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-s-i ^#1 'II o/H'k.v »4T' |li IP & v i' Ji* era 4 ,SS Vtv Y i/ 4 sr.y- i***$*' 1-**•% fj.iT-! w^v *V» SMfAC&K'Ss? **yc^ W fV* ^2 i* il? &Wi»?'v & Vf-J? i $ & *^rAj! k. ^ikr1 tl ^4- 1 w i^" fit v? *e* s-m *4* £, «.i jp§», $ i %7K\ *$ta 0*v s -V 8 ft I V V. *Zf Ijjfc. j/, J'A« t'•i?/^*lV t.»*' :Xi u vl f* Jfii WMi -ftx^ nMMr^k JACKi WILLIAMS i Adjutant* -A Fargo v t*n A o •. afH 4 ,,~"v'^.a'"® it Ivr 0\- c\ vi aJ "J/?1 y |^4 f" 4#i »V -. VgSlA v!" Nt -5«' w 'fa s* MmhWk^ •t-.Ji I* 'I' IJM'll'.l 'Mr 99 Jm *f fib *&£ JF. R. LANDER^ Commanter, Minofc?:. .1 ».'*--ffi'«- -f K? /c-^ W« Y? A Jamesto^ii^^irtlMmen^ ^-«Ojn^rv U?. n^a^e -into Mr PiVlor thfi' Amtsrican Legion conyeniypB."' ^pf-:tlie^ v "We know '$rKSt~ h.the- doughboy i n k s a n i a e to take a chjinde|" .itl»e^-Ba:id",fvet6ing. a suggestion froib one: 6/^&e, conven tion entertaiiimenjt, 'jeip](nmlttee.v Thfe comni^eefl»en 'tbougbt it would -.add., a tqucBSo^ „the, old-time color if the. policfm^nt during, the cQnveniion,. wprevtl^e'red apd black M. P.- bra^s^rdS: whiichv were familiar enough to. soldiera to: Bring, a, qiiick /fight:* if the. in something he oughtn'-t .or the soldier knew he was perfectly, within the law '.. But the patroliiidn ti^lkedi "No chianee,"- ohe ojktheni 'feaid I know what those.'Yanks would do toanMiPvifthilylouAtd'hIm in- civile ts p. 3p TBt «ir '#v* iJsi I \. -, VM-,- v 'vr \A*pV 'ifitWil ^t'S^tc-OfH^r?, tfeUgiott, Dept. of M. Dajc^n PHILLIP R. BANGSh.^:^.:? Yice^Commftncer. \lj#£*v Grand Forks ^s v-e® V«- fV"* -L. R. BAIRD Treasurer: -Dickinson '^,W ianlife. I'.ve^got a-wife and faiuily I^dpn't caj e}tp?lti»!utit' any^Pd fifths in .front/of a lopse bjiU. Ati: Bi,' P.''. air. wayss was, a target for'abuctiB, and I believe' in eelting. along with a$ lit tle, trouble as possible'." So there won?t be afiy P.'b ia jfame'stown' fop the third annual con veation of the North- Dakota^ Legionr aires.-'!®p.• •. LEGION S^EifiS NAME FITTING WORLD WAR ThereTl? a movement in Legion cir 'cles of: the nation to select ray name designating imen in the American forces that will-have a significance of the Wopld .War alone. i J4^/4* 3^4-. v: #.• WilUams, stat'e%adjuta,nt'for^ the.^.p^thi Dakpata d#artment: 6f: the' American Legipn,. says' various terms. halvej:: bee^- suggest^, accprdinig i# {bulletins'- reaching. his: office from Post Officers. Who Haye Helbect Put L^iob 0ver in North Dakota H' L. W. UPSHAW Chaplain -,••' v Jamestown Vf? 1 M, JONES, JR. Historian Lisbon 4^ '4' tiationai, headquarters. i "YanV?"has.been onp of the. names me^tipnpd. There seems. .tP be a sentiment, against the name "com rade" ais it refers especially to Civil War veterans, One Legiona.lre: writes that. he is bitterly opppspd to the word, "Bu^ dy" which. name Nhe advises national headquarters .is a comihon. street terqi i A'.war„ mpth.er writes that "Yank" tp 'her brings., immediately the pic ture of "the stalwart American youth with "pack on back on "his. long trail a^win^ipK'"' She adds, "Do. select a terin^ that has a. sighiflcancp of-the World- War. alone." I Have youf shoes rppaired at the Wide Awake. Shoe Shop, ^quipped for quick service and -.goofl work manship, Give, us a,- trial.. 5:17 AVest .Alain street, -third door west of A iert. C. E. Christy & P. Q. Leye, prop- •vV. J.^i* "l*. r^- rAir W. T: KROLL State War Risk Officer Fargo EDWARD. S. PETERSON Eost Historian,1 Gilbert C. Grafton Post American Legion, Fargo ACCORDING TO WEBSTER The following "Doughboy's Dic tionary". was] sept to" the Legionaire by some unknown person. It looks as though it might have originated with some advertising man on one of our city papers. In any case, it ex presses more truth than most adver tising men use, so it is presented here with with apblogies: AWOL-rGone,, but not forgotten. Bow-legs—A cavalryman. Buck Private—r-Unnecessary to ex plain. Butcher—-The company barber. Chowr-^overs a multitude, of evils. Courtmartial—A bright idea. Doughboy—The opposite of the M. P. Fatigue—Self explanatory. French Leave-rr( Refer to service records). Furlough—Something you never get-. Gold Brick—An .unattractive girl (extinct species). Holy Joe^—The chaplain. Hommes 40 Chevaux 8 —The French flivver extraordinary. Hooch—Neceasar-y liquid carried on soldier's hip to promote speech. Hop—A dance (plural)—-part of a delicious: drink now- extinct,. How—Term used in drinking to a friend (extinct). Inspection.