Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1917-12-20
oca1, BOARD ISSUES INTERRO-
nArroNs TO MANY SUBJECT
TO MILITARY SERVICE.
|sNE ANSWERS CONE BACK
Task Is Preliminary to First conscrtp.
ton of Forces in Idaho County
for War Duty.

In mailing out questionnaires to a
nortion of the registered men of Ida
10 county, the local draft board has
kaken initial steps in the second draft
Of men for military service of the
limited States, and the first draft in
idaho county. The quota which this
eoupty will be called upon to furnish
has not been announced by the provost
marshal general S office at Washington,
nor is the date when this announce
nent will be made or the time of the
Erawing known here. The local board
m accordance with federal regulations,
ktarted mailing out questionnaires to
registered men of the county last Sat
brday, sending percent on that day
and continuing with 5 percent each
successive day, Sundays and legal hol-
6days excepted, until the entire list of
kegistered men is exhausted.
Questionnaires Are Completed.
Already number of the question
bares have been filled in and returned
10 the local board. The questionnaires
b every instance have been well ans
Tered, the local board being pleased
With the way in which they have been
handled. Attorneys of the county are
hiding the registered men in answer
ng the questions. The question blanks
bust be returned to the local board by
he registered man within seven days
fter the date Of mailing of the ques.
IONS
Members of the local board and as
Estants have been busy for almost
hree seeks on the work associated
Fith the forthcoming draft, and in
hany eases have been obliged to allow
heir regular work go undone, in order
perform their duties in the draft.
The board consists of Sheriff Lafe
stes, chairman; County Clerk John
Eimers, clerk, and DIR. G. S. Stock
on, physician. Assisting the board in
Ne work have been Deputy Clerk
Harold H. Harris and others.
Registered Men May Enlist.
Registered men may now enlist in
Fvera branches of the military ser
nee, through the local board, press
lspatches from Washington assert. The
peal board has received no official
othcation to this effect, but expects
soon have the notice from he pro-
ost marshal general. The dispatch, sent
f0n Washington Monday, follows:
Provost Marshal General Crowder
Oday issued to governors new rules
ader which men OF draft age may
pm the colors at their own request
hte men only will be accepted and
aey may enlist only in the infantry
sna corps, medical corps and quarter.
aS'ef department. Supply conditions
y sach, General Crowder said, that nc
leA can be accepted in the coast ar.
nery, field artillery, cavalry or engi
eers' corps.
volunteer enlistments in the regu-
army by men of draft age ended
moon last Saturday and they may
mducted into service now only
rfOugh their local boards.
Camps Where Men May GO.
oeneral Crowder's telegram speci
these camps to which men ac.
pseu 10 the special services open to
'en may be sent:
aviation section, signal corps, to
~ neid, San Antonio, Texas; land
0,a .sl0n, signal corps, Fort Leaven-
I'm, @;a, han;; medical department, to
H.. @ officers training camp, Fort
~ Nan, by local boards west OF
!, Ansssaisslppi river, and to the med
.onlcers' training camp, Fort
',s;norpe, Ca, by boards east of the
asslssippi; quartermaster corps
naP 'oseph f.. Johnston, Jackson
I sr;, Fla; ordnance department
~ Depot, Rariton, N. j.; infan
ca,sD fort Mcdowell, Cal, by local
,m' mus OF Pacific coast states and to
NJ P ofeene, Charlotte, N. c., by all
10. boards. Transportation and sub
fns expenses to the camps are to
Oards'' 'eeis ny tne ioca
Dun. vul OF the Idaho county boys who
ere ea Tor war service last week
Jected at the recruiting office
Osb pSAaae. tnla. They are Don Martin
S;,o Aiklre, Ed Clark and Claude
N. BOARD Issues Statement.
Il looa, communication has come from
ea q board for Idaho county:
The ,ood ouodlangeville, Ida, Dec. 10, 1917
eonne n registration board for Ida
leris. consisting of L. r. Yates
Istrie, 'ohn ?. Eimers, clerk of the
buntv np eouft, and Dr. G. s. Stockton
ces physician, has established of
PIE in ~ ane court house at Grange
e eonn..p ae rooms formerly occup4s..
|akes =. surveyor IS office. The boare
puneemsaase sae following important an
's concerning the question