The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1914-08-03
ENGINEERS GO
TO STATE CAMP
Maneuvers This Year to Be of In.
teresting Nature

The Calumet Engineers left las
evening for the annual state military
camp at Grayling Seventy -four Off
GERS and men entrained at the Mineral
Range depot in two sleepers attached
to the regular night train out of Calu-
met \ special baggage car also was
| provided for the equipment of the En-
gineers.
The Grayling camp site, where the
Engineers will spend the next ten
days in maneuvers with the Second
Infantry and Signal Corps, is said TO
be one Of the finest i'm the country.
Everything imaginable for the conven-
fence and entertainment OF the militia
men has been arranged. Although the
camp will be three miles from Gray
ling il Will not lack any Of the attrac-
tions OF "A small city. Even the "mov-
les will have an important part i'm the
entertainment. Three films will be
shown each day, one war film, drama
and a comedy. There will also be
boxing, wrestling. vaudeville and sing
ing events pulled off by the soldiers. |
All Of these Will take place in the spa
cious dining hall.
All Of the buildings to be used are |
OF the best and most modern design |
for camp OF this nature and are fitted
up with all OF the necessary utilities.
Guardsmen familiar with the many
camps throughout the country declare
that Michiean's camp site has no u
perior in the United States.
The excellent opportunity for army
is an important feature of
the camp. Guardsmen will be given
a chance To use army tactics which
they could never practice before.
The state guard has even gone so
far as TO dig trenches in various parts
IF the woods in which are dummies"
resembling the figures Of men. The
exact situation Of these figures will
be unknown to the soldiers. The
dummies" will be mechanically rails
ed from the trenches when approach
ed by the guardsmen and an accurate
register Of the hits will be taken.
Other novelty stunts i'm the way OF :
army maneuvers have been ARRANGED
or The success of the camp is prac- ;
ically assured before hand. ,
Following is the camp roster of
company A.:
Captain, Jesse d. Meads. 7
Lieut., II. a. MacDuf. d,
Horace Krupp, William -
Iarris. Joseph NJ. Cowley, quarter a
MASTER Edward McLogan. Murdoch
'lacDuff and c. w. Hungerford.
Corporals Arthur Knowles, Abel q
Lorimer Eaton, Fred Thomas, :,
,rthur c. Boase and Clarence Riney. h
Cooks James Madigan and Albert o.
incock.
Privates Rcssonen, Blitz, Foley, Gall .,
lanson, II. Johnson, Kubiak, Joseph -
ladigan, Mclean, Kurl, Moyle. Mako \
N, Riopelle, Sitterson, Stcpniak, St
ermain, Bergman, Bray, Chapman, o.
rowell. Castiglione Cargin. Driscoll, .,
'ehlippi Dudzinski. Jacob Gipp, Cor 8,
IAN, Gazvoda, Harris, Hoganson,
luehner, Herman Hoehner, Herman, q
arr Johnson, Klinkert, Fenten, Matt =,
On, Nadeau. Martin, O'Brien, Pasqui-
ELI, Paulson, quinn, Rowling, Rich J.,
rds, Slayer Sumo, Joseph Savinni, b,
chneller, Soronen, Temby, Tinetti. a.
afro, Warren, Murphy, Pascoe, Bor- y
enson, JedriCh -
In addition To the members Of the
alumet Engineers, Capt. Mckay Of o.
o. y. Signal Corps, Ypsilanti, and six ~
embers Of his company, who have
cen in the copper country since the n
OF the state militia here
II strike duty last summer, departed ~
r camp last evening. g.