Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-08-30
WILL SEND GUARD TO
A CAMP IN n. CAROLINA
Secretary Of War Orders Troops 70 BE
Trained at Charlotte, N. c.
Avoid Delay.

Washington, Aug. 23.--All you mem.
bers of the national guard Of Washing
ton, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and
Wyoming, making up the Forty First
division of the army, get out your
aliases quick and look up Charlotte,
Mecklenburg county, North Carolina,
Il nice little town away up on the slope
of the Appalachian range, an ideal
health resort. There is where you are
going instead of Palo Alto, Cal. The
Mecklenbure declaration of independ-
ence, antedating the historical declara-
tion, was signed there, and the place
has some historic Significance. Also it
has some political significance, but that
is beside the question.
The change of cantonment for the
Fortyfirst division, however much it
may disturb Californians, who wanted
big camp at Palo Alto, really indi-
Gates that the national guardsmen of
the division are put further on their
way to France Indications are many
here that the transfer is merely pre-
liminary for the dispatch of all or most
of the troops of the division to France
in the second national guard contin.
gent.
Camp Planned for Yankees.
Camp Greene named for Major Gen
eral Nathaniel Greene of the revolu-
tionary army, originally was set apart
for training the Twenty sixth division
national guard, commanded by Major
General Clarence Edwards and com
prising the national guardsmen of the
New England states Then, on August
10, came the decision to make up what
is termed the rainbow division of ma
tional guard troops for Immediate serv.
ice in France, after short training at
Mineola, Long Island, New York The
official name of the division is the
Forty second, and while it is made up
of troops from 26 states, most of them
come from New England, and its or
ganization has knocked the original
Twenty sixth division all to smash.
This left Charlotte, n. c., out on a
limb as far as having a considerable
camp is concerned. Then, fortunately
for Charlotte, the construction quar-
termaster at Camp Fremont, Palo Alto,
CAL, got into row with the state
board of health. That board insisted
that permanent sewerage facilities be
put in. Oddly enough no such demand
was made at the other California ma
tional guard camp the one at Linda
Vista, Ca, although the state board had
Just as much authority there at at Palo
Alto. The result was to pull the Forty
first division out of palo Alto and send
it to Charlotte.
To Train Quartermasters There.
Perturbed, Senator Phelan of Cali
fornia went to see Secretary Baker
about the matter today. He was told
that the state had not lost much, any
how, as the Pacific northwest national
guardsmen scheduled for Palo Alto
would have remained there only about
six weeks, anyhow, before being sent
to France. And also the senator was
told that the department will establish
II little camp there for training quar-
termaster officers.
Further than this, he was told some.
thing that does not sound well for the
American lake cantonment. He was
told by the secretary that as cold
weather comes on it might be that more
trops from the north Pacific would be
sent to Palo Alto. Now, the only big
troops from the north Pacific would be
those at American lake, if one disre-
CARDS the regulars at Vancouver bar
racks. Negotiations, Secretary Barker
told the senator, nave been opened with
the California health authorities with a
view to the sewerage difficulty being
adjusted so that more troops can be ac
. ommodated
May Be Sent to France.
The big fact, however, sticks up that |
the guardsmen of the Pacific north |
western states are going to Charlotte, |
relatively near to the Atlantic seaboard.
and that they probably will be chosen
on fitness in making up the next divi-
sion for overseas duty.
These Officers of the reserves who
recently completed their training at the
Preside of San Francisco today were
detailed for duty as instructors at the
Forthcoming training camp at that
place: Captain Friend st. Clair Dickin-
son of Seattle, Captain Howard D.
Hughes of Seattle and Captain Charles
II. Perkins of Fairfield, Idaho.
Army orders today order First Lieu.
tenant A. w. McMorris of the Second
infantry aud Captain Z. j.
Eivers of the Third Oregon infantry,
n ho have hepp on dutN in tbis nitx honk |