The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1917-10-26
STATE TROOPS
HIGHLY PRAISED
BY PO|NDExTER
Says Old Second Infantry
Will Soon DO Part
in France
Is ON WAY TO FRONT


Washington TO exert cvery ef.
fort 90 give the government
their patriotic all. N they Wish
10 do proper homage 20 the
boys Of the old Second Wash.
lnaton regiment. now known 40
tho f6ist Infantry, according TO
Senator Miles PoIrdester. who
was nt tho New Washington
hotel Friday, paying tho city
the fret Walt he has made here
In months.
Members OF this regiment.
which arc now on route 10
Camp MiiIs, Mineois. NJ. ". 20
UNDERGO training previous 10 an
early transfer for overseas
duty, are Included In the honor
regiments OF the country. ssid
Senator Polndestef.
"rhruout the East and In the nh.
tional capitol" said the senator.
these Warrington boys are ron
aldered 10 bo among tho best sol
diers In the country.
Soldiers Feel Honored
Soldiers who were selected TO
accompany the Rainbow division
consider themselves very lucky.
aud feel that the citizens OF this
state are 20 be Congratulated upon
the wonder contingent OF manhood
that was furnished"
In speaking OF tho training that
the Washington troops Will under.
20, Senator Poindexter said that II
would be very intensive. and prob
ably would be Of short duration.
lie pointed out tho fact that mol.
dlers were being sent overseas
weekly, and that tho youths from
Seattle and nearby cities would
shortly be training under French
skies. within tho sound OF roaring
guns
sure They'll Distinguish 6eivss
fIe said he felt that the men
from the old Washington would dis
tinguish themselves.
"a number OF tho Foreign
Legion. composed OF 10000 Ameri.
cans" he said. were Washington
boys. This regiment was reduced
to 1000 men during tho first Few
bloody weeks OF the war. One man
In particular. Capt Sweeney. Of
Spokane, was decorated with both
the CroAs OF War and the Legion OF
Honor"
Senator Poindextcr said he hard.
iy expected 20 see japan furnish
any troops owing 10 tho fact that
Their. was no room for them on the
western front. and because Of the
extreme difficulty OF placing them
there.
when questioned as 10 the posi-.
billty OF thrlr taking part In the
action on III. Russian front. he said
that military authorities did not
comment on this possibility.
Glad shlpysrds Run
Government officials, he said.
wers grafified with tho outcome OF
tho shipbullding strike In Seattle
and other Pacific Coast cities.
lilo said that the conccnsus OF
opinion waa TO tho effect that the
ultimate settlement would be sat
isfac,ory 10 labor. He expressed a
hope that tho crisis OF labor diff
cultIcs had been passed. and that
every working man in tho state
would do his utmost 10 aid the gov.
eminent IN n successful prosecution
Of the war.
Boosts Liberty Bonds
Senator Poindexter addressed the
Seattle chapter OF tho American
Institute OF Banking. at tho New
Washington Thursday night He
urged every American to aid In
bringing the war 20 a closc, saying
that Germany was already prcpar-
Ing for another war. and that u she
we're not defeated at this time. the
United States would never DO able
TO accomplish the feat.
Poindexter will inspect tho naval
militia on the state university
campus Friday. lie win speak to
the men.
Camp Murray. the camp nj
Lake where tho Wash.
tnFton militlamen were cncamped.
Is a barren stretch OF brown prairie
grass Friday. A few scattered pa
pers mark the place where the sol
dlers spent their last night on their
native soil.
Second 10 Gone
All day Thursday. the camp re-
verberated with song and the spirit
Of leaving. Bombs flashed inter
The troops. unable TO
express their enthusiasm verbally,
had rcsorted TO the use Of daylight
bombs.
The exact route OF the 1000
troops IN n secret. as IN the date
OF their arrival on Long Island. "
Ia understood the regiment VIII be
recruited To the war strength,
by the new war or.
and viii be completed
IT, tho tro.ona nrriYn At Camp