The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-09-28
Major Tukey, Returning From
Border, Prophesies Early
Arrival of Guardsmen.
HOME TO CAST VOTES
Admires Idaho Regiment and
Says Best Trained Unit
on Border.

Boise Statesman: Officers and men
of the Second Idaho infantry will be
returned home within five weeks, In
the opinion of Major w. II. Turkey, for
mer ranking officer in the medical corps
attached to the Idaho national guard.
This means that the guardsmen are to
reach Idaho in time to permit them
to vote at the fall election, he thinks.
Major Turkey left Nogales last Fri
day. At that time, he says, there was
general belief prevalent among the
militiamen that they were to be re-
lieved soon and that some other unit
of the militia would occupy their
camp. When he left Arizona there
was talk to the effect that General
Pershing was to withdraw his army
from Mexico and camp at Nogales.
The major arrived in Boise early
Friday morning. He visited the ad-
jutant generals office shortly before
the noon hour, where he met Chap
lain A. Stewart of the Second Idaho,
Captain Max b. CARRIER, U. s. A., and
Major ]. b. Burns, assistant adjutant
general. They talked for two hours.
The physician was able to throw but
little light on the hearing given Col
onel Edelblute and Lieutenant Colonel
Grow before an efficiency board at
t.Nogales, General Plummer, command
ing officer of the district in Arizona,
appeared before the board for an ex-
animation, and he alone is responsible
for the hearing Major Turkey says.
Major Turkey left Nogales the day the
board convened and was unable to
learn the outcome of the examina-
ton. Other officers of the Idaho reg
iment have also been cited to appear
for examinations.
The returning officer declared the
Idaho guardsmen are enjoying good
health.
He believes that the last men to be
mustered out of the Idaho guard be-
cause of families dependent upon
them have already reached Boise.
Neither will the resignation of any
other officers be accepted by the war
department in the future. He says
that had he waited two days longer
he would have had to remain in Ari-
zona until the regiment quit the bor-
der.
i 1t was of the return home of the
Idaho troops that the major talked
most. He thinks the regiment will be
sent north soon to permit regiments
from other states an opportunity to
get some border experience. But he
is sure any relief given the militiamen
will be only temporary To Captain
CARRIER and Major Burns the physi-
clan explained his views about like
this:
The Second Idaho will be ordered
back to Boise, where after week or
two, possibly longer, they will be re-
lieved from duty, but held subject to
call at any time. All ordnance and
supplies will be stored here, and the
animals used in drawing wagon trains
will be stabbed at the Boise barracks.
Should trouble arise, the regiment will
be sent back to Arizona on short no.
tice
Asked if he thought the Idaho mil
itia would see service sooner or later
in Mexico, Major Tukey replied he
could see no way of preventing trou-
BILE, adding that all was quiet now in
the neighborhood of Nogales, but the
interior of Mexico was in as much
turmoil as at any time in the last four
years.
Like Chaplain Stewart and the en-
listed men of the Second Idaho who
have preceded him home the Boise
physician is q great admirer of the
regiment. He does not hesitate to
call it the most thoroughly equipped
and best trained unit of militia on the
border. He freely gave the credit to
Captain CARRIER Major Turkey says it
, was impossible for the officers of the
/, regular army to realize that the Ida
no troops were prepared for field SER
vice when they detrained at Nogales.
They refused to believe the men had
undergone physical examinations, and
for two days were determined that the
,, regiment should appear before medi-
cal officers.
; Just before his departure the ply
: sician was given a copy of a letter
: written by General Plummer of the
regular army to General Funston. In
q it the Idaho guard was praised for its
efficiency.