Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1916-06-22
COMPANY H READY FOR
MOBILIZATION AND DRILL WORK
Expect to Leave f. Fort Lincoln at Any Time-Future
Nj <ment Uncertain.

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enlisted up to the minimum strength
for service at the concentration camp
at Fort Lincoln near Bismarck. All
but three or four of the IS men re-
quired had been secured at noon and
with the absent members of the COM
pany returning enough men will be
had to complete the minimum num-
ber. The army regulations will
permit of $50 as the maximum
strength of company of militia,
with % members for band and "a
for sanitary detail. There are IL
companies in the state and at the
minimum strength of IS men each
there will be $50 in all, and when
recruited up to the full strength
permitted under the new army bill
there will be about 1000 men in
cluded in the North Dakota National
Guard.
The N. P. company have instruc-
tions to move the men at any time
: to Bismarck; also will transport the
militia camp equipment consisting of
tents, beds, bedding, cooking uten-
sils and other supplies, which have
been stored at Devils Lake and used
in the annual encampments.
The orders of Adjt. Gen. Thoral-
son yesterday who went west to Bis
marck today, authorized the concen-
tration of the militia company, after
preparation and it is expected that
all the companies will be mustered
into the service of the United States
at a later date. The general order
for this is number s, dated at Bis
marck, June 10.
On arrival at Fort Lincoln, in
structions state that work of drill
ing according to drill instructions
of the army, will be started at once.
Z 'rs art.n,es-of war will be read TO
each company of men, and to all
new recruits. Inventory and inspec-
ton of all property taken by the
government will be made; also an
inspection of clothing and equip
ment and men for sanitary purposes,
and to detect any possible causes OF
disease.
Orders have been issued providing
subsistence for all enlisted men, ac-
tually present at IS cents per day.
also provisions for purchase of fuel,
bedding and for animals, under the
regular army regulations, such pur-
chases to be for five days use at
one time. Receipted vouchers in
forms provided, will be issued for
direct payment by the federal gov
ernment for such expenses.
The pay of private is $500 per
month, corporal $21.O0, sergeant
$4,000, cook $4,000. first sergeant
$45.OO.
Tho expected departure of Co. II
for work in training camp will take
a number of young men engaged IN
various occupations from the city,
from their work at this time, and
they are badly needed in stores, rail-
road work, offices, shops and even
the farm.
While the future plans or pur-
poses of President Wilson are not
known it is supposed that after
sufficient training the men from the
northern states may be taken SOUTH
and possibly kept for time at some
federal fort in Kansas or Nebraska
to become accustomed to the change
of climate before submitting them
to the hardships and intense sum-
mer heat that prevails along the
Mexican border. The dispatches an
nounce that the militia reserves are
expected to be used in patrol duty
to relieve the regular army troops
whose services it is supposed may be
required for more serious duty IN
the interior of Mexico.
List Of officers.
The following is the field, ana
line officers of the North Dakota
national guard:
Col. ]. H. Frame, Grafton.
Lieut.. Col. G. G. Grafton, Fargo.
Major 1st Battalion, Frank $.
Henry, Valley City.
Major End Battalion. Dana
Wright, Jamestown.
Major 3rd Battalion, J. M. Han
ley, Mandan.
list Battalion, Major Henry COM
manding. !,
CO. L. Hillsboro, Capt. Boyd.
f. Co. B. Fargo. Capt. Anderson.
Co. G. Valley City. Capt. Richie:
CO. l. Wahpeton, Capt. THOMPSON
3, end Battalion, Major wright,
commanding. i
=. !. 8 4.o =. Mandan, Capt. soluIn