The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-03-27
FIRST infantry, issued the following


notice:
Headquarters of Company A, First
Infantry North Dakota National
Guard. All members Of this organiza.
ton arc ordered to report in person
at these headquarters without delay"
With the exception of message re.
ceived at the Office Of the adjutant
general yesterday from Adjutant Tha.
ralson in Chicago, stating that A and
F companies would mobilize at Fort
Lincoln and that the companies at
jamestown and Dickinson would be
ordered to move later, nothing fur
Their had come in regard to mobiliza.
ton at the fort.
Night in ArmOries. ..'.-
-Four national guard armories in
middle and western North Dakota
were occupied last night by expect
ant, bronzed, veteran state troops,
who, with less than six weeks respite
after their return from the Mexican
border, are again called into their
cOuntry's service for a campaign
which may prove even more arduous,
The task of mobilizing is naturally
progressing slowly. Many of the
guardsmen enlisted in the Bismarck,
Mandan, Jamestown and Dickinson
country, came originally from neigh
boring towns, or since their return
from the border have found employ
ment elsewhere. TO notify these men
and give them time to reach their
company base is not matter of few
hours, but may require several days.
Coming to TT. Lincoln.
Adjutant General Tharalson wired
from Chicago, Ell route home yester-
day afternoon, instructions for Major
Dana Wright Of jamestown, in COM
mand of the Second battalion, to re-
port for duty at Fort Lincoln, and for
Companies A and + of Bismarck and
Mandan, respectively, to concentrate
ther cas- soon mobilization is com.
pleted. 49,.
During the afternoon message
came from General Barry at Chicago,
commander Of the central division,
for the four companies to report at
their ,armories and to remain there
awaiting further orders. 1t is pre-
sumed that instructions to Jamestown
and Dickinson companies: to report
at Fort Lincoln will come duriag the
day. Military authorities at state
headquarters regard it probable that
the entire regiment will not be mObil-
lized until after congress meets and
acts. In any event, it is certain that
Fort LINCOLN will be made the general
concentration point. .,e.',.''' !
sE TO Guard Points. ~,
Dctachments Of state troops, it ISL
predicted, if the regiment is retained
in North Dakota for guard duty only,
will be stationed at 'Wahpeton,, Fargo,
Grand Forks, Devils Lake, Williston,
Bismarck and Mandan, patrolling i'm
portant railway bridges and protect
ing military property, munitions and
supplies at Devils lake and Fort
Lincoln.
Under the call, however, local mill
tary men state, the troops arc liable
for service anywhere in the United
States or at any point to which Sec
rotary Baker may sec fit to order
them. "<.,5E
Fine Body Of Men.
Little enthusiasm was apparent on
The part of troops reporting for SER
vice today. They had more the air
Of well-seasoned regulars, for whom
The situation no longer held any nov
city, and who saw nothing ahead but
a long grind and hard work. There
was no sign of Sinking, however; the
boys came willingly, if not gladly,
and better-trained citizen soldiers
never have been at the disposal of the
state and nation, in the opinion of
Headquarters.