The Sunday Oregonian., April 01, 1917, Section One, Page 9, Image 9

THE SUNDAY OREGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL- 1, 1917.
IDAHO
WAR
RECRUITS TO
FOOTING FAST
Companies Are Being Filled at
Home Rather Than Being
Called to Boise.
GUARDS PUT ON WORKS
Persons Who Act Suspiciously Arc
Being Watched and Precautions
Are Taken
struction
to
of
Prevent De-
Property.
BOISE. Idaho, March-31. (Special.)
Idaho has temporarily relegated pol
itics while it hangs up the National
flag- and vigorously organizes the state
for defense.
Within a comparatively short time
Idaho will have a regiment mustered
to full war strength. Precautions are
being taken In the meantime to guard
Property. Suspicious characters are
being carefully watched.
Service for six months on the Mexi
can border left Idaho"s regiment in
good fighting condition. Within 24
houra after the assembly call had been
issued to the various commands 1000
men were in arms, ready to be mobil
ized at any given point.
- Companies Recruit at Home.
The experience of recruiting the
regiment last Summer after it had been
mobilized at Boise taught the military
authorities of this state that such
procedure was expensive and better
and more rapid enlisting could be done
by holding companies at home sta
tions and filling the ranks there. This
policy is now being followed. The re
suits so far attained have been satis
factory.
Major Amos H. Martin. IT. S. A., has
been designated as official musterln
officer succeeding Captain Max B. CJar
ber. who has been transferred to
Wyoming as instructor-inspector of
the National Guard in that state.
Colonel S. E. Smiley has been assigned
as instructor-inspector for the Idaho
Guard.
Captain John J. Mudgett is now com
pleting an inspection of the various
companies. Attorney-General C.
.Moody is in direct charge of the guard's
affairs and has the assistance of Major
J. B. Burns.
' Regular Army Officer Wanted.
A movement has already been put
under way to place a Regular Army of
ficpr at the head of the regiment.
The field staff of the Second Idaho Ms
s follows: Colonel William II. Edel
blute, Rathdrum; Lieutenant-Colonel
J'hil IL Crow. Twin Kall.s; Major Harry
T. Lewis. Payette; Major Clement
Wilkins. Hope; Major Dewitt P. Olson
lila ho Falls; Captain Claude H. Duval,
Adjutant, Nampa; Major J. B. Burns,
assistant Adjutant-General, Payette;
Captain A. 11. Allen, quartermas
ter, Sandpoint; Lieutenant Frank
Kstabrook. adjutant. First Bat
talion, Nampa; Lieutenant L. E. Lund
burg, adjutant. Second Battalion, Ida
ho Falls: Lieutenant J. R. M. Culp, bat
talion quartermaster; Lieutenant M. G.
McConnell. battalion quartermaster.
The companies, their stations and
commanders are: A, Sandpoint, Captain
J. P. Mathiensen; C, Coeur d'Alene,
aptain F. A. Jeter; E. Grangeville
Captain Richard B. Kading; F. Lewis
ton. Captain II. M. Jones; D, Twin
Falls. Captain P. H. McRoberts; H
Boise, Captain H. E. Boies; K, Buhl
Captain Claude V. Biggs; M. Idaho
Falls, Captain L. V. Patch; B, Nampa
Captain G. II. Van de Stegg; G, Cald
well, Captain Daniel F. Banks; I, Pay
ctte. Captain R. I. Shaw; L, Weiser,
Captain S. H. Travis; Machine Gun
Company, Captain Woodson Jeffreys.
ACDIESCK FORGETS ITS DINNER
J.500 at Heppner Attend Patriotic
Rally aJid Many Flags Are Out.
HEPPNKR, Or.. March 31. (Special.)
three Hundred Lexington people
headed by W. G. Scott, went without
their dinners today to attend a pa
triotic preparedness meeting in this
city, it was a holiday and all Heppner
business houses were closed during the
epeaking.. Fully 150U attended . the
meeting.
Senator Fred. Steiwer, Pendleton, was
the principal speaker. After relating
the facts leading up to the present
crisis, he made a strong appeal for
national defense, saying- It would be
a. shame to send soldiers to battle in
uch a state of unpreparedness.
S. E. Notson presided, and other
speakers were C. E. Woodson and H. A,
Is'ojes, of this city.
Patriotic week has been observed by
Heppner to the fullest extent. Flags
are flying from every mast. Young
men are enlisting in tno Army and
Navy.
START FOR HOME GUARD MADE
Patriotic Resolutions Adopted at
South Bend Meeting.
S'OTJTH BEND. Wash.. March 31.
