The Detroit times., 1917-10-02
NEXT DRAFT
LOT MAY GO
To TEXAS
Selected Men Likely To
Fill Ranks of
Militia

CAMP CUSTER b Al l. p
CREEK, Mich, Oct . Probably
the depot brigade organized as The
reserve force OF the Eighty nfih di
vision. will be wrecked in order iha,
the new brigade composed OF the
Michigan militia, may b. filed io
war strength
The depot brigade az Camp Gus
lev was formed as feeder 20 the
Eiuhty-frfh division when casual
ties should Thin ne RANKS OK fht
line unit Last, week II was cui
from q battahons go TO oaftahons
so that the division could d. raised
10 war strength when the next draft
contingent comes late this month
A request has come for $500 Aichi-
gan couscripts 20 60 from camp
Custer 60 Waco. Texas, where me
militia is trainine Il is said aI
Canp Custer that these men must
come from the depot brigade Wnlcn
then will b. cut 10 les sthan Zoo"
men-fsr from an adequate reserve
force FOR The National army division
training here
Presumably the training brigade
must wait until the second draft 20
III its ranks II IS not unlikely thal
similar conditions will exist IN
few weeks thruont the country
This may hurry the second draft
III Is very unlikely that any men
now az Camp Custer viii be send
to Waco. II Is not unlikely that ne
men consigned 10 Waco never VIII
see Camp Custer, bur viii 80 10
Texas direct from their home cues
Only stated quota has been draft
cd and the men sent south must
be substracted from the totai oris-
lnally intended for Camp custer
Actual remodslinE OF the camp
has been started in preparation Tor
Inc raising OF the Eighty-nf'h d.
vision 10 war strength Where
space permits, TIE TUTS Q
racks have been torn out. moved
several score OF feet distant. ana
the capacstl OF the barracks
doubled Where this is not possible
1T is impossible in most Instances
partitions and q second stairway
are being built ia numerous bar
| racks. In these portions Of the
camp. two companies viii occupy
| three barracks, the middle building
being partitioned itno TWO halves
| The partition IS necessary because
| n never has been found practicable
70 house portions OF two military
units together without riotous riV
airy. ~
| dred and Thirty-ninth infantry have
| been operated upon for appenof
citis. They are Thomas Martin, o.
the machine gun company and ig
nszio Cupraini. Of Company E. BotF
men are recovering nicely.
Clever automobile thieves nave
invaded the vicinity OF the camE
and three An Gears belonging e
| oa,cers have been stolen. al ths
cars were locked and only expert
mechanics could have made away
with them. Il is believed that one
~ Datroit's well known gangs 81
| auto collectors has moved 70 Rattle
Creek for a cleanup ~ Inc cars
brought here by officers.
Every regiment here now has
| corps Of dentists. who viii repair
the teeth OF the men. Uncle SAN
insists upon sound teeth FOR his
soldiers. and there Is plenty o.
work here for the molar-tinkers
They will have up-to-date equipment
and will use so-called painless
methods.
Loren Dairy Is stu in camp. Lorer
| is a forlorn youth from RichianT
county. Wisconsin. Richiand coun
" conscripts are supposed 20 trair
Al the Rockford tilll cantOnment
but in some weird way. this felioV
drifted into Camp Custer with
| Milwaukee contingent This can't
has no Official knowledge that Dar'
| ever was drafted. and telegram.
cent 10 serure this Information havl