The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-16


company, some of whom will sleep
in the armory. st. Johns hospital
telephoned at an early hour-that is
could be obtained from that institu-
ton. Several of the hotels also offer
ed cots free of charge. Members OF
the company who live out of the city
will sleep at the armory, but those
who have homes in the city will be
permitted to have all the comforts of
home while the members are held
awaiting further orders to move.
FIRST DRILL HELD
AT $3.50 THIS MORNING.
The first drill since the members
of the company went into federal
service was held shortly after $50
o'clock this morning. These drills
will be held regularly from now on.
No fixed routine has yet been estab-
lished by the captain and will not be
until the work of getting into condi-
ton has been completed. ...
Weeds on the south and east side
OF the armory were scraped up and
the general appearance of the build
ing from the outsfde has been i'm
proved.
LIEUTENANT ANDERsoN
RECEIVES NO ORDERS -
Second Lieutenant G. "a. NJ. An
derson, former captain of Company
B, is still in Fargo and stated at the
armory today that he has received no
orders as to the time when he will
leave to take up his duties in the
United States army. s.
STAFF CORPS MEMBERS
NOT CALLED OUT YET
The proclamation, of the nresiArnt
of the United States Hand the 0ver-
nor of North Dakota calling into fed
eraI service the First and the Sec
ond regiments did not include the
members of the staff corps and de-
partments not included in the pef@,
sonnel of tactical organization and
such officers of the national GARD
as have been or may be especially
notified by the commander of the
central department. that they will
not be affected by the call.
EXAMS FOR OFFICERS (
SECOND TRAINING. CAMP.
Major J. r. Steedman of Bismarck,
U. s. A., examining officer for North
Dakota, will receive candidates for
the second officers training camp to
be established at Fort Riley, Kan, on
July Is to %. inclusive, in Fargo:
three days at Grand Forks, beginning
July. 2SS three days at Devils Lake
beginning July 26; two ct Minot. be-
ginning July 80; August at Car
rington and the next SUGGESTING five
days at Dickinson and Bismarck. j.
P. Tucker of the state board Of re-
gents Office will accompany the ex-
aminer as executive clerk.
RECRUITING CONTINUES
IN ALL THE COMPANIE ES.
Recruiting still continues in all the
companies of the inst and the Sec,
ond regiments. The average strength
at about 125 nj and the newly or
ganized Second regiment at aboutz75
men to leach company. Company H
of the Second reports 118 enlisted
men, and Minot and Devils Lake 100
each. The company at Beach, Second
has reported 81 and Ellen
dale 75. Each OF the twelve COM
panies Of the Second is above min
imum strength. &
JOINS CO.
B-REJECTED4BY ARMY.
Rejected at the. Jefferson barracks
after passing the examination at the
Fargo sub-statioh because his ances-
tors were t1ans, Milos Mlaban,
"A years. eQlISLGQ# Win company -,
First regiment of the North Dakota
National guard. Sunday !.
About 10 days ago. The Forum
printed a story OF Miaban ppearing
at the once Of the clerk e dis
trict court and applying for nrst citi-
zen papers. He then left for Ulen,
Mimi. where he had enaployment,
later returning ID the Fargo recruit-
ing station, from which point he was
sent south.
Mlaban's father was a former Of
hcer in the Serbian army. When
the revolt against the tyrannical
rule of the austrian government oc-
CURED about eight years ago, the
father, two SONS and b daughter were
killed. The mother fed. the last
word Mlaban hearing from her be
ing four years ago when she wrote
Of the massacre.
Mlaban was 16 years old at the
time of the revolt and was wounded
in the fight. He was born III Karles-
trat, Austria, and came to America
on July 4, eight years ago. He is a
by trade.