The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-03
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like, and with a little guessing.
some of the things he said. He had
my hearty sympathy. r
"A clerk has been detailed to
make notes on my work. Keeps him
busy enough as he has to write out
two copies Of the notes and results.
One set to be sent to division sur
geon headquarters. daily. the other
more extensive, for my own person.
al use and future reference. The
work on government blanks falls to
my lot. expect to elaborate my own
notes for use later.
The camp changes daily. The
rapidity with which buildings are
going up, heating apparatus INSTALL
ed, trenches dug, cement roads laid,
is astonishing. There are trench dig
ging machines here that are a mar
vel. They are operated by three men
and move along digging trench
five or six feet deep as they go.
The distance across a street is COW
cred in a very short time, then as
pipes are laid another machine
comes along and fills it in. Am glad
to have had an opportunity of seeing
all this done.
Before saying anything about
the machinery / should have said a
few words regarding the spirit Of
the men. To begin with, the young
officers here and there are many, are
a fine, clean bunch of men. Bright,
alert and keen. The men come here
for the most part quietly, steady,
and begin their training in a bust
nesslike way that shows they mean
to do and do well, their part. Their
progress is rapid.
~ ar
fectly willing and unafraid, mostly
smiling and content. but with all,
very businesslike and no rowdyism.
AS one follows a bunch from day to
day and sees them get into their uni
forms and gradually change in car
riage, a little more erect, a little
smarter and quicker in movements,
eyes more alert, quicker and more
graceful in saluting, you don't need
to guess that they are improving,
you know it at glance. If this
camp is a fair sample Of the coming
Army of Freedom am sure proud
to be an American 5
There is the other side Of the
picture, too. There is small per-
centage of men, pardon for nam
ing them such, who don't want to
risk their measly hides for any
cause, or anybody. However, happily,
as far as my experience goes, they
are mostly of the foreign element,
Russian, Italian, Austrian and only
the lower class of them, and there
are a few, supposedly, real Ameri-
cans, too, the least said OF them the
better taste in the mouth.
81 met today a young man Of "a,
who rushed up to me as passed
down the hall and with sobs and
tears said: Captain, can you tell
me what they are going to do with
me? l have certificates from special
lists here who say / have - dis
ease and now these examiners say
have not and that / will have to
seryeI' am sorry for the mother
who raised him. Among the bunch
to be examined were Is young fell
lows for the aviation corps and IT did
me a world of good. Such hne,
bright bunch, active and almost per-
feet apparently, really perfect as 70
the ewes, IA of the Is. The ffteenth
had one eye a little below normal
and l reluctantly turned him down.
It felt almost criminal TO DO II, ne
was so fine otherwise. They con-
trasted strongly with the puhcn OF
doubtflls. who came before. Edu-
Gated Intelligent, strong, manly fell
lows. A bunch / would love to go into
ANYTHING with. Believe me, they will
be heard from. If / can get where
can see them do, it will be some
conpensation, and If get a chance
to help in case of need.
81 want to say word ABOUT TINS
sending of only young, unmarried
men to defend our country. To me It
is. Who should go out to make their
homes safe IL not those who have
homes to night for?'
The following, interesting letter
recently received BY Mr.. and Mrs.
N u. Shirley, breckenridge, Mimi,
is from Arthur Maloney, formerly a
well known young man of that city,
ana now a corporal in headquarters
company. 151st Field artillery, Rain
bow" division.
Mr.. Maloney is with his regiment
At Hampstead, Long Island, and is
doing his bit preparatory to leaving
for France with the famous first
eRainbow" division Of the American
army.
Camp Mills, Hampstead, Long Is
land. Sept. IL, 1917.
Dear Friends: You will note by the
above address that We have made
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