Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-28
Must Act Now.

gram" says a wire from Col. Hubert
v. Eva, Third Minnesota Infantry, II
desire to emphasize the duty OF every
citizen to assure for Minnesota its
volunteer quota short 1900 men in
the National Guard. organizations. in
army. Other states have completed
recruiting. Shall it be said we failed?
Need your cooperation"
In a letter which preceded the tele-
gram. Capt. Greene declares:
"The President issues q proclama-
ton calling for volunteers to fill the
ranks of the first line to 60 to France.
Douglas. Bayfield,, Ashland, Burnett.
WashbYrn, Sawyer. Polk, Barron and
Rusk counties of Wisconsin should
now be engaged in an organized ef-
fort to see that every eligible in the
town receives the call. They should
then show that the town expects every
eligible to answer this call now, ana
on July I they should enroll and ap-
propriately honor those who do an
We the call.
"Here is a test for the young man.
hood of your town. Don't expect the
country to do any better than you can.
1T is much easier for you to IN
to enroll the national army.
MANY towns have made a great
success of this work and have en-
rolled one twentieth of their total
population, less the number of men
who have already enlisted.
Far Behind England.
England now has one-ninth of her
total population in the armed forces.
To equal this we should have to have
about eleven million men.
TEST your manhood and show
yyhoe non hA SnrA NxpoSvr tA-~ e.
now organized and at work and will
report to this Office results about July
l to 4.
III you haven't started. for Gods
sake don't delay another day. This
matter is urgent. Minnesota had 80
many volunteers in the civil war that
1t was one Of the few places where
the draft was never applied.
Men who select the regular army
car go at once-those who select the
National Guard will go in a few days.
Those who select the regular army
can choose either Infantry. Field Ar
tillery, or the Medical Department.
Your town army is every man 10
dependent relatives. Call every n to
enroll. Details will be arranged later.
1.-THE ladies should be called to aid
in this work and every church and
every organization in your town.
Make lists of those who should an
swer-see each one personally-bc
stands the urgency and then remem-
Der what he does.
Must Hold the Line.
1T we can hold the line in France
this summer and fall We will win next
year but England and France cannot
do this alone.
"a few towns do not seem to have
gotten the idea Of what we intend to
do in Minnesota and Wisconsin on
July 4. The President has called for
volunteers to I'LL the first line to 60
to France. His call reads: II call up
on ALL men from 10 to 40 years. who
have no dependents. to present them
selves for enlistment" This means
your full man power-ALL men and
not q few.
make lists Of these men-see each
one personally. This is your town
army. The nation can do no better
than your town. On July 4 enroll ana
offer to the President your town
army.
men should answer without any
ments-simply answer the call. They
will have all the opportunities in the
world later to be placed where they
can serve best.
please look this matter in the face
-call your people together and show
them what It ean to your town and
to you and to your people.
Let every man know that he has
been called and that your people ex-
pect him to respond now. and try to
publish daily your complete list show
ing those who have responded and
those who should respond and have
not.
"Wire mo July 4 the number OF
mon who select the regular army and
the number who select the national
guard.
aif the present apathy 4 not over.
come. Ne will make Z showing on
! July I which wilt be very huuAiliAt.