The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1916-07-06
GUARDSMEN TAKE
OATH OF SERVICE
DECENTRALIZATION OF STATE MIL
lTiA HELD At FORT LINCOLN
COMPANIES MUSTERED IN.
ITEMS FROM STATE Capitol
Bismarck Letter Giving Important
and Interesting News Of Officials
and Departments Of North
Dakota Government.

BISMARCK.
liberalization of North Dakota's
national guard commenced when Com
pany c Of Grafton was mustered into
federal service. 1t vas expected the
entire regiment would be formally mus
tered in at once.
Lack Of equipment for recruits has
caused abandonment of recruiting op.
erations.
Chaplin c. D. Locklin, because of i'll
health, will not go to Mexico, L. H.
Moulter of Valley City being appoint.
ed. DR.. G. Memiliamson of Grand Forks
has been appointed to the medical
staff.
Guards Need Equipment.
North Dakota's regiment will be
ready to go to the front just as soon
as equipment can be secured. This
equipment has to be sent from the
Federal Arsenal at Rock Island, Ill.
Lack of equipment has caused some
delay in mobilizing the regiment. Es-
pecially is this true of uniforms, guns,
ammunition, tents and shoes.
I'VE are expected" said Col. Frame,
TO have adequate equipment for IS
men for each company. But when the
order to mobilize was received, we
found every company had more than
this number of men.
Every effort is being made to get
the equipment needed as soon as pos,
sible. Adiutant General Tharalson
has wired repeatedly for supplies.
Meantime the men are doubling up on
tents, and getting along the best they
can.
The fault for the lack of equipment
does not lie with the local militia au.
thorities. 1t is rather to be found In
the unexpected patriotic spirit of the
young men of North Dakota who have
responded in far larger numbers than
the authorities could possibly antici.
pate.
State Militiamen Ready.
The North Dakota Northumberland, In
camp at Fort Lincoln, is ready or q
fight. Colonel Frame has chosen az
his adjutant Major Henry, of Valley
City. His report shows 1869 officers
and men in camp. Every train brough,
new recruits. Company D, of Minot
is the strongest with ia men in uni
form. Company NJ, of Grand Forks
comes ext with 80.
The other companies are recruited
rs follows: Bismarck, 76; Company
B, Fargo, 70; Company C., Grafton, 80;
Company E, Williston, "a; Company
F, Mandan, 65; Company G, Valley
City, II; Company !, Wahretop, 72;
Company K, Dickinson, 70; and Com
pany L., Hillsboro, IS.
All the men are in high spirits and
eager to be called to the front. Col
Frame states that the regiment is
commands the finest regiment in the
United States.
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To Hold Jobs For Employees.
At a conference between Governor
L.. B. Hanna, the board of regents and
the board Of control, it was decided
that all state employees, teachers and
professors at the state educational in
situations, who enlist in the North Da
kota National Guard, shall have theil
positions held for them during the
term of their enlistment.
1t was further agreed that all per
sons hired by any Of these boards to
take the place of those who enter mil
itary service will be engaged only
temporarily and that such shall be the
understanding at the time when they
are hired.
step was taken by the governor
and the boards in order to accommo.
date those who are in the service OF
the state and who also belong to the
national guard, or who may enlis'
from now on.
Students Boost School.
The North Dakota Crack Squad from
the agricultural college has left for
their annual tour. For the last four
years the squad, which is purely a
student organization, has nade a trip
of some sort carrying the name of the
North Dakota Agricultural college into
distant cities.
Last summer the squad made the
first long tour when they %journeyed
from Minneapolis through Montana
to Seattle, Spokane and down the
coast to San Francisco, where they
drilled two days at the Panama ex-
position. They travelled over a vaude.
Vile circuit and headlined the bill IL
every town.
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Fireworks to be Feature at Fair.
The fireworks feature of the North
Dakota State Fair at Fargo will be
extended to the limit July 1922. Early
In the season 1t was thought it might
be necessary to dispense with this at.
traction on account of the war. The
management is able to announce now
that the big night show will be better
thar ever. Each evening before the
grandstand will be staged the big hip
prOdrome show composed of seven