Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-12-24

best and was what put it in the lime
light"
Among the Boise boys who came in
on the first section were Donald Me-
Girr, member of the hospital corps;
Gus Appleman, the former star pitcher
of the Boise high school, and Carl But
Ter. who is with regimental headquar-
ters.
After mess was over at the barracks
the men scattered for the city to visit
friends, take in the sights and a few
bought Christmas presents to take
home. On the whole, however, the
night was one of rejoicing. Rejoicing
to be home again, rejoicing over the
comfortable quarters provided and re-
/ Joicing over the welcome extended as
the special trains came through the
4 plains section of the great Gem state.
THIRD SECTION ARRIVES.
At $3.50 O'Clock the third and be-
lated section of the Second Idaho regi-
ment train crept into Boise A great
crowd was at the depot, especially
mothers and friends of the members of
Company H-Boise's pride, but as they
1 scattered from the train in the dark
ness many missed their relatives and
friends. They We're united later. 1t
/ was learned that the third section
! started second from Nogales, but had
break down near Yuma and was
passed by the third section. From that
] time on it had bad luck and did not
make good time on the entire trip.
| 1t was planned before reaching Boise
that no attempt would be made to
move any of the equipment or march
to the barracks, but that the men
would occupy the sleepers over night.
being released upon arriving here to
go where they desired, but with orders
FOR those who did not have homes in
/ Boise to return to the train by mid
night. Needless to say there was no
holding the men OF Company II when
the train stopped. Although several
boarded 1t as soon as it arrived, they
found empty coaches or could just see
n line of khaki uniforms making an
exit at the other end
MEN LIKE QUARTERS.
Thanks to the activity of Major Mar
tin, Major Burns, Captain CARRIER and
Adjutant General Moody, together with
their assistants, the barracks were in
4 L.
! Incidentally the warm buildings felt
mighty good to the troops, judging
! from the expressions heard. Say, but
4 this is cold country remarked one
] youth, as he shivered why, down at
Nogales it's summer compared to this.
but | guess I'll get used to it, Most
Of the boys felt pretty good when they
! found they were going to be quartered
IN the warm buildings, l can tell YOU"
i Similar remarks were heard from
many other soldiers. They admitted it
was cold at Nogales at night. but de-
clared they always managed to thaw
out in the daytime. They seemed TO
be We'll pleased over the preparations
/ that had been made for them. Ger
tainly the quarters at the barracks
looked inviting. The coolest place there
seems to be the mess tents, but the
increase in the rations suit the boys
down to the ground. They admit they
are going to LAY on" to the grub while
they are in the rehabilitation camp.
The eats were none too heavy down
at Nogales,s said one healthy looking
six-footer. TOO much of the same
thing. oh. 1t was clean and wholesome
! and all that, but | get tired of the
canned strnged peas and the bacon
that came so often. Now, take it from
me, | am going to see that the eats
are sure punished while am here, and
from the way we started out on our
first meal today guess I've got con-
4 tract on my hands"
/ SHORT ON FUNDS.
That many of the enlisted men are
/ shy on funds was apparent In fact.
they admitted it. About the most ac-
eeptable Christmas gift to many of
them would be tobacco in one form or
another. If the state pay due them
had been forthcoming yesterday il
would unauestionably have been gladly
received. No doubt the tobacco Will
be supplied by the many friends of the
troops.
! When the healthy appearance of the
troops was commented upon ono of
them remarked, yes, I've gained sew
eral pounds myself. We have not had
much to do In the last two months.
The Alabama regiments and several
others, YOU know, arrived and they
were given the heavy work we had
been doing"
That's some country down at No
gales" remarked another, but give
me Idaho even with the snow. | would
just as soon have remained until
spring. because it's going to be no snap
to be mustered out in the dead of VIM
ter, without job in sight. That's the
worst part of it. But l guess we'll
make 1t all right at that
/ Although short Of funds and the