The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-12-20
Home Guard Finds 1900 Is Too
Easy Task for Their
Powers.
EVERYONE HAS 4 ST|CkER
Latest Mode in Christmas Dec
orations Has Wide
Appeal.
HOW THEY STAND TODAY.

Total to date .........,., 2.425
l5lsmarck's Red Cross membership
! total in the Home Guards charge on
the Hindenburg line had reached 2,425
at noon today.
Before this drive was begun, all OF
Burleigh county had but 100 mem
bers. A majority Of these were taken
prior to July /, and had expired De-
cember /. Therefore, the Home Guard
started with practically clean slate.
Nothing in all the glorious record
which bismarck has achieved during
this war has surpassed this drive
which Bismarck has achieved during
Red Cross executives predict, as the
city having the largest per capita
membership in the entire United
States
Traded Chickens.
Many little stories which show the
patriotic pulse which is beating in
Bisnlarck's veins are coming to light
through the drive. John A. Graham,
cashier of the City National bank,
found in his district. a widow whose
home life indicated severe struggle
for existance.
haven't penny in the house" !"
said this brave little woman "and Il
don't know when will have a dollar;
but have some fine chickens. Won't
you let me trade you two of them for
Red Cross membership"
Mr.. Graham left the house with
Red Cross flag in its window, and he
carried away with him two squawking
chickens, cOnscripted to do their bit
for world democracy. ,.tr,
.....,., Called at Headquarters. ~.
The ladies at Red Cross headquar.
ters in the federal building tell a
similar tale, of country woman who
came in yesterday, asking II they
knew OF market for some chickens.
Ready cash is sort Of scarce" said
the visitor "and simply have to have
q few dollars to buy some Red Cross
menDelsnips for lne folks"
Did she find q market for her
chicks?
Well, if she had had a hundred of
the toughest old hens that ever
cackled a cackle she could have dis.
posed of every one Of them without
leaving the room.
Then there is a story of German
born citizen whose sympathies before
the war were clearly and vocally with
the fatherland. Since war was declar-
ed he has been right" but it was
with some trepidation, nevertheless,
that he was approached by Home
Guardsman for a Red Cross member
ship.
"Will take one? Certainly" was
his ready response. 81 wouldn't feel
l had done my duty If | did not take
one for myself and for every member
OF my family. There's no room for a
Stacker in my house," and he went
home with his flags anil a full compile.
ment of stickers.
To Report SIackers.
If there are any slackers, their
names will be turned in at the Bis.
marck Home Guard meeting tomorrow
night The guardsmen will not con-
slider in this class anyone who has fail
ed to buy a Red Cross membership
for financial reasons. They will so
list everyone who could afford to buy
a membership and who has not. These
names will be read before the CON-
pany tomorrow evening and will be
filed away for future reference.
Show Your Stickers.
at is important that the business
houses which have stickers paste
them on their service flags" said
Chairman Goddard today. "The moral
effect of this display is tremendous,
and it is not fair to the business hous-
es themselves that they should be
considered derelict which l am glad
to say is not the case in single in
stance
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