The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-09

men for the several townships Of the
county:
- Holy Cross-P. NJ Andersgord.
Alliance-Christ Render.
Barnesville-Arthur w. Berg.
.Humboldt-Ole Egge and F. w.
1anneck.
Tansem-S. p. Anderson.
Parke-Hans Erickson.
Skree-Paul Tungseth.
Elkton-E. B. MCColgan.
Elmwood-H. o. Krabbenhoft.
Kurtz-John J. Smith.
Moorhead-A. II. Miller.
Glyndon-Eugene d. Grant.
Riverton-Henry Smith.
Hawley-Knute Torgerson.
Highland Grove-Nels T. Lunden.
-Eglon-Carl J. Knutson.
Cromwell-Sam Levorsen.
Spring Prairie-Lewis Guam.
Moland-Theo. II. Skrei.
Oakport-Martin w. Gee, Rasmus
sKragnes-H. H. Egan. Alfred Oh
son.
Morken-E. A. Kragnes.
-F1owing-G. o. Osmundson.
4Keene-Nels J. Jeral.
Goose Prairie-M. j. Solum.
Ulen-Theo. Evanson.
- Hagen-C. r. Tweeten.
7FeIton-J w. Bradford.
-sviding-R. L. Scott.
Georgetown-Chas. J. Stein.
Among those from out OF town
who attended the meeting yesterday
were:
HawIey-w. Geo. Hammett, Knud
Wefald, T. b. G. Evans.
aBarnesville-Orris Oliver, o. J.
Aamodt, Thos. Guinness. Willard At
kinson.
/ -Giyndon-P. ]. Shea. N. H. Sta
DUN.
Comstock-EuRene Askegaard.
-Sabin-H. c. Krabbenhoft.
when the war began" said Mr..
Parker who was the first speaker,
'fhe government called in heads of
the Y. NJ. c. A. in the United States
and asked them to take charge of
the work of providing comforts and
recreation for the men who were to
serve in the army. We were inform
ed that the United States would have
a, total Of 100000 men under arms
by Jan. /. with none in France. On
this basis the Y. NJ. G. A. men de-
c4ded to set out to raise $4,000. OOOs
The people Of the United States
Knew the needs better than we did
and they contributed 100000.
The war work has been speeded
up away beyond original plans. In
stead of 100000 men in service tE
Jan. !. we have 100000 men in
service by November and two or
three hundred thousand Of them IN
France already. The British have
tbeen carrying on Y. NJ. G. A. work
from the beginning Of the war and
our other allies, France and Russia,
seeing what it is accomplishing, are
appealing to us to take it up among
their men. To carry on the work
that we ought to carry on we must
have at least $35,OOO,OOO for the next
nine months"
Mr.. Parker then explained how
the money is used and how the plan
is to give the men something to do
lin their spare hours, and thus keep
them from going to less desirable
places.
.Dr. Graham gave a wonderful talk
that held the attention OF the meet
ing for nearly an hour. He had been
the chaplain at Fort Smelling dur
lihg the officers training schools and
told of the work that had been near
home. This was followed to the sea-
beard and then carried to the camps
end batt1ehelds Of Europe.
He was of the opinion that about
100000 American soldiers were now
4n France. They have been crossing
constantly but quietly. They have
gone from two American ports and
every contingent has had with IL a
Y NJ. Q. A. organization. Arriving
in France, each contingent is met
bS Y. NJ. G. A. secretary and the
men are invited to the Y. NJ. G. A.
coast city headquarters, where they
find the same surroundings that they
found in their Y. NJ. G. A. building
at home. The organization goes with
them to the trenches and the last
touch Of humanity they feel as they
move into the death zone is the cup
OF coffee or cocoa served them at the
W Nj. G. A. dug-out and the friendly
handshake of those in charge. AS
they come back, mud covered and
weary after their long vigils in the
front line. the Y. NJ. G. A. secretaries
again welcome them. These secre-
taries are so far advanced that their
dugouts are constantly under fire,
and the percentage of secretaries
killed is greater than that OF any
other branch of the army service.
He told how men come back from
the trenches with nerves literally on
edge from the long strain to which
they have been subjected. They are
sent back to rest and recuperate and
81 nothing is provided for them, IL
there are no amusements. and moth
Ing 10 take up their attention. IL
IS not surprising that many sue
Cumb to temptations. He stated that
100000 men in the army OF one ma
ton have been permanently incapac-
ftated by evil associations. II Is not
surprising that governments, under
zach circumstances, are endorsing
The work OF the Y. M. G. "a.
we read said he, that yeBter-
day was a quiet day on the western
9ghnt Do you know what that
Faesns2 1t means that approximate
81 1900 men were killed or wounded