The Detroit times., 1917-11-21
DRAFTEES,
200 SHORT,
GO TOCAMP
Second Days Quota
More Nearly Filled
Than First


With far less confusion than on
Monday. the second contlneent 81
oetroits third draft quota entrained
or Camp Custer. Battle Greek, Tues.
lay morning The two special trains
hat left over the Michigan Central
during the morning carried 1850
men. or only about 200 less than the
quota. This was a Ear better show
ng than on the preceding day. when
more than 400 selected men failed
10 appear The conduct OF the men
was better, too, because booze was
not 60 much in evidence,
Lieut.. Connors OF Camp Custer.
who was In charge OF the mohiliza-
ton and departure for Robert X.
Davis, gave the officers OF the Michi-
gan state troops, who commanded
tho various divisions. and accom-
panied them 70 Bate creek, strict
orders 10 search the men and the
train for booze before reaching
camp. Large quantities OF liquor. IN
addition 10 what they carried under
their belts, were taken from the
drafted men who left Monday. after
they reached the cantonment.
As on former occasions the sec.
ond day crowd At The station was
larger than on the first and the
farewell scenes more numerous and
distressing. Husky policemen, sta.
toned NJ the gate 10 keep the lines
hack. did not End 10 IN their hearts
10 deny mothers and sweethearts
the privilege Of parting embrace
as they spied their hoys in the line
30 made no effort 10 dofain them
when they broke thru Thus the
lines drew closer and closer toEeth-
or until there was barely room FOR
the boys 10 pass thru in double
column.
Strong men. used 10 trying scenes,
were seen 20 covertly brush the
tears from their eyes ar they looked
on this spectacle. Fearful lest her
boy get beyond the gates and out
OF her reach before she could get
to him. many mother fairly threw
herself upon tho coascript as he
passed in the line and clung 20 him
as long as the officers would permit.
The men leaving on the FIRST train
were from local boards No. Z. is.
IL. 10. 20 and 60. The second train
carried divisions No. is, 81. "a and
rs. All modified az Navin field
with the exception OF local No. is,
whose draftees marched from their
local headduarterS directly 20 the
station
The children OF Tappan school.
vermontave. and Marantette-s ST..
gave the conscripts a patriotic send
on on the march from Nayin field
10 the station As the procession
approached, the children. under d.
rection OF their teachers. lined up
on either curb, each With a flag.
and formed a living lane OF red,
white and blue, IL was a pretty
tribute and one which the boys
were prompt 10 acknowledge with
cheers.
Greens band, large detachment
of Boy Scouts. and mounted police
escorted each group OF drafted men
from the ball park 20 the train via
Michigsn-ave. Eleventh, Church and
Marantette-sts. The drum and
bugle corps OF troop No. "a. Boy
Scouts. led the scout delegation
A group Of scouts appeared IN the
parade wheeling machine gun in.
vented by Gustave Wandrie OF the
Western high school cadets. who
has also devised machine rife He
claims a record Of $50 shots per
minute with the machine gun thru
the use OF dual clip feeder The
gun also has a dual cooling system
A few OF the men who failed 20
report Monday reported Tuesday
morning and we're sent out 10 camp
with todays contineent
The shortage Tuesday was no.
regarded as az all serious Some ~
the boards now reporting short
we're way over their quota on previ.
Gus notifications One Of theee
wss the iwenty-sixtb division. whose
40 per cent quota II 226 men Last
time this board sent ont 252. today
IL sent only 1853 The board is still
q few short OF its full SIS per cent
on the three drafts, but the shortage
will be made up.
The last OF the contingents 20
leave at this time. will get away
wednesday morning. when Tues
days program will be repeated
Highland Park gave its second
draft quota OF 2s4 men royal send.
OF Tuesday morning The men we're
modified in Ford field AZ SAB
o'clock. II was still dark when the
conscripts and tho organizations
taking part in the parade started
out for the field. Escorted by white
plumed Knights Templar. knights
Of Columbus. the Highland Park
companies OF Michigan state troops
and several other organized bodies
the men marched down Woodward
10 Nindemere 20 Oakland and
thence TO the Grand Trunk station
in Highland park, where they en-
trained
Hamiramcks Isl men viii leave
for camn Wednesday after a civic
parade aud celebration.