'(Special.) Two hundred men and
women obeying a call by Mayor C. A.
Coulter for a patriotic mass meeting,
asseftnbled at the Commercial Club last
night, and after listening to addresses
by Attorneys John T. Welsh, and Her
man D. Murray, adopted resolutions
ringing with patriotism pledging the
support of the community to President
Wilson and his Congress in anything
they may do to uphold the honor and
safety of the Nation.
The nucleus of a home guard was
started with SO men and women sign
ing the roll.
PATRIOTISM YVIIJj BE TOPIC
Church Choirs to Participate in
Grants Pass Meeting Today.
GRANTS PASS, Or.. March 31. (Spe
cial.) A patriotic mass meeting is to
be held in this city Sunday afternoon
at the Opera House, when addresses
will be made by local citizens. The
choirs of the churches are to lead In
the singing of patriotic songs, and the
members of the Grand Army and the
Women's Relief Corps will be guests
of honor.
Numerous of the young men of the
city are enlisting In the Navy and the
Army, and today a number of young
ladies offered their services in the
Naval Coast Defense Reserve. Recruit
ing officers for both branches of the
Service are In the city.
TROOPS DKIIili AT VANCOUVER
Instruction Will Be Intensified To
day if Weather Permits.
VANCOUVER BARRACKS, Wash..
March 81. (Special.) More than 40
drill squads of soldiers and recruits
from the Third Oregon Infantry regi
ment, numbering from six to ten men to
the squad, were given their first drill
pn the Barracks parade ground this,!
morning. In charge of each squad was
a corporal or private who was with
the company on the border and who
could instruct the men in the rudiments
of marching and various evolutions.
There will be no let-up in the drill
tomorrow, in fact it will be intensified,
If the weather permits. Outfits for
many of the recruits were supplied to
day, but this morning a number of the
newly enlisted men were not as warmly
clad as the weather required and they
shivered in their light clothing.
A carload of supplies arrived from
San Francisco,, which materially aided
in fitting out the regiment.
Every vacant building in the Bar
racks Is now occupied by troops and
in some cases the quarters are crowded.
v hen two companies of regulars. Com
panies E and F, Engineer Corps, leave
for American Lake Tuesday, the quar
ters will be taken over and occupied by
the new Oregon troops.
Detachments of recruits numbering
from eight to 30 arrived almost hourly
from Portland to be given their medl
cal examinations and enlisted. They
were sent here from the recruiting sta
tlons In Portland.
Visitors at the post are welcomed by
the men and officers of the Oregon
regiment. There are no particular hours
for visitors, but of course the men
generally are busy In the morning and
all visitors must be out of the quarters
by 9:30 In the evening. Leaves'" of
absence will be given out sparingly,
the officers say, until the regiment Is
more accustomed' to its quarters and
the recruits are well drilled.
The men have nearly every evening
free to visit Vancouver, but leave to
go to Portland Is hard to obtain.
Chaplain Gilbert will hold services
for the men of the regiment tomorrow
at 1 o'clock. They will be outdoors if
the weather will permit. Otherwise
they will be held in the Post Assembly
hall.
RED GROSS LIKES SPIRIT
ENTHUSIASM FOR MOVEMENT RE
PLACES FORMER COLDXKSS.
John C. C'lymer Says Organization Will
Care for Dependent of Men at
Front tf Chapter la Formed.
"From the coldest city west of the
Mississippi River. Portland has become
one of the most enthusiastic in the
movement for the organization of a
chapter of the American Red Cross So
ciety, since I visited here two years
ago," said John C. Clymer. president
of the Pacific Coast division of the
American Red Cross, addressing the
Civic League at its luncheon at the
Multnomah Hotel yesterday.
"I believe Portland Is today the most
enthusiastic city on the Coast in the
work, and I say this not to be throwing
bouquets, but to offset what I may
have said when I was here before and
the people declined to take any in
terest." Oregon has been the only state In the
Western division which has not had a
chapter of the Red Cross, according to
nr. Clymer.
"I came here expecting to make two
addresses, and I find myself called upon
to address eight organizations which
are eager to help in the work," he said.
Mr. Clymer pointed out that the Red
Cross, in time of war, does not direct
its energies exclusively to work In the
field, but that in states where there is
a chapter the families an'! dependents
of the enlisted men are cared for. The
organization of a chapter In Oregon
will provide. In a stroke, bo to speak,
a strongly developed Institution which
will be prepared to direct such relief
energies and handle them effectively.
BOATOWNERS HEAR PLAN
ENLISTMENT OF PRIVATE VESSELS
DISCCSSED AT LUNCHEON.
