The Detroit times., 1917-10-11
EASY FOR
SAMMY TO
BUY BOND
Soldiers Can Invest
Money On Three
Plans
nv HAROLD '. WILCOr.


the soldier orders the government 10
hold out OF his pay certain sum
each month from October. 1917. 10
July. 1918 This sum the govern
ment will apply on the purchase of
the bond. The second plan pro
vides for outright purchase with
full spot cash payment. The third
plan is the partial payment scheme
common 10 all purchasers OF the
bonds. The soldier must work this
plan thru his bank Probably the
allotment plan viii be the most pop
ular.
No great effort viii be made
here 10 sell bonds 10 privatcs until
definite Information comes regard
ing the new soldiers insurance law
In that law Is a provision that com
pels a soldier 20 contribute portion
or his pay 20 the support OF his de-
pendents. There r. also compul
sorry allotment clause. which gives
the government a right 10 hold 90;
q certain proportion OF the pay OF
--eia.-r-s~f.ie-f.-,;
will be given him for a stake al the
end OF the war. The exact terms OF
these provisions are not known In
camp. but the general understand
ing IL that soldiers will be able 10
transfer this compulsory allotment
into Liberty bonds. which VIII draw
interest. The Impression hero is
that the compulsory allotment VIII
be sl5 month. which represents
the increase made recently In paw or
privates That VIII leave each sol
der SO a month for spending mon.
ey. Officers are inclined 20 hold back
their bond drive until they can
tell their men all about this new law
The officers themselves are pur
chasing bonds this week. and the
second day of the local campaign
saw the purchases jump 20 $3.50
Since this announcement was made,
more bonds have been purchased,
hut the sums viii not be posted IN
til this noon Oup OK the purchasers
was a certain Waleri Adamovltch,
workman AZ camp who speaks but
little English he called upon Major
Fred Alger i'm charge Of the camp
campaign and after some trouble IN
making the purpose 81 his cali
known. succeeded I'm buying a 500
bond. for which he paid cash. Adam
ovitch's address is No 32l Thirty
firstst. Detroit
Major r. b Morden. the construct
ing quartprmaster who is building
Camp Custer, has announced den
nitely that seven central steam heat
ing plants will be In operation on
oct 20. This will be enough 10 care
for the present needs ~ the canton
ment Three are now operating
The overhead pipe lines viii not be
al insulated by thar time, bat by
burning huge quantities OF coal, the
plan,g will keep the barracks warm
That will leave EIGHT plants Ca be
accounted. for p rs announced that
these are all under construction and
will be completed short time AFTER
ire seven noted get going
The rife range rs being built and
will be- ready FOR target praciic"
very soon : The range calls for sev
eral huildinN, bu' none ot them VIII
| De shelters for the men on the firing
| kne. The soldiers will get plenty ~
chance 90 become hardened for the
trenches before they complete their
| fhooting education
Men % The National army have
| completed their first &c hours OF
. outpost sentry duty AZ Camp Custer
Thov have done splendidly. They
have been TOO jealous. n anything.
according 10 the officers In some
regiments formal gArd mount -
taking place AZ ~ O'clock each
afternoon. This As one ofs the pref
tieat ~ all military ceremonies.
Practically all Of the line regiments
will have their bands o%i>-for guard
mount within = few days The bands
for tho Three hundred and thirty
ninth and the Three Hundred and
Thirty-cighth infantry regiments
held outdoor marching practice for
the first time Wednesday Their
WON was excellent. Most OF tho
instr,Noents arc owned by the men
themselves. The government VIII
not supply band Instruments until
more important equipment has
come.
Another carload ~ Krag rifles was
distributed Tucadav afternoon. max
ing the total in camp $500 guns.
This gives every infantry regiment
about 300 rifles
The frst battalion ~ the Thirty.
third infantry tresiment Michigan
militia. entrslned for Waco. Texas,
n. noon Wednesday The national
suarGsmen have been doing sentry
duty here since July,
n IL announced that m assistant
fudge advocate for The division VIII
be appointed here Competition ia
Neer for the appointment, which
will 20 10 an officer who has had
NJ least two wears OF active expert
.nce a. a lawyer n Is announced
Mat the following mon have been
6lscharges from Camp CUSTER De
raure OF physical disability.
xnss Fdward J. Ruth and Anthony
s5s,h infantry Trenrs.
Arthnnv r syn, knwak Ezra y. Ful-
er Waiter + Wolka, Frank 'lczak.
Toseph eieznewski Edward 7. Str9h,
Minsel l.udwick walens1 ana 'ohh
sss,b aid artillery George y.
aueks. philip swieczhowsb ana
E,fnere " Swertzenhcra
3fOth onFincerg- Raymond len-
H., pete Kuwecak Arthur Drlur.
William \ Gordon. Albert J Ton
Women George schiuFter l0bh Ia
aes. David - Aorsll and William
Fmith- ,
rrangunr stephen Kihifoaki Adolph
vrrcF Row j. Johnston. WILLIAM r.
Ioutno and BENJAMIN 4 Macarthur.
1eofb machine gun battalion
-tsrtea s. Johnston liarr~ sui. Jas
Byert Augustus J. Witte and.
Ratph r. FurE"son.
sf0th ammunition train Genrgr 4.
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