The Detroit times., 1917-10-02
NEXT DRAFT
LOT MAY GO
TO TEXAS
Selected Men Likely To
Fill Ranks of
Militia

vision. viii be- wrecked IN order that
the new brigade composed OF the
Michigan militia, may be filled TO
war strength.
The depot brigade az Camp Gus
ter was formed as "A feeder 90 The
Eightyhfth division when casual
ties should thin the ranks OF the
line unit Last week 70 was cut
from ~ battalions 10 Ia battalions
so that the division could be raised
10 war strength when the next draft
contingent comes late this month.
A request has come for 3 700 Mich
gan conscripts 10 go from Camp
Custer 10 waco. Texas. whore the
militia Is training II " said az
Camp Custer that these men must
come from the depot brigade. which
then Will be cut 90 less than 2.'Nu
men far from an adequate reserve
force for The National army division
training here.
Presumably the training brigade
must wait unta the second drait 20
I'll its ranks u IS not unlikely thar
-s4t4,4lar- conditions Viii -cAl2L Ii IA
few weeks thruout the country
This may hurry the second draft
II is very unlikely that any men
now al Camp Custer viii be send
20 Waco. 10 is not unlikely that NE
men consigned 10 Waco never VIII
see Camp custer, but viii go 20
Texas direct from their home cities
Only stated quota has been draii
ed and the men sent south must
be substracted from the total orig
inally intended for Camp Custer
Actual rem0doling OF the camp
has been startcd To preparation for
the raising 81 the Eighty hfth di-
vision 10 war strength Where
Epare pernftP, Tie Cnda OF bAf-
racks have been torn ont, moved
several score % feet distant, and
the capacity OF the barracks
doubled Where this Is not possible
1t IS impossible IN most instances
partitions and second stairway
are being built in numerous bar
racks. In these portions OF the
camp. two companies Will occupy
three barracks The middle building
being partitIoned into two halves
Tho PARTITION RS necessary because
n never has been found practicable
to house portions ~ two military
units together without riutous riv
airy
TWO members ~ tho Three Hun
dred and Thirty-ninth infantry have
been operated upon for appendi
cltis they are Thongs Martin az
the machine gun company and ~
nAzln Cupralnl, ~ Company + t3oth
men are recovering nicely.
Clever automobile thieves have
invaded the vicinity OF the camp
and three hne cars belonging 20
officers have been stolen. All the
cars were locked, and only expert
mechanic could have made away
with them 10 is believed that one
OF Detrolts wen known gangs OF
auto collectors has moved 20 Battle
Creek for a cleanup 81 me cars
brought here by officers.
Every regiment here now has
corps ~ dentists. who Will repair
the teeth ~ the men Uncle sam
insists upon sound teeth FOR his
soldiers. and there is plenty ~
work here for The mOlar tinkers
They viii have upto-dato equipment
and viii use so-called painless
methods.
Loren Diary IS still in camp Loren
II
county. wisconsin Richland coun
~ conscrlpfs are supposed GO train
AZ the Rockford Gll cantonment
but In some weird way. this fellow
drified into Camp Custer with
Milwaukee contingent This camp
has no official knowledge that Dary
ever was drafted. and kilograms
sent 20 secure this Information have
not been answered. Meanwhile
Dairy has no official status here, and
there IS no place 20 send him He
helps around one 81 The camp
kitchens for his board An appeal
has been sent 10 Washington for aid
IN clearing UP this unusual case.
Rumors have spread that the
army viii share in the mcatless and
wheatless days 20 be In vogue with
civilian Americans as food con
servation measure The rumors
have no known basis in fact. accord
ing 20 division headquarters. Sol
diers earn their daily boiled beef.
and probably will get Il.
The Michigan National guard en-
ginecrs. who have been stationed
here All summer, loft Monday noon
for their new camp AZ Waco, Tex.
Four more Negroes from Detroit
have arrived 20 swell the ranks OF
the colorcd regiment. which now
numbers dozen gallant brunette
soldiers
The officers football team rs hold
INK frequent practices this week In
preparation for the game with the
Friars at Fort Wayne, Ind. next
weekend
More discharges from the army
for physical disability have been am
nounccd az division headquarters.
The names OF the rejected men fol
low
g8ath infputry Harold + croncu-
welt James baurras Joseph T. El-
wart. Emil A Envoi. iarph Fishm4n.
BENJAMIN Gould. inrk I. walter Tom
TrmRnila. WladyHlaw Marzewski.
John Mpu2iusN steve kudoni. Peter
L. STRAIGHTFORWARD
3luth euuiueere- Raymond NJ. DOH
ortt. Frank Gcronc. William ~ Gusc,
frederlfk Kuether. Clarence r. La
hay ERNEST b. Mclaughlin, George
Van Wagner. Egmuq Wadaga. Eric
Auiis. Errul a.. Bcll and walter
Untze.
geqh machine gun hattalion--W
Tor Earnua. Howard T.. Hayes. ZOE
ward o. NHahrr iiarnld g. lfrd aud
Dtt ton D kinuen
aNgth infantry isro GiF6wskl Wal
tor d.. <fuhn, IQseph idch WiilWm
efnfr hlva % Sweet Verne Boweue
James IS easier. stephen vs.. tudre9
p.srr o. Iforrntr. ALEX Maiowaugr,
NIs.a. il.