Naval Offlcera Outline Plan of Govern
ment in Making; Survey In
Case of War.
The plan of the United States Navy
to enlist privately owned vessels as
auxiliaries in case of possible war was
put before a number of navigation offi
cials yesterday at a luncheon held at
the Chamber of Commerce. Commander
Charles W. Tozer, of the Navy, and
Charles W. Fisher, naval constructor
from the Brooklyn Navy-yards, outlined
the methods by which the transfer of
vessels to the Government can be made.
"Owners who wish to enlist their
vessels are not committed to any course
or conduct unless an emergency actually
arises, saia Commander Tozer. "They
may turn their vessels over to us for
inspection without incurring any obll
gation. All possible craft in the motor-
boat class which are suitable either for
harbor patrol work or for service out
side the mouth of the Columbia are es
peclally desirable.
"Management of the boats is entlrelv
In private hands until they are called
into service by the Government. The
owner may lease or sell his boat as he
sees fit. but when turned over to the
Government she must be manned by
memoers or tne naval reserve.
HOOD RIVER RALLIES
Valley Residents Hold Big
Patriotic Demonstration.
RECRUITING AID PLEDGED
Captain Wilbur Wants Local Boys
to Fill Up Tweirth Company.
German Spokesman Affirms
Undivided Loyalty.
HOOD RIVER, Or., March 31. (Spe
cial.) "Speaking as a citizen and a
soldier." declared Senator George R.
Wilbur, Captain of the Twelfth Com
pany, Coast Artillery Corps, Oregon
National Guard, In the opening address
at the patriotic meeting held here last
night at HeUbronner Hall, the tem
porary armory. "I only wish that such
a spirit of love for country and her
ideals would dwell In the hearts of
our men and women and actuate their
deeds for 365 days out of every year."
The meeting was by far the largest
ever held inHood River. Following an
exhibition drill on th& streets, the big
hall was jammed to the doors with
men and women. It is estimated that
1000 persons found room in'the build
ing, and more than 200. finding no
room, left in disappointment, after
Fire Chief L. . Morgan instructed Rev.
Elijah Hull Longbrake, who presided
mat tne aisles must be cleared.
The Twelfth Company of Coast Artil
lery has been organised since last Au
gust. Captain Wilbur said.
Pride Is Appealed To.
"You should be proud of your com
pany. he declared, for up to the tlm
of the recent call for recruits th
Twelfth Company had the largest num
oer of men on Its roster of any Orego
National Guard company of the state,
At the present time. I think. It has
the largest number of men of any Coas
Artillery company. But these boy
nave themselves to thank for what
they are. They have never asked fo
a cent of financial aid from the peopl
or tne community.
now mat we are on the verge o
being called to mobilize, we want th
company filled here at home with Hood
River boys." Captain Wiibur declared
that he expected to get the men before
the week was over.
"Captain Wilbur," said Mayor IT. L.
Dumble, "showed me a letter he had
just received from a. woman, the wife
of one of the company members and
mother of two little girls, who asked
what she was going to do lu case th
support of her husband, called to war,
was cut off. I told Captain Wilbu
to reply to her that the people of Hood
ttlver would see that she and her babie
would not go in want. If no other
man In Hood River Is willing to giv
to such a fund, this woman and he
children and others like her will have
food and clothing so long as I have a
cent of money left.
Subscription to Be Started.
Dr. Dumble stated that subscription
papers had been left at his office and
at all local banks, and that by thl
means a monthly fund would be raised
to care for the families of enlisted
men who might he called to the front
Mrs. Charles H. Castner, president of
tne Oregon btate Federation of Worn
en's Clubs, pledged the support of the
women of Hood River and Oregon to
ward an aid of the soldier boys. "I
feel ' It a great " nor to be able to
stand here tonight," she said, "and to
ten you that we women are ready to
make whatever sacrifice possible for
our country.
"I have appeared on this programme
at tne solicitation : the men and worn
en of German blood In the city and val
ley." declared C. U. Nlckelsen, a local
newspaper man. "I am here to tell
you how the great rank and file of
the German people In America stand
today. I want to say, and I tell you
the truth, that I believe my American
citizenship means more to me than that
of native-born men and women, and I
Deueve i speak the sentiment of the
grea.t mass of Germans."
I he last speaker of the eveninsr
Armand Patreau, who arrived last
night from France, where he has served
as a fighting man for two years, was
given an ovation.
day in the Seeley Theater. The 20
piece Pomeroy Band wtll play patriotic
airs and several speeches will be made
at the meeting.
SEVEN JOIX MARINT3 CORPS
Stations to Be Opened at Eugene
and Medford This Week.
