The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1918-04-18
Farmers Must Apply For
Furlough For Farm Boys

Farmers who have sons or other
relatives in training at the national
environments and who need their help
in seedigg or harvesting have an OPP,
portunity to procure temporary
furlough for their helpers through ar
act of March 16, which is fully ex.
planned in a circular letter from
Major General Peyton C. Smith, act.
ing chief-of-staff, addressed to local
boards throughout the country.
Farmer Must Apply
Major General March encloses
copies Of the blank application fol
furlough which must be filled out by
the farmer desiring temporary help
from soldier relatives or former EN-.
ployes. This blank is to give the
name of the soldier for whom ap.
plication is made; his rank. organiza.
ton and present station; location Of
farm on which soldier is desired fol-
work; name Of owner or tenant OF
farm; kind of farm; number of per.
sons normally engaged on farm;
number of males above the age of ID
now working on farm; acreage OF
farm; acreage under cultivation;
crops to be grown this year and ap-
proximate acreage Of each; number
of horses on farm, cattle, hogs,
sheep; market value of farm; last
years production; this years antici-
patton production; farm machinery;
extent of soldiers experience in
farming and wages paid for farm la
Dor in vicinity and availability of
farm labor.
This application is to be filed with
the local exemption board which will
report on the same blank its recon-
mendations and findings. together
with the concurrence or dissent of
the county agent or government ap-
peal agent, and the application must
finally be signed by the soldier af-
fected, who engages, if the furlough
is granted, to utilize the time of his
absence solely and completely in
farming, to work earnestly and we'll,
and that if for any reason his serv-
ices cease to be urgently needed be-
fore the expiration of his furlough,
he will report Immediately for mill
tary duty at his proper post. The
application then goes to the COM
officer for his approval,
which completes the contract.
Burroughs For Short Periods
Burroughs granted in this order
will be for short periods. largely for
seeding and harvesting time. They
may be given by commanding officers
Of posts, camps, cantonments, divi-
slons and departments. Such fur
[oughs will not be granted enlisted
men or those above the grade of first
sergeant, nor will they be granted in
an organization that has been order
ed or is in transit from points of
or training to port of
embarkatvon; and all furloughs
granted will be recalled and the men
ordered to their organizations when
the latter have received preparatory
orders for duty overseas. Furloughs
granted under this order will be
without pay and allowances, except
that enough pay will be retained in
each case to meet allotments in force
on the date of this order, war-risk
insurance and pledges on Liberty
bonds.
It is feared that North Dakota will
derive little advantage from this fur
Tough provision, although 1900 men
who were called from this state with
in the last month may be considered
available. Those who went earlier to
Camp Dodge have been split up and
assigned to other commands for
overseas service. Some of these men
may now be en- route to France, and
it is certain that majority of them
soon will be called to embark.