The Washington herald., 1916-11-29
Army and Navy News
Best service Column In city;

| There cannot be too much; there must
not be too little"
| This is the motto of the Rotarians of
San Antonio, Tex. who have urged every
mother. sister and girl friend in the Texas
city to aid in the cooking of pies and
cakes for the boys in khaki.
Col. Harry l. Rodgers, chief quarter
MASTER has assured the Rotary Club Of
, ficials that 1000 motor trucks will be
, at their disposal for gathering the trim
mings." Having 1000 trucks as a means
OF gathering 5000 cakes and pies. which
average six pies and cakes to each truck,
the Rotary Club officials fear no hard
ships in gathering the goodies" for the
border soldiers.
: A Thanksgiving dinner without the
proper trimmings OF homemade cakes.
pies and cookies is not considered real
Thanksgiving dinner. no matter how
much turkey, salad. fruits. nuts. etc, may
be served. To give this hnal touch OF
satisfaction to some 1900 men, mem
bers Of the Rotary Club have undertaken
to obtain 1000 homemade pies and 1900
homemade cakes for the soldiers and
militiamen stationed Mt Fort Sam Hous-
ton and Camp Wilson.
There were thirty-eight deaths from
diseases among 10000 state troops on
the border In the three months from July
l to September %, according TO Lieut..
Col Weston =. Chamberlain. n. D..
Medical Corps. u. u. A.. In tho Journal
of the American Medical Association.
During tho same period there were nine
teen deaths from among 5000 rcEulhrs
In 1898 among 1900 volunteer troops serV-
ing In tho United States during the
Spanish-AmerIcan war there were 1.9SC
deaths from disease from April Y To
December 81. a period OF eight months.
In the four months period from June
to September, inclusive. Lieut. Col
Chamberlain says there were l2i deaths
in command averaging 10000 men dur
ing the latter three monthS
"of these IN fatalities" he says. 81
were due to disease, s were due to un.
known causes, and 50 to external causes
such as gunshot wounds. ordinary injur-
les. drowning. lightning stroke, etc. Only
| II OF these deaths were the result OF
acute infectious diseases. viz: 3 of pneu-
monia, 2 of meningitis, 9 OF dysentery,
OF paratyphoid fever, l OF scarlet fever
and l OF entercolitis."
| From May to October IS there were
"a cases OF typhoid fever. with no deaths
among the 10000 troops which have serv-
Southern Department and in Mexico
In 1898. among lF7.795 regular and volun-
teer troops. there were 20.926 cases OF
typhoid. with 2,192 deaths, in about eight
months. Most of the cases were contract
ed within the United States.
| Congress will he asked to appropriate
$500 900 to establish a complete system
OF communication all along the coast lines
OF the United States. OF this, $4,000 will
be sought Immediately for the work. The
purpose Is two-fold.
| First as n step in military prepared
ness. so that a foreign enemy cannot ap-
proach the ragged American coast with
out immediate notice being sent to Wash
ington; second. to provide for better CO.
operation between the United States
Coast Guard and the Lighthouse Service
and other government agencies for the
protection of life and property at sea.
| President Wilson is behind the project.
| He has issued an executive order author
izing the establishment OF a commission.
known as the Interdepartmental Board
of Coastal Communications, to work out
details OF the system. This board has
sent to the White House its recommended
ton.
! Radio apparatus Is to be installed and
telephone lines built between all the coast
guard shore stations formerly the sta
| tions OF the life-saving service, and the
most important lighthouses and light
ships along the coast. 1t will be possible
| then to communicate at all times with
every important point along the coast
through a system which will have its
headquarters in Washington. The serv-
ice will be under the supervision of the
| United States Coast Guard.