Bonners Ferry herald. [volume] (Bonners Ferry, Idaho) 1904-current, 1916-06-30
CUARDSMEN
CALLED OUT
Idaho Regiment Now at Boise Prepare.
tory for Duty on the Mexican
Border Orders Soon
LOCAL MEN SUBJECT TO CALL
Four Officers Here on the Reserve List
May Go

On Sunday, June 18th President
Wilson issued orders for the imme-
date mobilization of the National
Guard troops of As states of the
Union. The order was sent to the
governors of the various states and
in turn transmitted to regiment COM
manders. Company commanders were
notified to recruit their companies
to full war strength at once.
Four companies of the National
Guard of North Idaho left Wednes-
day of last week for the mobiliza-
ton point, Boise. These companies
were from Standpoint, Occur d'Alene
City, Lewiston, and Grangeville. The
Idaho National Guard is ready for
orders to proceed to the Mexican Dor
der at any time to take part in the
quelling of what may be an uprising
in Mexico against the United States.
Among some in Bonners Ferry
there has been an impression that
the members of the militia company
here were likely to be called to the
border. All the privates and non
commissioned officers of the Boomers
Ferry company were mustered out
last November and the company was
transferred to Grangeville. The mus
tering out of Company z, of Boomers
Ferry, is a matter of record with
headquarters but on account of the
loss of certain papers in the trans
fer of company property none of the
company members have yet received
formal discharges. None of the local
National Guardsmen are subject ia
the call which has been issued ex-
cept the commissioned officers and
those who were enlisted or who were
transferred to other companies when
Company E was disbanded. Captain
Spoerry and Lieutenants King, Saun-
ders and Fry are one the reserve
lists and are subject to call. Cap
tain Spoerry received word on Mon
day, June 10th, that the officers here
might be called and instructing the
officers to be prepared to answer
orders within AZ hours. 1t is more
than probable that the officers named
above will be called to active service
and be assigned to staff duty or tc
companies which do not have a full
quota of officers.
H. A. Gale is a member of Com.
pany A, at Standpoint, having Sc
cured a transfer to that company
when Company E, of Boomers Ferry
was disbanded. He received orders
to join his company the first of last
week. His duties as manager of the
Bonner Water & Light company here
during the high water period the
city was undergoing at that time
made it imperative that he remain
in the city and he was accordingly
granted 60-day furlough by Col
Edelblute, commanding the End Regi
ment of the Idaho National Guard
The furlough was secured through tn,
efforts of Captain Spoerry but wal
not solicited by Mr.. Gale.
Tom and Joe Lynch, of this city
are members of Company F, o.
Lewiston. Both men were member
of Company E here but secured trans
fers when they attended the stat,
normal school at Lewiston. Both re
ceived orders the first of last weel
to join their company at Lewiston
which were obeyed promptly. A
Lewiston the Lynch brothers wer
subjected to a thorough medical ex
animation and Tom Lynch was re
jected for duty on account of a de