the service in general may forward through military channels to the adjutant general of the army for submission to the general staff a brief outline of their ideas or the publication desired. If the ideas or information are desirable for publication, every facility will be given for perfecting the same and for presenting them to the service. Proper military recognition will be give to the individual concerned. The division commander will consider any proposed publication of the nature described above with a view to forwarding it to the war department, if it be deemed advisable.” – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Wednesday, January 23, 1918
109th Company C Engineering at Camp Cody
Y.W.C.A. Cottage is Destroyed, Only Veranda Being Left
At 8:20 o’clock Sunday morning, when a strong east wind was blowing, fire broke out in the northwest corner of the Y.W.C.A. hostess house on Pine street, totally destroying the building. All that is left is the big veranda on the east side.
Miss J. M. Beattie, the director; Miss Elizabeth Brown, business director, and Mrs. Miller, in charge of the kitchen, do not know how the fire started. They said it seemed to come from beneath the floor.
The Deming fire department responded, but saving a dry frame building in such a wind was impossible. Soldiers from the camp and vicinity saved practically all the personal property. Miss Brown said that the building cost about $5,000 and was insured by the New York office of the organization. Nothing is known about rebuilding. Mayor R. F. Hamilton, of Deming, stated that the fire limits having been extended no frame building could be put up on the present site. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Monday, July 1, 1918
Y.W.C.A. Hostess House
A round-up which included in its scope many miles of the country surrounding Deming and Camp Cody, took place Sunday when a mounted force from the remount depot went out to gather up approximately 150 head of horses that had made a wild dash for liberty early Sunday morning. Most of the animals have been found and returned to the remount depot, it was reported yesterday.
Shortly after making their escape the horses scattered into small bands and a number of them escaped from the camp limits, going in all directions. Others were stopped inside the camp and returned to the remount. One band of 25 or 30 animals, coming out of the camp at the main entrance, ran down Pine Street to Silver, and turned out Silver heading straight south.
The round up party, which passed through Deming about noon, created a good deal of curiosity, as many people thought it was a troop of cavalry and wondered to what outfit it belonged. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Tuesday, May 14, 1918
The Reveille! – Camp Cody Newspaper – July 1918
The base hospital reports the death on July 29 of Pvt. Jas. Woods, of company B, 109th military police. The cause of death was having sustained crushing injury to the abdomen by having been knocked down and stepped upon by a horse. The address of the father of the deceased is B. Woods, 3108 Mercy Street, Omaha, Nebraska. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Wednesday, July 31, 1918
Deming maintains its lead as the healthiest army camp location in the United States, for the Official Bulletin quotes the surgeon general of the United States as follows, the statement being authorized by the war department:
“Camp Cody again has the lowest sick rate of all camps of this group (divisional camps), camps Sevier, Beauregard and Shelby having the highest sick rates. The largest number of new cases of pneumonia reported from a single camp is 13 (camp Cody).”
At Camp Cody, in addition to the 13 new cases of pneumonia there were 21 new cases of venereal disease, 17 cases of measles, and no deaths, while the noneffective rate was only 18 per thousand. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – Monday August 12, 1918
Lieutenant Olaf Damm Is Killed in Accident
A hand grenade, accidentally thrown into a trench yesterday, exploded and killed First Lieutenant Olaf B. Damm, company G, 136th infantry. A non-commissioned officer who was standing by him while a squad was practicing bomb throwing, was taken to the hospital with a severe case of shock. He was not wounded, however.
After the explosion, a brother of the dead officer, Lieutenant George B. Damm, ran to the trench and called for his brother. The non-commissioned officer, crawling out of the dust and smoke, pointed to a huddle of cloth and torn flesh.
Lieutenant Damm and the non-com were standing in the short side of an L shaped trench, watching the effect of grenades thrown by the squad in the long side. It is supposed one of the bombers made a bad throw and the grenade veered off to the short trench. The non-commissioned officer is said to have seen it coming and to have shouted a warning as he dropped to the bottom of the trench.
The Lieutenants Damm were formerly Minnesota national guard officers and had been at Camp Cody a long time. Their parents, who had been visiting them, left for their home in Austin, Minnesota a few hours before the accident. – El Paso Herald Newspaper – August 21, 1918
Three Camp Cody Soldiers
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