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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15

two platoons; platoons are divid-
ed into squads. A platoon is COM
manded by a lieutenant-a COM
missiOned officer; two or more
squads are commanded by a SER
geant; a squad is commanded by
a corporal and comprises seven
men besides the corporal.
A company of calvary is called
a troop, and battalion of cavalry
is called a squadron.
A company Of artillery is called
a battery. 1t is divided into Sec
tions and there may be different
numbers of guns, according to
the kind of artillery
Three batteries of artillery
make a battalion.
The word company" troop"
or battery" should not be used
before the letter, as Company
B." 1t would be the same as to
say "street Jackson" The letter
comes first, just as the numeral
comes before the word "regi-
ment;;" "2nd regiment" not
regiment End.
Troops are either "federals"
(regular) or national guard. Ev-
cry male citizen between the age
of 18 and 45 is a member of the
militia. Never use the word when
referring to organized bodies of
troops.
There are no such things as
militia officials" or army off
cials" in military parlance. They
are national guard and army off
GERS.
A skirmish, engagement, brush,
fight or encounter is not a battle.
A battle is an engagement for
the possession of a certain point
and is general in its character.
Large bodies of troops are engag.
ed-more than a brigade. Other.
wise the fight is an engagement,
a skirmish or an encounter.
Never say Captain Jones anG
his soldiers of Company A." Say
"A company, commanded by
Captain JONES'" did so and so.
An irregular body of troops less
than a company, or troop, is call.
ed a detachment. unless it is g
platoon or squad or a section ot
artillery. Never say Lieutenant
Jones and a number of mem
from such and such an organiza.
ton. Say: "A detachment from
A mpany, commanded by
Lieutenant Jones'"
Ammunition is spoken of ir
terms of rounds. Fifty rounds
means so cartridges-5O shots.
Never say muskets. There are
not any. Artillerymen carry
pistols and not revolvers.
Troops generally move in col.
r, umns. (The usual column is foul
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15
Another Soldier Boy Writes

Promontory Point, Utah June
8, 1917.
Dear Mother:-
received your let
ter and was glad to hear from
you. l am well and getting a.
long fine. Soldier life is fine.
We are out on the desert guard
ing the trestle across the Salt
lake. All the water we have to
use is shipped in and we do not
waste much of it. The salt at
mosphere is very healthy and !
sure like it fine. We will mob
oIize soon at American Lake,
WASH, and then it will be drill
from morning until night.
You say that you are having
lots of rain at home. 1t is hot
and dry here. Well, we do moi
get so lonesome as you might
think, as the people on trains al
wave at US and throw off news.
papers for US to read.
Loran Morgan.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15
Take The Loan

By Edward Everett Hale*
~ ONE, freemen of the land
u Come meet the great demand,
True heart and open hand,
Take the loan
For the hopes the prophets saw,
For the swords your brothers draw,
For liberty and law
Take the loan!
Ye ladies of the land
AS ye love the gallant band,
Who have drawn the soldiers brand
Take the loan!
Who would bring them what she could,
Who would give the soldier food,
Who would Staunch her brothers blood,
Take the loan!
All who saw her hosts pass by,
All who joined the parting cry
When he bade them do or die
Take the loan!
AS ye wished their triumph then
AS ye hope to meet again,
And to meet their gaze like men,
Take the loan!
Who could press the great appeal
OF our ranks of serried STEEL
Put your shoulders to the wheel,
Take the loan!
That prayers in truth may rise,
Which we press with streaming eyes,
On the Lord of earth and skies,
Take the loan!
written in May, 1861, at the outbreak of the Civil War
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15

