Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-12-29

the same being borne from the funds
Of this department.
EXTRA EXPENSE.
Another item Of expense was in the
OF the several companies.
The federal government taking into
consideration the peculiar geographic
cal conditions In Idaho demanded that
each enlisted man present himself at
his company station without expense
to the federal government. Many Of
the men were in distant parts Of the
state, remote from their home stations,
engaged in their several occupations,
and in many instances 1t would have
worked a great hardship upon them to
bear the expense of joining their or
In many instances this ex-
pense was advanced from the COM
pany's funds. When this matter was
brought to the attention of the board
of examiners. the board very Justly de-
cided that 1t was only right the state
bear the expense. The amounts SO
paid from the several company funds
were returned to them from the ap-
preparation of this department. Dur
ing practically the entire summer the
work of recruiting the Second Idaho
infantry was carried forward. This
was done with but comparatively lit
tie expense to the state government.
The entire cost being less than $500.
On Sept the 81, orders came to en-
train the Second Idaho infantry for
service at Camp Greene,s N. c., and
upon that date all of the organizations
with the exception of companies H. F,
M and c. which were doing guard duty
in the northern part of the state, ems
trained for the long journey across the
continent. Your excellency permitted
me to accompany the first section upon
the trip. Allow me to say now that the
event passed off without a single in
cident to mar the occasion. The troops
arrived at their destination in excel
lent condition and spirits, and entered
upon the work assigned them with the
best of good will and enthusiasm.
NOW IN FRANCE.
At later date the companies men
toned as being upon guard duty were
also transported to the eastern sea
shore and today the Second Idaho in
fantry, or what formerly constituted
France ready to take their places
among our allies fighting in the cause
Of democratic ideals.
l will say that when the regiment
left Boise 1t numbered the full quota
Of two thousand and two men and Of
ficers.
The great labor Of this office during
the past season has been in the man
agement of the selective draft. The
task has been in many respects one OF
great difficulty, but thanks to the pa.
triotic manner in which the different
boards have entered upon their duties
the work has been one Of great pleas
ure to me and to those associated with
me in the office. To date Idaho ha.
furnished her full number of two thou
sand two hundred and eighty-sever
men under the draft, which have beer
sent to Camp Lewis for preliminar!
training, from whence many of oul
boys have been sent east and some o
them have even reached European soil
SMALLEST COST FOR DRAFT.
In the draft matter Idaho rank!
among the states having the smalles
per capita cost for entraining hel
drafted men. The per capita cost To-
this state, which included all the mel
sent to Camp Lewis. has been $3.s5
This also included the expense of reg
istration. The actual cost to tn,
United States government for expens
in the adjutant generals Office Il
$755.45 divided as follows:
Clerical assistance ....... .S375oo
Supplies, printing, etc. 27795
Telephone ................. 1o2.50
Owing to failure Of some of tn
forms to arrive the provost marsha
general ordered considerable printing
| done here which added to the initia
| cost of this department; then. too. l
was necessary to use the telephone t.
considerable extent, hence one consid
cradle item was for that purpose.
Several of the states have absorbe,
all the expenses of the draft and
thought it but just that Idaho shoul
bear as much of the expense in on
state as conditions will warrant. Wit
that end in view we have paid from
the state funds considerable of tn
draft expenses, thereby relieving tn
federal government to that extent. Thi
has constituted in most part of offic
supplies that can be used by this de
partment after the draft activitie
close.
1t was deemed advisable TO send on
representatives from this office to visl
the several draft boards throughou
the state and assist them in getting 4
shape for theNnew quota. This servic
was very ably performed by Major !
B. Burns, assistant adjutant genera
and by the Rev. Thomas p. Graham
Thanks are due both Of these gentle
men for the excellent manner in whic
they performed their duty. The stat
saw fit to bear this expense whic
amounted altogether to little owe