The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-17
Adjutant General Fraser
Advices Co. B Officers
of State Decision
LOWERING OF COLORs
WILL BE FEATURED
"Retreat" Ceremony to be
Continued at Armory at
645 O'clock Tonight


guard can be considered, according
to instructions received by Captain
Colley Of Company B, this morning
from Adjutant General Angus Fraser
at Bismarck. .
Requests from several members of
the different companies in the state
in the First regiment that they be
granted transfers to the Second
regiment were sent to the office of
the adjutant general, and resulted in
orders being issued to clear up the
situation.
DICK STILL BACK IN
FARGO FOR SHORT STAY.
Richard M. Still. formerly a Fargo
machine compositor who has been on
the unassigned list for the last few
years and dispatched a week ago to
recruit Company e of the Second
regiment to war strength, arrived in
Fargo this morning and was caller
at the armory. First Lieutenant
Still reports that the total member
ship of Company e had reached 70
when he left and that outlying dis
tricts adjacent to Langdon were do
ing their share splendidly in the
number of recruits obtained. F. F.
Ross of Langdon, is captain of Com
pany E of the Second regiment.
Philippines and is one of the medal
of-honor men in the state.
ARTILLERY MAN JOINS
COMPANY 3, N. o. N. G.
John r. Barrett of the Third U. S.
Field artillery, with nine months
of active service on the border dur
ing the Mexican crisis, stabbed and
discharged from service because of
the wound, could not see the boys
passing by without being member,
so Joined Company B of the First
regiment today. For some time after
the wound, Private Barrett was in
the base hospital at Fort Sam Hous-
ton.
FARGO ATTORNEYS
SON JOINS COMPANY 3. "a
Thomas McEnroe, a son of Attor-
ney 7. H. McEnroe of Fargo, and
who saw service with Company B
of the Third Iowa, on the border
during the eight months call to fed
eral service, and stationed at
Brownsville, has enlisted with Com
pany B.
mRETREAT" CEREMONY
COMMENCES THIS EVENING.
One of the impressive ceremonies
which will be started this evening at
company members will assemble at
the first note Of first CALI. Every
man must be in his place at the as
sembly'' call. While the bugler
plays retreat" the company stands
at attention. AS soon as retreat" is
played, the colors are lowered while
the company stands at present
arms" or at fright hand salute If
not assembled under arms and the
IaaY vnlo ole
ner. When no band is available as
is the case with Company B, the
buglers or musicians play "To the
Colors". While this is being played
every soldier not in the ranks faces
toward the colors or music at right
hand salute" if unarmed, or at
present arms" if on guard.
COMPANY PARADES
FOR ENLiSTMENTS.
Ninety-six members of Company B,
Captain Colley, First Lieutenatn S. j.
Hill and Second Lieutenant Earl
South paraded from the armory to
the Great Northern station Monday
evening, for the purpose OF arousing
interest in recruiting circles. On the
return tramp" the band, which head
ed the procession played an open-air
concert at the intersection of Broad
way and Northern Pacific avenue.
Addresses were given by four-minute
men, Attorney Melvin Hildreth, Jr.,
and Attorney E. T. Conmy. Following
the parade, ice cream and cake were
served at the armory by the members
OF the Women's auxiliary Of Company
y.
OUTSIDE sLEEPERs TO
REPORT AT O'CLOCK.
orders were posted on the, bulletin
boards this morning that the members
sleeping away from the armory must
report at z o'clock each morning.
Setting-up exercises will be given un-
til 1920 Ten minutes later the mess
call will be sounded. The first call
for rising at the armory sounds at
GAS o'clock. Order No. 2, also posted
this morning reads that Cooks Harry
Eooter and Francis g. Heapes, are re-
Heved as cooks and returned to the
duty of .privates and that Private
Harold Garrett is appointed cook,
vice Footer, relieved.
Rev. Henry +. KIoman, dean of
Gethsemane cathedral, extends COR
dial invitation to the soldiers to att
tend the services to be held at the
Episcopal church and of which he will
be in charge at II o'clock Sunday
morning, July %.
SUPPLIES WILL BE
RUSHED sY EXPRESS.
Supplies for the national guard,
which has been called into federal
service, viii be forwarded by express
as soon as the commanding officers at
their home stations give the strength
of their commands and other infor
mationas directed in a telegram sent
from the headquarters in Washing
ton to Governor Frazier on July II.
This advice was wired to Adjutant
General Fraser by Adjutant General
Heistand of the central department.
today. The information required
should be in the hands Of the central
department by the middle Of the week
and supplies should begin arriving by
the middle OF next week.
MtIsTERINc OFFICER
AT BISMARCK TO-DAY.
Major Douglas Settle, a regular
army officer to whom has been as
signed the task of mastering the
state troops into federal service, is
expected to reach Bismarck today.
Acting on instructions from the war
department, Major Dana Wright,
ranking North Dakota officer in the
federal reserve has named the cap
fains Of the four companies Of his
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