Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-07-25
BLISS FINDS GUARDSMEN
SATISFIED WITH. CAMPS
Reports of Incflcicncy and Bad
Hations Declared to he
Entirely False.
MAKES Personal INSPECTION
Only Fault. and That Already Is
Rcmcdicd, Is That During First
Few Days Of Mobilization Food
Lacked Variety.

WASlitNGi iuly .i,--ln all the
camps OF national a7iardsmen on the
Mexican border. consisting or 10000
milttiamen. reports of inefiicicncy and
bad rations are found to be entirely
false. according to q dispatch from
General Tasker IL. Bliss. assistant chief
OF star, made public at the War Do
partmcnt to-day. The report is the
result of Il personal inspection OF the
camps made by General Bliss.
The ono fault General Bliss found
and tina, he says already is rcIncdled
was that during the first few days
OF the mobilization the food lacked
variety. Many OF the guardsmen. Cen
cral Bliss reported, said their rations
were better than the food they were
accustomed " having at home.
The only ground for criticism Iand
that Is being rapidly rcmcdicD." the
report says. lis that In the first few
DAYS Of the camps they have no, had
tho variety III components OF the ra-
ton that was desired. This was due
partly To the fact that deputs have
been hastily organized and great guam
titles OF supplies suddenly unloaded
in them too rapidly.
II ind in my organizations that the
enlisted personnel are being bonn ha rd :
ed with letters from home begging
them To return and to take advantage
OF an: opportunity offered to get out
Of the service. Thus far tho mon them
selves seem TO pay little attention TO
this. ! think that what may prove a
principal cause ~ unrest among GER
tain classes Of the enlisted personnel
is tho Information which commanding
homes and from employers who now
say that az there Is TO be no war.
their promises as to pay and positions
being held open arc no longer In force"
PRACTICAL ABSENCE
or INTOXICATING: LIQUORS
There is ono thing that is particu-
larry noticeable and pleasing among
the troops that have thus far seen
Immediately along the border. and that
is tho practical absence OF intoxicating
liquors in the camps. This Is notice
ably true In tho Now York division.
The officers set tho best example In
this respect. and tho men seem 10 fol-
low II, Tho local communities are SO
small and scattered that there Is com
paratircly lirtic temptation from those
sources
Even IL these early davs Of the
movement their tentage is ample and
excellent. their food Is ample and OK
ccllent. their clothing Is excellent ard
ample for every organization that was
not hastily rushed to tho bordrn-and
even for 'hcm all deficiencies arc rapid-
" being supplind--their CAMPS are the
very best that can be obtained in 'his
country, and appear to he perfectly sat
isfactor% To tho commands. thoir SAINT
tatiou Is excellent. aud there Is almost
no sickness. and that largely confined
to the small troubles incident to change
OF die; from home 20 camp life
Tho American Rcd Cross day made
n,,i Al i1
Paso Tex, Dr. Eugene y. Crockett Of
Eoston its report. lIc recommends Tho
sanitation Of tho camps II ''olonia Dub.
Ian and comments or tho excellent
health OF tho troops. ffn suggests the
sending or hooks and magazines 20 the
D4s