The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-07-10

mustered into federal service came.
II - 6eheyed that the required num-
Der Of men will be obtained by Saf-
urday night and that Company 3 Of
Fargo, with its mighty proud record
IN future wars will let its new cap
tain, announced that It has been re-
cruited 70 full war strength and Ia
READY TO proceed at once to the
mobilization point at Fort lincoln
Attached TO 10th Division,
OmctaI information reached here
the nrst OF the week that the First
ana second regiments had been at
tached to the Goth division which in
Guides Washington, Oregon, Montana
ana other western states. This will
mean tnat both the regiments will
WASH, where the First regiment OF
the guard camped at American lake
IN 1908. The North Dakota regiment
was Formerly in the Thirteenth di-
VISION with the Minnesota guard.
me reason for the change has not
been assigned ana could not be
learned from Adjutant General Fra
ser this afternoon.
AdJutant General Fraser REPORTS
that only S9 applications for the
second omcers' training camp have
oeen made from North Dakota. and
tnat four times this numbe- of men
VIII De needed to officer conscript
regiments from the state The North
Dakota troops will be formed into
distinct regiments, officered bv men
from their own state. This is one
reason why the adjutant is SO an
xfous that an election be held In
Fargo this week to- elect a second
lieutenant FOR Company B. that the
boys might elect their hold oficer
ana VIII have more confidence in him
than If an. appointment were made
Pleased With Personnel.
amgreatly pleased with the
personel Of the new regiment, said
AoJutant Fraser. The men with
the exception of two have all. seen
service and have records that the
state can well feel proud. really
pelleYe that not another regiment in
the United States will be Differed
as well as this smashing second"
FRANK White, former governor of
Nortn Dakota, is colonel lieutenant.
The majors are Mudgett OF Valley
City, Hanley of Mandan, and Geary
or Fargo, all who saw service in the
Spanish American war as officers
and had fine records.
Z. r. Sarles of Hillsboro, has been
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fcer, and has had about 10 years
service in the North Dakota regf-
ment. Captain T. H. Murphy, COM
missioned regimental adjutant, was
member of the North Dakota vol
unteers who distinguished them
selves at Manila, and has been a
member of the National guard 20
years.
Lieutenant Ronald Mcdonald of
Valley City, battalion adjutant. for
Major Mudgett, has been a member
OF the National guard for 10 years,
and served as first sergeant in Com
pany @ on the border in 1915.
Major q. G. Ge1ry's adjutant is
Lieutenant e. r. Orchard of Fargo.
and F. G. Nepmier, formerly of St
Paul and recently Fargo and Bis
marck newspaper man, has been
commissioned lieutenant to Major
Hanley.
The presidents proclamation cali
ing the guardsmen into federal SER
vice was received with eagerness by
the members of Company B and the
officers this morning. The boys are
eager to go and many stated they
wished the time was today or to-
Following the mobiliza-
ton at Fort Lincoln, instead of
American lake, near Tacoma, the
troops will concentrate at Palo Alto,
California.