La Junta tribune., 1915-08-07
FROM THE VA. zosE.


Extracts From Letter u u. Il, VI
MoadelsOn. Who Il lmpeovfne
SANITARY Coadittoas h Gesyia.
In camp veles. Have been her1
two weeks. There are perhaps ee.l
900 Inhabitants here outside Of III
military. have charge OF the vseI
cine department. and We are supposI
ed to vaccinste the entire army
Have three men helping me. and wd
travel all over. At the present timd
this town In our base. Am vaccinatl
Ing for cholera. typhoid and paraI
typhoid. Day before yesterday went
to a camp near the Bulgarian border
called Siege. and then to . camd
called Doljna. The people are very
appreciative, especially the officersI
and the treatment afforded US n
the best they can extend. WherI
time allows ! investigate the watei
supply. and the prevalent diseasssI
l find that at the present time thd
greatest amount Of sickness is dud
to malaria and typhoid. TyphuI
has played itself out almost comI
pletely. The water supply in mos(
Of the towns is bad. We take specl
ial precaution. all drinking water bel
ing treated with chloride Of limeI
The greatest personal discomfort
comes from fleas and mosouitosl
Some Of the men are not bittea q
all. but the greatest majority suffer-
We soon hope 70 acquire immunity
Went all over the battlefields uea1
Siege. At present there IL very litj
tie doing. Occasional bands Of Bail
gartan irregulars make raids on thi
railroad but no systematic fightini
10 In progress. although from all al
pearances they are expecting q rsI
nswal of hostilitiss. Ny personal
opinion il that At the present uul
the country 10 ~ healthy - any, and
certainly not In more need Of sani|
tary supervision than some Of oul
cities In the south. There is 81
course IN immense amount Of woe3
70 BE- done. but the same work d
lpeeeed alss'ia ths states.
sS1sslssvs1. lptapnvsss tIs =
~ sailroad. cad viii WORT bstvss@
here and the Greek border. Oct q
travel all over: zee coaditioas d
many parts Of the country. and
have this satisfaction. namely. thJ
t;ervian officers say that the vad
cine work appeals To them a. bein(
the most important Of any yet cad
ried out In the country.
In . few days the camp will b
moved IN Novi Paxar. not far frod
the Albanian border. They have a
epidemic Of typhoid there. Il
thirty miles from the railroad.
probably will not get there for soml
time.
One of the men In my squad has
camera aad . large supply Of siin4
He IL getting some great phosos. snl
] have arranged 10 get . eompistl
>sst Of them when ve get bond
csanot get good prints over hsr
or would send you some.
We have attached 10 our commiI
sion . youag Servlaa captain vh
has already seen three warn. Q fisl
fellow. talks English and German
and ~s have become great frseudi
lie II writing you . isae 70 say shi
he has fallen In love with the Amerj
un way Of doing thinss. and ~ans
"a come 20 the Uaited States n sool
~ The war II over.
One Of the things that impress1
me most IL the cruelty Of many d
the people. especially the oommol
soldier. For example. Jest nov cd
Of them thrcw = cat out Of Q seconl
story ~indow. Although not ID
from me. IN the sun. II . soldier al
most dead: he had 10 walk lnto tow
from . distant camp aaa upoa rsac1
sns here fell unconscious. Noted
pays any stteatios 70 % hin sscs9
10 throw . bucket ef water % bid
! shalt Try 70 have hin eahea 70 II
hospital. ] thihk Deebahiy. this
the result Of constant var. aal ID
iess . csetaia sesllas sewsed nd
hts1 Esd eeaa. n yeu tsavsl la
wagon. ths driver aevee uiasoo /
chance % biz asybe1y vltA ~ I'd
that comes wishia reaeA. anl - ~
taps elthae.
TIE foo1 b faie. 0oslly 0eaA o3)
tAsv have . great abuolnnov G ~
u Dsss1tls vill ssal ~ y GnIoal
~. Dress. - - pouoo1, 90 ~
yeu vtll ssesly - T.
nv 9. 1915. 1