The Yale expositor., 1916-08-24
Two CAMPS we're
STORMED HARD
MICHIGAN TROOPS FORCED TO
FLEE THE FLOOD AND SEEK
SHELTER IN BOX CARS.
ARE GUARDSMENFITFORW WAR 7
Recent Happenings to Michigan
Troops ct Home and On the Texas
Border That Interest Home
Folks.

Grayling, Mich.-The damage done
to the camp by last weeks storm has
been .variously estimated and board
OF survey may be appointed by Cen
eral Kirk to make an estimate. The
hurricane leveled nearly every tent
In the camp as well Ras
drenching the soldiers to The
skin. 1t was believed that the
damage would run into the thousands
of dollars, but indications now are that
the loss was not as great as at first
reported. General Kirk has appointed
his personal aide, Lieutenant Foster
to investigate the extent of the dam
age and report If a survey is necessary
TO account for the loss of United
States property.
Several hundred dollars worth of
cavalry equipment is reported lost and
$4,000 damage was done to the aero
plane that was blown into the lake.
Soldiers spent a day erecting the
tents that had been blown down, fish
Ing equipment from the lake and clear
ing away debris Trees blown down
by the storm impeded traffic on the
company streets as well as the road
leading from Grayling.
Lightning struck the iron observa-
tion tower across the lake, stunning
Charles Dingman and Leon Hammond
of the signal corps, Ypsilanti, who
We're in the tower when the storm
broke. Their condition is improved.
A bolt Of lightning striking the ground
near where Private Carl Burkhardt,
Company IL, Owosso, was standing,
rendered him unconscious. He re-
NAMED unconscious for more than az
minutes. Many other soldiers were
stunned by lightning, but none se?-
iously hurt.
j. Gauthier, Co. NJ Sault Ste. Marie,
suffered a broken arm when a falling
tent pole struck him. Sergeant II. K.
Baer, was knocked down when light
ming struck the ground near him. He
was not injured.
The street in front Of the quarters
Of ambulance Co. No. l, Detroit, was
blocked by five large trees; no one
was hurt.
To prevent another wind storm blow
ing down the tents ut Brigade head
quarters, soldiers reinforced them
with wooden FRANCES General Kirk
was furnished a new tent.
Are Guardsmen Fit7
Ell Paso, Texas-Some regular army
officers are reported as saying OF the
condition of national guardsmen now
on the border that they are not rea-
sonably fit to meet trained army in
actual war. One officer is quoted as
says this:
1T would take at least six months
10 prepare the National Guard for
campaign in Mexico. BY that | mean
IL would take at least six months of
intensive training to prepare the mill
tia physically and instill discipline so
they could take care OF themselves on
the field"
Home Assistance Organized.
Ell Paso. Texas-After a general Wis
II through the camp, Augustus ID.
Pope and Byers II. Gitchell, from De-
troit in the interest of the patriotic
society, are ready for business. They
will hear all enlisted men who have
trouble. either financial or otherwise,
of such a nature that the committee
can assist them.
Labuff's Bad Checks.
FL Paso, Texas-Letters are being
received by Colonel Barlow from
bankers and saloonmen in lei Paso
who cashed checks forged by Harold
Labuff, asking as to their chances of
collecting their money. A letter has
been received from young lady in
Norwich, N. Y, stating that she re-
ceived the diamond ring which he
bought with the stolen money Labuff
confesses to forging about $1,000 in
checks.
Camp Cotton Storm Swept.
FL Paso, Texas-The storm which
struck Camp Cotton the latter part of
last week added very greatly to the
discomfort and hardship of the Michi-
gan guardsmen il started early in
the evening and lasted until early
morning, the rain coming in torrents.
The entire First battalion of the
Thirty-frst regiment. encamped in the
lowest spot on the grounds, was prac-
;ically under water. The other two
battalions and the Thirty-second regi-
ment were in bad condition. A thou
sand of the men i'm the Thirty-frst
were compelled to desert their tents
about midnight and seek refuge In
empty box cars on nearby siding.
BY a vote OF 2 to 1, taxpayers of the
Pontiac school district voted to bond
for $4,000 to build extensions to the
high school and Central and Wilson
schools to relieve congestion which
has been growing for two years. The
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