The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1917-09-20

brought you SO carefully through your
period of helplessness speaks.
1t sends you forth. Go! The moth
ers of American men tell you to do it.
Go! The President Of the United
States of America commands you to
do it.
Go ! For the countless unborn de-
mand you do it.
Perform your full duty and return,
but your duty first.
Generations now gone made 1t
easier for us. Let us in our righteous
ness of purpose make it easier for the
better generations to come. 1t was for
this that Christ was crucified. The
Garden of Gethsemane is ever by the
roadside. God gave His only Son that
people might be free and you belong
to a people of Christian ideals. You
are in every sense Soldiers OF the
Cross.
1t has not been my purpose to tell
you of European battlefelds. You are
intelligent Americans and you know
as much abo7t them as l do, and prob
ably great deal more. We know
that we fight relentless foe having
lawless propensities. 1t will require
time The end is not yet. Millions
must die but even so millions must
die. We are a proud and resourceful
people of last-ditch fighters and we
can't back up. We don't know how.
Knowing your responsibilities and
the great demands to be made upon
your bodies, it is imperative that you
keep them clean if you would perform
| your full duty to your country and to
| the noble mother who is sending you
over. Germany and France are being
| depopulated and many hands will be
needed after the war to patch up and
make green the waste places. Ameri'
ca may find herself in the same condi-
ton. She needs you now and she
will need you when you return, Gen
erations to come must have clean and
strong bodies. Others Of us will fol
low you to the first line trenches and
beyond and those who remain at home
will welcome your return and rejoice
in the splendor of your conquest for
Liberty, your home and your country
In the widst Of battle and in your
darkest hour the spirits Of multi
tude will go out to you and in every
stitch in every sock sent to you from
countless American homes there will
be a mothers or sisters silent
prayer for victory and your safe re-
turn But do not forget
AS the train left the station, thous
ands of friends and relatives cheered
the boys on their way. There were
three coaches full Of the young men
on their way to camp. A vast number
of relatives and friends from the
country were in to bid the boys good
bye.
The following is a list of the de
parting young men:
Emrie Clifford Peterson.
William Henry Phillippi.
| Wade Brader.
Isaac Baker Withers.
Lujey LaMere
- Stanley p. LaskOWski.
Nels Dancker.
Clarence Peter VandenOever.
Rolf Claus Gravoe.
James Fl. Nelson.
Leonard Schumacher.
John Folsen.
James Shelton Dawson.
Hans A. Anderson.
Charles Edward Racine.
Wallace Garratt.
Leonard R. Neuman.
, John Johnson.
Arthur Kenneth Mckenzie.
Gustaf Albin Felt.
, Norris G. Jones.
William Ciesc, Jr.
, Andrew Underdahl
| William Joseph Brown.
, Rollie James Johnson.
Charles Carroll Clifford.
Earl Richmond Pierce.
t Fred William Rincker.
: John Enge.
| David Harold Gaines.
Paul Calvin Ozeurider.
: Lyder John Stolen.
$ Dedrick Eldwick.
r. Arthur Robert Borchardt.
3 Raymond Luther Zimmerman.
+ William F. Micka.
/. Edward Johnson.
+ Halle NJ Main.
i Thomas Ronshaugen.
Theo. Burfleld Wells.
n William Herbert Krueger.
h Martin Hanson.
- Fred Emil Schultz.
J. Alfred M. Johnson.
8 August Market ...
J. Carl F. Lee.
|, Peter J. Schmitz.
d liver Peterson.
n Erick Arvid Weinberg.
It Eugene Pellitier.
]. Carl E. Losby.
e Theo Joseph Drummer.
j. George A. Shuman.
II William Francis Hicks.
J. Harold McLain.
r, David Perry Pritchett.
u Walter Caldrick Brye.
Norman Ness.
IS Albert Field.
10 Floyd Tofflemire.
e Mike ListOa.
J. Warren Ralph Durbin.
d Henry D. J. Brunkow.
H. George Bruels.
e. Joseph Laumb.
u Edward Louis MarchiOni.
le Arthur Herman Eick.
Albert Erickson.
N Joe John Miller.
I'd Sigurd Hendrickson.
II Melvin e. Daily