The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-02-15
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organizations in the state are trying
to provide for. Many men. through q
sense of patriotic duty, Of loyalty to
their country's need, left good posi-
tons and went south fully expecting
to be called to face death in defense
of their country's flag. And now they
return to find that they are out OF
employment. r
Two trains, one on the Northern
Pacific and the other on the Great
Northern, brought the soldiers back
to the state. The train on the North
ern Pacific arrived here about 4:3O
o'clock this morning and had on board
the headquarters, Company B OF Far
go; Company G, Of Valley City; Com
dan: Company H. Jamestown; Com
pany K, Dickinson; medical corps,
Lisbon. and the band also Of LIS
The Great Northern special inelud-
ed Company L, Hillsboro; Company ],
Wahpeton; Company c, Grafton;
Company D, .Minot; Company e, Will
liston. and Company M, Grand Forks.
The city was out en- Tnasse to greet
the returning soldiers. who until about
9:46 o'clock were royalty entertained
by the city at a big breakfast held in
the armory. Thousands of people
were in the streets when the soldiers
detrAined at about 4:30 o'clock and
great applause and cheering greeted
them. The Fargo Municipal band was
out under the direction OF Harold M.
Rudd. Headed by Company B, which
acted as escort to the other companies,
the troops on this train went to the
armory where they breakfasted.
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companies marched to the Great
Northern and received the companies
coming in on the special on that road,
which arrived about 8 o'clock. The
later arrivals were then escorted to
the armory and given breakfast.
With the exception Of Company B OF
this city, Company OF Wahpeton ana
the medical corps and band OF Lisbon,
all the companies departed on special
trains at about 9:46 o'clock. Company
went south In special car attached
to the regular southbound Great
Northern train to Wahpeton while the
Lisbon units departed on q special
car on the regular Southwestern
on the Northern Pacific.
The Valley City, Bismarck, Mandan,
jamestown and Dickinson companies
departed over the Northern Pacific
while the Grand Forks. Hillsboro.
Grafton, MlnOt ana WlIueaon COM
panies went out on Great Northern
special.
Bio Breakfast at Arinory.
The soldiers cannot complain that
they were not given enough to eat In
Fargo. A long table in the armory
stacked high with every good thing TO
eat and waited on by members OF
Company B auxiliary and Frederick
Keye Camp, United Spanish War
Veterans, was visited by every soldier
of the First North Dakota and after
the soldiers had eaten all they desired
there was enough lef: TO feed another
regiment
The town was well decorated for
the returning troops. Since the break
between the United States and Ger
many there have been a. large number
or flags floating from the stats in
Fargo, but the number was greatly in
creased this morning and almost every
show window was draped with flags
and bunting OF national colors. The
cars Of the Fargo Moorhead Street
Railway Co, each had q nag on the
trolley pole with a nag on each corner
Of the car.
1t was patriotic bunch that well
coined the returning troops and gave
evidence Of what might be expected In
any crisis that this country might be
called upon to face.
Must Clean Mexico.
what do you think OF conditions in /