South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-08-08
DETROIT SOLDIERS
GIVEN DRENCHING
Overseas Veterans Reminded
of Trials in France as
Rain Hits Camp.

CAMP CRAWLING. Mich. Aug. Z
Detroit soldiers who served In the
American expeditionary forces dur
ing the world war had vivid reco.-
lecuons OF their overseas service
brought 90 their minds early Satur-
day morning when a heavy down
pour thoroughly drenched them In
the pup" tents IN which they were
obliged 20 sleep Friday night. be-
cause Of the late hour % their ar
rival The rain started about three
o'clock and lasted for a couple OF
hours During that time most Of
the men were thoroughly d-enched.
The veterans took the downpOur
as a matter OF course and the rock
les tried 20 get under cover or fold
their slickers around them so they
could keep dry. AT daylight the De-
troit soldiers turned out. while It
was still raining and pitched their
tents and by breakfast time most Of
the Detroit units were under cover.
Saturday Is a day 20 get every
thing cleaned up and ready for real
operations that will begin Monday
morning There were no drills Sat
urday. nor other duties except com
pany policing filling straw ticks and
such other work as Will make the
men comfortable during their stay
here Sunday will be a day OF rest.
but Monday morning actual work
will start bright and early and it
will continue until camp Is broken
up. August 81.
That the officers and men VIII be
kept busy during the stay here is
evident by the following schedule
Issued Saturday:
Schedule Of Calls.
List OF calls week days:
First call for reveille, $50 a. m;
march, $40 a. m: reveiIle and as
sembly. 5:45 a. m; caltsthenics, 5:45
a. m: sick call, 5:45 a. m: recall
from calisthenics. 6:15 a. m; mess
call. $3.50 a. m. First call for drill,
7:25 a. m; assembly. 1880 a m; re-
call from drill, 1870 a. m; mess
can. u noons officers and first ser
gsants call, I p. m; first call for
drill. 1925 p. m: assembly. 1870
p. m. recall from drill, $50 p. m;
first call for retreat, $40 p. m: re-
treat, $3.50 p. m; mess call, 6 p. m;
first call for guard mount 6:4C
p. m. assembly. 6:45 p. m. tattoo,
p m; call TO quarters. 9:45 p. m
taps 10 p. m.
Sundays-First call for reveille
$50 a. m; march, $40 a. m: re.
veille and assembly. GAS a. m; mess
rfnL TsQ
church call. 1000 a. m. Other ser
vice calls the same as week days.
Calls will be blown from the band
stand near the club house. and viii
be repeated by regimental and sep
arate organization headquarters
Field artillery. cavalry and sigma,
corps units will add the necessary
calls pertaining 10 their respective
arms.
Detroit Commanders.
The portion of the 125th infantry
part Of which is from Detroit. Il
under command OF Major Milton /
Hinkley. with Lieutenant John ]
Ostrander. adjutant and command
ing officer Of the battalion head
quarters company. The differen
companies are oIIlCeEeQ d1 lOlOWS
Co. A. Detroit First Lieutenan
Francis NJ. Tilton and Second Lieu
tenant Joseph r. Lane. Co. b, De
troit. Captain NJ. A. Weisenh Defer
First Lieutenant Charles A. Reskey
Second Lieutenant Charles G. O'COn
nor: Co. G. Detroit. Captain Max r
Baetcke, First Lieutenant John 7
N,McLeod. Second Iieutenat Kenne
G Bradley. Co. ID machine gui
company, Detroit. Capt. T. V. vii
Hams. First Lieutenant William J
Mains, Second Ideutenants William
L. Hendricks and Donald J.. Val
lance: Co. +. Flint. Captain Thoma
Colladay. First Lieutenant Harrison
Wright. Second Lieutenant W. L
Goodale; Co. IT. Flint. Captain Hey
man Critics. First Lieutenant Way
land L. Mitter. Second Lieutenan
William A Hand: Co. l. Port HUI
ron. Captain James r. Randall
First Lieutenant William Scheffier
Second Lieutenant George White
head; Co. NJ. Pontiac Captain Wal
ter H. Shoup. First Lieutenan
Claude Allen. Second Lieutenan
Merl S. Mitchell.
Battalion headquarters company
lieutenant Ostrander.