The San Francisco call., 1898-08-04
HEALTH OF SOLDIERS.
-Regimental Commanders Will Endeavor to Have Their Men
 Protect Then1selVe

1 Major ". O. Owen, brigade surgeon in l charge of the, Division Field hospital at
 the Presidio, has issued the following im- l portant circular for the information and ] guidance of the Philippine eXpeditiohary l forces All commanding. officers Ut egi-
 1aents and attachments are requested to 1 give immediate and careful attention to | the subject, so important to the interests | of the service. and to the inex.> arenced l young men intrHsted to their care: T most earnestly call attention to the 1 numerous cases of pneumonia, bronchitis ! and allied disorders which are. being 1 brought to this hospital, and to request to 1 have regimental or detachment command ! CTS use their best endeaVors to compel 1 their, men to protect themselves. It.is no l infrequent thing to see the men expos ing themselves late at night. riding upon ! tho open car with no oVercOats, blouseS | open. and otherwise exposing themselves, frequently at the same time fntoXlcated. l ! have questioned quite number of these i men and learned that they are not prop l erly clad with warm clothing for the cold
 and fog of this point" The report of Dr. Pedlar upon the san- l tary condition of Camp Merriam reached i General Miller's headquarters yesterday. 1 pr: Pedlar reports the camp in excellent ] sanitary condition; but suggests that a 1 sprinkIing cart could be used to great ad--
 vantage over the roads of the reserVa- | tion
 Adiutant w. A. de Ford of the Twen- l tieth Kansas Volunteers has taken up the ] duties of his. office after thirty days re- ! 44SA- captain T IGO 1ouCIldils NilD IldS Dttti acting adJutant, has returned to the com
 mand of his company.
 |. The board of medical surVc-- convened Yesterday at Camp Merritt and reconl- | mended the discharge uf: .PTiyates Glen | Benedict, Oregon recruits; E. $, Bougte.
 Company B. Thirteenth. Minnesota: :. H: M. | Dafrah, Company D, Fifty-first Iowa. and
 | Jacob Straub, Company B, First .ColoEadO. All of these men were found to be physi-
 | cally disqualified.
 Returns: from the last court marital con-
 vened atCaTnp Merritt were submitted. to
 General Miller yesterday and the findings | in the cases of Privates David J. Burke
 ! Company l, TWenty-third Infantry. and ! Ernest kfdwell Company B.. First Ten nessee. were approved. Burke gets a, year | at hard labor at Alcatraz. forfeiture of l ably discharged because of fraudulent en- i listmeft. Shortly after he enlisted 1t was. l discovered that he an old-ti army. man and had on three different occasions deserted from Company C. of the Eighth Infantry. Kidwel1 was found guilty of disobeying orders and was sentenced to three days at hard labor, a B fine and for for period of twenty days.
 Second Lieutenant Moore N, Falls of the Eighteenth United States Infantry, re- gently appointed. has been assigned to duty and will accompany the Third Bat l talion of his regiment to Manila.
 Second Lieutenant William A. Lieber of | the Twenty-third United States Infantry pany the Third Battalion of his regiment
 Major w. 8. H.. Matthews. surgeon. l Fffty-first Iowa Volunteer Infantry has | been assigned to duty in the Division | Field Hospital at the Presidio.