The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1917-10-25
(By Earle H. Tostevin, Staff Cores
pondeqt of The Forum.)
Camn Cfraene. CharIotte, N.

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Camp Greene. Charlotte, N. c.,
Oct, 25.-(By Mai) Court martial,
reduction in rank or imprisonment
will be meted out to men and OFF,
GERS alike who in the future so much
as write any information concerning
the movement of troops.
This was the announcement made
this morning following the fiooding
of the telegraph office in Charlotte,
N. c., last night by men and officers
alike who we're wiring home follow
ing the circulation of a rumor that
the troops were to leave here in the
near future. J .aa
ANY man, be he, an officer or
private who despite his own feelings
would wire or give out information
which might be of use to the enemy
or to the enemy spies, is not deserv-
ing of the honor paid him when he
was furnished with the khaki uni
form, emblematic of service under
Old Glory" said one high military
officer today concerning the action OF
some of the men.
Some persons. however" he con-
tinued, ARE born with a modicum OF
brain matter which never develops.
They are unable to think, and conse-
home to various western states last
night to the effect that troops might
leave soon, they spilled what they
thought they knew. Such action as
this is what the military censorship
prohibits. 1t puts a check on, and
curbs the natural born asses, who
might on some vital occasion
jeopardize the lives of 10000 of their
comrades"
The name of this official is with
held for various reasons. He con-
tinued, AT the Mexican border there
were, on a dozen different occasions,
rumors of troop movements, either
into Mexico or home. 1t kept the
regiments in an uproar. Rumors
are things OF the past. When orders
come to move the troops at Camp
Greene, they will be received and put
into execution. There is some s2+is-
faction in knowing that very few Of
the wild kilograms filed last night
were from North Dakota officers or
men.
Life "just behind the trenches"
with the thought in mind that they
will be in the trenches on Wednes-
day, is what the North Dakota boys
of the 164th u. S. infantry, got their
With naught by men in uniform
in view, with mounted orderlies dash
ing into rifle range camp and deliver
ing messages to Colonel Frame and |
other commanding officers, with men !
on every hand cleaning up their |
rifles and with the trenches in sight |
of the camp, 1t does not take much |
of a stretch of the imagination to |
transpose the rifle range temporary |
of the North Dakota ,
troops from peaceful Carolina river
and hillside combination to the war
zone in France.
All of the 2,700 men Of the North
Dakota regiment were today busy
preparing for the training in the
trenches at the rifle range which is
located thirteen miles northwest of
Camp Greene. For weeks hundreds
Of laborers have been busy preparing
the range, and there is still work to
be completed which will not let the
boys at their rife practice until
Colonel Frame how
ever, has given orders to detail a
couple of hundred men to help in
the final work and they will make
things hum.
1t is beautiful and awesome pic
ture which presents itself when after
a ride of thirteen miles over the
roads, (no roads anywhere
wind like the Carolinian), up hill and I
down dale, around ar-mountains,
over rushing streams, passing for a
time cotton fields where negro pick
ers are at work. passing at other
times thick clusters Of great vines,
as stalwart as sentinels,
and after coming at last through a
wooded hillside road the curtain Of J