The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-02-26

Discipline, organization, Sdfill y y.
that's the thing. 1t doesn't naatterssd
much whether you drill with q mod.
ern rifle OF with broomstick. "a
shotgun filled with bucksh0t will take
care of the weary willies, and the 9th.
er undesirab bles who are coming IN
here and attempting to run our. state.
for us. II you haven't q, rifle handy,
you will find there are plenty ,of witt
ing shOtguns in North Dakota. It isn't
always the most modern rifles that
wins war ''ris the man behind the
gun that counts. We sent two <of our
battaiions to the Philippines with old
Is Springfields. After they had chas-
ed the legs of the Filipinos, the little
brown fellows said, We didn't mind
the little pom-poms (thte high.power-
ed, small-calibre rifle) so much; It
was the big poln-poms that scared us. !"
So General Amasa P. Peake OF Val.
ley City, father of the North Dakota
national guard, first colonel OF the
first Fighting iFrst,' advised the
home guard units assembled In
splendid rally at the Auditorium this
morning. The floor Of the big thea.
ire was filled, principally with home
guard units from every part OF the
Slope. some with uniforms, Others
without; some with rifles, and some
with none, but all intent, earnest and
determined, an excellent type Of citi-
zen soldier.
IL remember very well back In
1885 when the first national guarQ
regiment was organized In North and
South Dakota" said General Peake.
1--WE had much the same trouble you
boys are having now. We had to buy
our own uniforms and guns, and it
was the cities worth while that came
across with the necessary funds that
stuck through thick and thin. anu
made the First regiment something
we will always be proud Of ss
General Peake complimented all OF
the guard units on the proficiency dis
played ,and particularly did he. COM
mend the splendid showing made by
the Golden Valley company. AL OF:
the units put crack squads thrOlgh
the manual of arms on the stage OF
the Auditorium, and remarkably good
work was done. (; -.
Boyd Proud Of Services.
Capt. s. J.. Boyd of the Mott com.
pany, Spanish war veteran and. grad.
uate of the second Fort Smelling offl.
GERS training camp, declared Ne was
proud to have had q part in the homo
guard movement. Following the
withdrawal Of the national guard from
NovtL 4 u,~, iev ITO.
lence of different kinds became gen
eral in our district. We felt q need
for some form of protection. Our drst
step was to organize 4 loyalty legion,
and then came the home guard. Tho
home guard has done q great deal Of
good work, and 1t will do more
In Executive session. IS - n.
The home guardsmen, who humber
several hundred, went into executfyo
session this afternoon. It 10 antici.
pnted that definite program tor the
work of these organizations and the
launching of a state association 5or
league of home guards, to take the
form of one or more regiments, prob
ably a division, will result. 4 M <
Mrs. conklin honoeed.
At the meeting OF the North DakotA
w0men's committee OF the -nation4l
defense council, held in the hbraly
building this mornins, Mra. +.
Conklin OF Bismarck Was =
porary chairman. this pasi( ~
sbeccme vacant I'D lTs1ll
MSyet asoe sD3Alc S1
fssarys - Il - II iill =