Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-11-20
N. D. ARTILLERY
MADE HIT WITH
ITS; COLONEL
Col. HSneycutt Tells Non
CONS He is Proud Of
Their Spirit.

Bismarck. N. D.. Nov. 20.-That
army life at Camp Dodge is not made
up wholly Of toll and drill is indicat-
ed iby>a handsome Thanksgiving SOU
venir program issued by Battery e.
338th held artillery. North Dakota's
a haa cry re msi,a q = copy Of which Oh
French.
The menu arranged for the Thanks
giving day feed includes oyster stew,
roast pork and apple sauce roast tur-
key with cranberry sauce, blazed
sweet potatoes, mashed potatoes.
green, peas, celery. radishes,f queen
pickles, bread and butter, sal
I'D, two brands Of pie, demi tasse. ap-
pies, oranges. candies. nuts, cigars and
cigarettes. =
The program lists ali Of the COM
missioned and non-commissioned OFF,
GERS and privates Of Battery T., and
carries the following foot note:
"The mel OF this battery were Sc
lected from the western part Of North
Dakota Jas that locality's part, Of the
national army. The first men arrived
at Camp Dodge on September s. 1917,
starting September 10. Some regular
army men were assigned to the bat
terry to assist in the organization and
training of the recruits:
"Since arriving. an intensive course
Of training has been followed. When
this training is completed, Battery E
will be ready to take her place on the
line with the armies Of the United
States and demonstrate that the farm
ers and ranchers Of western North
Dakota will give a. good account of
themselves.f
"You probably know that the men
from the western third OF. North Da-
kota are being placed in the light
field artillery. Each three-inchs gun
Ia drawn by three teams or six horses,
so we don't have any walking. like
the 'dough-boys' Of the infantry: we
are either mounted or riding the gun
carriages or caisson (ammunition car
,riage). Artillery is considered the
best branch of the service, go we
from the western part Of North Da-
kota can consider ourselves fortunate
in being placed in this branch.
IA short time g u colonel, a
regular army officer who has made
quite a reputation for himself in the
to observe the workings OF the allied
armies, called all the non-copmis-
stoned officers together one evening
and told us that during his many
years in the regular army he never
had a man in his command who came
from North Dakota. He said he wa
wondering what kind of soldiers we
would make before we arrived al
camp, and when he found he was as
signed as Commander of the, NORTH
Dakota field artillery; but that after
meeting US and observing u 'spiri'
Of getting down to sb~usinesas.;; our rec,
lord for Lbertyk bonds, orr APPEAR
}ance and .cenducttsa as ,soldisrGsslie4hat
called us together to spread the Wore
to the enlisted men Of the regimen
that he was proud Of us. COMING
from a man like Colonel Honeycutt
this means a great deal, and you PEG
pie back home can feel assured tha'
you can count or; us
"a big transfer of soldiers from
Camp Dodge is going to he made soon
They expect to take 600 men from
the 8S8th (North Dakota .quota) and
about 5000 altogether from the camp
TheAe men will be moved out before
the remaining SIS per cent arrive
They go to Camp Pike, Ark, to tax,
the place Of negro troops coming
north.
"You know. Of course, that Franz
johnson is a sergeant in the cavalr,
and Gene. Wachter sergeant in the en-,
eineers. All Of the men who cam,
in the first five per cent from Bur.
leigh have landed commissions"
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