The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-03
GUARD TO
LEAVE CITY
NJ ONOAY
Will Depart AT 7 p. Nj.
If the Necessary
Clothing Arrives
REJECTED MEN
OUT FOR GOOD
Story of Acceptance BY
the Regular Army
Is Denied

IL DeHleu
officers OF the Thirty-frst regi.
ment Michigan National Guard.
have made tentative arrangements
for the regiments departure for
Camp Hansen, Grayling, Mich. next
Monday night The present program
is 70 entrain an O'Clock and de-
part az Z The regiment viii march
from lho armory thru Cadillac-sq
aF-i---rrEt7 our Michigan-ave 10
n, Nchiaan Central depot
Th' departure hinges on The arriy-
al ot .ofh'ns which mas been en-
route. several DAYS Col John S
Ber@ry adiurant generC OF the
Michigan guard has instructed capt
Charles e. Kellel supply officer of
tn rrgnicn. to notify HIM as soon
a. he clothing arrives Definite or
der to move viii follow immodi.
Bt,ly
\ published report that % Of the
men discharged from Tho Thirty
nr,t FOG failing 20 pas. tho medical
examination has been accepted A. The
reeulai army recruiting station here
Is without foundation one OF the
rejected men, William J Outcault
presented himself for EN-. stment AZ
tho station and PASSED the prelim-
inary Namnation. bat Was not look
ed over by the medical exami>~r
He was told he could enlist when he
NhfafrlI Ht.riurr. -
Thlrty-hFSt provided he PASSED the
medical test Two other discharged
soldiers made inquiries and left
without making application for en-
listment
A a matter OF fact. tho Thirty
nrst Is proceeding 10 All the gap IN
the ranks without delay Lieut.. De
Vail will reopen the recruiting Office
in the armory this afternoon. accept.
ms only men under or over the draft
age About zoo men applied for en-
lisument after he Office closed sev.
eral DAYS ago and were disappoinJ
ed az being late They viii be- a..
ceptable now Iieut-Col Waldo is
hopeful that enough recruits can Doc
obtained before The regiment de
parts for Crawling
A few OF tho discharged men. let
out for being under weight. stand
q chance of being re-instated Sergt.
Miller dFHfn major Of The band al
ready has been restored 20 duty He
WAS only Two pounds under weight.
which WAS explained by his hard
work m getting the band in shape
Fifty on-commissioned officers.
accompanied by the regfmental band.
went 10 be home OF Mrs Charles
= Hammond. commandanto of the
commissary department ~ the local
branch of tho National League for
Women service Wednesday night.
and gave her serensde Serg'.-
Major John RYAN. on behalf OF the
men. presented bouquet OF roses
in appreciation OF tho work done by
the women in feeding several com
panieS tho past two weeks
Capt Kelley forwarded check
for over $4,000 20 the league Thurs.
day to cover the government food
allowance. This does not include gal.
Ions ~ ice cream and other deli
cacies provided by m" women at
their own expense, however.
LANSING. Ang 2 Nothing will
be done towards a general physical
accumulation ~ National Guards
mon who were rejected in The fed.
eral muster Efforts are being
made. however. by mastering on.
cers 70 save some ~ the experienced
mon 70 possible. BY second physi
cal examination \ statement "a
tits effect was given or, by Mat
Augustus ~ Gansser OF The Thirty.
third Michigan infantry. assistant
state mastering ofIicer. this morn.
ing
II would be murder 20 take most
OF the men who have been rejected
into the field They could not stand
the rigors ~ the hard campaigns.
SAYS Garseer Moral lapses caused
a large percentage of reflections
Even y man has had valuable ex.
perienco in the guard. he cannot be
taken ~ hc has become diseased
thru incorrect living"
"W-o Gre trying 70 do All possible
30 gcf rcn who lack a few pounds
in weight or have other minor
physical defects. reinstated" do.
clared Col Jersey IT is not ex.
pected that much can be accom-
plished. however
Protests from all over The state
are pouring in upon state officials
today Personal requests from com
pany commanders. that certain OK
perienced men be re-examined. are
being looked into carefully by the
mastering officers.
When informed that men rejected
all over the state. for further ser
vice In the National Guard. were be.
Ing accepted for the regular army.
military men stated that the stand.
ards 81 acceptance were lower for
the regulars than foT the militia
THAT has been evidenced all
along they declared When the
National Guard returned from the
Mexican border, men who were re-
jected were accepted by regular
army recruiting officers"
BACKYARD gardeners whose plant~
and trees are blighted by disease
are urged 10 bring specimens Of no"
stalks and diseased leaves 20 tho
weekly garden lesson Friday morn