Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1916-10-31
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there is a friendliness in 1t all that
makes one big family. The sanitary
department seems the most wonderful
to me-probably because l know the
most of it, but the Idaho camp is
wonder to sect should be known as
"spotless town" of the camps. Mr..
Parker could only wonder and adore"
if he could see it,
The last time | was out there the
senior medical officer. the major, was
showing the cook how to scour knives
and boil pitchers. There isn't a scrap
OF paper or even burnt match on the
camp ground. Think of that, We house
wives-and take warning.
THE MEXICAN CAMP.
We went along the American side of
the International boundary line this
morning and looked over into the Mex
lean camp, which can be plainly seen
from one of the hills. The Mexican
soldiers wear no uniforms, but the
officers wear lots-enough in fact for
the whole troop. They go in and out
of headquarters and every few min
utes the drum corps comes out, plays
few rolls, and retires. l think it is
to hearten up the rank and file into
believing they are real soldiers. AS
you stand on this look hill and see
our sentries walk the line there is
something comes into your blood that
makes you wish something would hap
pen and that you might be there in the
midst of 1t when 1t did happen. l am
sure | can never be a peace advocate
again. If it takes war or the prospect
of war to make such clear eyed men
it's worth the price--and I'd like to be
there when it happens.
The Second Idaho regiment guards
this border line with the exception of
four posts-and they are the least i'm
portant posts.
sMUGGLERs ARRESTED.
The first day they were put on guard
duty they arrested thirteen contraband
understanding unknown in the
annals Of the Reg lars" so the towns
people tell me.
streets Of the town itself The
four stations given TO the Regulars are
those about the Main street.-the easi-
est and least exciting.
The daughter of the house is having
the time of her life. There is a mill
tary ball every Friday night to which
All OlllCeTS anu llelI lduleS are III =
vited and the men are many and the
women are few. Then there are high
school parties to which the girls in
wife enlisted men of the militia regi-
ments that they know.
There are many students in the
high school from the militia who are
getting credits for their work that will
be accepted in their own schools when
they go home the principal tells me.
They have a fine high school here,
with a very efficient and human"
principal. ! am thinking of advertis-
ing as official chaperon for a dancing
girl between the ages of 10 and 30
can have such a good time II she has
a chaperon-but a chaperon is a vital
necessity. If a boy invites a young
lady to go to a theater or elsewhere
he has to invite the whole family
this is nice for the family.
The movements Of women's clubs
and others to use political Influence to
get the Idaho regiment home is a bad
| one. The men want to go home as
soon as they can but they do not want
to stand in the light of pikers the
army officials. They feel that they
are part of the United States defense
and they are willing to take what is
melted out to them.
think the movement was started by
n few homesick letters written in a
homesick mood. Those are passing
moods and are few and far between.