Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-01-12


AS 1t Is impossible to draw other ra-
lions before the end Of your ten days.
YOU can readily see that it leaves you
hi 4 serious predicament.
Yen may even find Il necessary at
the hesF Aning to divide your rations5
fAta tan parts, instruetiHg the cooks
to use one portion for each day Of the
ration period. I.
In comparatively short time your
cooks will accommodate themselves
to the handling of the ration, enab-
ling your men to have not only a
change of diet, but sufficient quanti-
ties. The authorized ration is ample
in quantity and quality for all condi-
lions.
The paper work of your company
will require considerable attention at
the beginning Of your service. The
muster and pay rolls and sick records
of your organization are important,
not only that your men should re-
ceive all they are entitled to but that
the government may also receive it's
due. A company clerk having talent
for clerical work will soon pick UP
the routine papers.
Guard Duty"
/ have been asked to speak to your
association, and the subject selected
is that of Guard Duty.
The short notice and my duties.
have prevented me from preparing
anything like a careful paper upon
this most important subject. have
accepted the invitation to appear be-
fore you, however, as / am glad to
have an opportunity to meet the Of
ficers of the national guard of this
state. was myself a member of the
Minnesota National Guard for about
five years previous to the Spanish
war, being asmember of their Third
regiment, afterwards mustered into
the service Of the United States as
the 14th Minnesota Volunteers.
I should like to say that.
while I am stationed in this military
department shall always be glad to
be of any assistance that can to
the National Guard of North Dakota.
/ ask that you will not be critical
as to the form of these remarks and
hope that you will find some sug-
gestions Of helpfulness among them.
Guard duty is one of the most inn
portant duties soldier has to per-
form. The safety of camp, or in
fact of a whole army, may depend at
times upon the steadfastness and
courage Of a single sentinel 81.
The necessity for protecting body
of troops by means Of advance
guards, outposts, etc. when it is in a.
hostile country is obvious to us all.
These are not, however, the only
kinds of guards which are required.
It is provided by regulation that SAT
every military post and in every reg
iment or separate command in the
field, post or camp guard will be
detailed and duly mounted In dis
tinction from outposts, which are
screening detachments placed at
some little distance from camp, these
post or camp guards are known as
interior guards, Z which class Of
guards is considered necessary at all
times, both in peace and war. The
necessity for keeping guard posted
continually at a military post in our
own country, in time of peace, might
be questioned by some. The reasons
for doing so, however, are of the
best. It is necessary to have men on
guard. particularly at night, over.
storehouses, supplies and property of
various kinds, and to have them on
the lookout for FIRE; and it is also a.
great advantage, in case of sudden
emergency of any sort; to have por-
ton of the command under arms and
ready to respond promptly to any
call. Moreover, If guard duty was re-
quired for no other reason, it would
still be necessary to keep guard
posted for purposes of instruction.
Someone has said In time of peace.
prepare for war" Our sentinels must
be instructed carefully and thorough.
" in everything that pertains to the
proper performance of their duties.
for we shall have to place reliance
upon them in time OF stress. The
time to instruct them is in time Of
peace when things are normal Only
at such a time can we go into the
little niceties and requirements of
guard duty. One cannot learn all.
that there is to be learned about
guard duty in few days or weeks.
i have been doing tours of guard duty
in various capacities. from private Of
the guard to officer Of the day, since.
1898, and yet am frequently coming
across some little point in connection