The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-08

Bickers had been found asleep in
the armory, Friday He was eject
ed as no person is permitted 10
sleep there now except the watch
mainland that veteran never sleeps.
He came back from Crawling Thurs
day night With the S. that had
been generously conferred upon him
for his two weeks service TO Uncle
Sam he INDUCED with some OF the
other rejected ones in a little ban
quet.
Bickers still showed the effects Of
his indulgence when he appeared al
the armory headquarters. Saturday
morning. several hours after his
slumber on the steps had been inter
rupted He was unshaved. and de
jected-lookirg. and the unkempt ap-
pearance Of his uniform showed the
effect Of using il for pajamas In I'M
made, open-air beds.
Bickers. who came 70 Detroit
from Lynchburg, Va, about year
ago. declares the uniform is the only
suit he has. He insists that the civil.
ian suit he wore 10 Crawling was
burned, by order OF his company
captain He says the clothing OF
other soldiers was destroyed in SINH
lar manner.
81 had job as telegraph operator
for the Edison company" said he,
but can't go TO work in these
clothes. Aren't the military author
tiles supposed TO provide me with a
suit OF clothes7 can't wear these
things while looking for work"
He was told that, having received
his munificence at Grayling. he has
no further claim on the state More
over he must turn in that uniform
Guess I'll have 10 get a barrel"
muttered Bickers.
Some Of the rejected soldiers who
left their civilian clothing in armory
lockers managed 10 redeem them.
but members of the band are still
waiting TO get the master keys"
from Capt. Sosnowski II the cap
tain goes of to the front carrying
the master keys" with him. they
are at a loss to know how they will
be able TO recover their rsii1ent
Several OF the officers OF the Thir
ty-frst who were rejected by the
physicians did not return 20 Detroit
until Friday night The last TO
come in were Sergt. Stewart Crit.
fiths and Private Foley. The Off.
GERS stayed in Camp Ferris hoping
there might be a favorable recon
sideration of their cases.
Open criticism was freely passed
upon the method OF examination and
alleged unfair discrimination.
THE examinations were consid-
cradle OF a joke" said one officer.
and ] know OF several physically
unfit men who are going down 10
the border with the Thirty-first. On
the other hand. they rejected men
on slight technicalities. Examina-
lions were hurriedly conducted. They
lined up a bunch OF men, and gave
EN- the once over. That was about
all there was 10 IT,"
Some of the officers who returned
are flne-looking specimens OF man.
hood. They don't appear to have
any very serious physical troubles
lurking about their systems. All
were disappointed. most Of them
bitterly so.
Capt. AL. A. Town. OF Company II
who had been connected with the
Michigan National Guard for over
Is years, was turned down because
OF imperfect eyesight. Among the
rejected officers were First Lieut..
James Bruce. Company d; Second
Lieut.. Ralph Liddy, Company d;
Sergt Stewart Grifhths, Company
c. and Sergt. Walter hide. Company
II. hide had only recently been
promoted. Still loyal 10 the ser
vice. he was busy az the armory.
Saturday morning, checking uni.
forms returned by the rejected ones.
Sergt. Griffiths said when he left
Grayling. Friday night. all the tents
at Camp Ferris had been taken
down, and everything was packed
on the trains, ready for departure.
He thinks that most of the soldiers
slept on the Pullmans. and that no
doubt the Thirty.hrst moved on to
ward the border Saturday morning.
Lieut.. Bruce brought the dis
charge papers OF the rejected sol
diers from Camp Ferris, and they
may obtain them az armory head
quarters. Mai. George II. Waldo.
who was In charge OF the armory.
is going with the troops 90 the Dor
der. and speculation Is rife as to
who will be his successor here. II
In believed that Capt. Town will be
the man, as he has always taken
great interest in armory affairs, aud
no doubt would gladly accept the
l position. Temporarily. Miss Beck.
bissinger. the "littie major has
been conducting things with true
, military precision and care.
Capt. William b. R1seyear NJ
Battery G. field artillery. Saturday
} morning, vehemently coniradicted A
J newspaper story TO the effect that
. the members Of tho battery had been
: summarily dismissed, and the work
J OF organization abandoned.
1--WE are simply waiting for mr.