Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-11
n to- compose the 10th Engineering

to compose the e116th Engineering
The following companies Of the
Second North Dakota are included in
this Engineering division:
H3adquarters company Of Bismarck
and Band of Harvey.
Company a, Minot; Company b.
New Rockford; Company G, Crosby,
and Company D, Devils Lake. together
with, the supply company Of Htllsboro.
Address Internationally.
One of the things which folks back
home" must learn and learn at once II
they wish their letters to reach their
soldier boys, is to address letters corr
'rectly. Hundreds Of letters have been
turned back to the %postoffice depart
ment because incorrect or insufficient
addresses are given.
ond Regiment companies is complete.
II your boy is Jimmy Jones and he
comes from Minot and he istin the
First Regiment he must be addressed,
Jimmy Jones, Private,
Co. e, 184th Infantry,
Camp Greene, N. c.
If he lie; in the Second regiment, first
determine from the above where he
has been assigned. II he is from
Minot and in the Second he must be
addressed under the new divisional
designation which in the case Of Minot
company would be.
Jones, End N. D. Hospital Corps.
General Hospital, Camp Greene. Char
'lotte, N. c.
Company letters and the division in
which the. company is located must
be plainly stated on the envelope.
Just how important this mail adj
dress item is. may be gained when it
10 stated that the various divisions
through and to which the Second.
ere In some instances az much as ten
miles apart. It would be the same as
addressing a letter to John Smith,
South Side Chicago. to leave off tho
company letter and the division.
Company I composed Of Mandan,
Bismarck and boys of that district is
located about four miles from the
Second regiment headquarters' office,
at least the place where the regiment
their headquarters. Company E Of
Langdon, is even still farther away,
and the companies are in all direc-
lions. ..
This afternoon the newest arrivals
from North Dakota: we're busily en-
gagged putting up tents in anticipation
of a severe wind and rain storm
WHICH HIld1ly DTOk0 at Z o CLOCK tIlS
evening.
The First regiment has now prac-
tically completed its work of setting
tents and laying out streets and by the
time this letter is published, the
camp will be in perfect shape.
Col. j. HI. Frame this afternoon is
sued orders passed along from Gener-
al Henry Jervey, commanding the
brigade, which show what the boys
are UP against. The eight hours and
fifteen minutes drill daily indicates
the government means business and
intends to have its national guard
fighting machine whipped into war
service shape in the earliest time pos
sible.
Perhaps you folks back home will
be interested in a copy Of General Or
ders No. S, which follows:
Reveille. first call, 5:45 a. M;
J march and ~reveille, $3.50 a. M: assem-
IDLY. 500: physical drill. 500 to 6:15;
mess cali. $3.50: drill call 1918; recall
from drill, 11.3O; mess call. 1900;
drill call. 1900; recall from drill, 500;
mess call. $50; retreat, first call $500;
assembly, $50 p. M; retreat, 6:16;
call to quarters $500 p. M; tapsrand
Drill call and recall will n @ be
sounded on Wednesday. Saturday or
holidays or. SuAdays.> fSS /.
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Tim there with two thin blankets Y
As thin az a slice Of ham:
A German spy was likely the guy
Who made them for Uncle Sam.