The Detroit times., 1917-08-31
MEN EAGER
TO REACH
ARMY CAMP
COnscripts Ask For
Places In the First
Contingent
1874 MEN TO GO
NEXT WEDNESDAY
Rest of Initial Quota
Leave On Succeed
ing Three DAYS

Eager 10 D' nIht IN camp many
drafted men called AT the hcadquar
tiers OF the various local boards
Thursday morning and offered them
selves for the first contingent, leay-
ing next "Wednesday afternoon FOR
Camp Custer, Battle Creek. These
volunteer conscripts. 1t is bcliey
ed will be more than enough TO
make up the first DAVIS Quota OF ls4
men These men VIII come from
the first six divisions. as follows
Division No T. 30 men; division
No. ?. II men division 80. Q. IS
men. division 80 :. cG men. diyi
sion No. 3, % men, division so. u.
"A men
The remainder OF the COO men
needed 10 complete DetroirS 3 per
cent called out at this time viii
leave on the succeeding three days
ON Thursday 1874 men from diyi-
sions 70 - inclusive. Will depart
on Friday divisions No 13 to 10
viii send l55 and on Saturday the
remaining seven divisions viii con
tribute 1873 men Volunteers are
asked only for the first days con
tingent.
The mon who offered their sou
vices thursday morning were "l
hieh class men me uick OF me con
scripts That was the idea of the
board in asking for volunteers tr
me hrst district comprl ing ~
lower END OF me Firs' "ard.
men mad turned I'D Their names De
Tore II O'Clock. As onit 80 are
needed for iho mrs. daF quota
from TINS dlStric' mo board u con
np'ii, MA, .H'lt " w o.. "u g..', ~ \
~ ul''',S Wv '"'i"' '"'"''. \
o''o'' ''' WIN -
The district embracing NaFn'
county outside OF Deiroi and Hgh
land Park rs required - send onlt
TWO men 'he nrs' da} ana i've OF
Tered themselves IhutSdaN morn
me
instructions io local. boards sent
out by CITY Cl"rN Lindsay arc lo q.
rect iheir men 10 report win ht+
gag" al their respective BOARD hral
quarters not ialrf man a. ID on
The dare OF mobilization ls lh'h
up 10 the boards lo see IhdI 'h'II
quotas report ar thc dImoI' AT lN -"
a m The men VIII 90 gwen 'hvlI
dinner IN ad iii'o.sq restaurant
AZ ll,l3 and VIII. marrh from me
armort az J. - wa b'u-n Sl Jri
ferson-aFe ana Nood"afd.t ave n"
Elizaheth-si, "hfr' ihry N'l bo'ia
cars Tor ne Mlcnigan 'enlral drin.
Tho> viii "n'ran az - and oe-
part for Ra'llo Creek ~ ~ Ihi.
- the program mar VII DC ioIio"'u
on each OF the four d'f+.
A royal sendoff is planned for 'hr
first men NJ Mayor Marx and on.
or city officials will head the pro
ccssion. band- vHl provide lively
martial music and eNthing po,si.
bio viii be done 10 make Tho bows
feel that their sacrifice is apprccl
ated.
The patrfotic committee ~ me-
common council. OF which Aid BUR
ton il chairman. mot in the council
chamber Thursday noon. TO arrange
for providing extras" for tho boss
ON the trim 10 Battle Creek The
extras" will include smokes and
delicacies for the most part
Tl,e eare,ness OF the conscripts
10 be first in camp Is explained in
part by the report. given wide cir
culation. that tho men first on ,hc
lob would stand the best chance oi
getting promotions. This report has
not been verified. but one thing ia
certain the early birds viii ind
plcnty OF work cut Out for them
Bulletin No 81 forwarded 90 he
district board by the adjutant gen
eral THURSDAY. has this to say re-
garding the calling of The first five
per cent
THE object OF calling hNc per
cent - 20 place IN the camps enough
men 10 form skeleton organization
10 assist in receiving and assimiiai-
ing the large contingents For this
reason it is required that local
boards send only white men and so
far az practicable men with some
military experience, or cooks
Good cooks are fairly scarce
among the c0uscripts, and the
chances are that the little extras
provided by tho common council
The men are requested 10 carry
only light baggage 10 camp so