—Talking the joy out of life.. y'~ Jawbone—Credit (extinct) K. P.—Not so bad if you're hun gry. Military Channels—An old army 'joke. Oyer the Hill-f^The call of the wild. Openers:—Doctor's remedy besides iodine. Jjay Roll—1To ,amuse, the company .clerk. ,v Passing the Buck—It passes everyr body but the buck. :Rest Camp—^Unknown in the army. 1 lie-Up—Something, a, soldier's nev er. bing to do again. Reveille^A- relic.of barbarism. Red Tape^-Rafer to profane dic tionary Si A, T- C.—Safe at the colleger ,-j Sk Oy L.—SoJdiBtt' Sana-V,ip Rouge. Slw.mr-Gannotbe' deftned.. The ,Skipper—Xwo bars-^-G. sharp or jSat out of lUOk. Top Soak—Sshrd—blank, «tc. Wind Jammfer-r—'The pest of any company* 1 ii if.nU ,t ^AN OLD, OLD SONG By C. .(Jim) Shield TJvere^s an qld/ old song An4'ifc's not, njufJl^ wrong^ And^'pi dam sure that it's true, That^when things lpolc bl)ie .And go.up'tT^ fl]ueir vt Th«f the one thftJ'slfwropg iat you!. v" •". i •r-' MAYOR F. E. RATHX4V EXTENDS WAR»£:GB«^NNG TO DAKOTA, tiEGIONAlRES To the Members of the American Legion: The citizens of Jamestowp are glad, beyond my pow«r to ex-, press, that your meeting for the year 1921 will be held in our city. The eloquence of the, great est of orators or writers could not express to* you in words, a more genuine, joyous welcome than Jamestown extends to you. The gates of our city and the doors of our, homes are wide open to receive you. By doing well your part, as soldiers in the World's greatest war, carrying the flag of the granuest nation on earth to vic tory over the enemies of liberty, you have earned the key. that unlocks, for your enjoyment, the treasures of every loyal Ameri can heart and home. Guided by the lofty idealB and examples of our forefathers from the birth of our Nation, in the days of Washington, on down to the years of our time, you have demonstrated the truth of the statement that, "The greatness of a country does not depend upon the extent of its territory, but on the character of its peo ple.' In the thought expressed by General Pershing, "Your deeds are immortal and, you have earned the eternal gratitude of ypur country," Very sincerely, F. E. RATHMAN, Mayor. JUST: AMERICAN H' Just today we chanced to meet Down upon the crowded street And I wondered whence it came, Wh'at vas once his. nation's name. So I asked him, "Tell me t^ue, Are you Pole or Russian Jew, English, Scotch, Italian, Russian. Belgian, Spanish, Swiss,, Moravian, Dutch or Greek or Scandinavian?" Then he raised his head on high, And he gave: me this reply 'What I was is naught to me, In this land of Liberty, -A In my soul as man to man, We never did look at the.Meuse We didn't go over at Soissons When all of hell's music was loosje. In the Argonne found us, When they put Jerry onto the.Bkid, We didn't win one of thope battlesr—. But we brought the fellows that did! We haye never smelt gas nor had cooties, Nor stretched out to sleep in the mud We never flopped flat for a whizhang, Or thanked God 'twas .only a dud We never heard bullets zizz zizzing, We never went shy on our grub— But, one day with the ship jammed IfN- ni 1 I am just American." \:L"\ —Selected. SONG OF THE SAIfcQIt By Rex Lampman (Former Fargo Newspaper Man)' We didn't go in at Cantigny, FRANK NEWBERRY Commander R. M. DePUY Chaplain with, doughboys, We potted a murdering sub! No, we didn't mix into the fracas, When the khaki waves rolled b£ck in vteiJJpche We never took orders from Pershing Nor stood at attention, for Foch We didn't get into the. trenches, We had business to do on the foam And boy, when-the, big .show was over 1921 Officers of Jamestown Post We brought the whole A. E. F. home. THE LEGION BUTTON By C. M, (Jim) Shield O! That little Legion button, Maybe 'taint so.much: to see But-that little Legion button These Men Have Co-operated to-Put N. D. Legion in Fore CHARLES HARMON Vice-Commander FRANK ROBERTSON Adjutant Means a bloomin' lot to me. '•$ O! That little Legion button, With its star and band of blue, Seems to say, "We're bound togeth er"— Fightin' brother—me and you. O! That little Legion button, Sure it ain't the showy kind,v ^r1 But the boys who're proud to wear it. Never were much o' that mind. O! That little Legion button/ Brighter with the passing years, Gleam the star upon your surface Star of all your country's fears. And, O! Little Legion button, ''1 Worth of yqu may I be, For you stand for all that's noble, i"* 'K i if€ v** 1 7 And your wearing honors me. ta 'i, -Ji— ""TP •i-%ry^r