The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1918-07-20
STC0LORED
MEN FROM THIS /.
COUNTY CALLED
William Millet and Mark Spen-
Ger Will Entrain August
s~. , d. .& - sya,SsE
l for Dodge
EIGHT TO DAKOTA AGGIE

William Millett and Mark Spencer,
the first colored men called from Bur
leigh county, will entrain August / for
Camp Dodge. The quota calls for
three colored men from Eurleigh, but
the third colOred class one man is
now at sea in government service,
he having received permission from
the the local board to sail as pantry
man some time ago. Cass, with six;
Ramsey, with three, Stutsman, with
two, and ward, with four, are the
only other counties in the state which
send more than, one man in this call,
which takes thirty from North Da>
kota, including one each from Barnes,
Bowman, Cavalier, Dickey, Divide.
Grand Forks, Hettinger, Morton.
Mountrai, Richland, Rolette and
Walsh. 1"a
Burleigh county's contingent in
cludes two very we'll known Bismarck
colored men. William Millett was
born and Feared in Bismarck, while
Mark Spencer has resided in the city
for some time and is well known here.
The capital city colored colony, which
DCCl ~ la LHC ouPUolL "
the Liberty loans, War Savings
Stamps, Red Cross, Y. NJ. G. A. ana
other patriotic causes, is planning to
give it's soldier boys an elaborate. fare
well reception The colored men will
proceed from Bismarck to ST. Paul
on. regular trains, from St. Paul to
Des Moines over the Rock Island and
by interurban to their final destina-
ton at Camp Dodge. g.,
Eight to Dakota Aggie:
Burleigh county is called upon to
send eight white registrants who have
a grammar school education or its
equivalent, and who have some speciai
facility for mechanics to the North
Dakota agricultural college on Au-
gust 20 for course in training which
will prepare them for various mechan-
ical positions in. the national army.
Adams and Bowman counties will send
two men each; Dunn, 8; Emmons, 2;
Golden Valley, 3; Grant, 2; Hettinger
2; Kidder, g. Mclean, 10; Mercer, 6;
Morton, 4; Sheridan, 2; Slope, 3;
Stark, S. The quotas will be filled by
voluntary induction, ii possible, but
fthe required number of volunteers
has not bee nreceived by August 2, 10,
cal boards may proceed to make their
selections fro -'nss men. Glass l
men of the, class of 1913 who desire
to waive their time rights are eligible,
but involuntary induction must be con.
fined to the class Of 1917
Enlisted Reserve Corps.
An Important amendment which IL
designed to insure future supply OF
doctors, engineers, dentists, etc, from
young men who are now enrolled as
students in the various colleges and
universities, is announced today by
Adjutant General Fraser as follows.
Under such regulations as the
secretary Of war may prescribe, a
registrant wso is regularly enrolled
in a school approved by the war de,
partment committee on education and
special training, and is pursuing full
time courses leading to- achelor
or higher degree in Medicine, en~'-
neering, physics, chemistry and 9TH
er technical subjects essential to. the
prosecution Of the war, or who is an
indispensable teacher in such courses,
or who is engaged in the training OF
army personnel, may enlist in the en-
listed reserve corps, and thereafter, on
presentation by the registrant to his
local board of his certificate of en-
listment, such certificate shall be filed