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Camas Prairie Chronicle.
VOLUME 25. NUMBER 24.
COTTONWOOD, IDAHO, FRIDAY, JUNE 15, 1917.
$1.50 A YEAR.
TO RAISE FUND
FOR RED CROSS
Nation Asked to Raise Fund
of $100,000,000 Next
Week—Idaho County's Por
tion be $8,000.
As a result of President Wil
son's recent call for a hundred
million dollars from the people
of the nation for red cross pur
poses a large meeting was held
last week in Portland which was
attended by delegates from all
western states and at that time
plans were laid for a campaign
covering every nook and corner
of this vast Pacific domain. Ac
cording to the plans outlined in
the east $85,000,000 is to be rais
ed east of the Mississippi river
and $15,000,000 in the states west
of that stream and at the Port
land meeting the committee ap
p -rtioning to each western state
the sum to be raised placed Ida
ho's sum at $250,000. After the
Portland meeting the Idaho dele
gates returned home and a meet
ing was held in Lewiston and on
Saturday at Grangeville and at
1 these meetings a movement was
launched to promote the cam
paign throughout the central Ida
ho counties.
At Grangeville a county organ
ization was perfected and on
Wednesday evening R. C. Beach
and H. L. Powers came to this
place from Lewiston and address
ed a large audience at the Or
pheum theatre explaining the
movement at length and calling
on the residents of Cottonwood
to take up the work in this part
of the county and carry it through
to a successful completion in or
der to raise the required sum and
not to have it said that the resi
dents of Idaho county are behind
their neighbors in patriotic duty.
The speakers explained that
the red cross work is entirely
neutral in character and for this
reason cannot be handled suc
cessfully by any nation engaged
in war and also that a warring
nation is so busily engaged in the
business of destruction that it
cannot adequately care for its
wounded soldiers. They pointed
out how the war might last for
several years and that repeated
calls would be made for more
men to fill the place of those kill
* ed in battle; how fully ninety per
cent of those wounded can be
saved by proper care and again
return to duty; that if the wound
** ed were not properly cared for it
would naturally result in more
men being called from the farms
and factories to replace them;
and that from the standpoints of
humanity and patriotism we owe
it to those who have gone to the
front to fight our battles to pro
tect them in every possible way
and make their life in the trench
es as agreeable as possible.
The speakers said it was neces
sary for the men to raise the
money nfeeded for red cross work
but that a great duty also rested
with the women and girls who
could'giye liberally of their time
and labor in doing red cross sew
ing and preparing of articles for
the wounded. They said it was
impossible for these articles to be
turned out in proper amount by
factories and that in fact the
factories are now working at top
capacity and there is still a great
shortage of supplies and that the
nation must prepare to supply the
, articles needed for its troops by
the time any considerable num
ber of soldiers are taken across
* the ocean.
Of the quarter million dollars
, to be raised in Idaho the county
of Nez Perce is to contribute
$16,000, Idaho county $8,000.
Lewis county $5,000 and Clear
water county S3,000. It is be
lieved little trouble will be had in
securing these sums and every
citizen is asked to donate during
red cross week his just propor
tion according to his worlfly pos
sessions.
After the speaking the meet
ing organized by selecting Geo.
M. Robertson as chairman, M.
M. Belknap secretary and W. W.
Flint treasurer. Teams to can
vass the country will be appoint
ed after a conference is had with
the organization at the county
seat and each citizen can hold
himself in readiness to dig up
for the cause when properly ap
proached next week.
Farmers Busy in the Fields
Following a week of stormy
weather bright sunshine struck
the prairie again Tuesday and
all indications point to a season
of fair weather, the first we have
enjoyed for fully nine months.
With the advent of favorable
weather farming operations be
gan in dead earnest and the
farmers have been busy in the
fields almost day and night wher
ever the ground was in fit shape
to work trying to get their be
lated crops planted. Even with
the best they can do the season
is now so late that the acreage to
be planted this year will be a
great deal smaller than usual and
it is doubtful if the prairie as a
whole will produce more than
two-thirds of a normal crop,
while some farmers place the es
timate as low as half a crop. The
ground that cannot be planted
this year will be summerfallowed
and will produce an enormous
harvest next year but this will
not help present conditions and
unless the wet weather we have
been having will cause dryer sec
tions of the country to produce
far greater yields of grain than
usual, thereby making up for the
shortage in portions of northern
Idaho and eastern Washington,
the 1917 crop can be expected to
fall as far below normal as that
of last year and the country will
again face a serious grain short
age and consequent high prices,
while the nation may be called
upon to provide a considerable
share of the grain supply of
France and England.
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 $9,000 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 to secure a large number
of subscribers. Following are
the names of the subscribers:
Herma Morton McKinney, C. W.
