The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-07-02
LOCAL RESERVE
LEAVES FRIDAY
Hancock and Marquette Middies
Will Go to Duluth

Membern or the Hancock and Mar.
Uuctte divisions OF Michigan Nava
brigade will leave tomorrow noon foi
Duluth on the annual Fourth of JULY
cruise. The Marquette middies viii
arrive i'm Hancock on the Northwest
crn train tomorrow morning at 10: &c
o'clock and will board the training
ship Yantic Immediately on their ar
rival. Members of the local division
will meet i'm the armory headquarters
previous To boarding the ship
chief Engineer Mashek and Navi-
eating officer Austin of the YantiC
arrived i'm Hancock this morning and
spent the day arranging the instru-
ments and other equipment of the
ship. Commander Stephenson of the
Second Battalion will arrive this even
ing and tomorrow morning will inspect
the Yantic.
The exact number of Marquette mid =
dies who will make the cruise this
year has not been announced, but it
is expected about fifty-five will come
from the iron country town, together
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Hancock division will send about fifty
men, and the regular crew of the Yam
tic.
The Yantic is at present lying i'm
her berth at the old Stringer dock i'm
West Hancock, having returned yes
tcrday from her coaling expedition to
the Portage Coal d Dock company's
storage in Ripley where a large sup
ply of coal was taken aboard.
Il is expected the ship will arrive
in the Zenith city early Saturday
morning, it requiring about sixteen
hours to make the journey. Satur-
day and Sunday will be spent in Du-
luth and the return trip will begin
Sunday noon.
Contrary to expectations the TRAY
erse City division will not make the
Duluth cruise as at Ludington on
Fourth of July the new million dollar
harbor, which was recently complet-
cd, will be dedicated and that division
la scheduled to participate in the exer-
cises. An invitation was extended the
Marquette and Hancock divisions to
attend the exercises, but as it would
require eight days to make the trip,
the invitation was not accepted.
Annual Cruise August g.
The annual summer cruise win begin
August 3, when members of the Han
cock, Marquette and Traverse City
divisions will make the trip to Mac
kinaw Island. A sham battle, the
feature of the trip. will be a unique af-
fair and one division will charge the
city while the other two divisions pro-
tcct it. This will furnish sport for
the reserves as well as the spectators
and the middies are looking forward
to this cruise with interest. From
Mackinaw Island the training ship will
continue to Buffalo, visiting towns en-
route.
The Fourth of July cruise is a sort
Of preparation for the August cruise
ana officers have been impressing on
the sailors the importance of taking
the trip tomorrow with view of pre-
pairing them for their next journey,
Former shipkeeper Here.
Alfred Gels, fret boatswains mate,
L. :. NJ former ship keeper aboard the
L. :. :. Yantic, is spending a few days
In Hancock. Mr. Oels is one of the
most popular men who has been con-
nected with the training ship during
its stay in local harbors and he is
best remembered for his heroism I'm
saving the lives of Seamen Derby and
llolappa in the Straits of Mackinaw a
few years ago.