The Detroit times., 1917-10-24
men
LEA Wing
FOR SOUTH
Eleven Officers Among
Those Shifted TO
Guard

CAMP C. T. S + j. r., BATTLE
CREEK. Mich, Oct - Eleven OH.
GERS from Camp custer viii be- trans.
ferod from Camp Custer 20 tho
Michigan National guard az Waco,
Tex. An are now members OF the
Three Hundred ana Tenth Engineer
regiment lIuis. Edwin N Sincere,
Henry ~ Anderson. Gordon a. Rec
be. BENJAMIN n peNoe. Cecn Van
Gundv. claude <m1oHer, Frederick
n Zimmerman John G. Alexander
and William 7 Brush viii be trans.
ferrcd to thD Ouc Hundred and Sew
cnth Engineer regiment lieuts
Charles y Valentine and Lester r.
Larson VIII be- transferred 90 the
one Hundred and seventh trains.
Another Camp Custer lieutenant 90
go south tins week IS John O'Caila-
han. wei knoU1 ST A. G. athlete,
who has been sent to Fort A.L
Okla, to take = course m grenade
warfare After three months az
study ha VIII return 20 his command
which is ihr machine gun Companf
of tno Three hundred and Thirty
ninth infantry regiment
Tho nGrlsps of the depot brigade
has boon hatfcrvd by the demand
for troops 60 cnd fo Tho National
guard at Waco OF 1000 men as.
signed 20 ihc brigade and 500 cngi
neers attached t0 the brigade. more
than .200 have been ordered south
These men are tic frs, 90 go south.
Several hundred OF them are now
rolling down to Waco. and the re-
mainder niN 70 before tho week Is
over Following The men OF the de-
pot brigade. viii be- thn Toxas-lNund
members of the line reuments-
about 500 10 a regiment
Tho movement south probably VIII
take two weeks approximately COO
went IN The frst contingent Lieut..
George Miller is commanding A..
These men are travelling I'm spe-
clal train III two sections They
have been provided with two bag
gag cars in which four cooking
ranges have been set UP for The
preparation OF bot meals on route,
ach man IS equipped with his
clothing. two blankets. one oyercoat
and a mess outfit Service records
accompany tho men The other pa
pers VIII be sent 20 Waco b. mail.
Tho nrst week in November viii see
q pas day for thc entire f,igbtynf.h
division. but The mon son' south NiN
draw their pay with tho Thirty soc
ond division ~ which The Michigan
National guard IS n part Tho pay
distributed ar Camp Custer early IN
November will total million and
a quarter dollars
Battle Greek was all out OF luck
with It's dedication OF Camp Custer.
Rain and snow drove most folks IN
doors for the entire day, and IL was
the ~" auditorium Mrs Custer was
here 10 present the flag 90 the divi-
zion. however. and that ceremony
was very impressive. even without
the outdoor military setting Rattle
Creek stared is picturesque automO
bic parade, but tho rain quickly
ruined the decorations and the mis-
cradle conditions ~ the roads made
n necessary for the parade 20 make
q long dctour thru Augusta I'm order
10 reach tho camp Gov Sleeper
Senators Smith and Townsend. and
several other Michigan men OF prom
inence were present Gen. Charles
King represented the state OF Wis
consln Tho governor was unable
10 come Senator Husting. or Wis
consin. who had planned 20 he pres
ent. was Killed IN q hunting acct
dent a few days afo Senator la
Toilette was nor invited
Thursday viii be moving day. nm.
less present orders arc counter
manded The artillery brigade will
move into ~ permanent quarters ~
the Kazoo end 90 Tho camp and the
infantry regiments VIII then expand
and enter their permanent quarters.