The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-06
NO STRAW
/ AVAILABLE
FOR GUARDS
Capt. Kelley Searches
State In Vain For
Bedding
DEPARTURE
is DELAYED
Non Arrival of Cloth
ing Holds Up 31st
Regiment

The 1hiFty-hrst Michigan regimen
wants straw, and wants II badls
Capt. Charles D. Kelley, supply on
Ger OF the regiment. has sesrehe
Detroit and Michigan with nne
tooth comb and he can scrape NJ
only six or seven tons. He needs
90. The straw is used for bedding
and unless II is forthcoming. the
boys will be obliged 10 sleep on the
bare floors Of their tents when they
get TO camp.
After a vain canvass OF the local
dealers i'm straw, Capt. Kelley wired
the Saginaw Milling company. AJAX
ing that concern 10 search the
Thumb district Back came the an.
swer Saturday:
Sorry. all sold out"
The captain viii now appeal 20
Chicago.
The regiment . was "all set 10
leave for Grayiing Sunday night. ~
hours in advance OF the time flrsi
set for it's departure. when orders
came Friday night holding the boys
In the armory until clothing arrives
and In distributed. The date OF de-
parturc has tentatively been changed
TO Wednesday
Discharged men who have applied
for re-enlistment are now hc'0~ 49,
amined by the regimental doctors
and many OF them are being passed.
They cannot be accepted. however.
without the consent OF the depart
S<zxxf Vr4U ~ "a "A
that about 3o pc. cen. .. ~
charged will pass the examination
Chaplain Atkinson has received 4
letter from Purity temple. Pythian
Sisters. asking for the names OF the
Knights OF Pythias in the regiment
The chaplain. in reply. suggests that
the Pythian lodges. and other Sc
cret societies for that matter. keep
an honor roll of members who have
enlisted for military service. ss
many churches and business houses
are doing. In a regiment OF 2.0oO
men II is impossible TO secure such
information without going 10 a great
deal of trouble.
James Garland, a well-known auto
salesman. was among the applicants
III 'hftSehtthl odidIdoe- nv JVih'.
thru friendship for Lieut.. r. NJ. Con.
nors. of Company B. and viii be as
signed TO that company II accepted.
Promotions in the various com.
panies as a result OF the wholesale
discharges have been made az fol-
lows:
Company B--Priystss r. Carrier.
Demski. made sereeants. Privates O.
Weir. W. = Cartwright. w. X. Dan
teison. T. Terrien and A. A. walker
corporals.
Company F-Corporais r.. II
schultz. W. n. Schnke. r. J. Shaner.
~ j. Richter. y. c. Mittlestadt. made
sergeantr. privates G. -. McKenna.
VI. r.. Reeser. J. +. Miller. e c. Nell
son. r. Nssbrod. A. VI. Markhon. r..
Tritss. L. r. NiebAuer. r. MArsntetts,
land, Frank Koscialek. made cor
porals.
Company G--corporsls II. Jockson.
and II. +. Johnson and privatss n.
A. Geerds and c. r. Davis. made SER
Eesnts: Pricystss = Ashs. = u
Sherman made corporals
Company K-Corporals ". y. Yea
ger. r. E. Steiner. w. e. Sterling. n.
L. Frincke. made sergcsnts. Privstes
n A. ostroski. T. A. Joy. NJ X. No
rey, ID b Dewey and II. NJ. Murphy.
Thomas Bowler. assistant hand
leader. has been made leader and
Sergeant y. W. Thomas Of headquar-
ters company, he's been made assist
ant hand leader.
Officers OF the Boyer-Campbeli
company have presented Maj David
Il. Cleary with horse.