The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-12-13

| hSdlo diOul1u llo ColllpdNy streets OF
Camp Mills, be it the 15lth when
the First North Dakota is quartered,
the l63rd Montana, Or the Wyom ng,
Washington. Oregon, Idaho Of South
Dakota National guardmen's camps.
| D d you notice the change? Not
where do we go?" but when ?''
Every one knows where they are
gong, at least the general direct on,
out there is no one knows when"
Lie in the trenches does not arpe2l
to the boys now any more than ever
put they are ready to tackle It and
get it over with, besides the nhans
"over there seem to be havina
some fun"
| Word Becomes ir<some
It's the idea OF "wnen" that IS
irNsome They, have heard reassvr,
Ing tales Of the precautions taken
bE the government to guard trans
ports ana they do not fear the sub
marines At least they say they
cent and with several thousand new
SAYING a hing it becomes -. c.
lablished fact after a Vile. The
! boys have heard .u.ri Hgs of the
/ plan OF convey an d r,&ly Of then,
have written home tellino 'G!!t8 not <,
worry about the deep sea devils,
! Camp Mills with its ,many d~c:l-
edty stri'cin" dctic enc'es in pro ,cr
sanitation sleeping quarters, etc.. has
become AU2-a-boo. They want to
erase It's muddy streets and dr,v
tents, its nightly chorus Of cough
cough. cough, from their memories,
and besides "We're in this war SO
, why not FIGHT, or at least get over
there when W. ran he ira ned anc
ready to do our share2"
shun Personal Liabilities.
| They really are snx ou3 to get
| over there And It Is q strange
thing that not one of the BOYS vii,
admit that he thinks that there is any
ross1oll tv Of his being one to be adj
1nln'stered to by the "Purnle Cross"
us the undertakers are called They
all consider it probable that some
other chap may "get h's,' but they
won't think of personal liability.
And it is probably just as well
! Nevertheless thev are all taking
OUT insurance under the govern
lnent plan. Well not all Of them but
~ per cent of the men in the old
First North Dakota have taken roll.
cles nearly all CT which bear the face
value Of $40 eco in case of death
This means the loss of the regiment
would cost Uncle Samuel close to
$5O,00O,OOO.
Just Little Matter
The boys kerorally figure that
they draw so little money anyway
that a mere matter of $3.50 month
from their ray doesn't make much
difference. The rate Ct $3.50 a month
is at the age of q. The increase n
age is very slight. The average age
OF the men as shown by the insur
ance clerks records Of the varion:
companies and regiments, is "a.
And while this $3.50 or $3.50 q
month from each mans pay may
seem like a bagatelle to him now, it
might mean comfort for his parents
or some relation in case-of course
it won't-but in case anyth 'ng did
hapnen.
Meanwhile the new offers Great
ed from their ranks and the old
commanders are putting the men
through Their PAGES. 1t is a case Of
long hard hours Of drill and stud?
for the field art'llerys and machine
gun hattal'one. hard grinding by
everybody includn" tho officers. For
the officers have school each evening
learning military tactics. new wrin
k!es that have been develoned by
the three years fighting over there
Men are now nracticallv outftted
with WOODEN clothes for winter and
other enuinment is being issued as
fast as possible.
However, there is no linking as to
when the move will come as to
when orders will be given for en-
barkat' on. One of these days you
folks back home will receive notice
that we're over there" Woe be I'M
graph the home folks Of the move.
after the order is given, is the I'M
written edict.
Nearly every tent in every com
pany CT every regiment in Camp
Mills today had a special feed.
Thanksgiv parcels have been
coming for the past week. but the
mails and express were especially
heavy today. Many Chr;stras ror-
GELS also have been received and
we'll they certainly are appreciated.
Yon see this is pretty close to pay
dayton the wrong side
When the boys have money thew
are able to go into Hampstead and
on Saturdays and Sunday into New
York. where they can buy goodies.
Bnt those lars of iell from home GER
ia My DO hit the snot.
Baby Ribbons Won't Do
However. it is estimated that
about ten out of every hundred
naCkaees from home are never de-
livered Why? Not because regi-
mental mail clerks, or postal en-
rlores are careless, but because
stuff is wranred so irsecrre'"
Pretty baby ribbon bows and card
hoard boxes won't do. The boys say
tell tho folks to mail their packages
in TN boxes
| Nearly all of the BOYS Of the North
DAKOTA and other regiments We're
entertained at homes lodge or
churches for Thanksgiving dinner.
Canta'n A. r. Welsh formerly con-
!nander OF Comnan'- N the Second
North Dakotq REGIMENT and now
acting a'de-de-camn to General
/ Ligeett. had personal charge of the
work Of providing dinner for the
n,anv thousand men. Cards We're