LlSu dUIGdSJ- Two Talks COLupTlS"
ing a squad, with the corporal as
the man on the left in the rear
rank.) They go into the firing
line in extended order"-some-
times referred to as a skirmish
line. Troops are sent into battle
or engagement as the firing line,
the support and the reserve. The
tactical unit in line of battle or
engagement is the battalion.
A picket consists of several men
generally a squad. One of a
picket is a sentinel or sentry. In
front and on the fianks of all
troops in camp are outposts
pickets. All troops doing guard
duty, picket duty. outpost duty,
etc., are commanded by the Of
ficers of the day." so designated
for a period of "a hours as are
the troops on guard duty.
Troops carry "ponchos rub
ber blankets, not raincoats or
rain capes. Mounted troops and
drivers are equipped with Slick
ers."
A bayonet is kept in a scabbard.
A rifle or carbine is loaded with
a clip.
Fatigue duty refers to work to
be done about a camp.
A camp is "policed" when it is
cleaned up-rid of rubbish and
the like.
A calvaryman is called a
trooper"
A recruit is not rookie, !"
unless you want to use slang.
The phrase new recruit" is re-
dundant.
Troops are mustered" into
the service and out. Also they
are mustered" each month for
the benefit of the pay-master-
that he may know whether dead
men are drawing pay.
The insignia of United States
officers designating rank are as
follows:
Second lieutenant-Brown braid
on cuffs-gold- hat braid,
U. S. on collar, leather leggins.
First lieutenant-One bar on
shoulder insignia CORE
spending to second lieutenant.
Captain-two bars on shoulder.
Major gold leaf on shoulder.
Lieut.. colonel-silver leaf on
shoulder.
Colonel-silver eagle on shoul.
der.
Brig. general-one silver star
on shoulder.
Major general-two silver stars
on shoulder. *
Lieut.. general-three silver
stars on shoulder.
Full general-four silver stars
on shoulder.
All grades wear brown braid
on cuffs, gold-black cord on hats,
leather leggins and U. S. on col
lar.
The insignia worn by the vari-
GUS branches of the service are
as follows:
Infantry-two crossed rifles.
| Calvary--two crossed sabres.
| Atrtillery-two crossed cannon.
Medical-mercury wand with
entwined snakes.
The designating colors for each
branch are: Infantry, blue; cav.
airy, yellow; artillery, red; med.
ical corps, maroon.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15
NEWS AROUND
The STATE
Items From Various Places
Reproduced for the Benefit
of our Readers-Stories Re-
hashed. from Exchanges.

In its recent subscription for
So, 500. 900 of liberty bonds the
Northern Pacific railway credits
$50, 900 of the amount to its road
through Idaho.
H. R. Boomer, of Payette, has
sold three thoroughbred Holstein
cows to the Carnation Stock farm
near Seattle for $3.50. For one
COW, 9 years old, he received
$1,000.
G. Tondevold, former resi-
dent of Lewiston and whose bro
ther is resident of the orchards
tract near that city, is reported
missing from the Canadian over
seas force in France.
Manley Packer will make a
shipment of a Cotswold buck to
Edgar VanSlyke, of GAINESVILLE,
Texas. Mr.. Packer has a herd
of we'll bred sheep and there is a
good demand for his breed. One
Wyoming firm has asked him to
supply 200 bucks. Sites Enter
prise.
The Camas Prairie railway an
nounces an increase in wages to
all employees of the road except
those whose rates are fixed by
contract. The increase is due to
the increased cost of living and
is in line with action taken by
many other roads throughout the
country.
In the opinion of Gooding seed
dealers, who base their estimate
upon the amount of seed which
: they have sold, approximately
1000 acres Of new alfalfa has
been seeded in that section this
season. Ex-Governor F. r. Good
4 ing alone planted 500 acres Of
new alfalfa this season.
The Grangeyille highway dis
=. trict will vote on June 26th on
the question of bonding for $780,
3 600 to provide funds for con-
structing the north and south
highway from Whitebird through
their town and to the west line
Of the highway district near
! Fem. There.is little doubt of
, the bond passing by a large ma
: jority.
w. J. Doyle, a veterinary sur
, geon wanted in Lewiston on a
charge of passing fraudulent
: checks, was arrested recently in
: Reno, New, and was being re-
, turned to Lewiston by Fred L.
Ulen when he escaped from the
/ train near Oregon City, Ore. by
throwing himself through a win
dow while the train was in mo-
ton. Doyle was handcuffed when
he escaped but got away in spite
of the effort to locate him as soon
as the train could be brought to
a stop.
LATER. Doyle was retaken
and will be brought to Lewiston.
n Albert Anderson, a young man
: who had just completed his
!. course at the state university at
: Moscow and secured his degree,
{ was the victim of an auto acci-
D dent at that place Saturday at
t noon when the Ford car he was
: driving was caught by a work
train in the yards and died from
: his injuries early Sunday morn
/, ing. Anderson had just pur-
/ chased the car and driven it to
Moscow from Lewiston and was
: driving around town with a lady
t friend when the accident happen
t ed. The lady, Miss Faith Barton,
t was severely injured but will re-
Il cover. Anderson's parents form
= eEly resided near Troy but are
now residents of California. He
was "a years of age.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15
Buyers of Liberty Bonds

