Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1916-08-25

mented on the fact that many Of the
officers OF the militia on the border
were naturalized citizens.
In the Brownsville district there is
no more cheerful outfit than the First
North Dakota. I'VE haven't got
sqealers or cutters. We won't stand
for Them" said the colonel. 1--WE have
brought down more than 1000 as fine
young men as there are in the coun.
try and our percentage OF recruits is
much below most Of the regiments
from other states. We were pretty
well recruited"
War Service Helped.
"But you had to get new officers" I
suggested.
New officers nothing" said the COL
onel. Not one officer in the regiment
failed to report. The men were the
same way. Somehow the service the
First had in the islands back in the
Spanish war helped. Men who had
served in the First then came out and
enlisted. Some came from Montana
and some from farther away than
that"
Are you ready to go into the field
with the regiment?"
"The men are in fine condition and
I will stack them against any bunch
on the border when 1t comes to bear
ing grief. We have only 40 horses
and mules and we lack clothing and
other supplies, but we would give a
good account of ourselves in the field.
We call our regiment field regiment
up in North Dakota. Not so much at
tention is paid to close formation as
to other movements. I'm sure we
stack up with the other regiments in
close formation drill at that. But we
get our men out on long marches at
home and most OF the men are used
to outdoor life anyway. 1t stands to
reason that men Of this kind are cas-
lily acclimated."
Colonel Frame said that the regi-
ments had suffered from dysentery to
some extent, but not more than was
expected. Fourteen men have been
taken to the base hospital at Browns.
vile. Three OF the men taken to the
hospital were suffering from dengue
fever, disease which has not invad-
ed Llano Grande. This fever is pain.
full, but it is not considered serious in
this section Of the country. It re-
sembles malaria in some respects.
Taking it generally the record Of
the Dakota men for health is as good
as that Of any of the Minnesota regi-
ments and that is going some," for
there has been little serious illness in
the three Minnesota regiments, with
the exception of tn ptomaine poison
epidemic in the Third.
Major r. C. Patterson of Lisbon is
the chief surgeon Of the First North
Dakota.
Rank and File Cheerful.
What the officers said Of the spirit
of the men was verified in the com.
pany streets. Private after private
said 1T was better than l thought It
would be-" or I'VE amt kicking 4
bit" And the company streets Of tho
First are wide and clean. Little palms
have been set out in front Of some Of
'AO tOAIo, JuSt do dI AlduO 0IduUO. IN
the entertainments at the ends of the
company streets some remarkable de.
signs with snail shells have been
worked out. One company boasts q
flag in red, white and blue, but it Is
not made of snail shells. Despite
the fact North Dakota is dry, this de.
sign has been worked out with the
metal caps of beer bottles. The, bot
ties weren't procured in camp, how
ever. 49,. ,. .s" : ..1. b. .
Not one concession is operating
near the camp of the North Dakota
regiments. When Colonel Frame and
his men arrived they found four
frame buildings right across the
street from the camp, ready to sell
the soldiers pop, ice cream and other
things. Colonel Frame found there
was no agreement with the citizens
Of Mercedes concerning concessions,
as there was at Llano Grande, where
the citizens contributed $4,000 to put
in the water supply and we're permit.
ted to get some Of the money back