The Detroit times., 1917-11-08
IS
READY FOR
NEXT CALL
No Definite Date Yet
Set For Coming
Of Contingent


CREEK, Mich. NOV Scamp Gus
ter Is ready for the next 80 per cent
OF the first draft call Barracks are
complete heating plants in plenty
are in operation and Tho camp guar.
termaster announces that he has
clothing on hand sdmcient 20 outfit
the entire 1900 men expected in
this quota
Several days ago Washington was
notified that the camp would BE-
ready for the men al this time. bur
no definite date has been announced
for the coming OF the third contin-
gent This announcement must
come from Washington Camp su-
ihorities are az loss 20 account
for the delay in sending Tie men.
and are very anxious for them tc
come az once Camp Custer Is iu
no wise 20 blame for ans further de
lay In calling the next quota 10 the
colors
The other day a Detroit consc7tpt
came 70 camp and announced that i'm
asmuch as meals were served regU-
larly here. he wanted 10 be accept
ed for service az once He said that
when he was certified 20 The army
he quit bis Job and closed up his
affairs The delay in the call
scheduled for October left him
stranded He couldn't get work and
when his money ran ont, he be
came very hungry. The camp al
thorities concluded that this fellow
had a legitimate complaint and as
signed him 20 service as soon as
his papers could be secured Other
drafted men who are out OF work
and money probably viii be re-
ceiyed AZ once il they make thei.
predicament known.
Adam Strohm. OF Detroit. visited
Camp Custer Tuesday. and arranged
10 ship here at once several hun
dred books to be placed In the Il
braries Of the three Knights OF Co
lumbus buildings. These books are
part OF those collected for soldiers
by the American Library associa-
ton More Will be shipped here
later
Building All Is a busy place for
the X. OF C. men Beginning mex
Sunday, high mass will be sung
every day ar No al by the chap
plain. Father Hovorka. stationed
there, is now organizing a choir 10
assist with the high mass An ef
'ort Will be made 10 organize an I
orchestra for the same purpose 4
,eon Barreau, a Chicago business I
nan, Is teaching the French Ian 1
yuage a. No. All. A Camp Custer !
ranch of the Holy Name society 4
viii be organized here The pur
ose of this organization is 10 pledge 7
satholic men 20 refrain from the \
Use OF profane language.
Battle Greek newspapers are start 4
ng campaign 10 run down scare I
JUNIORS which relate 20 Camp Gus
er. All sorts OF fake yarns are
lifting about this part Of the coun
~, and many OF them are OF ma
icious origin Folks who hear the
JUNIORS are urged 10 ask Who told
fou". OF every person who spreads
he gossip, and 70 persist until the
origin Is uncovered or the gossips
shut up
Mothers ~ the Battle Creek boys
who joined an ambulance company
recruited here and sent 70 Allen
Town. Pa. 10 train, have Organized
an Ambulance Company Mothers
club. Their purpose IS 10 entertain
and mother Custer ambulance com
panies Just as they hope somebody
viii entertain and mother their
sons. The four ambulance com.
panies here have enthusiastically
into the spirit of the pro
ject. This week the mothers enter
tanned the 340th company at the
Elks' temple, II was a real party
As their part OF the entertainment
the boys gave tho mothers a demon
stration Of the ambulance drill be
ing taught the Battle Creek com
pany AZ Allentown
The 339th infantry staged a regi-
mental .review Tuesday morning
The 33Sth Infantry moved 10 rs per
manent quarters. and so did the
Negro battalion. The 337th infan.
try will move TODAY The 330th
field artillery took a hike and cooked
It's dinner in the field The other
two artillery regiments played with
the new field pieces, which arrived
Monday The 329th light artillery
a Detroit regiment-got two Of the
three-ineh guns. and tho other regi-
menfs each got one. The gun are
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