The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1916-06-16

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tal work is surprisingly heavy un-
less one pauses a moment, to re-
member the conditions confront
ING the workers in this vital
branch of the service.
Here on the border, far distant
from a metropolitan base of sup
plies, there must be forethought
sufficient to supply the needs oil
an unknown quantity OF men,
under guessed-at conditions. No
thing really definite can be esti-
mated of how many wen will have
TO be treated, of when, or Tor how
long; nor what will be needed IN
the various camps at the front.
Many of the drugs and surgical
supplies have to be brought IRON
far away, for the very best of ev
ANYTHING has been procured, ana
when a sudden demand lessons
the stock, Immediately the wires
are burnt up" until more OF the
article is on the way to Colum-
bus. All this requires the great
est care and attention, forethought
and executive ability.
Efficiency raised to the highest
point marks the administration
Of this work at the base hospital
group. Lieut.. Col. Prick will not
permit praise of himself, or the
exploitation all suv he deserves
for his long and faithful service
but he declares that the results at
the Cantonment Hospital which
are so notable that all may see,
have been achieved by the perfect
cooperation and untiring work of
his assistants.
One has to promise to say no.
thing of the men behind the hos
pitai machine, before one Is per
mitted to see the wheels go
round" but il can do no harm, but
point the statement that efficiency
is the order of the day at the Co
lumbus Base Hospital, to mention
the officers in charge Of this
branch of government c~onserva-
ton; for conservation with big
caps" is the right title for this
important branch of the great
game of val
Lieutenant Colonel Euclid b.
Frick is surgeon of the Medical
Base Group and also is com.
handing officer of the Canton.
ment ..yspltal.
Captain Craig r. Snyder is San.
itary Inspector of the Base and i,
also adjutant of the Cantonment
Hospital.
Captain Robert c. Loving is Of
fcer in charge, base medical sup
ply depot and Captains Glenn !
Jones and James 5. Fox are of
fcers in charge of wards-technI
cally ward surgeons.
In addition to the above Captain
l.. II. Hanson is in command %.
Ambulance Company No. g.. Cap
tains j. b. Higgins and /. l.. Hop
wood are medical officers on duty
with the 18th Cavalry, and thcr,
are also other medical officers on
duty with other regiments >ery
ing here.
I'm a corner partitioned off from
the living room of the officer, o.
4. the medical corps is the room
which is the real handspring To-
the Cantonment hospital-her,
1t. Col. Prick directs the move
, ments of the life saving machIner,
of the base hospital. a desk, al
army cot-the only sign of luNur.
4, being the sheepskln thrown owe
the army blanket,a couple of type
writer's, on the desk, which Is o
dressed but unvarnished pine, pa
. p%eweights of the same materIa
hold in place orderly stacks OF let
tiers, invoices, reports and tn
thousand and one documents tn.
pass through his busy hands ever
week. Every record Of case.
d cured, returned to duty, tran,
ferred to other hospitals is here ,
be quickly found, if desired. TIL
. simple room with its camp furnish
lngS is the keystone of the arc
= supporting the splendid work q
the healing of the men in khaki.
Next in interest comes III
wards themselves with the soldier
o in different stages of recovery
[ all look cheerful, assuming a VII
tue, whether they have it norma
ly, when the kindly officers con
: through to see to their comfort.
- All the soldiers who are able
sit up are moved out TO the lon
, porch, from which they can waite
Il much Of the camp movement, e.
pecially the going Of the pack an
o, motor truck trains, over the 30
> der carrying good things and nee,
u full to their comrades down in II
sand-swept plains of ca]cti-coverC
Mexico.
The ward cots are the regul
{. ton army cots and very comfoT