The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-07-06

Boise, Idaho, Sunday, July 2, 1916.
-lhe Idaho regiment, known as the
second Idaho, is today spending its
second Sabbath day at Camp John Il.
Morrls0n at the barracks field west of
sunny Boise. We don't know when we
VIII leave for Mexico, but we do know
tnat while Company Il may not at
present measure up to all plans and
speclncatlons of the most rabid pre-
paredness advocates we are ready nev-
ertheless and modestly believe that we
VIII give good account of ourselves
II we see any real war on the border.
| Of course by the time Eli gets this
dope set up and printed we may be
on our way to Mexico, and the rumors
going around now about when and
where we will go, may be, by that
time, proved groundless. However, the
majority of the officers and men be-
l1eve that the regiment will leave
Wednesday of this week and that we
will probably be sent to some point
in California for further instruction
and drill before being taken to the
border, if it shall appear that addi
tional troops are needed there.
u
tai enrolment of nearly 1900. The
regiment is fully formed Besides the
rank and file of the fighting force
a supply company has been organic
ed, the ambulance corps has been form
ed, and machine gun company has
been fully recruited. The latter com
pany has not received its four machine
guns, but these have been ordered, ant
10 Tod -. tAl.s.
very few days.
The Idaho regiment has now beer
mustered into the service of the Unit
=. ed States, and although still known al
the second Idaho regiment is no longe
in the service of the state. The Off
GERS of the regiment have been chosel
by the governor. With few exceptions
officers who have been in comman,
Of the various militia companies, ar
to lead their men into the field. Th
colonel of the regiment, w. III. Elel
blute, has been a member of the nation
, al guard of the state since the clos
Of the Spanish-American war and tn
Philippine insurrection. He has hel,
all the company and regimental com
/ mands and is widely known as al
earnest and effective soldier.
Owing to the inability of the fol-
mer lieutenant colonel, L. A. Mccall
to pass examination, the governor ha
commissioned former adjutant genera
p. Fl. Grove to that positions The as
sistant adjutant general, Major Wood
son Jeffreys, has been given the caI
taincy of the machine gun company
. while former colonel, adjutant genera
and inspector, L. V. Patch, has bee
given the command of the Emmet
company.
We came to Boise from Grange
vile shy a full quota of officers, th
second lieutenancy being vacant a
the time of our departure from hom'
Soon after we arrived here LieutenaI
Wood was operated upon at loct
hospital and we had neither first nc
second lieutenant. In his appoin
: ment of officers of the regiment las
f Friday Governor Alexander commi
: stoned the following as officers {
! Company e, the Grangeville company
q Captain-Richard b. Kading
n First Lieutenant-George l. Bow
: ing.
4 Second Lieutenant-Frank E. Woo
n Lieutenant Bowling will be remen
4 bered as the officer who came
a Grangeville when the company of mil
+ tia was first organized. He is we
q known to most of us and is popult
with the whole company.
g This mornings Statesman say!
v Second Lieutenant J. w. Porter h;
i been assigned to company e, succee
: ing Lieutenant f. Il. Wood, who
~ now in a local hospital 1t is sa
4 Lieutenant Wood will be unable
go to the border for some weeks. I
p recently underwent an operation.
~ / called ON Lieutenant Wood at Il
i hospital this morning and he told Il
\ that he expected to come out to Can
John L. Morrison in car Tuesda
;s, At least the doctor had promised hi
~ that he could make the trip that da
;s i He is recovering rapidly from the {
20 20 fects of the operation. He says th
= the Boise people, and particular
- Captain Kading's relatives here, ha
- been very kind to him. He will
y - unable to go to the border with us.
- When fellow shakes off civilian
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