The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-08-13
Military


] tachment consisting of 100 men ar
rived in Moscow June IS and immedi
| ately begun their intensive training tt
fit themselves for special service over
seas While the vocational work re-
j CURED the greater part of the time, the
military was just as important and ou1
/ instructions in this were as thoro as
our schooling. Thru the cooperative
method used by Capt. Edgington we
progressed rapidly. Thanks to the war
department for having given us as good
corps of officers as will be found in
the service
Aside from a few who had previous
military training, we were bunch Of
raw recruits from nearly as many diff
ferent occupations as there are mem
bers of US, with habits Of 20 to 80
years cultivation that had to be re-
ported as missing within short time
Surely we must have presented a per-
picking problem to those entrusted with
our training.
Captain Edgington and Lieutenant
Hanna soon had us organized into a
company, allowing us to wander thru
the nazes of squads right and left. The
home guards had nothing on us, in those
days of initiation Within a week we
were presentab1e, marching on Main
street of Moscow, the occasion being
the departure of Latah draft contingent.
Tho not in uniform our appearance was
met with expressions of approval, as
we bad progressed very we'll
After few. weeks of close order
drill and manual or arms we took up
extended order and bayonet work, both
proving very interesting and arousing
a keen desire to be up and at 'em.
Noticeable, that Lieutenant Hanna.
when ordering chit me here" was at
safe distance We feel that we have
knocked off the rough edges for the
next contingent in extended order, for, |
when advancing under fire, one falls
without considering the nature of the
terrain.
Just as we felt we were getting to be
-egular soldiers, with lots of wind and
good hard muscles, the captain ordered
/ hike, one "cool' afternoon, with the
thermometer nowheresin sight. We
we're relieved of our good impressions
f ourselves before we arrived back at
amp, for at double time on rolling
'alouse hills we found we still were
/ need of just little more training.
Following closely the drill in import
nee, is physical exercise, which was
iven under the direction of Lieuten-
Mt Hanna. How popular this is with
le boys can best be told by those who |
ave watched us at work and have seen
le enthusiasm and effort put forth in {
ach exercise. Tho some of the DO 4
lions assumed, such as chin thrust
,rward, is not the picture of soldier
lat Remington would paint, yet its just
e thing to, bughen the jaws to sus- r
in the rigors Of hard lacking.
Attic the work has required constant 3
'plication it has been enjoyed by all Q
e boys The opportunity to learn was
yer more appreciated by any company +
men, willingness and enthusiasm
ere never. lacking, for each one real +
ID it was for his individual good to
his best as his service will be meas is
ed by his own efforts.
We have begun to acquire the pre- n
ion and discipline necessary in mil
ry life, new habits of right living are NJ
ing formed that will survive this war
d when we have put the Hun on the =
hit track and relegated Kaiser Bill
the place where he belongs, we will y
urn to civilian life better men and o.
ter citizens for having been a soldier
this fight for liberty.