The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-18
ULEN BOYS sign
NAMES ON DRUM
FOR SERVICE IN
MOORHEAD unit
Intensely Patriotic Meet
ing Stirs 18 to Join Ar
tillery Battery
TOTAL OF LOT
HAVE SIGNED UP
Certain Now That Neigh
" boring City Will Get
Place in Regiment

Eighteen Ulen. Mimi, young men.
signed their names on a drum head.
for services in Battery F, Second
Minnesota field artillery, being or
ganized in Moorhead.
The signing of the recruits was the
climax of an intensely enthusiastic
and patriotic gathering, and the ac-
ton Of the young men in coming
forward and penning their names on
the unique roll brought out round
after round Of cheering and applause.
Battery F. for which Moorhead
patriotics have been making a strik-
ing campaign for several days, OBJ
tanning enlistments, not alone in
Moorhead, but in the entire county
Of Clay, is now definitely assured, ac-
cording to it's sponsors.
This afternoon a total of 122 men
had been signed. All told. 1875 are
required, that being the minimum
number necessary to obtain recogni-
tion as a battery.
In the last "a hours, reports of re-
cruiting committees made at the
headquarters in Moorhead showed a
total of As recruits, nine signing in
Moorhead, and IS signing in var
ious other parts OF the county, in
addition to Ulen's contribution of Is.
A number of recruiting parties
have reported the number of volun-
teers they have signed up, but have
not reported names. The names so
far reported in the last "a hours fol-
low:
UIen Recruits.
Eldred Evanson Rufus Howden
Leigh Peterson Ray Pitsenbarger
sam Rikhas Joseph Rost
Bennett Melby Elmer Burud
Arthur Peterson Carl Hanson
Awe Johnson Carl Johnson
oscar b. Rost Oscar Ormbreck
oscar Alme Robert H. Meighen
other New Recruits.
Arthur Lloyd Hake, FELTON,.
Clarence Jesten, Moorhead,
F. D. Bolster, Moorhead.
Harry overboe. Moorhead.
Laurence LARSON Moorhead
Edwin A. Andersong Moorhead.
Benjamin McLaine, Downer.
Frank @. Tagione, Downer.
Oscar o. Greening, Glyndon.
Ray e. Leach, Glyndon.
Curt Leach, GIyndon.
Roy E. Leach, Glyndon.
Emil Greening, Glyndon.
Paul Anderson, Moorhead.
Fred Ellington, Moorhead.
Percy z. Wheeler, Moorhead
Edmund Wambach, Moorhead.
uIen Drive a Feature.
A patriotic demonstration had been
arranged for the meeting at Glen
last night and the results far excell-
ed the expectations of those who
planned the demonstration.
The Ulen band played a number of
patriotic airs and an automobile
was run upon the sidewalk 10 be
used as a speakers stand. Fully
500 people were present, many fam
lily parties coming in automobiles
from the farms.
meeting, introduced County Attorney
c. G. Dosland, Moorhead, who told
the people of their duty to the coun-
try. Most of you," he said, ARE
like myself, descendants of immi-
grants who came to the United
States to better their condition.
Neither you nor your parents have
ever been called upon to perform any
duty in payment for the many
privileges secured to you. Now, in
the greatest crisis in the history of
the country 1t is your duty to re-
spond to the CALI
"our War; Since Beginning.
Chas. S. Marden, of Moorhead, the
second speaker, began by informing
the people that this has been "our
war since its commencement" The
only reason it is being fought on
European soil, instead of in this
country" he said, "is because the
English warships prevented the
Germans crossing the Atlantic. 1t is
better to fight it now with the help
of the allies than single handed
later" Mr.. Marden told how the
men of Clay county had responded
to the call and over 100 OF them were
already in training for service in the
army. These volunteers reduce the
number of men who will be con-
scripted and the county will also re-
ceiVe credit for those who enlist in
the battery now being recruited. He
reminded the young men that this is
their last chance to show their
by volunteering. They can
not go into the service under more
favorable conditions, he said, for |
they will be with their neighbors and |
friends and with officers of pracu- |
calIy their own choosing.
Andrew c. Rusness, one of the |
Moorhead members of the battery
called for volunteers. He said he |
had enlisted because he considered |
1t a, duty he owed the country and |
would have done so even If he had |
not been above the age covered by |
the draft. He called for a drum TO |
be used as a table and the young |
men came forward, slowly at first. |
Each man who signed Immediately /
started out to secure another recruit /
and George Mcdonald, another
Afoorhead member, was also busy in /
the crowd. Carl Henrickson, the |
young man from south Of Ulen who /
signed up at the picnic on July 4, was
another of the hustlers. When the i
party left at the close Of the meeting /
is young men had signed the call.
Minister Compliments Boys.
Rev. ]. ID. Bothne complimented
the young men on their action. He
said he had confirmed most of them
and was more than pleased to see
.hem respond to the call of their
country.
The party from Moorhead was
driven over by DIR. ID. G. Darrow in
his car and included Messrs. Marden,
0osland, BUSINESS and Mcdonald.
rhey reached Moorhead on the re-
urn about 1880 this morning.
ALLEGED BURGLAR WANTED.
Bismarck. N. D., July 18.-Police Of
he state have ben asked TO be on
watch for George Morris, 20 years
Id. y Hungarian, who is wanted in
Bismarck for burglary