The Detroit times., 1917-10-20
men
WILL SEE
GAME HERE
More Than 1000 Will
Attend Army-Navy
Conflict
Bv HAROLD 3. WILCOX.

a VI = G l. = i r n, IA / LIE
CREEK. Mich. Oct 2O.-More
than 1000 officers anG soldiers.
headed by Msj.-Gen Dickmsn and
his stan left on special train this
morning 10 attend the football game
81 Detroit this afternoon between
the officers division and the jackies
from the Chicago naval training sta
tion The special left shortly be
fore o'clock. carrying men with
24hOur leave OF absence. Ten men
from. each company were permitted
10 attend the big game. which will
be the FIRST tussle for the military
football championship OF the coun-
try Capt Caussell. OF the French
army, accompanied the team, which
left at half past six O'Clock this
morning Capt Caussell has seen
the English game OF football. but
never has witnessed the American
college game.
Nearly $4,000 worth OF Liberty
bonds have been purchased by Camp
Custer soldiers in the last "A hours.
The most recent total Officially an.
uounced. was sl.09A450 The Three
Hundred and Thirty eighth regiment
of infantry continues 70 lead the
camp In the Liberty loan campaign.
This regiments total Is now $l40.
400 Some l.22O individuals from
the regiment Of ,S09 men have
bought bonds, the men purchasing
in larger proportion 10 their NUM-
hers than the officers In Company
h. IFS of possible 1872 officers ana
men have bought bonds. In Com
pany u. 11s men OF a possible l23
have purchased bonds. These are
exceptional companies because they
7 osscss comparatively few men with
dependents Soldiers who must al
LOT part Of their wages 10 their fam
lies are being told not 10 buy bonds
Soldiers without dependents must
save half heir pay for stake after
war IS over. unless they buy bonds.
The opportunity 10 make their com
pulsory allOimcnts pay them intereSl
makes the Liberty bonds very at
tTaCtso Perm sion has been 20
cured from w hinetou 10 invest
ho surElrs o company mess funds
n LiLcry bonds
The Y. NJ. G. A. dedicated It's new
auditorium last night with Mai.
Cen. Dickman Rev " :. Rice, Bish
op IT, s. henderson and James
~chermer horn as speakers. In tho
afternoon. delegates from All parte
of the state met al ihe Post theatcr
70 hear John r Mott lecture Fri
cay night was stunt night ~ the q" "
recreation centcrs. and the soldiers
put on their own entertainments.
Regimental commanders watched
their companiee drill Friday FOR the
purpose Of selecting 'tho units 20
compete in The competition seized
uled for he Liberty day field meet
reXt Wednesday Companies viii
compete in close order drill and in
long distance marching The com
psnies selected for competition can
be ranked as The crack units or their
regiments AT he present time. The
men OF the Three Hundred and Thir-
ty-eiehth infantry practiced Friday
FOR the wall scaling contest. A team
Of is men from each regiment will
seek lime records in scaling a T.
foot fall That is barrier two
feet higher than that ordinarily
used. and the stunt will be very din
cult The home folks will be vel
come ~ the big ooings
All regiments arc having regimen
tai and battalion reviews this week.
This is in preparation for tho camp
dedication ceremony next Tuesday.
when A nag will be presented 10 the
Eighty.hfth division by no widow
OF Gen Custer Mrs Custer viii
make the presentation in person.
The drill preparation indicates that
Maj.Gen Dickman will review the
division then for the first time in It's
history. Music will be provided by
a division band Cf moro than 100
pieces, led by Bandmaster George
Gsllucci This band will be formed
from tho regimental bands which
are now al formed
The artillery brigade viii move 10
It's permanent quarters on Oct %
Immediately thereafter all fha other
units will move 10 permanent Qusr.
tors and then the camp viii be
ready 10 receive the third draft
quota
The Clark Grifith baseball fund
has supplied Camp Custer with T.
baseball outfits, one 70 bo issued 20
q company Tho sci consists or
one dozen baseballs. set OF bases.
Il catcher's mitt. body protector and
mask. q ftstbescman's glove. and
three bats.
n is openly charged that workmen
engaged In the construction OF Camp
Custer are loshns in order 70 make
the job last longer for them Within
The last - hours ~ workmen have
been arrested for bringing liquor
INTO the camp Among them were
Parker Morley of Detroit. and
George Wilson. An Indiana man. who
said that he had boon "a Detroit den
tist prior 10 becoming a carpenter
here