The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1917-11-26
OFFICERS OF DkKOTA'S
REGIMENT ARE ASSIGNED
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Mandan will succeed Cloud as regi-
mental sergeant major. Who will be
named to fill the vacancies in the
regimental headquarters office force
has not as yet been announced.
A war correspondent in Camp Mills
is in much the same position as a
bank wrecker with a quarter of a
million dollars safely hid, finds him
self when Jailed. News to the right
all around you. and all Of 1t GEN.
sored."
A wealth Of information that would
be vitality interesting to the Germans
even If at the same time II might be
highly interesting to the folks back
home, is ever before the poor writer
but he must close his eyes, as far as
communicating the information is
concerned and content himself with
mere routine.
Suffice to say that the boys don't
like Camp Mills. 1t is the meanest,
sloppiest, muckiest, nastiest, fog
giest and dirtiest camp in the world.
Since landing in Camp Mills the
164th, First North Dakota has en-
countered nothing but rain and fog.
The companies of the Second North
Dakota and the North Dakota boys
who have been here from two to
three weeks longer say that the
weather has been much the same
ever since their arrival.
None May Visit New York.
Passes will not be issued to any
one to visit New York city, and Of
ficers are tied up in the camp with
the men. Orders have been sent out
from division headquarters to the
effect that no men of the Sunset"
division can visit New York city
until all men are fully equipped. OF
course, they can go to Hampstead or
Jamaica or FTeeport or 6ther of
these dinky little Long Island viii
lagos, but there's no fun in that.
Take Hampstead as an example.
Barber shops are a scarcity and
bathing facilities are not facilities.
The village fire hall sports two
shower baths and If a fellow is lucky
and can get away from camp early
enough he can probably get under
one Of those two hot showers within
an hour or so. Barber shops with
bathing facilities charge 35 cents for
the hot water privilege and IS cents
is lot Of money to the boys in the
ranks.
The Y. M. c. A. maintains two
reading and writing rooms In Hemp
stead and the Red Cross women have
a club house where they serve a
home cooked meal, but these places
are overcrowded. .-.s
There is as much difference be-
tween Camp Mills and Camp Greene
as between day and night. Camp
Greene at Charlotte, N. c., was clean,
the soil sandy and half days sun
shine dried up the dampness and
mud. Here the soil is mucky and
there has not even been half days
sunshine to experiment with. AT
Camp Greene all company streets
were graded, wooden mess halls were
provided for the men. Here streets
are ungraded and screened and
burlaped small oDok shacks are pro-
vided from which grub is dished out
to the men who sit around outside
OF tents, eating. Here candles furnish
the light in place OF. the electric
lights of Camp Greene. There are no
fioored tents here while Camp Greene
had all tents floored and walled as
we'll.
Take it Good Naturedly. q.
But then there is not half as much
grumbling as might be expected
We're in the army now" say the
boys and they take things as good
naturedly as possible. All they ask
for is mail and more mail, and once
more, folks, get the company letter
in the address.
OF course, they'd like to be able to
put their feet under the table at
home once more, especially when
they think that Thanksgiving day
comes soon.
One thing that furnishes a little
and satisfaction is the fact
that all the North Dakota units, or
rather all the units including North
Dakota men are now within visit
ing distance and the boys have had
a chance to look up friends. And 1t
was almost like stepping into the
home town again to greet some of
the boys.
AS for going to F'rance-what? Yes
we are going; some day. That's about
as definite as anyone knows and
about as much information as the
censor would let by anyway.
Two weddings have taken place
in the 164th u. 8. infantry in the
past few days. One was performed
Monday at the Martinique hotel in
New York city when Captain Charles
L. Rouse Of Headquarters company
was united in marriage to Miss
Myrtle Kreiser OF Minneapolis, and
the other took place this afternoon
at the Red Cross club house in
when Sergeant Lee ID.
OF Headquarters company
was married to Miss Clara Schroeder
of Valley City. Bandleader w. w.
Of the First North Dakota
and Bugler Sergeant Fred Gram Of
company and their
wives attended Miss Schroeder and
Sergeant Ferguson and the ceremony
was performed by Chaplain f. G.
Proehl Of the 164th. The groom is the
mess sergeant of the Headquarters
company and the son Of Mira. a. G.
Schilling Of Valley City, and the
bride is the daughter of Mrs. Henry
of Valley City. Mrs. Fer
guson will remain in Hampstead
with Mrs. Fred Gram, who arrived
yesterday and other North Dakota
wives who will all return when the
troops leave for "over there" Ser
geant Ferguson was formerly a trav-
cling salesman for the Gamble Rob
inson Fruit company. Both OF the
young people are we'll known in VAL
ley City and that vicinity and the
wedding OF today will be Of
much interest to many friends.
The wedding OF Captain Rouse and
Miss KFeiser was a very quiet af-
fair. Captain Rouse formerly was
captain of Company G Of Crosby Of
the Second North Dakota regiment,
and now is junior captain of the
First North Dakota Headquarters
company. Miss Kreiser is the daugh-
ter Of q. prominent and wealthy Min
neapolis family.
Other recent weddings among the |
North Dakota men in the service |
were those Of Lieutenant Arthur w:
Mclean Of Company Il OF Mandan,
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