Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-10-30
Y. N. ca. WAR
IN PROGRESS
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UNTIL NOV. ;
Grand Forks, Leading Fight,
is Perfecting its Align
ment for Battle.

The war is on. Divisions. regi-
ments. battalions. companies and bat
teries are being organized! Trenches
are being dug. Aeroplane escardrillas
are being formed. Submarines and
.torpedoes are gathered In large
flotillas. Grand Forks is replying to
the challenge of Fargo. The Y. NJ.
c. A.. branches in both cities are Bit
terly %contesting the claim to superb
and the MONDAY communique from
the war Office within the battle lines
Of Grand Forks reports that so far,
Grand Forks Is SO points ahead Of
Fargo on the membership contest
which is being waged between the two
cities until Saturday evening at 10
o'clock. The next official report will
be handed out at 9 o'clock tonight
when the opposing camps have COM
pared dates and points over the long
distance phone.
At a meeting held in the Y. NJ. c:
A. building last night, the work of
organizing the various agencies of
warfare was nearly completed. Gun
ners were named for some Of the inn
rortant batteries. Here are some of
them.
The famous Midgets are captained
by w: E. Small who won some of his
laurels in the recent Liberty Loan
campaign. and therefore Is a tried
and true veteran in keen contests of a
similar nature. He is ably seconded
and Bud Abrahamson. W. "A. Crazy,
J. A. Dinnie, Gordon Gray and H. X,
Chidlaw-men who will strike terror
into the hearts of their opponents at
the distant camp Fargo.
The Boarders Battery, under the
leadership Of Captain F. g. Gut
knecht, consists of men who r a
customed to the work Of directing
campaigns: They are all members Of
the board Of directors of the Y. M. c.
A., and their names are-beware Far
gov. A. Collins. J. 8. Hatcher,
Theo. ;. Elton, -o1ger B. Burtness'
Goodman, s.. Torgerson, Robt. Ander-
son, P. o. Thorson, c. E. Garvfn and
w. H. Brown. Several of these men
also received their baptismal of fire in
the recent Liberty Loan drive.
The 'Mike-robes," who derive their
famous battery name from the first
part Of the name Of their captain
Mike Fannell. have been organized
with the following personnel: Cliff.
ford Mount, Ed. Lane, James Carter
P. Terrier, Kenneth Hunter GU
oTdLlduU. N4Sly AAAy 4NSA o6SAb $3.50 ~
Paul How, Nelson ,Hauck. A.fC. Fitz'
gerald, J.. F. Thompson and W. 7
Lee. Despite the name of their or
g%anization, the "Mike-robes" are no
related to any Of the meteorological
creatures which diffuse poison where
ever they appear. But It is though
that. while they avail themselves 0
perfectly noh-poisonous weapons
they will be able to make very i'm
portant inroads on the hosts Of tn
hostile armies.
sammies, Tommies. Poilus. Coz
sacks. steam rollers. v. BIS and othe'
batteries will be organized today an
tomorrow and soon the, battle Will b
raging all along the line.
Two new senior batteries were OF
ganized. today. The Unionists. captain
ed by T. W. Lawrence. and the Aaker
ties, with H. H. Aaker as their cap
tain. !.
the two cities H.. indicated in .point'
Grand Forks $50, Fargo ia.
When the changes at 8 o'clock e
night, It is safe to predict that tn
change will continue to be decided
in favor Of Grand Forks.