Seven Marine Corps recruits were
sworn In yesterday and dispatched for
San Francisco to Join the colors by the
Portland Marine Corps recruiting
station.
Captain L. P. Plnkston, in command
of the station, reported that recruits
were coming In satisfactorily, and the
vacancies in the ranks of the Marine
Corps are being rapidly filled.
Captain Pinkston returned from the
Southern part of the state yesterday,
after having made arrangements to es
tablish recruiting offices in Medford
and Eugene. Stations there will be
opened Monday with Sergeant J. E.
Brooks and Sergeant C. J. Bradbury,
respectively, in charge. The station at
Eugene will be In the Rex Theater
building and that at Medford in the
Postoffice building.
BAKERY TO HELP BOYS
THE LOG CABIN COMPANY DEMON
STRATES ITS PATRIOTISM.
Guardsman Optimistic as to
His Destination.
Condnetor on Train Advlaed That
Soldier la Bound for Berlin.
ELMA, Wash.. March 29. (Special.)
Gordon Ray, of Porter, a member
of Company G. of Aberdeen, has a ready
wit.
While returning from Porter, where.
he had been visiting relatives. Ray
strolled Into the smoking car. He sat
down, stretched his khaki-clad legs in
rront or mm and made a mental inven
tory of his surroundings.
Presently the conductor buallv en
tered the car. He approached Ray and
asked him his destination.
Herlln," was the immediate reply.
60 HOOD RIVER GIRLS FXT.TST
Twelfth Company Auxiliary Assem
bles "Housewives" for Men.
HOOD RIVER, Or.. March 31. (Spe
cial.) Participation of young women
and girls of the city and surrounding
rural communities in last night's mon
ster patriotic meeting furnished the
stimulus that resulted in 60 enlistments
today, when headquarters of the guard
were opened, in the Girls' Honor Guard.
T.he Honor Guard movement here is
led by Miss Ruth Blowers, daue-hter of
Judge and Mrs. L. N. Blowers, and Mrs.
lla Smith Dean, who have received
appointments respectively as leader
and assistant. The guard expects to
hold its first meeting and begin active
work next Tuesday night with a char
ter membership of more than 100.
xweifth Company. Coast ArtIIIerv
Corps Auxiliary, a patriotic organiza
tion or women organized last week,
met today and assembled 70 "house
wives," the name applied to sewing
kits used by soldiers, made by the
members of the auxiliary to be pre
sented to the men of the artillery company.
Got a Ducking.
Burst pipe floods basement. damag
ing big piano and music stock. See
Eilers Music House advertisement. Sec
tion 1. page 23, of this issue. Adv. -
100 ENLIST IX HOME GUARD
Iloqulam Enrolls Men of 45 or More
to Guard City in War Time.
HOQTJIAM. Wash., March 31. (Spe
cial.! At one or tne largest mass meet.
ings In the history of Iloqulam held at
me city .nan last nigh:, more than 200
men signed the rolls for service in a
home guard company to police and
guard this city in case of need.
The roll is made up for the most part
of able-bodied men 45 years old or more
who will not be called' on for service
of the regular forces of the country.
Younger men are to be taken into the
company, however, and drilled prelim
lnary to the time they may be called
on to enlist in the Regular Army.
A telegram offering the service of
the company was sent to President
wiison. A. committee Is to be annnlnt.H
by Major H. W. Patton, chairman of
ion I got s meeting, to arrange the de
tails of organization. Drill masters
are to be selected from Spanish war
veterans and drill work begun at once.
The members may be sworn in by the
MONMOUTH
IS
PATRIOTIC
All Students of Schools Carry Out
Wishes of Governor.
OREGON NORMAL SCHOOL. Mon
mouth. Or., March 31. (Special.) The
wishes of Governor Wlthycombe that
this week be celebrated as Patriotic
week was carried out when all the stu
dents of the Oregon Normal Srhnni
Monmouth High school and Training
School, together with over 300 citizens
or jHonmouth and Independence, formed
in a line over , half a mile long yes
terday and marched over town carry
ing flags. They assembled at the hand
stand on Main street at 11 o'clock and
listened to a patriotic address given bv
President J. H. Ackerman. This is
the largest assemblage ever gathered
In Monmouth for any occasion.
Six students have responded to th
call for soldiers and have enlisted in
Company L at Dallas.
Gresham Boys Heed Call to Arms.
