The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-12

the national army. Officers are not
in sufficient numbers here to drill the
men already in camp. With the COM
ing Of $4,000 others, the need for Of
ficers will be so great that rapid
promotion for deserving men Is al
most a necessity.
Routine Makes the Men.
Good, wholesome food and plenty
of 1t, plenty Of fresh air and eight
hours work in the open air and sun
shine, an absolute absence of the
temptations that may be found in
cities calculated to impair health and
vigor, and a carefully prepared
schedule, running a mans daily life
like clockwork-these are the things
that are making real outstanding
men.
In month their best friends won't
know them.
Farrell, Eugene E.. Company !,
351st infantry-rejected (cause)
Deafness.
The company commander read the
foregoing one afternoon.
Gene" Farrell, because of his
deafness, didn't quite catch the
words.
! A fellow recruit turned to him and
stuck out his hand.
You going tonight? he inquired.
IT don't know, he replied. did
he read my name?
He sure did,, replied the other.
You're deaf, they say.
Gene" Farrell sought his captain
and protested against being dis
charged.
az want to stay. can hear, hon
estly / can, and the tears started
despite the mans efforts to hold
them back.
The matter was taken to regi-
mental headquarters in an effort to
have the rejection disregarded, but
to no avail.
1t was with a determined face that
Gene" Farrell went back to his
quarters, packed up his few belong
ings and went down to the interur-
ban station.
Goodbye fellows. he said. I'm
going back home and get my ears
fixed up and then you'll see me back
here again.
Farrell lives in Iowa county, and
was drafted from Minnesota.
His case is a good example Of the
patriotism and support which the
national army men are giving Uncle
Sam in preparation for the world
war against autocracy.
Weather Affects Men.
Three more cases OF pneumonia,
bringing the total to seven, have
been reported at the base hospital.
The sudden change in the weather
with the frost is held responsible.
The increasing number. however,
does not alarm officers of the med
ical corps, who say that the number
does not exceed the average, which
should be expected from among a
similar number of men gathered In
one community.
Workmen are installing furnaces
In the barracks, and the. issue of ex-
ira blankets and warm clothing to
men quartered where the furnaces
have not been installed has been
An epidemic of the disease is not
looked for by medical officers.
Alabama Negroes Coming.
Announcement that Alabama ne
groes drafted for national army SER
vice will be sent to Camp Dodge for
training along with negroes from |
Iowa, Minnesota. North Dakota and |
Illinois has been received at division |
headquarters.
The telegram did not specify the |
Of men to be sent from |
Alabama, but Adjutant General Nc
Cain estimated that $500 negroes |
would be here for training.
Former plans called for the forma- |
ton of one colored regiment at Camp |
Dodge. With the arrival of the Ala |
oama men. however, two provisional |
regiments and a machine gun battal- |
lon will be formed.
AS quickly as the negroes report |
here for duty they will be sent to |
The first provisional negro regiment. |
which now has four lone privates for |
Its enlisted personnel.
Additional Train Service.
Additional special service has been |
put on by the Interurban railroad to |
accommodate the soldiers who wish |
10 go to town. President Schmidt |
that three tefl-coach and |
two five-coach trains will be used in |
addition to the regular service. The |
trains will be run as often, and as |
close together as possible. Dispatch |
srs have been placed at every pass
Ing point so. the movement can be |
Music Boxes For Camp.
The Des Moines Daily Capital has
started a phonograph and record |
fund" for the men at the camp, and |
judging from the success thus far |
here will be music galore. A num-
Der of machines and TAI records have |
already been contributed.