THE MICHIGAN DAILY ,v9 YYYYYYAIY/ 9 YYM ii Y - . . ,... r- YIW . w i execs; )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. Preserve your Michigan traditio Subscribe now for the Daily, $3.5 I Calkins drug Co. We do Extra Good Kodak Finishing. Bring your films and see what good work we can do. You may leave them at either of our tores. 324 So. State St. 1123 So. University Ave. 711 Church St. law nnrrrSrrrru rrrrurrrrur~rrrrnrrru~rarrnrn ....-. -. 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