Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-06

The boys of Company E, "Grange.
ville's own company in the old Second
Idaho National Guard regiment. but
now the 10th U. 8. Engineers, presum
ably are somewhere on the Atlantic
ocean, bound for France, if they have
not already arrived in France.
Although the idaho County Free Press
announced several weeks ago that it
would not print news of further move.
ments of Company E until the company
had arrived in France, the military cen
sorship has permitted publication of
news that national guardsmen already
nave arrived overseas from Camp Mills,
at Hampstead, l.. l., and that additional
troops are being moved from Camp
Mills to France. Because the censor
has seen fit to permit such publication,
the Free Press has waived the self-im-
posed censorship regarding Company E.
Left Two Weeks Ago.
While no direct news has been receiv.
ed that the company has sailed, all evi-
uehces point to the departure of Com
pany r from American soil almost
TWO weeks ago. 1t is believed the an
houhred quarantine for measles, with
"hlch contagion one soldier was said
TO have been afflicted, was merely a
cloak under which the boys quietly EN-
parked on their journey across the
water Other evidences in the nature of
MYSTERIOUS postmarks on letters receiy-
ed by folk at home from the boys of
company h indicate that the Grange
Mills. 'p
The receipt in Grangeville of a dog,
Mipped by express by members of the
second Idaho Regimental band, also
lhdleates that the boys have sailed, for
tne dog was to have been sent here when
the troops left Camp Mills. The dog
arrived in Grangeville week ago.
National Guardsmen in France.
The first American national GUARD
units 10 reach France arrived some
weeks SINCE, but announcement of the
iaet mas just been made. The guards
men, now in the federal service, were
gwen a hearty welcome by French vii
.dgers' The troops were quartered in
towns which heretofore had seen few
American soldiers
me story of the guardsmen s depar-
lows: 10 w
a. IN the darkest hour which proceeds
,ae dawn, thousands of Sammies of the
!, dinpow division, marched away from
.helr camp enroute to France while the
aowhstolk cheered and showered them
win gifts. Details of the Rainbow g
,eeret departure can now be told fol-
hio|hS tne announcement that this unit
"aa safely arrived "over there.D
ABOUT 3 a. m. on October l5, the Rain
~" DIVISION engineers marched away.
= last farewells had been said several
~;asS -; previously when every man was
,Y" s;oS an extra long leave. Many mar
''eu during that furlough
Villagers Bid God Speed.
-. As the engineers tramped through
.n'. .ne uark to their entraining point, the
tbb%;hspeople ~; OF villages scattered around
anS mis part OIL Long Island dressed hastily
aa,i game to their doors in the chill of
ca morning TO Jld the departing boys
an ms was the beginning of an exodus
M M tasted more than week. During
L GaL time 1900 men, fully equipped for
nag anting with all their baggage and
aJ;n ;naPhelnalla, marched out of Camp
LIS is ehroute to France. Hundreds of
Inn. .hts .i were in on the great secret,
not;t .hdt secret was kept. While the
.,oh slept thousands of Rainbows EN-
0"Thed ON their transports.
,h o"ard the latter part of that week
a., ,entralning time was changed to n
mat nght hour and the khaki.clad hosts
armed .1I quite openly.
.L VINO are you?D The crowd would
Amar;asa az a new body of stalwart young
won1d s swung in sight, and back
"ouia ,.T come the answers:
sSlxty-ninth. YIN '"'s Is '"e ola
sixty-nintb ),
farewell balls, parties and dinners