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)fflcers and men in the S. A. T. C.
h sections A and B, will be grieved
know that their old friend, the big
aggy dog, whose grizzly old face
s often seen on the steps of the
w Union building, has departed for
officers' training camp in Texas.
[he old mascot used to be with
ne of the men at all times. He was
en seen in front of regimental head-
arters, and around any barracks
ere there was a good time going
He went to thetrain with the first
o squads of men to leave, but when
last bunch of 75 went, it was too
tch for him, so he bought a aicket
the sunny south.
OF. CAMPBELL'S DAUGHTER
FLEES FROM FOREST FIRES
Forest fires which have ravaged the
rthern part of Wisconsin and Min=-
sota forced Mrs. Ned G. Begle,
ughter of Prof. E. D. Campbell of
e chemistry department, to seek
fety in flight from her home in Clo-
et, Minn. She was able to escape
th her husband and children by
tomobile and arrived Monday at the
me of her parents at 1555 Washten-
- avenue.
Their home in Cloquet was com-.
tely destroyed and they were for-
iate to get away with their lives,
many in that region have perished.
e railway stations were filled with
itives fleeing for their lives leav-
r their dearest belongings behind.
Luxemburg Asks U. S. Protectilon
Amsterdam, Oct. 15. Luxemburg,
rich the Germans overran before the
invasion of Belgium, has asked Presi-
dent Wilson to protect her rights.
Luxemburg, it is reported, demands
that the German armies evacuate her
territories.
NEW DRAFTEES FOR
SECTION B ARRIVE
The contingent of 840 draftees arriv-
ed yesterday for service in section B
of the S. A. T. C. They are being giv-
en their final examination, and those
that fail to pass will be sent home.
The others will be given their vac-
cinations, and their uniforms will be
issued as soon as possible.
About 300 of the men will be in-
ducted into the signal corps, and the
rest will be given training as me-
chanics. For the present, all of the
men will be quartered in Waterman
gymnasium and will mess at the
Union. Lieutenant Norvall will be in
direct command of the men.
SJRGEON-GENERAL TO DECIDE
LENGTH OF MEDIC COURSES
The number of students registered
in the medical school has not chang-
ed considerably this year. The en-
rollment shows 57 seniors, 57 juniors,
94 sophomores, and 118 freshmen. Au-
thorities are awaiting orders from
Captain Durkee and the Surgeon-
General as to whether the length of
study will be shortened or the sub-
ject-matter of the courses changed.
Students in the medical reserve are
being transferred to the students'
army training corps. Due to the epi-
demic of influenza, senior medics have
offered their aid to the public health
service.
SCREAT ACTIVITY AT
U. S. PORTS IN FRANCE
LARGE SHIPMENTS OF WAR
EQUIPMENT UNLOADED
DAILY
American Port, Southwestern
France, Oct. 15. - Eighteen big
steamships of 6,000 to 3,000 tons each
were unloading American army goods
at the rate of 10,000 tons a day along
the three miles of American docks
here today. The spectacle was a
stirring scene of activity. Crowds of
enlisted men assisted at the hatches
and manipulated the giant cranes as
big steel motor trucks were lifted out
bodily, along with parts of locomo-
tives -and railway cars, and all the
'miscellaneous freight of an army,
while an army of negro stevedores
kept the steady stream of goods mov-
ing back to the nearby warehouses
and trains.
Taking care of this avalanche of
army goods coming from America, is
quite as much of a problem as tak-
ing care of the arriving troops. Here
one obtains an idea of the mammoth
proportions of the equipment which
the Americans have been compelled
to set up for this branch of the ex-
pedition.
14 American Docks at One Port
Coming from a northern port, a
succession of big American establish-
ments was seen at every port along
the western coast. At one port were
14 American docks or berths, at an-
other port eight, at a third four, an-
other three. Here at this main port
are 16 American docks each with a
thousand feet of frontage.
These 45 docks at the five main
ports represent a dock frontage of
about 10 miles, capable of unloading
30,000 tons of army goods every day,
or an average of about 50 pounds per
man for everyone serving in France.
And yet, great as this present equip-
ment is, it represents only about a
third of the vast installation which is
moving steadily forward to comple-
tion in order to meet the needs of an
army of several million men. The
basis of calculation for this huge
work is 50 pounds per day per man-
this being an average covering the
whole range of military supplies, in-
dividual and general, food, clothing,
ammunition, guns, and all other army
requirements.
Total of 100,000 Tons Daily
On this established basis of 50
pounds per day per man, an army of
a million men requires 50,000,000
pounds of goods daily, or 25,000 tons.
But as the American army in Eu-
rope has long exceeded the million
mark, the scale of preparation must
be far in excess of this 25,000 tons
a day, reaching not far from the gi-
gantic total of 100,000 tons daily, to
be unloaded from ships, stored in
warehouses and trains, and started on
its way to the men at the front. It is
this colossal daily requirement which
stirs into intense activity these miles
on miles of American docks where
three shifts of soldier workmen, work-
ing night and day, are unloading
scores of steamships.;
Seven miles back from the water
front there is another huge American
installation where goods from the
ships are stored on their way to the
front. It is gigantic, like everything
in this vast military influx, and when
we visited it today the 147th ware-
house had Just then been. completed.
Each warehouse is 500 feet long and
together they stretch along four miles
of front.
Negro Troops Do Work
In the neighboring camp were 7,000
negro troops and laborers engaged in
the warehouse work. An American
railway system connects the water-
front directly with this storage plant
and incessant streams of army goods
keep moving forward to the ware-
house plant. The whole place fairly
throbs with animation, and besides the
enormous industry there is the bus-
tle and activity of countless camps
with their khaki tents dotting the
fields for miles along the railway.
Altogether, on the water front and
receiving plant, the working force in-
cludes 13,000 engineer troops, 7,000
stevedores, 8,000 civilian laborers,
1,000 German prisoners, and 1,000
infantry, in all 30,000 men carrying
on the American activities at this one
port.0
A women's ward has been fitted out
for University of Illinois women who
are taken with influenza. Forty cots
have been set up in the gymasium of
the woman's building, and are attend-
ed by four nurses.
MIusic Notes
Mr. Theodore Harrison, head of the
voice department of the University
School of Music, led the class in war
issues which is composed of about
3,500 students' army training corps
men in the singing of patriotic songs
yesterday at Hill auditorium.
Captain Durkee has appointed Mr.
Harrison as official song leader.
Hearafter 15 minutes will be devoted
to singing at each class period.
Burton A. Garlinghouse, '20, accom-
panied on the organ.
Prof. A. A. Stanley is in need of
more voices in the Choral union. Any.
one wishing to try-out may meet him
from 9 to 11 o'clock and from 3 t
o'clock for the next few days at
office in the University School
Music.
SECTION A OF S. A. T. C.
TO RECEIVE UNIFORMS SO
Uniforms will be issued to seci
A of the S. A. T. C. as soon as it
advisable considering theepidemic
influenza. If orders are given t
week to distribute the clothing,
least half of the men can be supp
immediately, and the remainder -
get their clothing as soon as it
rives.
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