The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-04-13
Five Forman Men Join
Navy Today; Three New
Cogswen Enlistrments

in Fargo this morning they all wore
white ribbons on which was printed:
Volunteers From Forman. N. D." N.
l.. Carnee, banker Of Forman, came to
the city with the boys to see that they
got started off right. and will Eemain
with them until they depart this even
ing for MINNEAPOLIS. from where they
will be sent to the Great Lakes train
ing station for three months instruc-
ton before being assigned to duty,
The Forman bows come from some
of the best families of that town and
like Cogswell the citizens of that town
are setting an example to the remain
der OF the state for loyalty and devo-
ton to duty.
Open Downtown Station.
Through the efforts of Sec. J. P.
Hardy of the Fargo Commercial club
Lieut.. ]. G. Ketterer of the naval
recruiting station at Minneapolis, who
arrived here yesterday. has secured
the use of the old Commercial. bank
building at the corner of Broadway
and Front street and will open up an
other recruiting station there.
The use of the building was donated
to the navy by the owner, Mr.. Bent
son. and several people Of the city re-
sponded in a most patriotic manner to
assist the first line Of defense in get
ting men.
The Luger Furniture Co. has loaned
chairs for~the~ new office, Walker
Bros. & HARDY will equip the rooms
with tables and desks. the Northwest
ern Telephone Co.. will install a tele-
phone free Of charge, and the Union
Light. Heat & Power Co.. will furnish
electricity without charge.
The new recruiting station will be
man being maintained at the new place
and the other kept on duty at the
quarters on the third floor of the fed
eral building.
Army Station Open Nights.
4 Sergeant Flint OF the army recruit
ing station announced today that the
station in the Fargo house. corner of
Fourth and Front streets. will be kept
open each evening until 2 o'clock, and
that the station will be open all day
Sunday the same as week days.
Lieutenant kitterer Goes West
Lieutenant Ketterer of the navy,
who has been here two days, will de-
part his evening for Bismarck, Man
dan and Dickinson. on recruiting bus
mess.
Chief Electrician H. C. Evans, one
Of the officers in charge of the local
recruiting station, will depart this
evening for the White Earth Indian
where q big rally will be
held on Sunday, large number of
the Indians on the reservation desiring
to enlist in the navy for service |
against Germany.
Indians Are Ready.
The agent OF the White Earth res
ervation has wired the local recruit !
ng station stating that there are a !
arge number of the young Indians |
who want 10 get into the service and |
nave picked on the navy as the first |
line for getting into action. It is ex- |
oected that there will be a large num-
per enlisted.
= Co. ID Campaigning,
Co. B, First infantry. N. D. N. G., has /
put up posters over the city calling |
on North Dakota citizens of patriotic |
spirit to enlist and go out with their
friends. The enlisting motto is: North |
Dakota men for the First North Da-
kota."
With the prospects of getting orders
shortly making it possible to enlist |
men for the duration of the war" in
stead of the six-year clause, it is ex-i
pected that recruiting will be stimu-
lated. Press dispatches yesterday an
nounced that enlistment in the army |
and the guard would be for during the
war.
The company still needs about fifty
i've men.