Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1914-11-23

strong. Another reported that OF $50
men who advanced with him only
10 returned. II Is believed that one
which left bavaria for the front on
october 10, had only 1.200 men 'eit
when nm attack was made along the
Mcnin- Ypres road on November H.
The plight OF some units Of new
formations was even worse one
regiment OF the third reserve corps
having coo men out Of 1000.
III the period since the beginning
OF the war is considered the numbers
are even greater. For instance, of
the fifteenth corps one regiment lost
60 officers and 2,5GO men. Another
lost 5000 men. These figures In
|clude casualties OF every kind--killed,
wounded and missing.
Roads Become Quagmires.
'on All four DAYS the weather has
been very bad. Generally nne and
frosty In the early morning, II turned
to heavy. rain as the day wore On,
Thursday snow started TO fall about
| D. m. and continued until about .
O'Clock. The state OF the roads. nj
ready bad. was rendered worse.
The condition Of the trenches be-
came wretched beyond description.
From having to sit or stand In a mix
ture Of straw and liquid mud, The
men had TO he content with half
frozen sIush. 1T IL an Ill wlEd,'
however. and one good point about
the wet WEATHER Is that II made The
ground 80 soft that the enemy's now
itzer shells sink some depth before
they detonate and expend a great
part OF their energy in an upward
direction. throwing the mud about.
Nevertheless, the wet and cold
have added greatly TO the hardshlps
OF the troops In the trenches and the
problem OF how 60 enable them to
keep their feet reasonably dry and
warm now Is engaging serious at
tentlon.
Bath House Is Established.
AT one place, owing to the kind
ness Of the proprietor, certain works
recently were placed at our dis
posal as a wholesale bath house, Law
atory and repair shop. In the works
are number OF watts large enough TO
enable several men TO battle at one
time.
"Whlle the men are enjoying their
bath. their clothes are taken away.
their underclothing washed or burned
and replaced by a new suit. At the
same time their uniforms are fun
igated, cleaned and repaired and but
tons sewed on. The repairs are done
by women who are employed for the
purpose. BY this installation some
1 500 men are catered TO.
What this really means TO the
soldiers alone can be appreciated
from the realization Of their pre-
vlous state. 1t must be remembered
that they not only had not bathed for
weeks. but they had not been able
to take or their clothes, that con-
sequently In many cases the officers
as well as the men are yerminous.
CAS- the latter troop up to the bath
they are unprepossessing In appear
ance, weary, unshorn and haggard.
They are coated with mud, q good
deal Of which is crusted ON them
Seine are splashed with the blood Of
their comrades or the enemy.
"When they come out clean, re-
freshed and reclothed, they are diff
ferent beings. Not only is this n
good thing from the point Of view Of
the happiness ard comfort of the in
dividual. but it Is distinct gain in
his lighting value. Nevertheless. bod
/ lly the men are in good condition.
Food IN abundance reaches them reg
ularly except in q few cases such as
are incidental TO trench warfare"