The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-10-16
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formed the place into a tent city of
we'll graded streets, bridged drains
and ample cutters to carry off rain
water. Many of the boys. have antici-
pated the action of th&sEovernment
and have foored and boarded up the
walls of their tents.
Learning French.
Officers school of French was
started Thursday. A competent
force of French teachers has been
secured and school was held the first
evening at the headquarters Of the
163rd regiment, (the Second Mon
tana.) All officers of the North Da-
kota troops must attend this school
once a day.
One officer from each company will
be selected because of aptitude and
will in turn instruct the sergeants OF
the companies, and the sergeants will
in turn instruct the men of the COM
panies. French will keep the fellows
. busy all of the time they are in camp
and in all spare moments, rainy days,
etc.
Boys of Fargo Company B of the
First regiment have long claimed
their bulldog Bob" to be possessed
of almost human faculties. This
morning a memorandum was issued
giving warning that no mascots or
dogs would be taken aboard the
transports when the regiment finally
sails for France. This order was
delivered at IL o'clock and shortly
after noon mess Bob" had disap-
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the order and has started out for
Fargo.
Arthur Ratzlaff, Fred Dunn and
Will Farley of jamestown Company
III. 164th u. S. infantry have been
promoted from first class privates to
corporals.
The Dickinson Machine Gun COM
pany of the Second regiment COM
panies is to remain with North Dako-
Ia troops. The Dickinson Machine
Gun company has been moved over
into the First regiment" and
consolidated with the Grand Forks
Machine Gun company.
Tell the folks back home that we
want letters, and lots of them" was
the cry today everywhere when going
can eat all the candy, cookies, ETC.,
which you can send them. but they
are most anxious to get the letters
and papers from home. Be sure you
address mail correctly putting the
company letter or destination in a
prominent place.
A. w. Mclean, who was first
sergeant with Company F of Mandan
at the border, and who was this
summer commissioned as lieutenant
in Devils Lake Company d of the
Second regiment, has been transfer
red from that company, and is now
a first lieutenant of Company F Of
Mandan. Mclean has won the posi-
ton by hard work. He had g. couple
of years training at West Point.
Grand Forks boys ask that the
chaps back home be informed that
there are vacancies in the medical
corps. Write before coming.
When rain put a stop Of all work
In the line of drilling Tuesday, Com
pany b boys Of Fargo passed along
the phonograph which was given
them by the Stone Piano Co. The
machine was moved from tent to
tent and a complete program, all the
records, played in each tent.
The camp directors have a big
force of men installing new pipes in
the company lighthouses and the
boys everywhere are carrying and
stroking rabbits feet. They hope this
piping means hot water.
Happy Paulson, for many years
in Company A at Bismarck, and who
was appointed second lieutenant Of
Beach Company nj, Second North
Dakota regiment, has gone back TO
his old love. In the shake-up Of the
Second regiment, he has been assign
ed as lieutenant to Bismarck Com
pany A, First regiment
Along with the orders that dogs
will not be taken aboard transports
when the troops are eventually NOV
ed, orders have also been given that
Grand Forks Machine Gun company
must part with its goat. The goat
is under the ban Of the sanitary de-
partment Of Camp Greene and has
been ordered quartered with the
horses in the corral near the camp
until otherwise disposed Of
The Dickinson Machine Gun COM
pany has been sporting a classy
game rooster This too must 20 to
the discard. It probably win furnish