Greenough, Bart R. Simon; Fred
C. Lange, John V. Nash, Mc
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. Rooke, Ray
mond P. Nims, Lenore Nims,
First National Bank, Billie
Booth, Frank Hanley, James Or
ville Carlson, Elvin M. Parker,
W. M. Schiller, Ernest L. Park
er, Ida M. Smith, Eunice Turner
Meyer, Jacob Monson.
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
tle daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Stevenson on Wednesday for re
moval of the tonsils. The little
patient is recovering nicely.
Take The Loan
By Edward Everett Hale.*
/<t ome, freemen of the land,
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 our 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.
WAR TERMS
EXPLAINED
Information About Army and
Navy Terms and Expres
sions with which All Should
Become Familiar.
San Francisco, June 6.—With
the United States on the eve of
having troops in actual physical
contact in the European battle
front, an interpretation of the
military terms in general use will
be an aid to the general reader.
The following are among those
in constant use:
A corps is two or more divi
sions, commanded by a major
general.
A division is composed of two
or more brigades, also command
ed by a major general, as follows:
Three infantry brigades—18,
579 officers and men.
One field artillery brigade—4,
030 officers and men.
One regiment of cavalry—1,
579 officers and men.
One regiment of engineers—1,
098 officers and men.
One field signal battalion—259
officers and men.
One aero squadron—173 officers
and men, 12 aeroplanes.
Total—25,718 officers and men.
Total with wagon trains—28,
235; with motor trains, $28,334.
The medical department of a
division is composed of 125 offi
cers, 1,332 enlisted men and 48
ambulances.
A brigade, commanded by a
brigadier general is composed of
two or more regiments and inde
pendent companies or battalions.
A regiment of infantry consists
of twelve line companies and
three additional companies. It
is commanded by a colonel, with
the following additional officers:
One lieutenant colonel, three
majors, fifteen captains as com
pany commanders, three of them
also being members of the colo
nel's staff as adjutant, quarter
master and commissary; two
lieutenants to each company, one
lieutenant acting on each of the
three majors' staff.
A battalion is made up of four
companies and commanded by a
major.
A company of infantry consists
of about 150 men, divided into
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 a batallion of cavalry
il called a squadron.
A company of artillery is called
a battery. It 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 batallion.
The word "company," "troop"
or "battery" should not be used
before the letter, as "Company
B." It 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 2nd.
Troops are either "fédérais"
(regular) or national guard. Ev
ery 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 offi
cials" in military parlance. They
are national guard and army offi
cers.
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 and
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 a
platoon or squad or a section of
artillery. Never say "Lieutenant
Jones and a number of men"
from such and such an organiza
tion. Say: "A detachment from
A company, commanded by
Lieutenant Jones."
Ammunition is spoken of in
terms of rounds. "Fifty rounds"
means 50 cartridges—50 shots.
Never say muskets. There are
not any. Artillerymen carry
pistols and not revolvers.
Troops generally move in col
umns. (The usual column is four
men abreast—two ranks compris
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 iine 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 flanks 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 24 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 cal vary man is called a
"trooper."
A recruit is not a "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-black hat braid,
U. S. on collar, leather leggins.
First lieutenant—One bar on
shoulder—other insignia corre
sponding 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
ous 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
alry, yellow; artillery, red; med
ical corps, maroon.
Another Soldier Boy Writes
Promontory Point, Utah June
8, 1917.
Dear Mother:—
I received your let
ter and was glad to hear from
you. I 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 I
sure like it fine. We will mob
olize 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. It is hot
and dry here. Well, we do not
get bo lonesome as you might
think, as the people on trains all
wave at us and throw off news
papers for us to read.
Loran Morgan.
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
$2,500,000 of liberty bonds the
Northern Pacific railway credits
$90,000 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 $1950. For one
cow, 9 years old, he received
$1000.
C. Tondevold, a former resi
dent of Lewiston and whose bro
ther is a 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 Gainsville,
Texas. Mr. Packer has a herd
of well bred sheep and there is a
good demand for his breed. One
Wyoming firm has asked him to
supply 200 bucks.—Stites Enter
prise.
The Camas Prairie railway an
nounces an increase in wages to
all employes 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
2000 acres of new alfalfa has
been seeded in that section this
season. Ex-Governor F. R. Good
ing alone planted 500 acres of
new alfalfa this season.
The Grangeville highway dis
trict will vote on June 26th on
the question of bonding for $50,
000 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
Fenn. 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, Nev., 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
tion. 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.—D oyle was retaken
and will be brought to Lewiston.
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
dent at that place Saturday at
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
friend when the accident happen
ed. The lady, Miss Faith Barton,
was severely injured but will re
cover. Anderson's parents form
edy resided near Troy but are
now residents of California. He
was 24 years of age.