Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-06


are now being enlisted and assigned,
but not called into service. They are
being enrolled in the quartermaster
enlisted reserve corps for period of
four years. They will all bear the
title Of sergeant, and when called in
to service the drivers will receive pay
at the rate of $36 per month and be
given subsistence. clothing, etc. George
H. Duck has been put in charge at
the enlisting office on Governors Is
land of the work of examining the ap-
plicants as to their experience and
qualifications for handling motor
trucks.
ORGANIZED At BOSTON.
Roderick Stevens. a member of the
committee and now president of the
Motor Truck club, visited Boston q
week ago, where a local committee
was organized to assist the army
headquarters at Boston for the north
eastern department along similar
lines. This committee Ia ealready at
work.
A similar committee and examining
board is also being organized in At
lanta, Ga, by Mr.. Stevens, to assist
the quartermaster's office at army
headquarters at Charleston, 8. c., for
the southeastern department recent
ly created.
These respective committees In the
three army departments will appoint
subcommittee and examining boards
In the cities in each department where
recruiting officers are located. The
cities In the eastern department,
where such sub-committees will be ap-
pointed, are as follows Albany, Ro.
chester, Syracuse. Buffalo, Newark,
Scranton, Philadelphia, Harrisburg,
Pittsburg, Baltimore, Washington,
Richmond and Charleston, w. Va
FORM VOLUNTEER UNITS.
The secondary line Of work the COM
mittee has undertaken Is the forma-
ton of volunteer motor companies,
particularly along the Atlantic, Gulf
and Pacific coasts. In order to CO.
ordinate efforts and avoid duplication
and confusion, representatives will be
appointed in the largest city or cities
in each state, who will carry on the
work in their districts, appointed In
each state, who will carry out the
work In their districts, appointing
captains to organize motor truck, mo-
tor car and motorcycle companies, dis
tributing literature, and receiving re-
ports from captains and keeping re-
cords thereof. Appointment Of these
representatives is now being made and
will be announced later. Circulars de-
scribing the proper formation OF COM
panies, duties of the personnel and
service that the companies will be cal
led upon to perform, together with re-
port blanks. etc, are now being pre-
pared, and as soon as they are ready
will be mailed upon request.
1t is made very clear by the quarter
master generals office that these are
purely volunteer companies and that
there is no intention Of taking over
the trucks and cars Of citizen owners
for regular use In the army. Such
service as the companies will be called
upon to perform will probably ex-
tend over only two or three days, ex-
cept in case Of some unexpected
Should the use of the
trucks or cars be required for a longer
period. 1t Is expected that the govern
ment will pay for their use. Men of
the companies are not required to
have military training to enlist in the
quartermaster reserve corps should
apply for and become enlisted, SO that
they can be called upon later to man
truck companies to be formed in con-
nection with the new federal army