The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-07-28
DISORDER IN The DISTRICT
TODAY IS NOT SERIOUS
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seizing the advantage Ia perfect them
selves in guard duty and close order
drill. The complete guard is now In
the copper country with exception of
a number of men who either were not
available for immediate duty or out OF
town when the call came 10 report
Company commanders are now being
demged with kilograms from these
men asking for transportation 10 the
copper country as Iney are anxious To
join their respective commands. TheS
will be taken care of, Major Samuel
u. Pepper judge advocate general
from the attorney generals office, is
with the troops. ANY legal questions
which may arise during the progress
Of the camp Will be submitted 10 him
for adjustment. The First infantry
band from Detroit arrived in Calumet
this morning The Third regiment
| band also is in camp and the troops
and public will be RECALLED with plenty
Of music throughout the encampment.
| The Second regiment band is at the
| headquarters of the Second at Isle
Royale Evening concerts will be Civ
On, and early each morning the bands
will serenade their respective head
quarters
II was stated last evening that
| some time during the camp i'm Calu-
met. a consolidated band of about sixty
men will be picked from the Calumet
/ 4 Hecla and two regimental bands and
a concert given on the library lawn.
| 1t is expected this will be the finest
concer; ever heard i'm the upper PENN
sula as the Instrumentation of the
merged band will be perfect in every
| detail
The concert on the library lawn
! last evening by the Third Regiment
! band Was heard by thousands of peo-
ple who thronged Mine street and Red
Jacket road.
All Camp Supplies Here.
All of the guards supplies at the
Ludington camp site are now in this
district. Equipment for the Second
| infantry was unloaded at Houghton,
the Issue being made by Capt William
VI. Case, retired of the quartermas-
ter generals department. Capt Case
came To Calumet upon completion of
his duties in Houghton.
The issuing of supplies in the brigade
camp in Calumet will be made by
Walter G. Rogers, quartermaster gem
eral. to Brigade Quartermaster Major
Hatch and Brigade Commissary Major
Kalstrom, who will issue them to the
company officers in the proper units.
All provisions will be kept i'm No
Calumet & Hecla warehouse and for
age in No. warehouse.
Great Interest in Troops.
Residents have taken great interest
IN the troops. Crowds swarmed the
roOds I'm the vicinity of the camps all
yesterday. Both the brigade head
quarters in Calumet and the Second
Regiment encampmcnt at Isle Royal,
were objects Of great interest. Ii Il
a distinct novelty for the people of the
copper country to have the state mill
tia here and the opportunity at hant
to see how the Guard works is beinl
seized by everybody.
Praise for the citizen soldiers Il
heard on all sides. The splendid dis
ciplne maintained and department %
the men are being highly commended
The pastimes of the men in camp. the
preparation of meals. drilling and 9TH
er activities excite much interest. Tn,
fine equipment Of the troops, conven
lent arrangement Of the compan!
I camps and the promptness and ell
y cheney Of the men on duty have at
tracted much attention. People ar,
coming from all parts of the distric
3 to see the troops.
$ Big District lmpresses Abbey.
$ General Abbey. who Is in charge o
e the state troops here, is much i'm
e pressed with the seriousness of tn
y situation. He was surprised. on look
- ing the district over, To find the mines
$ So widely separated, the workings t,
e be guarded stretching all of twenty
eight miles. He thinks it is "A prett!
= large district for such "A small com
% mand To take care of in case of ser
. ious rioting.
{ General Abbey was asked wha
would be done in case the situation
got beyond the control of state troop
and he stated tht next step to be takel
would be the calling of federal troop
e here.
Rifle Team Not Here.
e The state rifle team of fifteen me,
d recently selected at Detroit. will not b.
Y here, it having been decided to keel
u them on the Detroit range for practic
II for the national competitions at CAM
Perry, O., in August and September
- Sergeant Charles Wilson of Compan,
3 III. Owosso, Third regiment. insiste,
= on accompanying his company To Calu
met, but he spent only one night II
camp, being ordered back to Detroit
The team will be in charge of Firs
4 Lieut. William u. Wallace, 10Th l.. :
infantry. native of HoughtOn, an,
70 Second Lieut.. Robert Hurst of Detroit
First infantry, NJ. ~ G. The fou
II team officers. company commanders
% are in the copper country. however
= but will join the team at Camp Perry
d Movement Of Troops a Triumph.
a The movement of the troops an,