Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-24
AMERICANS.
IN Rance.
ANXIOUS. TO
GET ACTION

War Department Permits
the Passage Of Christmas
Greetings to and From
Men at the Front.
Rainbow Division Soldiers
Want to Go Over the Top
Without Delay Men Well
and Happy, Lacking Moth
ing Needed for Comfort.
BAKER eREETs SOLDIERS.
WASHINGTON, Dec. "a. -
Christmas greetings to American
soldiers was voiced today by Sec
rotary Of War Baker in the fol-
lowing message to the Capital
News:
Let me extend, through your
columns, to the men Of our forces.
the greetings Of the war Depart
ment and my own we'll wishes.
~ours Is q nation which has
greater love for the Prince OF
Peace than for the god Of war and
only to the attainment of per-
manent liberalized peace may our
martial efforts be directed"
WASHINGTON, Dec. Blower there
where hate and horror dwell. Ameri-
cans Of the Rainbow division and
other units this Christmas-tide are
anxious for battle.
Only 2 small portion Of the United
States fc"ces has been tested by fire'
but r, ports to the war department
showed today that training is proceed
ing so we'll that when the call to bat
tie comes, the Rainbow-showing the
colors of 2s states-along with the
other organizations will give good &C
count of themselves as Americans
have always done.
WELL AND HAPPY.
py-at least as happy as a set of mer
could be whose steps stray far IRON
home in the holiday season. They are
well supplied, too. The Embellishments
from home have arrived and have
been distributed, but even were the,
not the Rainbows would not want.
1--WE can get everything here tina
we would have at home" wrote thu
son of General Frank Mcintyre, arm!
censor, today, responding to lette
asking what he really needed O
wanted on Christmas. Incidental.
both Mcintyre and Secretary Bake
held II would be entirely proper t
have a Christmas announcement tina
the Rainbow division in France 70
some time has been doing splendi'
work.
RULES MODIFIED.
Racrotary Baker held 1t would b
proper to have q Christmas announce
ment that "the Rainbow division Is Il
France and has been there for som
time" Mcintyre thought. too, Christ
mas message about that body wa
proper, despite restrictive rules o
mention Of names Of units abroad. thel
numbers and location.
The Rainbow mems training pro
ceeds we'll, he said.
.'TIavs they been under fire YETI"
.No, I believe not" he replied.
All his information, however. is ths
the American units are shaping u
well. They are enthusiastic and ap
Training in the open and hard and cor
slant drill are making muscles Of ste
and sending rich. clean blood throus
their veins.
PLENTY OF FOOD.
They have plenty Of good. whole
some food, the equal Of home cookir
and without that stint of conservatic
rules which apply to American home
The Y. M. c. A. is providing them wit
clean amusement. Their rules are sue
that they are less exposed to vice this
they would be in the average America
city.
Secretary Baker and his aides a
nightly pleased with the spirit az
development of the Sammies. The
push and unity, assure that America
participation in the war will be who'll
souled, earnest and vigorous and tn
the tremendous task of achieving vi
tory will not fall into unwilling hands
he declared.
Baker voiced his confidence in victo
today in a message to the troops al
extended the seasons greetings of hir
self and the war department to t
men in training and "over there"
Cecil & Cecil, Chiropractors, M
Carly building. Nervous troubles al
diseases Of women and children sp
cialty.-Adv.
Always on the job. Mickey's taxi
266. Adv.
The annual meeting OF the Ida
woolgrowers' association will be he
in Boise, Idaho, Dec. 2Sth and 30
next.-Adv. d
For a taxi call Mickey-266. Adv.
IA NICE