Yesterday was the closing day
for the sale of liberty bonds and
the Chronicle publishes below
the names of those who have
subscribed through the two
banks for the bonds during the
past few days. While the total
of SO, 900 is not great, it has been
a voluntary subscription and
could undoubtedly have been
greatly increased if the matter
had been thoroughly impressed
on the public mind and an effort
made 10 secure a large number
of subscribers. Following are
the names of the. subscribers:
HERNIA Morton Mckinney, C. w.
Greenough, Bart R. Simon; Fred
c. Lange, John V. Nash, Nc
Kinley Lodge No. 38, K. of P,
Sidney M. Brown, A. L. Creel-
man, Burdette and Donald Bel
knap, w. T. Simon, German
State Bank, Vivian and Rex
Humphrey, A. B. Rookie, Ray
mond P. Minis, Lenore Minis,
First National Bank, Billie
Booth, Frank Hanley, James Or.
vile Carlson, Elvin M. Parker,
W. M. Schiller, Ernest L. Park.
er, Ida M. Smith, Eunice Turner
Meyer, Jacob Monson.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1917-06-15

A lack of help and a rush of
work account for any shortcom-
ings in the paper this week.
DR.. Turner operated on the lit.
tie daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Stevenson on Wednesday for re-
moval of the tonsils. The little
patient is recovering nicely.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
Notice

Is hereby given in accordance with Paragraphs 3525 and 3526 of the Revised Statutes of Ari- zona, 1913, that at 1O:3O a. m. Monday, January 15. 1917. in the court room of the Superior Court of the State of Arizona, in and for the County of Navajo. at the court house, in the Town of Hol- brook, County of Navajo. State of Arizona, has been designated by the Clerk of said Court as the time and place for the purpose of selecting the names of persons to serve as grand and trial jurors Tn said Court for one year from that date.
 Lloyd c. Henning,
 Clerk of the Superior Court. Dated January Il, 1917. 1-12-1t
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
The Woodruff Irrigation Project

l he WoOdTuH Irrigation HfOJect
 The community of Woodruff IS prosecuting an important piece of work near the junction of the Little Colorado and Silver Creek. A solid masonry dam is being thrown across Silver Creek to divert the water into the canal already constructed with the funds paid over by the state. The work is being prosecuted with vigor and the energy shown is commendable. About twenty five per cent of the stone work is now completed and with or dlnary weather conditions the crest of the dam can be carried above danger before the spring floods. This is the most import ant item of construction. Mir. P. T. Coleman is deeply interest ed in the project and he and En- gineer Perkins were over the work the fore part of the week.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
Woodruff Items

Fay 1. Gardner returned Tues day from Phoenix where he has been the past few days on busi- ness.
 Mrs. Nettie Allen was here from Dry Lake visiting friends a few days last week.
 There are 32 men working on the dam and more is expected. When the dam IS completed you will see larger and better garden ground in Woodruff next summer than ever.
 Mrs. John Pearce was very i'll last week and was taken to the hospital at Albuquerque for an operation. Later the report came that she was better.
 Mrs. J. B. Pace arrived here Monday from Preston. Idaho, where they have been living for the last two years. They have decided there is no better place than Woodruff. MT. Pace will come later.
 Morris Riedhead and family have returned after several weeks visit at Showlow.
 MT. and Mrs. Perry left for New Mexico where they will visit for several days.
 We again announce the big dance that will be given Satur- day night. There will be good music and a good time is assured. All are cordially invited to attend.
 Mrs. John Riedhead, who is in her 85th year, has been very i'll lately but is now slowly i'm -..-....--.-
 0. R. Gardner is talking of his place to P. T. Cole man. MT. Gardner will then move to his farm at Linden.
 Fresh vegetables to arrive to- day at Wetzler's.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
Additional Local News

