The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-19
100000
bONDSSOLD
At CUSTER
Soldiers Are Now Out
To Increase Total
BY S5,000,000

BB HAROLD s. wilcox
CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK.
Mich. oct. 10. Soldiers Of Camp
Custer have purchased more than
million dollars worth OF second
Liberty bonds, = Today they begin
The drive 20 make the camp Liberty
loan clock point to half after
million. The "Wednesday total ON
cially reported 10 Mai. Fred A. AL
ger was sg30.S50. This did not in
clude all the bonds sold Rt Camp
Custer UP TO that time. bor in
stance, the Three Hundred and
Tenth BnKineers had purchases of
- 800 worth OF bonds 10 report,
but fallod 20 get their showing into
the Official announcement The
Three Hundred and Thlrty-seventh
infantry tailed 60 report Wednpedaf.
ana Viii have Two days eubsoiip
toms 10 announce this morning Fine
Three Hundred and Thirtynnth
was about $4,000 ahead OF It's official
report late Wednesday afternoon,
and all other units stOod above
what they were given credit for n
the S9S0.850 total. If all reports are
on time today. the camp clock Will
swing beyond The million.dOllar
mark ana another hand viii b. in
'stalled 10 record the subscriptions
above million
The Camp Custer response 70 the
Liberty loaa becomes more astound.
ing each day Altho men with de-
pendrnts are warned 10 hold their
money 10 send home, no less than
1920 members oil the Three Hun
'Ird md Thirtyeighth regiment had
subscribed FOR bonds up 20 Wednes-
day noon Clear at the other nd
Of THO camp. the field hospitals had
averaged subscriptions OF $75 per
men, The per capita average for
the whole of Camp Custer officially
ranged above $50 Wednesday noon.
When the war department Al Wash
| ngtcn heard the news II wired back
that Camp Custer was ahead q all
Other national army cantOnmcnts in
per capita subscriptions. Some
member. OF the Three Hundred and
Forticth infantry tbo Wisconsin
rel ment have sold farms and in
vested the proceeds ~ Liberty
bonds
Tho Three Hundred and Thirty
eighth infantry with 500 members
continues to lead with ms total of
Sl22.550 Division headquarters -
second with $lOt.S00. ana the depot
brigade rs close third with Slol,-
800. The depot brigade probably
will sweep into second place tos;aS
The Three Hundred and Thirty.
ninth IT.fntsAL isAqurth with SSu.
-rilsslT7.-z..rrs4a9s serFe1 Hundred AMI
F-nrbefh ipfantry Is firth With $50,
700
An order from Washington tells
what th mon VIII be- permitted 20
take over seas they ~ u b. issued
two WOODEN uniforms. woolen socks,
heavy underwear an ovtrCoat "a
pair 81 wooiep gloves sud three
blankets This win he the extent
of their hageg ~ win The exception
Of what they can carry in stand.
ard barracks lag he equivalent OF
LIZ travelling hag No khaki clothes
viii be- taken abroad, according 10
The order
direct CA line ervico from The
camp So Kalamazoo. Will he opened
tho drst Of November. Flyers viii
rtakc the trip on frequent schedule,
so ir IS smd Ir Is reported that
Camp Grant has asked for 200 rail.
road mon from Camp Custer 10 help
an an ngireering regiment there.
Official orders FOR the transfer have
not been received hero.
a FIRE FRI a plo of hay Tuesday
night served 90 show ~ the flaws
In he division Gre lighting service,
and division headquarters Is expect
cd ~ issue orders in q few days To
perfect The organization. There rs
constant danger OF FIRE an the bar
rack n such 4 blaz" over gets a
GOOD Start, oul, q mighty efficient
organization viii be able 70 stop IT.
Every COMPANY IN ne division has
been ordered o. p-cpare FOR The
camp postoaicc ar alphabetical list
Of tho n0mes of its members When
these lists ere received. mail deliv
or, ~ TIE camp viii De- expedited
n As nonc too GOOD now
Capt CIV Nash. adju'ani OF thf
Three Hundred and Thirtieth FIELD
Artillery. has presented the reEi
ment with very handsome book
wherein will be inscribed the resi
mental history for tho government
archives. Major Keesling Is now
writing the rcgimental history.
II war announced this mornine
that the following Detroit and
Wayne county men had been DIS
charged from the Eighty-F1fth divi
sion because Of physical disability
Detroit-Isocei board. district NO. l.
T,Rtronev Kerr and Michsel 49,
lev. dietrlct 40. : Robert u. How
lard AMI Marx V'nznnt. district No
Walter Len. district No 10. zig
fnond TfRr4. district ssr - Gage
Futry. dl-trlct 80 - TONY Pulches
Ia ifrtrlrt 80 - Herman stewart .
district No l6. Potter Ciro!li. district
No. Il. John - Spregue, flstricf No.
~ Joseph s. smith
Highland PRfk--ioe 1900 - r
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