Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-29
CONFIRMS THE.
REPORT TROOPS
Reach FRANCE
Adjutant General Moody in
Reviewing Work of His
Department, Says Idaho
Boys "Over There.

Call Made Disbursing o.
ficer-Total of $13, 365.39
Spent.
The Idaho troops have been safely
landed in France. This Is the con-
firming report of Adjutant General c.
s. Moody made to Governor AleXan-
der in reviewing the work of his de-
partment during the past year. Some
time ago the Capital News published
a report to the same effect. The ad-
jutant general says in his statement:
What formerly constituted that splen-
did body of men (the Second Idaho
regiment of 2002 officers and enlisted
men) is in France ready to take their
place among our allies fighting In the
cause of democratic Ideals"
1t is also pointed out by the adju-
tant general this state had one of the
smallest per capital records for the
first draft to the new national army:
that Captain Frank A. Mccall has been
named federal disbursing officer for
Idaho and that but $13,365.3s Of the
departments $4,000 has so far been
spent. The report is as follows:
REPORT OF ADJUTANT GENERAL.
The report of Adjutant General
Moody is as follows:
Hon. M. Alexander, Governor OF Ida
no, Sir: In compliance with your re-
cent request, l beg to submit report
of the activities of the adjutant gen.
erals office for the year ending Dec.
81, 1917.
Upon the close Of the last legislative
body in the lower house, of which
held a seat, your excellency saw mt
to reappoint me as adjutant general
of the state, and ! assumed the duties
of that Office on March the Is, 1917, re-
leasing Major J. B. Burns who had in
the interim been acting as adJutant
general.
I found the affairs Of the office In
good shape The records were as near
Nv up to date as conditions would per-
nit.
The Second Idaho infantry had been
mustered out of federal service at
Boise barracks on June the 27. 1917,
and for time the principal activities
of this office were concerned with get
ting the troops back to their home sta
tions and re-arranging them Tor state
service. This entailed conslderaple
work and the expenditure OF a small
sum of money. 1t was necessary IN
most instances to make arrangements
for armories in which to house the re-
turning companies and in all instances
this was done by releasing the armory
buildings occupied by the troops be-
fore their departure for the Mexican
border
GUARD GOES INTO SERVICE.
On March the 25, 1917, your excel
lency received a telegram from the
secretary of war to again call the Sec
md Idaho infantry into federal serV-
Ice. This time looking toward the &C.
tual,ties of war, which later occurred
when on April the 6 this nation de-
c,ared war against the imperial Ger
man government. For time the sew
eral organizations were held in theil
home stations and the labor of re-
cruiting the regiments vigorously be
gan. When the order finally came u
mobilize the regiments at Boise bar
racks eight hundred and twelve mer
and officers responded
The adjutant generals oroer eaihe
the troops in carried the provision tina
al, armories should be closeds the lease!
cancelled and all government propert!
mobilized here. I regret to state tina
In some instances these orders wer'
disobeyed and one of the considerably
items of expense in this department
has been the payment of armory rem
occasioned by this oversight, an in
stance in point is that of the Caldwei
ermory, which has just cost the stat
ss12. In some instances government
property was left in the armories ant
another item Of expense has been Tn
collecting and Transportation OF TN
same to Boise. Happily this work ma
been accomplished without loss ant
such property as we have on hand i
stored In the basement Of the capito
building. The expense Of Transporting