The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-10-04
STOvESFOR
.CUSTERMEN
INSTALLED
big Freeze" At Battle
Creek CantOnment
Is Ended
"a HAROLD Y. WILCO1

CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE
CREEK, Mich, Oct THAT the
-Snldiers II Cann- Cusler Nill moi b.
permitted TO suffer further from the
cold was demonstrated Wednesday
afternoon. when truckload after
trlckload OF biz stoves were TN
loaded at camp and placed In the
barracks. Al the same time the
quartermaster's department began
70 issue wooden trousers and blouses
--'bIouse" being the army term for
what a civilian calls a coat II h.
believed that these wooden gar
ments will be issued very rapidly
now. They complete the uniform.
A long rain wednesday broke up
the cold snap. and better weather
is expected for a while The cold
at no time was bitter, but the air
was chilly enough 20 make every
body believe that winter would De
here In few days. IL winter waits
for Camp Custer TO get done all the
training scheduled 10 be done be
fore snow flies, winter will be
long time coming Because Of the
necessity OF a lot OF work before
snow falls, any little tang in the
air causes something OF stampede
here.
Some OF the regiments did some
short drilling in the open Wednes-
day. but they didn't buck the rain
very long The infantrymen took
10 their barracks. and had some in
door rife practice. This was con
fined chiefly TO instructions in sight
ing, which is a very neat job In
itself. Artillerymen devoted the
morning 20 the theory of some OF
the things they had been practic.
ing on the drill ground. In the aft
ernoon most OF the enlisted men
were permitted TO enjoy half bolt
day. Oficers were not so fortunate
Artillery officers got a double dose
OF gunnery school and the commits.
stoned men OF other units were not
much more fortunate.
This why We Are AZ War lee
ture 70 the men, scheduled for some
time this week, has been definitely
set for Friday morning II Is await
ed with great deal Of eagerness
The men are willing 10 take the
nations word for II that the war
must be fought, but since some in
teresting information seems 20 BE-
on tap. they are getting curious
about ii.
Each regiment has been called
upon 10 send three bright youns
men 10 the ordnance Officer 10 be
trained in ordnance work II is
planned 20 appoint them ordinances
sergeants when they have learned
the game, and 10 attache them a.
such 10 the regiment whence they
came.
Paul A. North, Edwin f Fisher
and Robert A. Stryker are three De
troit boys assigned 20 the ordnance
department by the Three Hundred
and Thirty-ninth infantry.
The colored regiment hasn't IL
members any more The doctors
have sent Charles II. Daniels. one
OF its shining musketeers, back to
Detroit with physical disability
discharge.
Definite news from Washington
that an officers training camp would
be established AT Camp Custer in
January, has the camp all excited
All the acting nOncoms nov have
visions OF commission The an
nouncement has speeded up the am
bilious lads. many of whom vii
make excellent officers with ths
proper training.
The following men have been dis
charged because OF physical disahil
ity:
saith Infantry Sharman, I'd
ward shipper. Henry A Stein. I'd
ward s. Stumpf SRnisiaw TracS
Crawling q. Maddox. Ernest 8 Nc
Cauiey. George n. Murrhead. Arthu
~ Neville, Levi A. Phillips, Frani
~ Blasckiewitz. Jessie r Cherry
Wendell q. Deck. Daniel 7. Eberhar'
Dwight W. Hesse. and Morris Kopie
vitE.
as7th infantry--Ciyde Buffers. Ar
thur r. Faber, Thomas Fountain
Arftti Mickey. John Koski. Charles W
Newell Harold q Peterson. Wilfre
A So Martin OLAF o swanson. Job
Chinieh Sylvester l.. Heokart. Heck
art. George O'Brien. Jesse Pogo. job
RI Roberts. Carl Turbush. Williaf
"a Cummings George e. Emerl
Thomas r. Edwards. Oscar ". Levin
Merle A. Esterline. John Harvel
Guntave ~ Wegencr. Charles ". Eor
ton. Joseph y. ode. Matthew
pfiener David J. Trover. Malakia
Tuomien. Mamie Wester. Alfred ,
Wilson. waiter ~ Manning, WiiiiaI
Pelnap. Clinton Griffith. Albert IL
Rock. Rudolf BaumEartner, oiah