The Detroit times., 1917-12-06
NEGROES TO
HAVE DAY
AT CUSTER
Colored Company To
Provide Entertain
ment In New Theater
nv HAROLD '. WILCOX.
cfnn rnrresnondent Uniied Pres


CAMP CUSTER. Mich, Dec. g.
Negro troops tonight viii get their
first chance 10 shine "a public az
Camu Custer. The second company
of the colored battalion will provide
most OF the entertainment FOR the
program that will open the new
camp theater. which has been con
stricted by the government ihe
headline feature OF the program
win be fourround boxing bout De
tween Packey Mcfarland. famous
lightweight. and William MastsFson,
well known In Detroit "a former
boxing instructor AZ the Y. "a. G. a.
Masterson is a CustG soldier ano
Mcfarland Il teaching boxing al
the Waco cantonment-
sharing spotlight honors will be
n rattle royal. involving FIVE colored
gentlemen from the second com
pany OF their battalion. The bat
Tiers win be selected snd produced
by Lawrence Myers, Detroit ana
Oklahoma City Negro who IS ranked
~ the finest phyEIcz1 Ep5CTTrTET7 II
ranp Myers once was a sparring
pariner OF Jack Johnson samuel
ROLAND. also Of the second con-
nary. viii entertain with tenor SOLOS
James Davis and Theodore Foster.
likewise OF color. Will star as buck
dancers. Other boxing bouts VIII
complete the program. Civilians
ami officers must pay for their seats
at tho show. but soldiers vii be ad-
mitted free.
The Obstetrics resumed their
shooting on the rife range TINS
morning wednesday afternoon vas
the usual halfholiday. ConstFuc-
ton details made minor improve
raents and alterations on the range
while the rinemen were taxing iheli
vacation. The 330th artillery regl'
nent-trained as bination heavy
artillery and infantry-will begin
tts rife shooting on the range mex
MONDAY. Two-thirds OF this req
inout is armed with Enfield rifles.
Two men from Jackson and Two
from Kalamazoo have been arrested
for selling liquor 10 soldiers. Mill
tarv authorities have them IN Gus
fodv and their sentences viii be
very heavy II they are found guilty
Three more artillery captains
have been sent 20 Fort Sill 20 az.
tend the school OF FIRE. They are
cant. r. G. Beeson, OF The 3-Sth
regiment. Capt. G. 4. Fraezier OF
thn 3s9th regiment, and capt Mar
shall IL Baker. OF the 53Wh regl
nert II Is understood that eaef
week will End three officers from
fae artillery brigade ordered 10 For
sDi eventually nearly every of
car viii have taken the three
months course. In addition. The
brigade Ia operating a school OK hrf
of i,s own.
Several more Detroiters have beer
rejected because OF physical disa
biIiy Already nearly 1900 OF the
November arrivals have been sent
home for this reason. The dis
missed Detroiters newly announced
netrolt board No. 4--samusl k
pSfroif Board No. s-Mlchael J.
1sarbera. Joe RoslnAki.
r,.tf,it Roard No fI--Jos. SOhuckI
e4erf-Iar Eobak. John , Tatu. John
l,eskiewicz. John ?; smith, ha41--s,spber
Ustfoit Board No. 15-An,ont W
,nfroft Board No. ls--Jos. Janiga
ltrnnk kolbuzz. Robert @. Kitchen
.foteph py has -
t-subcr william p. Zimmle u, An'
drew p. nohelt. steve Pa.torL fs
l<vntichinski. sam Torchyk. Chsrle'
Detroit BOARD No. at--Fred ,. Kopp
Detroit Roard No. 26--Charlic " AZ
Iuund. dr.. Herman n. Butkke, edoipn
Neiibachcr. Fred Craska. Louis kepeS
Wililam = Hitchingham. John j.
seeiv Alev Evans. Sandore Scai.
Highland FArk--JacOb bredrc5ian.
Ifachad0or Ekmanian.