Cut Bank pioneer press. [volume] (Cut Bank, Mont.) 1909-current, 1916-07-07
2REFUSE TO TAKE
ALLEGIANCE OATH
MONTANA ouARDsMEN CREATE
MILD SENSATION AT CAMP
sTEWART-ARE ARRESTED.
PR0CLAlMS NEW QUARANTINE.
Governor Stewart Takes Action to Pre-.
vent Spread Of Alfalfa Weevll-Or-
der Affects Utah and Parts Of
Wyoming and idaho.

heTuSal TO take the oath OF alleg1-
ance to the United States as required
of their company while being mus
tered into the federal service caused
the arrest of two national guards
men at Camp S. v. Stewart. The men
were confined to the guardshouse and
it was announced at regimental head
quarters that court-martial proceedings
would probably be started. 1t was an
nounced that court martial proceed
ings will depend upon action of the
val department.
Regimental officers declined to make
public the names of the two guards
men placed under arrest but news of
the refusal of the two men to take the
federal oath spread like wildfire thru
the camp and created a mild sensation.
The medical examinations Of the
officers and men was continued by U.
S. army physicians who were detailed
here temporarily for the purpose. The
sanitation regulations included the de-
failing of a squad to examine company
kitchens, tents, latrines and bath
houses.
X
Issues Quarantine Order.
Geo. S. V. Stewart has issued q re-
vised quarantine proclamation, effec-
tive at once, directed against all Of
Utah and parts of Wyoming and Idaho
because of the prevalence of the alfal-
ia weevil there.
The new quarantine differs from the
old in this:
All three states are put under the
same regulations so far as their quar-
antined areas are concerned.
Alfalfa seed is taken from the pro-
hibited list.
Fresh fruits and vegetables, exclu-
sive of potatoes, are to be admitted
throughout the year under the same
restrictions as are now in force after
Aug. l.
Potatoes are to be excluded unless
screened and certified.
Railway shipments Of livestock
which before were not restricted at all
are to be admitted only when in cars
free of hay and straw.
The quarantine is directed against
all of Utah, the counties of Bear Lake.
Oneida, Bannock, Franklin and Power
in Idaho, and the counties OF Unida
and Lincoln in Wyoming.
Il X X
Urges Better Schools.
Asserting that one good school In q
community was far better than -four
poor ones, and that the success OF
r,rro1 nI,,no&foy 3n NTNrtnro dnnnn1nf
primarily upon the consolidation Of
country schools, c. w. Tenny, state in
spector of rural schools, delivered 9
forceful and convincing address to the
students of the state college summer
school at the weekly assembly. Tit
speaker said that so districts of the
state now have adopted the consolida
ton plan, and that in every instance
under widely varying conditions, thu
patrons were enthusiastic over the re
suits.
The signal success of the schem.
initiated five years ago at Victor, II
the Bitter Root valley, by j. H. Hols
was first cited. The 100000 consoli
dated school building recently erect
CN oL y AtC6Aot IA SOubty SoA1
in for mention. Florence of Ravall
county, Waller, Collins and Cut BAIL
of Teton county had each adopted tn
community system Of education.
X X X
Troops Elect Leaders.
Though Gov. Stewart is the comman
der-in-chief of the national guard O
Montana he does not appoint the OF
ficers, they being elected either b
the members of a company or by tn
officers of the regiment. The governo
has the power to transfer. Recent al
pointments of adjutants with the ran,
of lieutenant were made by majors il
command of battalions. When the al
pointments or elections are certified t
the governor, he makes out the con
missions. Section 1871 Of the revise
statutes, dealing with the subject c
vacancies in the national guard an
how they shall be filed, says:
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