The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1918-10-08
SOLDIERS CALLED
FOR UNIVERSITY
TWO HUNDRED TO COME FROM
REGISTRANTS AND 100 FROM
CANTONMENTS

BOISE.-Idaho is to supply the
mechanical training chool established
in connection with the University of
Idaho with 200 more draft men. Au-
thority was received by the adjutant
generals department to entrain this
number for Moscow October Is. The
call was issued by the provost marshal
generals office through the COVER
nor's office.
Men qualified for general military
service are eligible. They may volun-
teer to their respective boards, but
if volunteers do not step forward the
boards have authority to induct men
into the service to fill the call.
/ The mechanical arts department of
the university, established as a war
emergency, is under the supervision
of the war department. Draft men
who enter the school are trained in
auto mechanics, blacksmithing, etc.,
and are later transferred to some act
i've branch of the war service. Those
who enlist must have had at least
grammar school education.
Call Apportioned.
The 200 men called to the colors to
enter the school have been appor-
toned to the various draft boards in
the state as follows:
Ada, five; Adams, one; Bannock,
.16; Bear Lake, three; Benewah, four;
Bingham, eight; Blaine, three; Boise,
city, eight; Boise, one; Bonner, six;
Bonneville, nine; Boundary, eight;
Butte, two; Camas, one; Canyon, 10;
Cassia, six; Custer, two; Elmore,
three; Franklin, three; Fremont,
seven; Gem, three; Gooding, three;
Idaho, five; Jefferson, four; Kootenai,
eight; Latah, eight; Lemhi, three;
Lewis, three; Lincoln, four; Madison,
four; Minidoka, five; Nez Perce, six;
Oneida, three; Owyhee, two; Payette,
two; Power, three; Shoshone, 13; Te-
ton, nine; Twin Falls, "A; Valley, two;
Washington, four; Total, 200.
100 Come From Camps.
When shown the above dispatch
from Boise, DR.. E. H. Lindley, presi-
dent of the University of Idaho, ex-
planned that it is understood 100 of
the men will come from army can
tonments. He said the university has
a contract with the war department
for 300 men and will have that num-
ber. 1t was intended to send 300 men
here from the army cantonments but,
owing to the prevalence of influenza
it was decided to draw them from
the draft registrants or accept vol
unteers from the registration lists as
had been done heretofore. DR.. Lind
ley has telegraphed to Washington
to ascertain if an error has been made
in calling for 200 instead of 300 men
or if the other 100 are to come from
cantonments not affected with the in
fluenza. He feels confident that this
is the case as the contract of the uni
versity with the war department is
binding and the university fully ex-
poets 800 enlisted men here on Octob
er 15 DR.. Lindley has not yet re-
ceived an answer to his telegram
sent to Washington, but the univer
sity will go ahead with it's plans for
300 men who will be quartered in the
Stewart building on North Main
street and in the Idaho National Har-
vester plant.
100 From Wyoming.
Just before The Star Mirror went
to press President Lindley received
telegram from the war department
stating that the university will nave
its full quota of 300 men, 200 Of whom
come from Idaho and 100 from Wy
oming. They will all be here on Oc-
tober Is and be inducted into the
army and given eight weeks training
here, when they will be succeeded by
800 more.