Mountain Home Republican. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1915-1946, 1917-09-15
IS men WILL Go TO
TRAINING CAMP

The Elmore county local board is
sued the call last Saturday for the
second increment of the National
army, to leave for American Lake,
Washington, on next Wednesday.
Eighteen men were called to go
and five alternates, in case any of
those called failed to go from any
reason The men called are:
r r. Hildreth, James C. Little,
Domingo SAM, VIM Lloyd Wilson,
Florencio Velox, John Harlie Nor
row, Tobin Clemens, Frederick Povey,
Frank Diano, Oscar l.. Orbeck, Har-
old A, Chadderton, Joseph Edward
Cox, Silas H, Holden, James A, Stat
ford, Chas E. Anderson, James w.
Beach Loid Alfred Doolittle. Frank
l.. Hendricks.
The alternates are Edward Vitan,
lafayette Pendegras Frank l.. Brown,
Jay Blacksen Henry M Walsh.
The men will leave here on the
train at 1929 in the afternoon, for
American Lake where they will go
into immediate training, where camp
routine will become the order Mem
bers OF the different regiments will
be given instructions in semaphore
work and squad drill
Guns similar to the famous "75s"
of the French army, which did such
deadly work at Verdun, and proved
themselves superior to the German
guns whenever pitted against them
owing to the rapidity of their fire,
will form part Of the equipment of
the field artillery regiments at Camp
Lewis, it was announced.
Heavier six-inch howitzers employ
ing the same kind of missiles az the
American "75's" will mingle their
heavier detonations with the vicious
DdEkS Ol inP IlSHteG guns.
Trench mortars with their dainty
deathdealing missiles will
make their initial bow in the north
west at Camp Lewis. They have but
recently come from Europe
Hand grenades that will give the
new soldiers much necessary training
before reaching France will explode
on American lake prairie soil this
winter
Construction on magazines and
for the munitions will be- |
gin shortly after the arrival of Lieu
tenant Colonel Herman Shull, who
has been ordered to report at Camp
Lewis from the arsenal at Benicia,
Cal Colonel Shull will have charge
of establishing an ordnance depot.
Major General Greene will take up
the matter Of amusements for the
soldiers at Camp Lewis Tuesday. |
Concessions are sought for every
thing from peanut stand to a hotel, |
according to Captain Welty aide to
Gerenal Greene The list includes |
four theatres and two moving picture
houses.
Officers Of machine gun companies |
have been asked to assume that a |
hogfiIo arr,y is odva cipa, ,,non ron,n Il
Lewis Instructions to the machine |
gun officers are to locate the enemy |
and make maps of the country be
tween Camp Lewis and the enemy
Outposts Officers have been asked
to review their work at the Presidio.
Major David l.. Stone, constructing
Iuartermaster has been instructed to
Increase the number of post exchange
to 49, Eighteen regimen
tai medicine buildings will be built
Organization of a training school
for 200 lieutenants in the quarter
masters department has been started.
Lieutenant Colonel Reginald McNally
will be instructor in charge. In
itruction will be given in administra-
ion, finance, supplies, transportation,
and repairs. The school
will last until November %,
Mrs. Helen Riley, Mrs. Rich
Thompson and Mrs. Hattie Ruff were
Boise visitors the first of the week