The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1916-07-21
COMPANY G COMFORT.
AUTHORITARIAN
BEST OF HEALTH
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Especial to Caldwell TribuneD
Lacking a few hours of being three
days ON the road, the Second Regi-
ment Infantry, National Guard of
Idaho, detrained late Tuesday after
noon, at Nogales, Arizona-right on
the border.
AS an evidence OF the character and
efficiency of the boys you have sent
to the front may be gained from
the remarks of a regular army officer
who visited several hours after We ar
rived-and found all tents up and
meals served! "The Second Idaho de-
especially for the prompt manner OF
making camp. They have broken all
camp records for speed and the camp
appears to present an ideal appear
ance."
In the morning an officer visited the
camp to make arrangements for ade-
uuate physical examination and pro-
phylactic precautions in the way OF
small pox vaccinations and anti-ty-
phoid serum injections-his arrange
ment upon finding every single man
of the twelve hundred already exam
ined and qualified in ship-shape man
ner was extremely gratifying.
This is the only regiment | have
found that gave me an ok signal
I've no business here" he said as he
beat it back to the city.
, Joe Priest on Job
The people Of Idaho have real rea-
: son to feel proud. Every department
of the big machine moved like clock
work. On the trip down the three
trains were under the watchful eye
Of Col Joel Priest, of the governor
! staff. Not for moment did the col.
] onel's vigilance relax, and his boys
. always had plenty OF water, plenty OF
e ice; his infectious good humor kept
the third battalion in the gayest spirits
a and his wide acquaintance found ever
;: new friends for the boys who were
II more than anxious to make the TRIP
e a happy one. -
l. This was shown strikingly at Tus
<, con (pronouced Too-shan) where the
ladies of the Red Cross fed all the
J boys, gave them post cards-ant
n stamped and mailed the cards.
n paws to be friend of the coloneps.
II Bright and early Wednesday morn
b. ing the boys were up and doing. Ih
y tented town became orderly, street
u were laid out; stone walls built, cac
al tus and plants arranged in ston
r. monuments-and 10! the home of grin
~ war becomes a garden where wei
p might stroll the gallants and ladies O
p Spanish romance.
lie Nogales lies half in Arizona an
n half in Sonora, Mexico Down tn
Mt street dividing the two countries ma
ne be seen a row, of stone monument
b. bearing inscriptions of the treaty. w
OF saw the Mexican guard on the othe
ee side of the street changed. The me
were of nondescript appearance an
ue not we'll drilled. Our men cannot eros
It's into Mexico while in uniform, a
though the feeling is now friendly
ed The boundary line runs back acros
"a the hills. On the top of some OF thes
to hills one may with naked eye see tt
or hills Of rocks piled up by Gener
Us Gales pronounced Cai-us) when a
he lacking Villa.
Ia Everywhere one look the khaki ten
he peep over the top of the never-endir
rs hills-l0,00O men arc here. ust SOU
ib- of the hottest spot in the whole Y.
MI (Yuma) we have been rained on mo
or less steadily and have consequent
escaped the high temperature.
Personal Notes
GK Colonel Edelblute. who has becor
the chief article of faith in the hear
at of the boys Of the regiment, smooth
his the way for he different d.oartmer
no. on the trip and his hand is seen in t
rds swift and orderly arrangement of
lies camp.
trv Lieutenant Mcconnell is the CHI
jso officer, under Captain Allen in
supply department. He saw that
nm boys did not need anything need
air. for their comfort.
rhe Company G of Caldwell is well
n ~ the front at all times. The boys
W the best drilled and are always "up
az sle their toes" There is not a sore-ht
no in all the company in spite OF
sent fact that the discipline is strict.
Wednesday morning the appe
ance of prunes on the mess ia
caused Lieutenant Webb an attack
IYS inconsistencies. bringing to mem
so strongly the happy days at We
-, hees Hall Shortly after mess Ii
the tenant Church heard a report in
SEES direction of Mexico and wanted
lnty to at once charge all Mexico, CO
e OF dent they could lick all Great
dis Captain Banks is we'll and haI
thank you, and working like
had JAM.
day The big pennant GO. C Caldw
trict is the envy of all the boys e the OF
III b companies, and Major Lewis