The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-19
FIRST NORTH DAKOTA MERGED, Y
INT0THE 164TH US. INFANTRY


Z. n. Totevin Of Mandan Gives
Col. Frame Deeply
Unit I
BY e. e. TosTEV!N.)
With the 164th Y. S. Infantry (Firs
North Dakota) in France.
Somewhere in France,
f January 18th.
The First North Dakota regiment
merged into the 164th U. S. Infantry
the pride of the ,Flickertail state
has been completely 'botched." The
regiment, Of course, still exists, OF
ficered in the main as before, but the
men who composed the rank and file
as it left the shores Of the good
old U. S. A. have been transferred
and new men come in to fill the gaps
Tears streamed down the face OF
Col. John II. Frame, as he saw his
Joy and pride of tWenty-eight years
UGSllOyCu NY lAC CALECll VI wei
You folks back home will soon be
receiving letters from the boys of
the various companies from new al
dresses in new regiments. And yet
withal, though there are SORROWS and
heartaches over the parting, there is
no complaining. The rest Of us re-
manning in the old 164th may train
new men. All the American officers
coming here are sent to the train
ing schools to learn modern trench
warfare.
Up Where the Guns Boom.
Last week we were Some
where in the south of France
Today we are in the north Of
France where we can hear the
big guns on the front not very G
far away. We have just finish
ed q trip to this place full Of
vivid, strange, weird and in
teresting experiences. don't
know when we will start in on
another one but / hope not right
away, for this appears to be a
very fair place, though just at
this moment We are camped on
the hills and waiting to be as.
signed to barracks.
Tonight / am writing in Y. M,
c. A. hut somewhere in France, and
near enough to the front to hear the
big guns talk. Despite the fact that
the Paris edition of The New York
Herald today carried the name Of
Private Standish of. Minot, as one
Of the men Killed, and there was a
shadow Of gloom spread over the
North Dakota boys, the men are for
getting the hardships, the gnawing
hunger for home, because there is
music in the air.
Remember the old skating rink
back home, or the old town hall;
lily lighted, reeking with tobacco
smoke, creosote and composite
Of other odors, the contribution
of an untold unmber of dancers,
smokers, banquets, prizefights
and all; clammy dampness;
frayed and bedraggled bunting
highly colored posters, calendars
and signs bravely attempting to
add a little cheer. There you
have something like this Y. NJ.
C. A. hut; a great wooden build
ing, 50x10O, rough pine tables
capable Of accommodating six
each ranged each side of the
hall. There are 4S of them.
Just stood up on one Of the pine
benches to count them and
every table is crowded ito capa-
city and more by student SOL
diers studying or making up note
books or writing home.
Dakota Orchestra Cuts Loose.
II was comparatively quiet until
moment ago when the North Da
kota orchestra cut loose with, Flows
every Little Thing in Dixie" ana
has been following that up witt
other 'hits" popular a year ago
And song hits Of today in America
would not find favor here, because
the ones the orchestra are playing
are familiar and the new ones would
have no connection with the days
that are gone. This orchestra really
can rag and with the music tie
whole atmosphere Of the place seems
to have changed. Even the old fel
low in the tobacco advertisement
placard above me seems to smile
more benevolently. 1t is music the
boys Know, numbers they danced
with "the girl back home. Fond
music and yet 1t seems to sootnc
rather than augment the longing for
the day when peace shall send them
back to loved ones and will give
them surcease from things military.
The boys playing tonight are
Lloyd Harmon, Bismarck. violin; Ed
Gewalt, Breckenridge, Mimi, piano;
Jacob Evanson, Mayville, flute; Max
Moore, Lisbon, clarinet; Albert An.
drews, Mayville, cornet; Archie Gal.
braith, Lisbon, trombone; Harley
Moore, Lisbon, and Earl Hauskins,
Wahpeton, drums.
Music lnstiIls Pep. 81
1t is music that puts pep in life
for the boys after a hard days drill,
after days In active service, and it is
band concerts, orchestra music and
"singfests' that the .Y" has found
most successful in entertaining its
thousands of guests. Popular, did
you ask? Indeed, the Y. Nj. c. A.
provides practically all the fun
there Is for the boys. Only the char
who has been through it. all, the
training camps "over home,' as