Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1920-01-29
Bio Advance
liz Recruiting
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colonel r. J. Rogers OF the district
arrny recruiting Headquarters OF Alb
erdeen, s. d., while on q trip Of in
spection over the territory. spent
part Of a day at the Recruiting once
in this city. The colonel is deeply
interested In the dvancemen which
is being made by the many recruit
ing districts in the United States.
During an interview on the sub
.ject the colonel said:
What 1 believe to be e of the
most important moves In the. history
of recruiting for the United States
army has just been made BY the war
department., in authorizing ALLEGATION
Of regiments to states or groups OF
states--a step which is expected to
have far-reachins effects both on the
spirit of the new. army itself. and on
| civilian interests in the army.
"Herctofore no attempt has been
made to secure recruits from some
particular section Of the country for
assignment to regiments located
within thai territory. The result has
been that men from Maine, Tor IN
stance, have gone into regiments IN
California. or some other distant
mart. with local or traditional inter
est lacking.
.The~. new plan proposes to estab-t
i ljsh. 30 far as is possible, alocal ira
ditton for regiments in the new army.
The importance Of this has been am
ply proved in other armies. notably
in France and England. where prac-
ticAlly every fghting unit hal some
particular historical, traditional. or
personal appeal mot only to soldiers,
but to civilians az we'll.
by assigning recruits to regt-
ments. in which their nome states
are vitality Interested. the effect will
be to produce greater spirit de corps
among the men themselves, as well
as to make the citizens of that state
feel that the home regiment" is
worthy of their special support. BY
thus localixinS interest, the civilian
population will be brought into init
mate touch with the new army. with
a better understanding Of what the
army is doing.
Army Reorganized. 90
I'm the present intensive campaign
for recruits, great stress is being
laid IN the idea that the American
army has undergone complete reor-
ganization in its aims and purposes.
1t is no longer a fighting unit mere
~. While military efficiency Is aim
ed at no less than before. the idea OF
tho new army is one of education for
the youth Of America and the train
ing of men for sound citizenship and
useful work. These are the facts
that it is important for all Americans
ITO know.
"Thc war department. has author
ized all recruiting to enlist the sup
port of everybody concerned to Sc
cure recruits for assignment to the
regiments alIocated. to their particu-
lar states, in sufficient strength to
complete the strength of these regi-
ments. All department, post and
camp come,an ders arc asked to CO
that have the interest Of the new
, army at heart.
The plan Includes ALLEGATION OF
regiments Of infantry, cavalry, field
artillery, oas artillery and engi-
neers stationed in the continnental
Hunted States.
1.-The war department has furnish
ed all recruiting officers with an as,
Eisnment of the various regiments tc
the states or groups of states. In sc
e far as 1t is possible. and in view OF
legislation now pending in congress
1t Is tho plan to retain such regi:
ments where they now stand on tho
$ a%llocation pst.
n. u. Regiments.
THE regiments alloca1ed to The
North and South Dakota recruiting
: district and their present stations arr
; as follows: 18th Field Artillery
Camp Grant. III: 21st Infantry; For
George Wright Spokane. Washing
. ton: 18th. Cavalry. Fort ID. A. Rus;
= sell. Wyoming, 57th Coast Artillery
!. Camp Lewis. Washington. and tn,
Sth Engineers. Camp Newton ID Bak.
y er, Ell Fasc, Texas