The Detroit times., 1917-10-01
CLEANUP
OF RESOR
NEAR CAMP
Battle Creek Has Vice
On the Run Since
Camp Opened
Rn HAROLD 2 WILCO y

CAMP CUSTER, BATTLE CREEK.
Mich. Oct battle Creek may be
shy In some respects in handling the
responsibilities placed upon II by
the coming OF Camp Custer, but it
certainly has caught the govern
mentt idea OF dealing with vice
Uncle Sam has served notice that
disreputable resorts must not exist
near the cantonment. Battle Greek
responded Saturday By sending TWO
women to the Detroit house OF cor
rection 10 serve sentences Of eight
months each, and by sending man
10 Jackson TO serve nine months al
hard labor. All three were convict
ed OF conducting disorderly houses
here.
Plenty OF profitable recreation Is
one scheme OF keeping soldiers
away from dissipation. Another and
better one is the banishing OF booze.
a third and still better one Is plen-
~ of hard, outdoor labor The gov
eminent has adapted all OF this.
but It's trump anti-vice card is the
edict that disorderly women who
visit the Vicinity OF Tie CaHtOnmenI
at great risk to their liberty II
local authorities do not attelN TO
this matater. federal authorities VIII.
Battle Greek seems determined u
satisfy Uncle Sam in this respect.
Saturday afternoon and sunday
were holidays at Camp Custer, and
some 1900 men visited Battle
Greek and Kalamazoo, Hundreds
OF relatives visited their boys az
he camp. They were compelled 20
park their autos al the entrance
and walk around the cantonment.
Hitherto auto traffic on Sunday has
interfered seriously with construc-
lion acttxiliea- which now are Al full
blast each Sunday.
President Wilson has been invit-
ed to come 10 Samp Custer for the
formal dedication on Oct. %. Bat
tie Creek Chamber OF Commerce Is
anagling for many other national
figures. but noisily draws the line
AZ an invitation for Senator LaFol-
letfe. On that occasion, the city
will present 10 the Elghty-tfth divi.
sion huge wool flag and a steel
nag pole 10 rect nEN.
Oct. 8 has been set as the tenta-
tive date for the departure OF The
frst battalion OF the Thirty-third
Michigan infantry. which has been
on guard duty here for several
nonths. The battalion is expected
70 directly 10 Waco.
Water from the bib artesian wells
how In quite general use Hitler
Il has been necessary TO boil the
Txter. because OF the dirt collected
IN the new mains. These have now
washed out clean. and tests by the
sanitary officers show the water 10
More discharges for physical dis
ability have been announced. They
follow:
s79the neid artillery Edward
Burns Anthony Cewana, FRANK
Choke, Frank Eiwood; Rsnsst Green
tel. Vernon II. Kahn. Tullio Marine,
Joseph t. Mccarthy and Arthur Nc
sssth infsntry-David L. Rattray.
Howard M Spencer and Rade Adsmo-
sssth infantry Gabriel sinizia.
John Snyder. Joseph Wassa, William
Booklet, John BfSs. Paul y By r.9i
iam r.ozowski. Frank Mscedoni.
George T. Schooley Mike NJ. Bimel,
Alfred H. Book, William J. Delany,
William Givcns. George Hardy. Char
les II Meyers. Henry =. Murray. VIII
lard n. Parsons. Frederick T.. She's
kew. Edward p Smith. Charles ?.
Tank. Joseph Taylor and Raymond
G. frost.
sfoth Tngineers-Thomss J. Cre-
mer. John r. Pagan. John G. Han
son, Nick Lutte. Nick Pappafopoulas,
Neil c. Raymond Carlyle II. Swart-
out r. l.. Van Valkenburgh Roger
s. With. James r. whitney, Hyman
l. Abramson. Adolph Anderson. Will
lam Bowler Arthur r. Furgesor.
James lie Roy Goodwin. Charles A.
Kiiiian. Fred McCrumh. Wasyl Pry-
stake, Frankk l.. Stuer and Aubrey
f. wiltse.
s7sth field artillery Harry y.
Fields. william T. Franklin. Lloyd q.
Gotham, William A. Rayfuse Gard
shank. William Taylor. Edgar p.