The twice-a-week Twin Falls times. (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1916-1918, 1917-06-21

nection, it should be understood by
people living in the irrigated regions
that protection is not afforded by gov
eminent troops to private enterprises
unless they have in some way a dis
tinctively public character. The gov
eminent protects the transportation
lines because they are directly need
ed, and will protect power companies
where connected with transportation
is directly with the needs of the gov
eminent. We were asked to protect
the Arrow Rock dam at Boise On the
ground that it might be blown up and
the escaping water wash away twenty
miles Of the main line of the Oregon
Short Line. An investigation revealed
the fact that it would take a long
time to put in blasts that would ut
terly destroy thes dam and that if it
were destroyed it would not wash
away the track unless full and the
water all let out at nee. Finally, if
actually destroyed under conditions
which would wash away the track,
the Oregon Short Line had another
track which would allow the road to
run trains without interruption
through Idaho, so the petition was not
allowed
At this point a delegation called
Colonel Edelblute who smilingly end
ed the interview.
Regarding Company KS conditions,
the following from the Filler Journal
throws light on the situation which
has some bearing on conditions in
Company ID as we'll:
Company X. the Buhl-Gooding COM
pany of the Idaho National Guard,
needs q more men to bring it up to
the prescribed war strength of $50 en-
listed men and three officers. Ser
geant Henry Orthel is in Bull, Good
ing, Filler and Hagerman this week
looking for prospective recruits. He,
or q representative. can be reached
by phone any time at the Bull Com
mercial club.
Sergeant Orthel has been instructed
to try to divide the number equally
between the north and south side Of
the river. The quota expected from
the different towns is ten from Bull,
five from Filler, ten from GOOding,
five from Hagerman. While the ser
geant is enlisting primarily for Com
pany X. he will lake men from any
company in the Idaho regiment or for
either the Second or Fifth California,
the two latter organizations being in
the same district with Company K.
Company K now has 123 men. Of this
number Al are from GOOding. Is from
Hagerman, five from Filler, seven
from Albion Normal school, and the
rest from Bull. Twelve Of the old
members were discharged because of
dependent families and disability.
The company is fortunate in having
been assigned to the best section Civ
en- to any company in the Idaho regi-
ment. The headquarters of the COM
pany with Captain Biggs and First
Lieutenant Taylor and fifteen men are
in Ogden. T~wenty-one men under
Sergeant Louis Sherman are in Beav-
Ell River canyon five miles south of
Cache Junction. They guard two
bridges. one tunnel, and the property
of the Utah Power company. They are
III tents, but the Power company is
building a fine little cantonment
Board is furnished them at a farm
house.
Second Lieutenant Roy Chamberlain
with sixty men is stationed at Devil
Slide where they are guarding six
bridges and two tunnels. They have
both the company cooks-a big item
and they have an elegant camping site
in the Weber canyon
Plenty Of fishing and swimming in
another week. They have beer invited
to Henefer for the Fourth, and the
people of the little berg are ~plannine
a grand time for them.
Sergeant Fred c.. Smith has lively,
men guarding two bridges at Gate.
way thirteen miles east of Ogden. AnC
e they have a II outfit car to cook n anC
t sleep in tents. Sergeant Paul E
Thompson and six men are at Wah
satch guarding a 1200-foot tunnel
They have a small bunk house. Thi
e place is about go miles from Ogden
Sergeant GREGG and 80 men of Com
I pany +, the Grangeville company, an
attached to Company K, and ar
n guarding the Lucin cutoff including
12-mile trestle and a 6O0-foot trestl
d across the Great Salt Lake.
The heavy drilling is all done il
e the big camp at Devil Slide. The me,
e are on guard one day and off the mex
S On the off day the men get five hour
Y of stiff drill. 1t is here hat the me-
Y recruits will be sent. The %personne
0 of the several stations will be chang
e ed the fifth of July to give those i
y the smaller stations a chance for tn
instructions at Devil Slide which ais
include target practice. Lieutenan
l. Taylor who has been assisting in tn
office work at secretary ~headquarter
o will relieve Lieutenant Chamberlai
on the same date.
l. Captain Biggs in discussing the re
cruiting. writes:
g I'VE would like to get about thirt