The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-13
31ST UNDER
CANVAS IN
CRAWLING
Regiments Trip From
Detroit Without
Incident
GOOD-BYES SAID
IN THE ARM0RY
Soldiers Spend Busy
Day With Sweethearts
and Relatives

Mich Aug l3-The Th.r-s l-s'
regiment, Michigan a.antr ~as
vel under canvas he-e early today
The trp from Detroit vas without
Incident The only otAe- troops 90
arrive this morui1s we've the signal
corps battalion ~ Ypsfsru
Tents were erectei .a 1-EEle -
rain.
The new wooden mess halls were
ready fnr use when ,he soldiers ar
rived and were voted A marked i'm
provement ca The tents t1rmerly
used
Intensive training 81 The troops
vii begin az once
The Thiry-nrs, has gone 20 m
Craving camp
Early SUNDAY evening his lnl' -
Detroits voluntary contribution 70
the cause 81 democracy, 1900 st-ong
strsining under fuL marching equip
msnt, Swung tffu H. streets from
the armory 20 The old Michigan G. ar.
fral 3epcf ~ ne strains 60 AUD
Lang Syne" OF TIE arst lsg o. the
long Journey TO ths trenches n
France and Flanders
Comparatively few civilians *.
cept relatives and friends % he sol
6iers knew the regiments line ct
departure. AND az a result ne
scenes on the street and a. The
depo, were Ia dtrect contrast to
those OF June 1873 VIXEN the reg
menr LEFT for the Mexican border
Al intervals az u or % minutes
the four train sections pulled o-r
from The dcpo, TIE srst srtt11
bearing The 5szgAse and immediate
needs 81 ne regiment EFT shortly
before TIE hoys arrived
The second section carrying Ire
machine gun. supply and an 5uiance
companies and he saaitary cetach-
men, eft a. O'clock The third NJ
fourth sections carried he frst and
second haftallons. res7ectivelv
TIE regiment boarded he trains
imm -diately UPON arrival a. he STA
zion Among the soldiers there va
no confusion Zach, man Sled into
he right car and assumed he prop
er seat as II y were part ~ daily
drill.
A comparatively small crowd wait
ed at ne depo 10 BID the boys fa-e
well. probably nor more than -ef
As the first section pulled out a
mild e-aged woman. evidently The
mother o. soldier IL The machine
sln company. steppst thru the 20
ff~r fF~ra o.. u-rre -avh - fr~ 30 o.
isst time. a. her son
Police Inspector James Spro-'
seized the ponan hv t-e shoulders
and literally threw her back into he
lines
a lieutenant Q, ore ~ the in'au,ry
con- anies unbltfone5 the ea9 "a
his holster and ordered Sprc.t fo
iet q ~ The woman Several civil.
iars Rho witnessed The aHai- -
preached Spr0tt uenscingiv and
we're y nor Tor the tiue.y arrival =
a mounted patrolmsn. Eho 9AShed
thru crowd ~ women ard babies
on MS horse. The bulky Inspector
would have Jared badly a. 'he
crowds hands
In his dash thru 'he crowd or bis
mount The pafroimau's horse knock
"a a woman. who was holding a
baby, % he pavement and painfully
injured another
SUNDAY afternoon a. ~ arrnory
was pg-y cre sweet hearts and
relative speat as many ~ the fev
remaining hour WIfh The soldiers
as Vas possible A. : o'clock The
rrrfr -.
srmory o. companies
Lieut. Col George waldo and his
stan led the regimen. followed ty
the rsgimen'al band Tie ers- oat-
talon followed Ruishabie
In Is ranks marched line prisoner
They will Do detained ~ rraysng
until military courts pas Judgment.
The second battalion came next
followed by the lnfrmary ard sam.
tsry sections Occupying prom
ineni part Ia The parade vas Ax4l
Colonel Wsldos Mexican hairless
dog
Colonel Ambrose PACK com
msnder oi the regiment. delayed faa
departure ~ the last section teceusa
his train from Ann Arbcr 20 Detroit
was laJe This lact is sDrreclstsl
by Pricafe Abernethv - Company
r, probably more than anv one else
lie was - minutes la'e when 80 ar
rived a. the depo, minus Sis mi
form. which he said bad beer sfoler
from the armory
Lieut. Fay Palmer was let behind
on detail IN the armory ~ recruitlns
officer Re will JOIN he regiment
when II 81 recruited 10 Full Wa,
strength