Fresh oysters at Wetzler's.
 Mrs. Paul Meyerhof is visiting her parents in San Francisco.
 Grover Brown of St. Johns was a visitor to Holbrook Thursday.
 J. H. Frost, county engineer, was in town Thursday from his home in Snowflake.
 Max Schuster left here Tues day night to visit his family in Los Angeles.
 Ed HennesseY drove in from his ranch Wednesday afternoon and will visit his family in Hol- brook for few days.
 A. Vandervart of Boston, ve- teran wool buyer, stopped in Holbrook last Saturday for few hours when enroute to Phoenix.
 L. H. Mickey and Miss Ruth Wallace were guests at the home of MT. and Mrs. Emmet Wallace in Adamana from Saturday until Sunday evening.
 Charles Thomas was suddenly called to Flagstaff Tuesday morn ing by a message announcing the serious illness of his daugh- ter Anna, who is a student in the state normal.
 John Connor has contracted with D. Y. Avon for the erec- ton of two cottages on his pro- perty north of Hotel Holbrook. These cottages will be modern in construction and will be rented to desirable tenants. Work on the houses has already been started by MT. Avon.
 You can now buy double disc records for 35c at Wetzler's. Hear them play.
 W. G. Clemens received a car load of coal from Gallup Tuesday night. Wednesday and Thurs day the coal was delivered to customers in town.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12

GoUernorship ContestStdrts Jdn.25
 The contest over the governor ship in Arizona will start in the Superior court of Maricopa county Jan. 25. The work of in- specting the ballots cast in the different counties of the state at the November election was finished last Monday evening, This inspection. which was made under the supervision of the court, is only preliminary to the real contest which will begin on the twenty-ffth. By reason of thls inspection all of the ballots excepting about 900 will be chm mated from the contest. Of these ballots some are claimed by Campbell and some by Hunt. Upon the ruling of the court in reference to the disputed ballots depends the result of the contest.
 Campbell partisans claim that theIr man has a plurality of 157. Hunt partisans claim a plurality of TIT for their man. The de- cision of the court as to which one of the men shall connt the various ballots in dispute can alone decide the matter.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
Soon OUer His Cold

Everyone speaks we'll of Cham berlain's cough remedy after having used it. Mrs. George Lewis, Pittsfeld, N. Y., has this to say regarding it: Hast win ter my little boy, five years, was sick with cold for two or three weeks. doctored him and used various cough medicines but mo- thing did him much good until 1 began using Chamberlain's cough remedy. He then improved rapidly and in a few days was oyer his cold. "-Adv.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
State Legislature in Session


 The third state legislature of the state of Arizona met last Monday at noon in the capitol building in Phoenix. The senate and house each organized by electing officers. D. H. Claridge of Mohave county was elected president of the senate, and A. A. Johns of Yavaipai county was chosen speaker of the house. The anti-Hunt democrats con- trolled each house and the men elected as presiding officers be- long to that faction of the party.
 Because of the contest over the goYernorship neither Gov ernor Campbell nor Ex-Governor Hunt was officially notified that the legislature was in session, and neither presented a message to that body. Sam Proctor of Winslow was chosen cheif clerk of the house, and Miss Wilmae MahoneY of Winslow was chosen journal clerk in the senate. Miss Clara Earth of Apache county was made enrolling and engross- ing clerk in the senate.
 The two houses of the legisla- ture met again Tuesday and after appointing various committees adjourned until Thursday. This action was taken because it was thought the supreme court would render a decision on that day on the mandamus suit brought by Governor Campbell against Ex- governor Hunt. Until the man. damus suit is decided by the su- preme court. it is not likely that any business will be transacted by the legislature.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12
Honor Roll of HoIbrook Schools

Honor Roll of HOL6rOOR Schools
 First Grade Bernice Ritter, Fora Fischer, Dorthy Richards.
 Second Grade Lowell Rich ards, Lillian Chamberlain. Helen Clare Trammell. Ernest Black, Tom Elkins, Theo. Coleman.
 Third Grade e-Roy Woods, Lo. rena Black, Ralph Smith.
 Fourth Grade Juan Baca.
 FIfthGrade- Morris Richards, Regina Wetzler, Virginia Speake, Daisy Divelbess, Nellie Lopez, Arnold Lee.
 Sixth Grade Edna Black, War. den Black, Mildred Richards, Re. gina Ortega, Lloyd Paulsell, Roy Cross. Helen Olson. Mary Zuck, Fay Flanigan.
 Seventh Grade-Virginia Lo- peg.
 Eighth Grade Burton Rich. ards, Elmer Carroll, Lorraine Lo- peg.
 Ninth Grade-Delia Moore.
 South Side School Aurora Lo- peg, Jose Garcia, Casimero Baca, Adolpha Baca, Maria Coronado, Armenia Auaya, Lena Cory. La tafe Cory. Ramon Autena. Jesus Caldero. Castillo Caldero, Paloma Gonzales, Sarah Martinez, Ramon Ortez, Larza Marcus, Salamon Sanchez.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12

