The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-22
(EarIs n. Tostsvin.)

(staf Correspondent of The Forum.)
Camp Greene, Charlotte. N. c.,
Oct. 1S.--Camp censorship. at least
| concerning the new bayonet drills
and other modern day use of weap-
ons will be clamped on in the near
| future. Just how far this censorship
will extend Is unknown. However,
orders have been issued now to off,
| GERS to cenfiscate cameras Of any
persons taking snapshots of drills or
military executions OF any kind.
Beginning last week, one lieutenant
Of each company has been studying
the new methods Of bayonet use. the
methods devised and considered the
most efficient for hand-to-hand
fighting. Each brigade Of troops
armed with rifles has one instructor
who specialized on this special bay
onet exercise in the national school.
The company lieutenants as soon as
they have mastered the system, WILL
in turn pass on the instruction to
other officers of their companies and
the non commissioned men as we'll
What is 1t like? Well, the new use
Of the bayonet IL described as being
the peppiest, most deadly, vicious
and ground gaining method ever de-
Vised. The soldiers have their bay
onets attached to their guns and
hold the guns In their hands. They
use them. How? Wait until after
the war and your son comes home.
Then he can tell you.
The North Dakota Regimental can
teen is doing a land Office business
Receipts from sales of candy, pop,
pies. ice cream, cIgarets, tobacco,
soap, towels, pillow eases, all Of the
knick-knacks and gimcracks which
the soldiers need, now net between
$500 and $500 day. This in spite Of
the fact that the great majority Of
the boys are broke. or at least sadly
bent because payday has not yet
arrived.
Chief Bugler Sergeant Gram was
near death yesterday morning. He
blew PAY Day. instead of reveiIle.
A cheer starting in headquarters
company swept over the entire North
Dakota regiment encampment. It
proved far more efficient as a morn
ing get 'em up calr' than any other
bugle sound ever heard. But pay
day hasn't come yet.
Officers and men of Company X Of
Dickinson, First North Dakota, are
highly pleased at the compliment
paid the company by Col. John H.
Frame. The commander of the First
North Dakota, the 164th Infantry, is
ever on the job. and early morning
finds him up and dressed and stroll
ing around company streets while
many of the men are grudgingly lac
ing on leggings. The other morning
Colonel frame strolled over to Com
pany K and watched the Dickinson
boys go through their setting up ex-
ercises. During the morning he sent
orders to all other companies of the
regiment to send lieutenants and top
sergeants over to Company X the
following day to learn what real set
ting up exercises, in unison, should
be.
The boys of the Milk" battalion,
companies NJ. I. L and K, under Maj
or Barney C. Boyd have completed
work on their parade grounds. A
good big slice Of North Dakota
prairies set down in Camp Greene
would be a blessing. The Third bat
TALON boys however have skinned
off the turf from a piece Of land
about 800 by 300 yards, filed
in the holes and now have a fine par
ade ground. Tell the folks we're
hard at work. says Major Boyd. ~
Rumors about the camp have It
that the 164th u. S. Infantry will