The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-11
Baker Brings Message
From Wilson to Dakota
Soldiers at Camp Greene
Secretary of War Addresses Troopers-18OO0 Men in
Uniform Assemble-Grandson of Chief Grass.
Is In The North Dakota Unit

The meeting was one which shall
never be forgotten as long as the men
present shall live. The baseball
score board on which was shown the
plays Of the first of the worlds SER
les games, was placed at the lower
end of a gradual sloped draw in the
hills. The hills themselves served as
a natural amphitheatre. Company
after company in a seemingly end
less procession came marching over
the hills from all directions concen-
trating in this natural theatre. Half
an hour after moving of the troops
was started the valley was filled
with soldiers-l3,7O0 Of them,
Present Wonderful Picture.
Their khaki suits and hats merged
scape and 1t seemed hard from a dist
ance to distinguish where the slightly
darker carpet Of humanity began.
The boys enjoyed and thoroughly APP
preciated the short talk given by the
secretary of war, especially the
Presidents orders to "acquit them
selves as Americans.
Furthermore they appreciated the
baseball game and proved that they
were keen followers Of the great ma
tional pastime.
One incident of interest occurred
at the great assembly when Private
Guy Dowen OF the Second Montana
band called out to Secretary Baker
to pose for a picture. Mr.. Baker
walked up to within a few feet of
the man from Chinook, Mont, re-
moved his hat and smiled pleasantly
and waited for the shutter Of the
camera to click. Afterwards he
shook hands with Private Dowen and
requested him to send him a copy Of
the picture.
After the Goat.
The First regiment rather the 164th
Regiment Machine Gun company Of
Grand Forks, N. D.. is liable to lose
the "Kaiser's Goat. The animal, q
beautiful silken haired angora beast
was presented to the machine gun
boys by friends in Grand Forks.
Members OF companies on adjoining
camp streets have threatened to get
the "kaiser's goat" before they cross
"over there" IL the rapid fire gunners
don't muzZle the blat which disturbs
their slumbeTs in the wee small
hours. Reveille comes early enough
they say without having goateille at
2:30 in the morning.
Hard for Jordan.
Boys OF his squad are doing every
thing possible to put little cheer
into the life Of Joseph Jordan, mem
Der of Bismarck Mandan Company
| OF the Second regiment, now known
as Ambulance Company No. Of the
ll6th Sanitary train. Jordan's wife
suicide in Il hotel at Bis
marck on the morning OF her hus-
bands departure for this camp. They
had been married but two weeks.
Jordan today stoically told how sor-
~ he was that he couldn't stay for
the funeral I'm in the army now
and had to do as my captain said. I
could do nothing more for her, but ii
was q great shock. The boys are good
TO me for know that they appreciate
how feeT".
Grass Grandson In Army.
GO my son and do thy duty by
the great White Father at Washing
tom, was the instruction given to
Ebert Grass. by his grandfather,
Chief Justice John Grass OF the
Sioux Indian tribe, the aged ruler OF
the Sioux Of the Standing Rock res
ervation in North and South Da-
kota.
Ebert Grass is the only living
male blood relative of the great Sioux
chieftain who is in his seventy third
year, and who beginning with his
with General George Gus
ter has since been active in leading
his red skinned brothers to adj Ept as
best, the doctrines of the white man.
Young Grass is splendidly built
young Indian. FIVE feet 10 inches tall,
as fine a soldier as there Is in the
whole camp. He was enlisted in
Company / of the Smashed-up Sec
0nd North Dakota regiment.
Today he told me of his grand
fathers wish. Young Grass said:
My grandfather hated to see me 20,
Tor he Is old and he has no sons and
am his only grandson. or course
he captain Of our company, A. B.
Welsh was adopted into the Sioux
.ribe as his son, but Captain Welsh
while we all love him, Is not an In
1ian. My grandfather told me to go,
because II desired to enlist for my
service, it was my duty to
10 so. and he gave me orders to fight
Is a clean upright Sioux should fight.
He told me to fight for the glory of
our great nation, that we may never
be slaves of Germany or other en-
emies".
Ten Indians Enlisted.
Ebert Grass is but one Of ten
indians enlisted in Company !, Sec
1nd regiment, North Dakota which |
has been assigned to duty as an am
Julance company in the Sanitary
rain. The other young Indians from
he Standing Rock reservation in |
North Dakota are Joseph Jordan,
Sidney Mclaughlin, Ray Lyons, AL |