The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
DETROITERS
PROMO
AT CUSTER
Camp In Turmoil Pre-
pairing For Christ
mas
~ HAR0LD b WILCOT.

CAMP CUSTER. Mich, Dec 20
Some Detroit soldiers have been giv-
en- promotions az Christina pres
ents They belong 20 tbe 32sth field
artillery. ln Battery IT, Corporal
Robert T. Fleming hos heen made
sergeant. Privates Dave J.. Ginler
and Robert l.orimer have been made
corporala. and Arthur A. GreueL
Richard Costello, Timothy J Hor-
gan, William n kerslcu. Austin
Joseph, Frederick A Lumley Felix
Maziasz, Harry f. Pardlck, Charles
s. Rhodehouse. Robert ID. Russell,
Hubert Stanley, John Schmidt Hen
~ d. Stroud and Frank T. Tucker
have been made first class priyates.
A first class private gets $500
month more pay than an ordinary
private and IL supposed to excel ar
a soldier. DOmonic Terry has been
made horseshOer for Battery r
In Battery +, Cecil " Hicks has
been made a mechanic, and Bernard
A. Williams, Charles 5. Collins, John
paeiak, George Y. Ball, Ray n. Cope
land, Kazimiez Czarnecki, Adolph
FindOr, Fred G. Hobus. Clarence r..
Reichard, Henry ID. Thurmond and
Barry Freedman have been promot-
cd TO be first class privates. in Bat
terry D, Frank II. Hood. Leroy J.
Hickman, Ezra A Henderson. Louis
II. Erkftz. Louis G, Lester, and
Grover l.. Anderson have been pro.
NOTED 20 be first class priyates-
In Battery G. John l.. Noytka, John
]. Reighard and Irving +. Sehumaker
have been made sergeants and Peter
Baas, Frank II, Mcneil, Franklin G.
Leith, Samuel Gum and Donald +.
Biddle have been given warrants as
corporals.
Camp Custer now Is In a turmoil
OF Christmas plans. Every com
pany Is planning a turkey feast and
n holiday entertainment program.
Nearly every barracks viii have g
Christmas tree. and each man viii
get foolish little gifts that VIII bring
hilarity.
Every ~Y'' hut will have a Christ
mas tree Christmas eve and a holl-
day program On Christmas night
the fun win center around the civic
center. where the Red Cross viii
plant a huge tree. a, community
program will be given. with the
knights OF Columbus. Jewish recrea-
ton association and other organiza-
tions participating, The bands OF
the division will be present 10 tool
IN one big organization.
The Red Cross plans 70 give
Christmas packets 10 $4,000 soldiers
here. An effort will be made 20
give these presents 10 men who
otherwise might be forgotten. Ihe
packSts contain all sorts Of handy
toilet and correspondence impie-
ments. aud arp real presents for
any man,
WashtenAw county men who were
exempted or rejected when called
by the draft have contributed 10
fund which viii give every Washte-
nav soldier al camp a So bill Tor
Christmas. There are 23l Washte-
nawlans here.
There has been a delay In the
transfer Of more men 20 Camp Pike,
Ark, and all the men slated Tor
transfer have been given " hours
leave to visit their homes.
Captain A. ID. Newman, aide 20
Major General Parker. has been
made division athletic oficer He
succeeds Major Won dem Bussche,
who commands the 330th machine
gun battalion and who will be chief
Of instruction IN the officers train
ing camp which opens next month
The artillery did not get 20 shoot
Ing their big guns Wednesday be
cause OF a heavy fog which made
observation instruction Impractical
BILE. The big noise now is scheduled
for today.
Some CONSERVATION has developed
IN camp from the discovery that
certain 1t G.. A Gilliland has been
cashing~ checks. alleged 20 be worth
lass, at camp exchanges. He has
signed himself ar member Of the
S10th engineers, but nothing Of him
Is known there and search else
where has not uncovered him.