Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-04-14
Mobilization Of Regiment
Will Be Practically Com
plete With the Arrival of
the Additional Troops
Under Orders.
THREE COMPANIES
TO LEAVE THE CAMP
H of Boise, M of Idaho Falls
and D of Twin Falls to
Depart Tonight or Sunday
for Duty Somewhere in
Idaho"

Orders have been received at the
adJutant generals department direct
ing company A of Standpoint, company
B of Nampa, company G of Caldwell,
company K of Buhl, company of
Payette and company e of Grangeville
to mobilize at the Boise barracks
forthwith. The orders were immed-
lately transmitted to the company
commanders. The Standpoint and
Grangeville companies will arrive in
Boise Monday. The Nampa and Cald-
well companies arrived this afternoon.
The Payette company will be in to-
night or Sunday morning together with
the Buhl company. Company L Of
Weiser is the only command that is
not designated in the order to mobilize.
This may have been through mistake
in the designation of the company
commands or intentional in order that
that company may later be directed to
attend to police duties where 1t is now
located.
THREE COMMANDS ORDERED OUT
Company H o. Boise, company NJ of
Idaho Falls and company d of Twin
Falls will leave late today or Sunday
for somewhere" in Idaho, the censor
having stricken the designation. They
are under orders to proceed and are
awaiting the loading of equipment and
rolling stock to move them. 1t is gen
orally understood that the troops will
be placed in various parts Of the state
to police property.
With the ordering out OF the above
commands, practically all of the
companies in the regiment directed to
mobilize at the barracks prior to Fri
day have been ordered to some point in
Idaho, but the same strength as the
outgoing guards Is represented in the
orders mobilizing the companies di-
rected to report today, Sunday and
Monday. These companies are up to
the desired strength of 100 or more.
They have been assembled at their re-
spective stations awaiting orders to-
mobilize at the barracks.
TO RECRUIT TO 100 MEN.
Orders were received by Adjutant
General Moody Friday night to re-
cruit up to 100 mep to a company
However, the companies are now re-
cruited up to that strength with the
exception of the machine gun COM
pany. Many of them are almost up to
war strength. or $50 men to a COM
PhAAys <AuulllOlle1l Will IneTe-
fore only be taken for the machine gun
company.
Some time ago orders were received
from the war department to stop re-
cruiting. The order came as a surprise
as the regiment was rapidly being re-
cruited to war strength. There has
since been not little speculation as to
why the order was issued. The prin-
iTNa1 atx
pending legislation before the present
congress which includes the draft
clause. President Wilson made it
plain that the regular army and Ma
tional Guard were. however. to remain
intact.
CENSUS OF COLLEGE MEN.
census of the University of Michi-
gan graduates is now in progress In
this city as well as generally over the
country. The purpose of the census is
to ascertain the men who are avail
able for military service. Students
Who attended the university but who did
lot graduate are also expected to fill
'ut cards provided showing their ply
'ical fitness for army service, etc. The
is merely for record pur-
ooses and is a preparedness step but
lot at all binding upon the college men.
DELAY CONSTRUCTION WORK.
Following out the suggestion of Gov
,rnor Alexander the state highway
has decided to delay act
lal construction work on the highways
# the state so that men and teams
hat would be employed may be used In
preparing land for crops, and the seed
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