The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-30
GUARDSMEN FROM
EVERY STATE In
The union HAVE
REACHED FRANCE
All Those Who Sailed From
II. S, Have Reached
Port Safely
BEEN ARRIVING
"F0R MANY WEEKS"
Units From Same State
Are Kept Together as
Far as Possible

with the American Army in
France. Thursday, Nov. 29.-(By The
Associated Press. .)-Nationa Guards
men from every state in the union
have arrived in France, 1T is TO-DAY
permitted to be announced. They
are among the troops now training,
or lately arrived.
While it is not permitted to dis
close the identity of units, it may be
said that all those which sailed from
the United States have arrived safely
and that some already are in train
ing within sound of the guns on the
battlefront.
They are showing spirit in keep
ing with the purpose Of all concerned
To make the American expeditionary
force a homogeneous American army
in which each division, whether
regular. national guard or national
army cannot be distinguished In
efficiency from the others. The FORM
err state troops are billeted over a
wide area and are pronounced excel
lent soldiers.
Arriving For Weeks.
The guardsmen have been arriving
in the American zone Tor many
weeks. They are scattered some
what, but as far as possible the units
from the same state have been kept
close together, except in one case.
They found the regular army had
made good preparations for them
and while many are billeted IN
houses in French towns, others nave
been duartered in low wooden bar
racks especially erected.
The troops from the various states
have been recognized by the French
population and have been welcomed
Enthusiastically. Many of the UNITS
on arriving in billet towns wore tne'
French red, white and blue cockaue
pinned to their campaign mats.
These were given to the soldlers
when they landed at base ports;
After a suficient time to rest from
the Journey. which in some cases
had been extremely tiresome, the
troops have been sent to work tram
Ing for actual service at the 'front.'
In all quarters they are declared 70
be most enthusiastic, and their SOL
diarlv qualities have drawn hlsn
nralse from the French instructors.
Within Sound OF Guns
During the last four days one unit
has been working with grenades ana
automatic rifles, while another mas
been working out military proDleIIls pils
n roaneuvers. Another unit has peen
a. tba instruction trenches which
bring them as near as possible 70
actnal 1ghting conditions. Many Or
tha former guardsmen in training
have heard guns roaring in the dis
fance. They are all being given the
Same course OF instruction as the
first contingents OF regulars nave
undergone.
% The guardsmen are all in good
health. The reason why 1t Is not
permitted to mention units by name
is that IL one is mentioned the Wy
Is omen TO mention all others, Wnich
means the revealing OF identlhcatiion
numbers and other lnIornlasrOA a.o,r
which is of Importance to the enemy.
Rnt for the information OF the
relatives and families Of the men,
EVERYONE who sailed from the Unit
ed states has arrived safely IN
France.
washington, Nov. S0.-Announce-
nenf of the arrival in France or the
first national guard units gives the
firsf oficial notice that an extensive
fraop movement has been accomp-
iIshed despite hostile submarines,
shortage of troop and supply SHIPS
and other obstacles DuL WAIhou1 tAio
Ioss Of a man. Thousands OF men
have been moved to the seanoara
from ali parts Of the country, loaded
an transports and safely landed IN
France without any general knowl-
edge Of the facts having been dis
closed to the country at large,
War department officials were
eratified at General Pershtng's deel-
sion to announce the arrival OF the
national guard forces but permission
to publish the designations Of the
guard units now at the training CEN
ters in France still is withheld.
Ii can be stated, however, that the
brief dispatch of today covers large
that has been in progress
for several weeks. The next stage
win be actual occupation OF front
line trenches.
Guard units to be sent later will
be more sectional in character, the
grouping Of old divisional organiza-
ton having been adhered to as close
IL as possible. The entire country,
shares in the honor of
its representative units now
at the front in the world war