The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-12-16

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Soldier Goldman selvog Of Drake and
Soldiers Carl Scrivner and Fred
Pentz of Minot.
All of these young men seemed to
! get along nicely and were fine lol
of soldiers and reflected honor upor
our state.
Major Lewis, of Devils Lake. was
in one OF our hospitals for some time
but unfortunately did not know OF
it until the day before he was evacu-
ated out. With so many soldiers
scattered in some 90 buildings an5
some coming and going every day j
was impossible to know and reach
them all. Major Lewis was a nephew
Of the late Judge Morgan of our state
supreme court
Rugby Man Wins Prize.
In letter written recently I wrote
of an entertainment in our theater
where an American gentleman gave
prizes to be competed for by our sol
der boys. Among the contestants
was George r. Sawaya Of Company
b 18th Infantry and whose home Is
at Rugby, N. D. George had good
stunt and got one OF the best prizes.
And further he has two citations
for personal bravery. One for carry
ing a wounded officer from the battle
field and under fire. the other when
he and two other soldiers captured a
large number of Germans in dug
out.
When I went to Vichy was prom
Used that September first / should DC
assigned to work at the front. But
it was the latter part OF that month
before the Paris office sent a man to
relieve me. Went at once to Paris
and while waiting for passes met
number of North Dakotans, Mrs.
Batcheller of Fingal, and Miss Ellen
Thorson, of Sheldon. These ladies
are at the headquarters in Paris,
busy and well. Met George e. Gard
ner, son of Mr.. F. c. Gardner, of Far
go. Few of our soldiers have had
as broad an experience as he. On
way to hotel at noon saw long line
OF camions (trucks) going by. One
OF them stopped and Lieut.. Haggart
son of Mrs. John HaSgart Of Fargo,
jumped from one Of them and came
up and spoke to me. They were
hydro -airoplane men on their way
to place near Calais.
Meets Madame de Marquis.
Met Miss Agnes Orr Of Bismarck
! and her great regret was that she
had not gotten to France earlier. -
Took dinner at the Hotel Ritz
with Madame the Marquis de Mores
Medora, N. D., was named after f1el
and in the early SOS she went as g
bride with her husband, the Marquis
to Medora. Her husband afterward!
was killed by the Arabs in unis
Africa. She has two sons both II
the French army. IS still the owner
OF land at Medora where the Foley:
have for years looked after her in
terests. She knew many Of the Ole
timers of the Bad Lands.
Met Capt. W. M. Murphy, Of the A
r. c. Capt. Murphy very kindly came
down to Vtchy in July to see me wher
I was i'll with diptheria. Few have
been as fortunate as he in seeing sc
much front line service. Owing tt
illness in his family, he will return
home to Fargo very soon.
I hear universal regret expressed al
headquarters that ihe must go and the
hope and good wishes Of the many
friends that he has made here in fal
off France will follow him across the
seas.
Dean kIoman on Job.
Also met Dean Kloman, of Fargo
who called on me at my hotel.
He and started the same day fCI
the frcEt hut on different trains. 9G
was chap ain for Mobile Hospital No
1, and went as A. r. G. ropes ,n:A-
tive at Evacuation Hospital No. Ia
We were both located in the Verdur
sector and not very far apart, but