The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-16
SHOCK" TROOPS
Will Be FILMED
DURING MONSTER
PARADE MONDAY
Universal Film Company
To Send Operator To
Fargo For Picture
PARADE TO MOVE
AT 4 O'CLOCK
Plan To Have All Stores
Close At $3.50 O'clock
For Occasion

Members of Fargo shock" troops
will break into the movies Monday
afternoon.
Announcement was made this af-
tsrnoon that the Universal Film
Co. would have a cinematographeI
in Fargo Monday 70 film the troops
as they mach up Broadway in their
monster parade, arrangements foI
which were completed at a confer
ence between a committee from the
Rotary club and shock" Eroor
captains this morning.
After the parade the operator will
follow the troops to a field just west
Of the city, where after taking pict-
ures Of binders cutting the grain, he
viii take close-ups Of the various
troops in action.
The work OF Fargo's shock
troops has attracted a great deal OF
attention in the northwest. and the
company readily accepted the offer
TO send an operator to Fargo for the
pictures. The pictures probably will
be shown in Fargo two weeks later
Parade &c 4 o'clock.
The parade will form IN Island
park at 4 o'clock in the afternoon,
aIAA WIZ AAAE%A III GP ~ EA"4'FS~a 49,
line OF march to the field will be an
nounced later. The Rotary club
drum corps will lead.
The captain of every shocking
troop has been asked TO nave every
member In line. Troops which have
not been approached personally are
urged to turn out just the same.
1t is planned to have the stores
close at $50 o'clock, and COM
mittee has been named to make a
store to- store canvass 20 that end.
Picnic Plans Deferred.
Plans for the monster picnic for
shock" troops, which, according 10
tentative plans, will be held after
harvest has been completed, were not
taken I'D this morning The picnic.
when held, will be in the nature Of a
Harvest Home festival. l.. G. Hoop
man. superintendent Of the Equity
Co-operative Packing company, has
offered a big beef for a barbecue.
Thog. Turner's insurance braves.
aided by IA employees OF PARK, Grant
e, Morris accounted for $50 acres OF
wheat and IS acres OF oats on the
chant Smith farm, west Of Fargo,
Thursday evening, three trucks be-
ing used to carry the party, Whlch
also included employees of the West
ern Union and Thos. Baker, Jr., &
Co.
For speed you have to hand 1t to
Frank Heaton's scandinavian Amer"
can bank crew, which, IL strong, went
to the Palmer farm, IL miles south
of Fargo. Thursday evening snocKeo
20 acres of wheat and returned 70
Fargo shortly after dark. This troop
has shocked several hundred acres 10
date.
The Stone Ordean- Wells company
troop claims the record for shock
ing. Thursday evening, the troop
seven strong, put up 20 acres on tLs
Ioonnts farm In less than TWO hourS'
Sixteen employees Of the Fargo
Foundry Co., went to the Barnes
farm. near Georgetown, MIMI ana
tore into a 12O-acre field. Ihey re-
turn this evening to finish the "oEK'
7rwentv-six members Of the Fargo
potsrv club attacked the SpaldlnB
"a nm 18 miles southwest Of Fargo
and cleaned up big field before DARK
when they were called in and served
With a. big feed, after which there
we're informal talks and singing or
Tatriotic songs. The troop, under the
feadership of L. G. Hoopman, goes 10
The same farm this evening. leaving
from the Stone building at 3 O'CLOCK
The Fargo automobile dealers
troop. aided by employees OF the Elslh
dairy lunch, NJ. ]. Jandrta, captain Lt
az persons in all, shocked $50 acres on
81 90 P9t e Vincent farm, east Of
Et st MINI, Thursday evening
and are open for further engage
ments.
The Fargo Forum troop again
raided the ]. P. Finch farm north OF
Dilworth. Thursday afternoon, ana
bv dark accounted for 1O5 acres OF
grain, IS acres of wheat ana 90 Oh
oats. The troop was served with an
other of Mrs. Finch's regular LeedS,
to which justice was done: Mark
Train, manager of the F. w. hruSs
store, accompanied the troop S &Ilu
set a hot pace for the rest 1he
troops goes 10 the Finch farm again
This Afternoon. Four Stone Piano
Co shockers worked with The For
UNI team to fine advantage.
Twenty members Of the Company
3 auxiliary troop went over tn, the
top' on the Stockdale- Davis farm
south of Fargo. Thursday evening,
cleaning up approximately 20 acres
Of a. 75-acre tract unfinished
Wednesday evening. When the
troop finished, the members were
served with regular banquet, in
Guiding loads of fried chicken and
other goodies. The troop will rest
this evening, but is open for engage
ment Saturday. Approximately $500
has been added to the auxiliaryB
relief fund by the earnings Of the
troops.
"champeen' shockerg Of the North
Dakota Agricultural college, IL
strong, have organized a troop un-
der the leadership Of Theodore stoa.
phone No. 1904. ana are open for en-
gagements. The troops is particu-
Iarly anxious to hook up with The
Forum troop in a contest.
A. formidable division OF Shock"
troops Of the Knight Printing COM
pany, consisting Of 35 workers, in
Guiding both men and women, have