Unfair and Unwarrdnted Attack
 The Snowflake Herald last week used considerable space in paying it's respects to the old board of county supervisors. In doing this it displayed much per soual animus and indulged in un- just and unwarranted personal ities.
 The News does not hold briefs for the members of the old board, but, actuated solely by a spirit of fair play, we desire to take ex- captions to the statements made in the Herald article under the caption of "Adios."
 In the first place the old board had a perfect right to make the contracts it made effecting cer- tain business for the year 1917. It had a legal right to let these contracts and it followed the precedent of what is done in many other counties in Arizona. -So far as the contracts for pub fishing and printing are concern ed, these contracts were let legally, and are of full force and effect.
 The article in the Herald re- wives the frazzled and worn out charge of iIlegality in the pur- chase by the old board of Judge Sapp's. law library. In rehash- ing this old charge the Herald is hard pressed for material. The supervisors purchased Judge Sapp's library because it is the custom for counties throughout the state to own law libraries.
 Further. Judge Sapp's library was offered at bargain, and the purchase was made. That it was purchased at a reasonable price is further evidenced by the fact that the new board of super visors have been offered a ten per cent increase in price for parts of the library. should it be found desirable to sell.
 We do not believe that fair minded people can justly censure the supervisors for purchasing the library from Judge Sapp. The county needed a law library; Judge Sapp's library was offered at bargain. and the board pur- chased it. Why should so much bowling take place about such an open and above board pro- ceeding?
 As we stated before. we think the attack made by the Snow flake Herald upon the retiring members of the board of super visors, unfair and discourteous, and is entirely unsupported by the facts. It is because of this belief that we take exceptions to the charges of gang rule and corrupt practices made in the Herald. Any person who accepts public office lays himself open to adverse criticism by the press and private individuals. We be- lieve it the province of the press to exercise care in making it's criticisms.
 The criticisms made by the Herald are unjust and they can be and have been proven unjust. -
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12

FOR SALE-Good mule team, wagon and harness. Inquire of Paul R. Dindinger, Holbrook, Arizona. 12-15-tf
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12

Fresh vegetables to arrive to- day at Wetzler's.
The Holbrook news., 1917-01-12

Q. R. Gardner is talking of selling his place to P. T. Cole man. MT. Gardner will then move to his farm at Linden.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-18

Indian police, Saturday morning captured four men at San Carlos in possession of quantity of liquor, which they were transporting across the reservation. Two other automo- bile parties, said to be carrying quan- tity of intoxicants, are sought in the 'trap'-that stretch between Bulas
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-18

and San Carlos. Observing the fate of the occupants of the leading car. the other motorists turned and fled. Escape, however, is practically impos- sible and the native police are now systematically combing the space on
 both sides of the highway in search
 of the fugitives.
The copper era and Morenci leader., 1917-05-18

'fi'h T''-'o-1' issued n 65SsO OS
 Balance outstanding Jan. l. s17....... $242s A  the increased attendance the cost per capita about the same district continues lead all others respect to low costs n Guthrie than doubled her expenditure in the last year. for the reason 9 that % the @ ~ a @ was 0~a isputst district in debt.
 
 in making improvements buy ing lots in school trustees submitted the voters or ns an eecuo on $ % set forth the advertisement in the local paper " - ; Creek
 purchase protect o und and equip Manual Training Domestic science Art Gymnas Auditorium building grounds adjacent South Clifton Grammar 
 School buildings and grounds of North buildings buildings other repairs. election, but 1s16 which time bond carried
  should be used for the stated which also the face of bond Now the fact h the Auditorium building calls
  three items will involve O which more than the money which intended school fund making such with the result that the fund will probably into debt $15OO % least before the school term There has been least % the anv warrant on which +bere % anv oneston of asov d contracting greater expense than they have bond fund.- and fail how the Civil Code Arizona plainly boards
  enploves of the district and roringn ~ @ % teachers % ana o'ner a district after has maintained school for period of eight
  Clifton
 
 
   been the bond fund.- ~ sand specifications liberal
  school shannon Hill
  consider which hl 
  
 especially to a eve do think