GRESHAM, Or.. March 31 (Sn-
etal.) Five young men from Union
High Schol No. 2 have answered th
call of the colors and left Friday morn
ing lor Vancouver Barracks, where
they will be In training. They are
Ernest Queslnberry, Clark Stillions,
Wilson Eastman, George Reynolds and
Ernest Lovelace. All will be in the
Third Qregon. Interest In war prepar
ations is strong here, and a large num
ber of the girls and young women have
expressed a desire to go to war.
Pomeroy' Shows Patriotism Today.
POMEROY. Wash., March 31. (Spe
cial.) To encourage' patriotism and
pledge the community support morally
and materially to the mobilization
movement now going on throughout the
United States. Mayor Fred Matthles has
called a public meeting to be held Sun-
Answer to Charges of Disloyalty la
Reference "to Its Offer to Men
Wfco Would Enlist.
. The Log Cabin Baking Company is
on the list of Portland firms which will
hold jobs open for employes answering
the call to the colors.
The following statement was issued
in reply to a report circulated that
H. F. Rittman. manager, had discharged
all Americans employed by his con
cern: "At every turn In the affairs of our
country. Just as In our own personal
affairs, we meet with so-called men
who are willing to besmirch the fair
name of honest men for personal gain.
"To further the dishonorable desires
of unprincipled beings and to injure
our social and business standing It is
being most falsely reported in the com
munity and country which is our only
home that we are discharging employes
because they are Americans.
"When the call came from our'Presl
dent our bulletin board carried a notice
to the men that their jobs would be
open for them If they enlisted and came
back with honorable discharges. Just
as the three of our boys came back
from Mexico and went right to work.
"And we have stated, but without
blare of trumpets, that we will do our
share. In adding to the fund that will
provide for the wives and families of
those married men who answer the call.
"This is our plain statement, based
on the love as well as the duty we
have for our Oregon of these United
States of America, our country and
out home."
THE. DALLES PARADES TODAY
Bands and Marchers Are to Be in
Liine in Demonstration.
THE DALLES. Or., March 31. (Spe
cial.) Tomorrow The Dalles will hold
a great patriotic demonstration. Every
American in The Dalles and vicinity
will be In line to show his willingness
to back President Wilson In the pres
ent crisis. The parade will be headed
by a band of 30 pieces from Portland
and Foldas Band, of this city. The local
fife and drum corps will also partici
pate. The city Is gaily decorated with the
American flags, both in residence and
business districts. Mayor -Anderson,
assisted by. J. W. Brewer, secretary of
the Chamber of Commerce, will lead
the demonstration throughout its
course. Patriotic speeches and singing
will be the features of the day after
the parade.
CENT KALI A COMPANY LEAVES
Elks' Band and Crowd Accompany
ing Guardsmen to Train.-
CENTRALIA, Wash., March 81.
(bpeclal.) Headed by the Elks' Band,
Company M marched from the local
Armory at 9:15 o'clock this mornlnir
to the depot and entrained for the mobi
lization camp of the Second Washington
Infantry at American Lake. A big
crowd was at the depot to see the com
pany off. The company left here about
90 strong, but It is expected that the
recruiting office will be reonened Mon
day to secure additional men.
. Yesterday afternoon . a subscription
was circulated among business men and
$327.50 was raised for Company M's
mess fund. This sum was further In
creased by a $68 doration from Chehalls
ana, witn tne 400 donated by the local
T.'lb.f T.no-K ... J T , 1 . i - .
"u"rt. "in ua aepositea in 1
local bank to the credit of the com
pany.
TOWNS JOIN DEMONSTRATION
Cities of Southeastern Washington
Have Patriotic Exercises.
WALLA WALLA. Wash.. vrrh i
Cities and towns of Southeastern Wash
ington joined today in celebrating "Pat
riotism aay. set aside by proclamation
of Mayor M. Toner. A parade with
nearly every organization of every kind
participating, as well as hundred.
citizens, under no banner but the stars
ana btnpes. was a feature.
following the parade were rrlM
on tne courthouse square, where Presi
dent 8. B. L. Penrose, of Whitman
College. Rev. C. E. Tuke and City At
torney J. P. Neal were speakers. Reso
lutions approving the course of Presi
dent Wilson and pledging support were
adopted by a shout of approval upon
their reading. The city was bedecked
with National colors in honor of the
day.
Park wood Postmaster Named.
OREGONIAN NEWS BUREAU. Wash
ington, March 31. Otto Wunderllch.
has been appointed postmaster at Park
wood to succeed J. W. Spencer, re
signed. The postoffices at Glendale.
Mill City and Riddle were today raised
to Presidential grade.
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PICTURES OF THE LAUNCHING OF THE
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RUTH, injuring a number of people and sink
ing the Ruth in 20 minutes.
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Our patrons demand and get
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