The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1917-12-20
North Dakotans in Jersey City
Camp; Furnaces Make Great Hit

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Camp Merritt, Tenahy, New jersey
Dec. s. 1917-We have moved again
this time from Camp Mills to tbs
camp and the transition Is just aS
agreeable to the boys as it IS to You
folks back home to step out OF MD
January snow-storm into the warmth
and comfort Of a cheerllv llSnted ,
home The, First North Dakota. how
ever stepped out OF dsasreeable
coed ton into a snOWstorm but the
boys are laughing at the snoWstorm
fer they are comfortably housed IN
so0ny. we'll ventilated, electric Light
I'd, furnace heated barracks. Nothing
to do but eat and grow fat-oh, we'll,
there. may be a hike for a couple of
hours day, but that is just to keep
the boys from getting soft.
Outside the wind is bowling as
though it would like to cause more
shivers to chase each other up and
down the spines of the boys who
lived at Camp Mills swamp for three
weeks or more The fury might indi-
cate the anger of the elements in be-
ing halked by the government which
provided these splendid barracks. Of
course. they are wooden, and at the
end OF the war probably will be torn
down. but they are like palaces to
the boys. whoever so Clearly inclined
had sunk into such lethargy of
disgust, despair, sickness, etc., that
they simply ignored boards growing
week long on their faces.
Col J. H. FRAMES first order pass
ed along by his company command
ers after reaching Camp Merritt was
that each man should battle and
shave.
That order was altogether super
huous. Battle and shave! And or
der? You should have seen the rush
for the bath houses. Hot water show
ers, genuine hot water that seemed
not only to cleanse the body of the
Long Island mud, but seemed to warm
the very soul.
A person never would have known
1t was the same regiment. Smiles and
smiles and niles of smiles were the
order of the day.
Meanwhile the medical corps is doc
toring no the colds contracted at Camp
Mills. There were lot of them and
someone suggested that the reason for
the prevalence of the grippe was be-
cause of the drafts" to be found on
every hand.
Not In Europe
A lot OF the boys, in fact about half
Che regiment are laughing over the
Headline which one paper of North
Dakota carried, IN. D. BOYS IN
FFANCE," blazoned in screaming
Hack type.
We are not in France and probably
VIII not be for some time to come.
At Camp Mills the boys were anxious
to get on the transports on the start
nj the trip lover there" Now they
IRE: so comfortable and are so thor.
oxshly enjoying Camp Merritt that
taey hate to think of moving.
They, however, have all come to the
conclusion that the government is go.
Ing to do something with them some
time, so what's the use worrying I'M
Ill that time comes. This army game
is just one round of unexpected things
after another and anyway they believe
that Uncle Sammy will look out for
them.
Chester FORE, HillsbOro, a member
Of the Grand Forks Machine Gun COM
pany, and a member of the North Da-
kota guard in. Hillsboro Company L for
nearly Is years, was today honorably
DISCHARGED from the service and will
return home in few days. He for
merly was sergeant in the Hills
borO company.
Clarence N. Barger, of Dickinson,
recently relieved of the command of
Dickinson Company X, because of ply
steal disability left the old regiment
with deepest sympathy of the fellow
officers, who regret to see such an
Efficient officer forced to quit because
of conditions over which he had no
control. To show the esteem in which
he was held the officers purchased and
have sent to him beautiful open
face twenty-three jewel Hamilton
watch in solid gold case and with a
solid gold chain. On the back of the
watch is engraved "Presented to Capt
Clarence N. Baker, Dec. 4, 1917, by the
officers Of FIRST North Dakota Nation
al Guard Regiment"
captain L lain AoChledu, lOluieIly
of the District Of Columbia National
guard succeeds Captain Barker in
Command of Company X. 164th Unit
ed States infantry. Captain Barker
has gone to Washington, D. c.. where
he will spend few weeks before re-
turning to his home in Dickinson
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Following the promotion of several
of the regimental staff officers. new