Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-04-05
BOARD SELECTS PROF. STALEY TO
HEAD THE SCHOOLS COMING YEAR

ber who has been transferred to Wyom.
ing as instructor-inspector of the
National Guard in that state. Colonel
). +. Smiley has been assigned as in
structor-inspector for the Idaho guard.
Capt. John j. Mudgett is now comp!et-
ing an inspection of the various com.
panies. Adjutant General c. s. Moody
Is in direct charge of the guard Is al.
fairs and has the assistance of Major
j. b. Burns.
A movement has already been put un-
der way to place regular army of
ficer at the head of the regiment. This
was talked of before the regiment went
to Nogales last summer. It was felt
| then that the men would be given bet
| ter training and at the same time have
greater protection if the regiment was
under the watchful eye of a man
familiar with all of the details and
qualified to SO handle the men that the
| best results would be attained. General
| Bell of the western division of the war
department is also said to favor such q
| move.
The field staff of the Second Idaho
is as follows: Colonel William II.
Edelblute, Rathdrum; Lieutenant Col.
onel Phil II. Crow, Twin Falls; Major
Harry t. Lewis, Payette; Major Glenn
ent Wilkens, Hope; Major Dewitt p.
Olson, Idaho Falls; Captain Claude n.
Duval, adjutant, Nampa; Major J. B.
Burns, assistant adjntant general, Pay
ette; Captain A. II. Allen, quartermas,
ter, Standpoint; Lieutenant Frank
battalion, Nampa; Lieut.. l.. M. Lmnd.
burg, battalion adiutant, End battalion.
Idaho Falls; Lieutenant j. r. M. Culp.
battalion quartermaster; Lieutenant M.
G. Mcconnell, battalion auartermaster
Patriotic citizens of Idaho have been
plaintly informed that if they wish to
| see service in the present crisis with
Germany they will have to Join the
national guard, for volunteer organiza-
| tions will not be recognized; that the
| second Idaho will be- given the first
chance at any fighting there is in sight
and Independent military organizations
| of volunteer type are not figured ON.
Governor Alexander took this stand
when the regiment was recruited for
Mexican border service and requests
from all portions of the state poured in
upon him from those desiring to organ
ize volunteer regiments. When the call
came for the second time for Idaho to
rally to the colors recently he took
the same stand.
Adjutant General Moody also makes
II rs plain that there is an erroneous
impression in existence with regard to
the term of enlistment in the national
guard and tile obligations which it in
wolves. He asserts that the national
guard and the regular army are separate
and distinct; that the six year enlist.
ment in the national guard means three
years of active and three years of re-
tired service; that Immediately after
active service as in the case of war,
troops will be demobilized and muster.
ed out at their home service and will
not have to serve as part of the regular
army and be stationed at some post part
of the time, as seems to be the impress
sion. After being mustered out the
troops are still subject to service during
the period of enlistment but at no time
during that period are they part of
the regular army
In the meantime Idaho as "a whole is
preparing for the grave steps that are
to be taken in the crisis and public
| sentiment is gradually crystalizing for
the making of the necessary sacrifices.
Public patriotic mass meetings, ola.
borate display of the flag, military and
naval exhibitions, troops in uniform and
other mediums of awakning enthusiasm
are being resorted to- Strong appeals
are being made for recruits and ready
responses are the results. Young men
particularly are rallying to the colors.
| Commands are rapidly being filled out,
public works of all kinds are being care.
fully guarded and deep-seated enthu-
siasm has taken hold of the state.
The regiment will probably be mob
| ilized in Boise after the various COM
mands recruit to the desired strength.
After that the movement of the troops
| will be under a veil. The assignments
of the various commands and the plac.
ing of the details of each viii be kept
a secret.
That the transportation channels of
| the state will be carefully watched goes
without saying. Public buildings win
be guarded. Such great works as the
Arrowrock dam will be carefully pro
tected so as to prevent damage to them.
Tampering with structure of this
| character, if successful. would result in
great loss of property and lives for be-
hind it stands a great wall of water
| that would, if allowed to escape, sweep
away thousands of lives. German agents
| are said to have its plans. There are
also other irrigation works of as great
importance. All of these will be closely
guarded. The danger of damage by
German sympathizers will be reduced to
the minimum. As for the German
| Americans in the state of Idaho they
will almost to a man be found solidly
for the country of their adoption.
| Idaho is promised another scandal in
the manipulation of state agricultural
land leases i'm the southeastern part of
the state. The land board has discover
ed, through its agents and special ap-