The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-07-18
CO, B TO DRIVE
FOR RECRUITS
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that the mems club rooms are not
swept clean, that the floor is not kept
clean beneath the radiators, and that
the floor was too wet when swept.
He finds that in the mems quarters
conditions are better, so reports
reads good" In these quarters,
however, the blankets are not folded
neatly and he says the windows and
the window sills should not be used
to pile truck on. The hallway is not
properly policed, Corporal Fjelstad
reports.
PICKLES. BRooMs
AND EVEN MoPS.
Pickles, brooms and mops volun-
tarily submitted to recruiting this
morning. The pickles were dispatch
ed to the barracks by the J. G. Hau-
ser meat market on Eighth street
south. They were served at the noon
mess. The Harrington hardware
store sent the brooms and the mops.
(They were not served, however,
Different organizations of the city
have been sending food articles to
the boys" since they have been call
ed into federal service. No further
orders were received by the captain
IIll5 ihOIAllllS GIS W LLIS llAiiC OL JllCll
movement to Fort Lincoln. This
morning the members took a four
mile hike" taking in the great In
terstate fair.
IF BOYS CAN FIGHT
LIKE THEY EAT, OH
If the members OF Company B can
fight like they eat and If they ever
get into the French trenches, it will
- inl, oYl1 A
representative of The Forum took
luncheon with the "boys" this after
noon, watched them fall in" and
then dig in." And what feed. There
was plenty of roasted meat, roasted
with a crust on. roast potatoes, cof-
fee, pickles, onions, rye and white
bread and dessert. The attacks"
which lasted for fully 80 minutes re-
suited with the Sammies as the win
ners and the enemy" disappearing
from sight.
LOOK FOR BIG TIME
AT INTERSTATE FAIR.
One big time is anticipated by the
boys at the Interstate fair next week.
Captain Colley will grant them all
the privileges which rules and regu-
lations will permit in view of the
fact that it will probably be the last
entertainment which the boys" can
have before they leave for Bismarck,
or some concentration point, and
then go into the service of the United
States army. One of the features at
the fair in which the "boys" of Com
pany B will participate will be the
raising and the lowering of Old
Glory on the grounds each morning
and afternoon during the fair.
FLINT ON VACATIONS; g.. .
OFF FOR MINNEAPOLIS.
Sergeant E. ]. Flint of the United
States army recruiting Office on
Front street, leaves this evening on
a two days vacation trip which will
be spent in Minneapolis. Dad" Smith
has done some excellent work in re-
cruiting circles of Fargo. and fills his
position with a credit to the govern
ment and himself.
TWO RECRUITS FOR
COMPANY B, NJ. D. NJ. G.
Two more recruits were received
yesterday. They are Bert Frenne of
Detroit, Mimi, and Arthur c. Ander-
son of Devils Lake. Orders posted
last night on the bulletin board make
it an "offense" for the members of
the company to go about the streets
shirts and vests and absence of black
neckties. Army regulations require
the soldiers appearing in uniform on
the streets to have their blouses and
shirts buttoned up, their sleeves roll
ed down, and to wear a black cravat.
The order Is from the federal de-
partment.
RED ToMAHAWk WOULD
FIGHT WITH SECOND
Fort Yates, N. d., July 1B.-Chief
Red Tomahawk, captain of police,
and who gave Sitting Bull his final
quietus, almost wept with disap-
pointment when informed yesterday
that Uncle Sam could not, because of
his age, give him a try at the kaiser.
Chief Tomahawlz. who is near 10, was
captain Of the. band OF Indian police