The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1918-02-28
If You Have Rch Red American Blood in Your Corpuscles
You Will Heed this Appeal and Warning and do
You Bit" to Assist Mighty Organization
REV, ST|LWELL MAKES APPEAL FOR SUPPORT
Can Wapheon Afford Allow the Splendid Work So Far
Done by the Reserves be Discontinued or Lost?

We overheard a man speaking
of our local Home Guards as
reserve corpse. Was he cor
rect in 50 designating it? The
answer is that there are few peo-
pie in Wahpeton outside the &C.
tual members Of the company who
know enough about this impor-
tant organization to be able to say
whether Or not it is really a corpse
The more deplorable aspect of the
case is that there would appear to
be TOO many for whose welfare tht.
company primarily exists VIII,
would just rs soon see the organi-
zation die. This public inditfer-
cnce inevitably reflects upon the
spirit "t rhs men vino nave been
loyalty giving Of their talents and
1irn.. 10 bllild up right h"r" IN
Wahr"tnM OH" III the best r"Servc
COMPANIES IA til" State. The time
I has come cor th. community to
wake up 10 the fact that the work
/ Wjll auf be CONTINUED indefinitely
for the benefit "f comlnunii:
Inch dv'.> moi respond 10 Slt.n
cx-en>iy" efforts il. lis behalf
Should ri- boys di>banl and can
- afford q ~ n':nj,v :" lo~"
h Ii:
With ,l.~ wirIlsjro,:al from Ire
>ia'" ri all our rig iarlv rall.I
forces and pi thousands II rho>-
upon whom We have been acru>-
toned 10 look as our Dul"ark Of
/ prpr"r'l"l! .."rI community mus
. r"aliz.. rnn' ~. ara 1T especially
! in n.-.,i 81 som" d"finic.. source. Of
olga!liz-' protection. Cara>rro-
nhe> are continually rushing upon
helpless communities How often
VI" have known .: fires. ID,tiS.
"ar'jl'nak">. storms Or plaques
ov"r' 5Eil2 who'll. region u c@un-
/ Try OF iri:ol.- cities unawar..> Oh
scale which Knocks he lir,I. pro-
/ VISION ordinarily ln.ad. Tor !,!'o-.-r-
! ton against rampant el"'n"nr> Or
natural forces in normal -i:n.->.
In d Xix" .nann-r il,nan na-ur:.
has been known 20 '~r>- ont in
great rontiayrar.on> ii la,T!-.sll->s
which can Scorn Il. provisions
normally mad. tpr promotion 81
lives and possessions d l,tM;-ai,i,i-
ing peoples. TO In" Dnsrrupi,!pr~
mind tn" weight Of r!l.. law. is in
the Stat" 5 ability ~ enforce h..
law. The ability d; S-a,. Or
community :" protect Itself III
GENTLY Is a practical guarantee"
Of pro,er'i"r Ia rI~>" ,roui,i.
som" times il seems 'ha>"vrrv per
son living III Wahperpn WHO has
! had h." fin" 'icgrc. Of public in
i'.r">' to lead them - make a,
least one visit TO the arlnorir> a..
! drill night can lie down 10 sleep
al night with AN added ,,-n," q.
security for themselves. 'a-Ir
loved ones and their property be-.
ca,lscth"rc is in our lnid>, Iraill". /
group OF splendid men ready %
stand between us and any ,;>nr-,,
that might threaten us. The nam.
OF Home Guards is d v"rt. 40,
one
III" local is also we'll called til"
Reserves. : From it's rank, have.
been sent out into national mill
larry service Approximately twenty
percent OF it's total rnroIIln.l,
These men received under kindcsi
and calcfullrst supervision lh.i.
introduction to military drill and
life. This has made much easier
for them the plungcr into >,rrrl,l-
Gus training of the army camps
increased their general efficiency
andchancc> OF advancement. There
is now in the ranks men who ar,.
anticipating calls to service and
are getting. through the provision
of our Reserve Corps. just tn"
preparation they need and desire.
!" support the loyal service of tho
local company to the country at
large would appear at least a pa.
trIotic privilege if not a duty.
The activities of the Reserve,
are right in line with the nation
wide call for conservation of vital
resources. The President S cabinet
over the country are paying closer
attention than ever to physical
fitness and personal preparedness
The times demand the best of cv.
eryone. in whatever useful work
! he is employed, and no man can
be or do his best in a sub-normal