The Detroit times., 1917-10-04
STOvESFOR
CUSTER men
INSTALLED
big Freeze" At Battle
Creek CantOnment
Is Ended
BV HAROLD Y. WILCOX.

~ hAHOLD '. VIII "a.
CAMP CUSTER. BATTLE
CREEK. Mich. oct. 4-That the
soldiers AZ Camp Custer will not be
permitted 10 suffer further from the
cold was demonstrated Wednesday
afternoon. when truckload after
truckload OF big stoves were un-
loaded al camp and placed in the
barracks. A. the same time. the
quartermaster's department began
20 issue woolen trousers and blouses
blouse" being the army term for
what a civilian calls a coat IL Is
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 while The cold
an no time was bitter. but the air
was chilly enough 90 make every
body believe that winter would be-
here In a few days II winter waits
for Camp Custer to get done all thc
training scheduled 20 BE- done be
fore snow flies, winter will be a
long time coming Because of the
necessity OF lot OF work before
snow falls. any little tang in the
air causes something E-nf-A-ALampede
hcra
Some OF the regiments did some
sh rt druiing in the open Wcdnes-
day. but they didn't buck the rain
very long The infantrymen took
10 their barracks. and had some in
door rifle practice This was con
fined chiefly 20 instructions In sight
ing. which is very neat job IN
Itself Artillerymen devoted the
morning 20 the theory of some ~
the things they had been practic-
ing on the drill ground I'm the att
ernoon most Of the enlisted men.
were permitted 10 enjoy q half holi
day Oflcers were not so fortunate
ATiIIery OfTcers gOt double dose
OF gunncry school and the commis
stoned men OF other units were not
much more fortunate.
This why We Are ar War lee
ture TO the men. scheduled for some
time this week. has been definitely
set for Friday morning. II IA await
ed with a great deal of eagerness
The men are willing 10 take the
nations word tor IL that the war
must be fought. but since some in
tercsting Information seems 70 Dc
on tap. they are getting curious
about H.
Each regiment has been called
upon 20 send three bright young
men 10 the ordnance officer 10 be
trained in ordnance work II is
90 appoint them ordnance
sergeants when they have learned
the game, and 70 attache them as
such 10 the regiment whence they
came.
Paul A North. Edwin f Fisher
and Robert 4 Stryker are three De
troit boys assigned 20 the ordnance
by the Three Hundred
and Thirty-ninth infantry.
The colored regiment hasn't y
members any more The doctors
have sent Charles II Daniels, one
OF its shining musketcers, back 10
Detroit with a physicah disability
discharge
Definite news from Washington
that an officers training camp would
be established AZ Camp Custer In
January, has the camp all excited.
All the acting noncoms now have
visions OF commissions. The an
has speeded UP the am
bilious lads. many of whom will
make excellent officers with the
proper training.
The following mon have been dis
because OF physical disahil-
ity.
2sath infantry Roy sharmnn. I'd
ward shipper. Henry A stein. I'D
ward 5. Stumpf. Stanlslaw Tracz
Grayling G.. Maddox. Ernest : Nc
Cnuiev. George W Murrhead. Arthur
NJ Neville. Levi 4. Philllps. Frank
S. BlasckiewitE Jessie T. cherry
Wendell c. Deck. Daniel +. Eberhart
Dwight w. Hcsse, and Morris Kopic-
ss7th nfantry-ciyde Buffers. Ar
thur r Faher Thomas Fountain,
Aritti Mickey. John Koski. Charles w
Newell. Harold O. Peterson, Wilfred
A. ST Martin. Olaf c. Swanson. John
George OBrien. Jesse Pogo. John
" Roberts. Carl Turbush. william
n. Cummings. George g. Emery
Thomas r. Edwards. Oscar W Lewis
Merle \ Esteriine. John Harvey
Gustave T.. Wegener. Charles ~ Hor-
ton. Joseph n Odle Matthew A
Pfiener, David J Trovcr. Ma1akias
Tuomien. Mamie Westey Alfred y
Wilson. Waiter NJ Manning. William
Rclnap. Clinton Griffin. Albert La
Rock. Rudolf BaumEertner. Oiah l..
Dewey. Lawrcsro C. Ewing James =.
Farrell Joseph Gelmi. Frederick R
X Kohlberger. samuel J.. Mclean. Hil-
mer .. Stelnherg Ioncph Trnlnor.
Joseph X Mondville. Frank Lewan-
dpwski. Lawrence Terry. Francis u
q 81 - falr
Raiala Arthur 4 HletFla Lodovico
perons and Richard koretti.
330th field artilicry--iame =
Roche. Michael Tientn. Edwin ] Ro-
land. Willis J. Turiey Frank Wander
Mass. John Nymnzal. Frank Lilsko
Robert McGllhon and William r
Cruzn
s3eth field artillery Charles Ha-
ma nm. oscar rs. Kraft ard Max
ss0th machine gun battalion -Jo-
scph Destefano. frnd schulz. Walter
Oriow. Walter .ierlach Apdrew a.
Anderson. Gordon W Benttlc Harold
i Neatly and Peter Eddy
8oSth infantry Louis tf Hovcy.
Tsercy Hoffman. Shubci -. Watkins
William T. smith and Henry Rrcslin.
Depot brigade David Lowe Robert
Hahn. Adolph Grower Sam Nirman.
ffawcry Niedziatixowski Cfeite g.
Robinson stephen Kujaiva. Donald r.
trnord. Loo ] lanowitz. Harry W.
Johnson. Vito f.Rfath. Jet Lane.
Michael Markowicz. Emil Massells.
Jefferson Il Mnrf0rd and stanley IA