The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-04-13
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LEND \ ! FARMERS J. !: I. ! |. j I:
HIS SOLDIERS
Major General Peyton G. March
Explains How Help May
-. Be Obtained r.
WILL AID AT HARVEST TIME
Furloughing of Select Service
Men en- Bloc Should Be
Great Assistance

Farmers who have sons or other
leratives in training at the national
environments and who need their help
in seeding or harvesting have. all op-
po'lunity to procure a temporary fur
lo..gh for their helpers through an act
Of Msrch is, which Is fully explained
i'll Il circular letter from Major Cen
eral Peyton C. March acting chief OF
staff addressed to local boards
throughout the country. Major Gen.
eral March encl0ses copies Of the
blank application for furlough which
must be filled out by the farmer de-
string temporary help from soldier rel
atives or former employees. This blank
is to give the name Of the soldier. for
whom application is made; his rank,
organization and present stations; To-
cation of farm on which soldier is de-
sired for work; name Of owner or ten
ant of farm; kind Of farm number Of
persons normally engaged or farm:
number of males above the age of IA
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;
amrket value of farm; last years pro-
duction this years anticipated pro.
duction; farm machinery; extent of
soldiers experience in farming: wages
paid for farm labor in vicinity and
availability of farm labor. -,
To Work Through Local Board.
This application is to be filed with
the local exemption board, which will
report on the same blank, its rec
concentrations and findings, together
with the concurrence or dissent Of the
county agent or government appeal
agent, and the application must fin
ally be signed by the soldier affected.
who engages, il the furlDuyh is grant
e.. to utilize the time OF. his. absence.
sc.e,y and completely in farming, 10
vtrl' earnestly and well, aid tina: !;
fer any, reason, his service, cease 20
be- .,gently needed De ',r.: IN: eSpir.
alton of his furlough, he will report
Immediately for military duty at his
proper. post The, application then
goes to the commanding officer for
hts approval, which completes the con-
tract. ,e..g. .,...... = "a, 3, 49,: r-,.,, r.
Burroughs granted in this order
will be for, short periods, largely for
seeding and harvesting time. Thay
may be given /, BY, commanding, Off.
GERS of posts, camps, cantQnmcnts, d.
visions and departments. Stitch fur
loughs. will not be granted enlisted
men of or above the grade :Of first
sergeant, nor will they be granted in
an organization that has been ordered
or is in transit from points Of mobil-
ization OF training to port of en-
barkation; and all furlQughs granted
will be recalled and the men ordered
to their ORGANIZATIONS. when the. latter
have received preparatory orders for
duty overseas. FullOughs granted un'
der 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.
Furlouahs En- Bloc.
Burroughs may be granted en- bloc
% men that are willing to accept them
upon requests of farmers when the
line to be consumed in travelling from
he post to the places of labor will
not exceed "a hours. These appli-
cations also will be made through To-
cal boards, and upon the receipt of
sue implications at post or training
camp. the commander will cause it, to
be Endorsed on the back by the SOL
diers who desire to accept work, and
such signatures will be considered as
voluntary applications within the
meaning of the law. .~ ...#
It is feared that North Dakota will
1erive little present advantage from
his furl0ugh provision although, 600
men who were called from this state
within the last month may be consid-
bred available. Those who went earl.
er to Camp Dodge have been split up
md assigned to other commands for
overseas service. Some of these men
nay now be en- route to France, and
it is cretain that a majority of them
'oon will be called to embark.
'Mill Help at Harvest Time. =
There will be possibility, so far
rs the central and eastern sections of
he state are concerned. of obtaining
he services Of men en- bloc, as, unless
:tbe the extreme northwestern quar-
.er, no section of North Dakota is
more than 24-hours distant from Camp
Dodge. The demand former for seed
ing is not so great that, with, the aid
of city folk who are offering their
services, it cannot be met. The cry.
ing need for men will come at har-
vest time which, with the early plant
ing, promises to come two or three
weeks before the normal period for
harvesting in this state. It is then
that the North Dakota farmer may
find a large supply OF, skilled farm Ia.
Dor immedi available through the
mass acceptance, Of farm work on the