The Detroit times., 1917-09-18
FEW FAIL
IN PHYSIQUE
AT CUSTER
Less Than Six Per Cent
Sent Home BY
Doctors
BAD FEET CAUSE
SOME REFLECTIONS
Weak Hearts Disquali-
fy Small Portion OF
New Soldiers
~ HAROID D WILCOA.

CAMP CUSTER. BAT T j. r
CREEK, Mich. Sept lS-Less than
six per cent Of the conscripts who
came 10 Camp Custer ia the trst
contingent were rejected because or
physical disability OF The more
than 500 men who arrived az the
cantonment last week, only 81 were
dismissed from the service and sent
home. These men were awarded
nav for the time they were in camp
and given three and a half cents
per mile for transportation back 10
their homes.
The following Deroiters Were dis
missed from the Three Hundred
and Twenty-ninth regiment OF IN
fantry for physical disability Rob
ert w. Boyce. Harold J Cayanaugh,
Herman Friedli, Edward Johns, Ray
mond Kriegbaum. Charles Mccoy.
ern. William Mccormick Charles F
OHara. and Albert Schleiman
These Detroiters were discharged
from the Three Hundred and Twen-
ty-nlnth artillery regiment for The
same reasons Bernard ONeal
Frank G. IAnge, Thomas r Teagen.
Joseph r. Ramsey, Ellis c Jones,
Leo A. Des Jardiens, and Walter
Maciejewsh.
These Detroiters were dismissed
from the Three Hundred and Thir-
tieth artillery for physical dissbil-
ity: Arthur whitney. Joseph ? Ar
thur. Harry Moore. Oscar Cardwell,
John =. Garstecki James Moran.
John MiIligan-- Harold -H0HKhtnn and
EIizer Beach
The following Detroit men we're
dismissed from The Three Hundred
and Thirtieth machine gun bat.
talon for physical disability Ger
hardt Otto, SetYak Apkarian, Harry
r. McAnulty and Archie a McPher'
son.
Deforned feet and hearts that
were not likely 90 stand the strain
OF trench life, were the chief cause
OF reflections for physical disability
The units mentioned are those
known as "Detroits own" The
medical corps is preparing for big
business when the second dratt
quota comes Whereas the medics
were able 10 examine only $50 men
day per reEimen,al stan last
week. the doctors in Khaki heTeaft-
er will be called upon 10 examine
900 men a day in each regiment
A synopsis Of Detroit men now
in the ranks az Camp Custer lines
up in this fashion.
Three Hundred and Thirty ninth
IN ar
from A 20 NJ inclusive. Is IN head
quarters company, nine In the ma
chine gun company; nine IN the
supply company and three IN The
sanitary company
Three Hundred and Twentyninth
Field artillery--l6 in each OF COM
panies A. r and r: 5 in each Of
companies b, c and d, ~ in head
quarters company; nine In supply
company, and two in sanitary com
pany.
Three Hundred and Thirtieth
field artillery--17 in battery A. is
In battery p. % in each OF batteries
c and D, 10 in battery Z. and four
in headquarters companies.
There are 81 Detroiters in the
Three Hundred and Twenty ninth
machine gun battalion and % High.
land Park men in the Three Hun
dred and Thirtieth machine gun bat
talon. There are 2s Detroiters In
the ammunition train and two High
land Parkers There are two De
troiters and one Highland Park man
in the engineer train, % Detroiters
ia the engineer regiment, 20 De
troiters and three Highland Park
men in the supply train. and u De
troiters and two Highland Parkites
in the sanitary trains The trains
all bear the service designation Of
Three Hundred and Ten