Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-09-24
WITH THE SECOND IDAHO
INFANTRY ON THE BORDER

| Moth withstanding the persistent
''hunch" that the Idaho regiment will
be sent home soon there is a good deal
to indicate movement in the other
! direction.
General Gales, who came. north to
Nogales for the Hidalgo celebration the
10Th, has gone to Cananea on a hurry
call. At recent municipal election in
the Mexican mining town a Villista
was inadvertently elected presidentc
The election of an anti CarranZa may
or shows the attitude of the people IF
the Cananea district. 1t is significant
also of the feeling among the defacto
soldiers who conducted the election that
they permitted the counting of suffi-
Gent votes for the Villistas to result m
his election
1t is believed the trip of General
Gales is an effort to prevent the whole
sale desertion of defacto government
soldiers and their going over to Villa.
This incident and the great activity
of the "Yaquis" in northern Sonora
causes the belief that Villa is rapidly
gaining the ascendancy once more.
Al the immigration office this morn
ing l talked with a Mexican who came
In last night from Empalme. The office
was damned with MeXicans who had
/ lied from the interior because of the
terrible conditions prevailing south of
the border and who were seeking in the
United States for safety and food
Inc Mexican with whom talked was
educated and seemed well informed
about conditions.
The faquis are bad" he said they
are killing many. Yesterday at Imuris
they killed several people and they
nave all the towns teErorized. 1t IS
small bands, but they have plenty of
ammunition and the soldiers do not
fight them much"
"Why?' l asked him.
"Quien sabe"
Are they Yaquis? Are the pebnle
who are doing all the robbing and kill
ing really Yaquis-or soldiers-Legal-
ista soldiers?"
He smiled and shrugged his shou-
ders-
"Quien sabe! Maybe they are not
/ Yaquis! Quien sabe!"
Anyway the constantly increasing
turmoil south of the line, the daily re-
ports of people killed by "Yauuis." the
growing stream of refugees Fastening
1 to the American side of the line-these
Things all. suggest the probability of
the Second Idaho being ordered south
instead of home
But whichever direction the boys are
sent VIII be a relief from the uncer-
tainty now felt in camp.
NO doubt the government has good
reasons for Withholding any informa-
ton as to the probable disposition of
the troops There is no question but
that the indiscriminate distribution OF
advance information would have its
disadvantages-a censorship is probab-
~ necessary but as a matter of per-
sonal belief | am convinced that if II
We're possible for the men to know
definitely whether or not they were
going to be sent home within the
month would be for the best interest
of the regiment.
If the men knew they were not going
home they could and would arrange af-
fairs the best they could and go into
their work with. an objective point in
view. They would settle down tc
whole hearted performance of theil
duties whether those duties were ser
vice across the line or routine camr
life and field practice.
Some way l have a bunch that the
American never will be, en- masse
turned into an automaton, content tc
blindly move his way or that without
knowledge of reason or purpose.
There is joy among the exiled Viii
listas at Nogales over the report OF
their chiefs renewed activity in Chi.
huahua. The story of the battle of the
16th when Villa troops attacked anC
successfully entered the city has made
the exile" colony at Nogales buzz like
a swarm of bees.
1t is openly claimed that Villa has
been made the dominant military lead.
er of the Legalistas and in a short time