The Sauk Centre herald., 1917-11-22
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ORGANIZE A. HOME GUARD


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GROVE WILLS sCORRECTS ERRON-
EOUssfDEA KEEATIvE Toss
ARMY Y. M. C. A.
Camp Dodge, Iowa, Nov, II, 1917.
Dear "Par' Segers- -. -.
We are just as surprised as YOU are
to find ourselves back in Sank Centre,
parading around in our uniform; we
had not expected to be here unit
Christmas at least, but as have. said
before, one in the army must expect
any sort of a change or transfer and
without hardly moments notice.
The reason at this particular time is
that 5000 of us have been transferred
to Camp Pike, Ark, and were given a
five day leave of absence owing to the
fact, that we would be SO far away
from home down there that to come
back for the holidays would be almost
impossible. Five days is not very
lengthy visit for man to come all
the way from Camp Dodge and a good
share of the time is spent coming
and going, but when one considers the
rapidity that the government is en-
deavoring to "manufacture" soldiers.
he does not wonder so much at it.. rg
The removal of this body of men
N$Yill mean that the work Of training the
newly conscripted men who are due
to arrive at Camp Dodge some time in
December, the date is unknown will
have to be done all over. 1t also
means that the men chosen to go to
Camp Pike to fill up organizations
there will undoubtedly see service ir
Europe long before the men in the
88th division. 1t was first planned to
send the next quota of conscripted
men to Arkansas, but owing to the
fact that they will not arrive soon
enough the men with the preliminary
training completed will be sent. One
in this latter increment can look for
intensive training from now on.
Altogether $4,000. men have been
transferred from Camp Dodge since
it's institution to different parts of
the country and for different branches
of work.
There was mingled feeling of joy
.nd pride that gripped one when he
was in Sauk Centre for 4 few hours
and had visited with few of the
citizens, and when ! say citizens,
mean that the women are strong SO
per cent. The national feeling of
patriotism, loyalty and real sincerity
for TIE great cause in which !, the
UnitsH States is engaged is far from
icing nonopolized at the training
camps and sometimes we believe
that the, greater share of it exists
among those at home. As Frank
E.ddy says and says truthfully, too,
that those at home who send their
boys make q greater eaerifce than
those 1eaIly at the fro.as- So, after
visiting af6nndS a day or so, getting
re-aez4uantea win. the people, as .
whole one finds the xonssn eonseFv-
ing the food in their families, knitting
sewing; and cooking for those who are
in tfAihing and always deeply inter.
ested~in knowing how the boys are
fareing, what they need most and
what else they can do TO further the
cause. / talked TO = young man whom
most people takeS FOR conserva-
tive, unostentatious but stable bust.
/, ness marin this city. ard was sur.
frised to hear him express himself
on the subject He, talked in de.
termined manner and was all wrapped
up in the subject ofssrstablishing q
Home Guard in Sank Centre. We
have seeh two such bcdics in cities
of Minnesota and were SURPRISED 10
see them go through the d-ills, signal
system and march in a manner thai
would do credit to many companies
of the first draft now in :.raining. We
would not be surpri led to Eear of a
Home Guard being established here as
: result. Experienced rsn in that
work reside in, Sank Centre, infantry
drill regulations could be, purchased
and this knowledge, would be- IL,
valuable to any one who came iinA,f in q
later draft, and the older fellows
whofnstare conscription will not reach
like the men / mentioned who has a
wife, would form creditable guard
at home. No, all of this national
feeling of pride, sacrifice and patriot
ism is not encased in soldiers uni
forms.
The new. draft rules will not affect
the men already in the service, and i
it also understood that the new draft
} rules are very different from the in
k<M ones. AS we understand it the
s, 600, 900 registrants let will be sent
notices and when these are filled out
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