Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-06-21
RESIDENTS OF
THIS CITY
LISTED FOR WAR
Disregard Quotas and Per
centages," Says Defense,
Council Meeting Here.

Detailed records of every male resi-
dent of East Grand Forks, whether
citizens or not. between the ages Of
1s and 40, are being made today by
a recruiting committee. headed by
Capt. w. G. Courtney and Mayor c.
j. Kel1eher, named at a mass meeting
early this week. ..
At the mass meeting of men of mill
itary age\to be held in the CONNER
cial club rooms tomorrow evening at
8 o'clock an opportunity will be given
each one to enlist. The required
quota Of 20 for this city will be dis
regarded, and as many as possible
will be enlisted. 1t is understood that
the recruits will be held here until
July a, when they will leave in a spe-
ella a for Duluth, enroute to Jeffer-
son Barracks, Mo-, for training.
Volunteers Failing Duty.
The following communication was
received this morning by Mayor KEEL
leher from the Duluth Council of De-
tense, of which this city is a unit:
Duluth Council of Defense,
Duluth, Minnesota,
June 10, 1917.
The following telegram was re-
ceived here today:
War Department, Washington. d. G.
June II, 1917.
Capt. Ned NJ. Green,
army Recruiting Station,
Duluth, MINI.
Volunteers are not filling the
ranks of the regular army. Secretary
OF Wal desires you to call upon press
n local patriotic organizations for
help in effort to fill the ranks by
July 1."'
Mccain,
Adjutant General.
Mayors, county and city officials,
churches, ladies, commercial clubs,
this is your work and it is to you that
the President calls to see that your
town responds.
Must Raise Quota.
THE State Council of Defense. the
Duluth Council of Defense, the Army
and the National Guard have all
combined to organize in each Town a
red-hot campaign to see how many
volunteers they can get by July 4.
On this day, each town should APP
brate their public enrolment. En-
listment, examination and all details
can he arranged later.
Every town and every locality
must answer this call and do 1t at
once. Delay mean failure.
Must BE Volunteers.
The Regular Army and the Ma
tional Guard-the first line to go to
France-are nov waiting for these
men and. they must be volunteers.
Drafted men cannot be put in these
forces at present.
1.-THE first line organizations have
been waiting for these men for three
months when they should have beer
in training. The country has not re-
sponded to the Presidents call for vol
unteers. Your town has not respond.
ed. We must do it now.
Will Furnish Over Quota.
THE draft will be applied SO that
each locality will furnish it's quota
and more. Your efforts will deter.
mine the proportion of volunteers who
go out with your quota and in the fu.
ture, your support of the government
in this emergency will be judged by
the number of volunteers, as the draft
will be applied equally and used tc
equaltze local contributions. The
President now calls upon your towr
and we call on you to see that this
urgent matter is started at once. This
is the most urgent need of the gov.
eminent now
Enroll only 1s to 40 unmarried
and without totally dependent rela.
tlVeS. NOTIFY the army recruiting
station, at Duluth about July / the
number of men enrolled for the regu.
lar army and the number for the Ma.
tional Guard.
I'VE cannot go to France without
these men, and we canno get the men
without you help.
Disregard Percentage.
Disregard all quotas and percent
ages. Get all the men you can.
Remember, the more volunteers
the less will be drafted.
IF others in your town receive this
letter. get together, call a big meet
ing and start at once.
Delay will NEAR failure.
Duluth Council of Defense"
E. B.. Hawkins. Chairman,
J.. H. H%earding,
j. r. McGiffert.
T. A. Patrick.