The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-08-11
GREATEST CARE. TAKEN
WITH SANITATION
HalIicsburg to Be Conducted
on Government Sanitary
Lincs-CampPcrmancnt. -
HprrIai Dispatch In ihn infsllIErnrrr

IIhTTIESDI'RG. MiHs. Aug. TO-
Not only will Cmmp Shelby, the train.
jng home for Kentucky. Indiana and
West Virginia National GuardHmen,
rrsrmblr "SpOilcsH Town" IN It's strict
sanitation. but this little city OF Hat.
lirsburg MISC will be conducted along
sanitary lines lnlh down by federal
authorities. The city commissioners
pledged To HE government that II 4
camp wnn pInccd here The city would
inhr amy Steps The government might
ruEgrnl tnwhrd making the town nhni.
lnrlly correct. and within Ihn phnt Tow
days II number of Tho nHil0n'h hlRhsAL
ntIl lhuriiicn on bhniihlinn hhvn rrhGhud
here hnd nrr making survey OF me
city. Dr ! A Wnlhlnr. pant hnnihC
ami -urrrnn DT The iinllrh Hthlnh DuD.
Iir health nrIvlrn, In hnnh of Tho on
perth wlin ara hrrn now 1in han bs1n
uuun"utnh with training camp WORK A.
Ihu tlrnni Inhnn naval nlhllDnt ni ",
ftl,r,I,inn nnh ~ Camp ilhr, The Nh'
jiunnl Uuhih rnninnmrUl NJ I.ltlI4
Iurk br w Is i.uuihnrn. hnsd If
NJ IrrIrrIprI'r hnrtIh department. Ia m
,hn prnturln harlnilug ~ WnlklhB,
'
lurprtlut. In MIRO nnrirllnp
fnmp uhrIhY IN h"lug nnnvntl -
Juin gInnt 'IIY nln"Hl nng'CaIIfJ
Whr,n. lhron wrrhn uPu. ihnro waH
prn vi irnlly nu alGUH uf civilization, 70.
,luy thor" nru lnutlrrdH nT houHcu Hnu
ruuro thnu 1.OhD worhmcn putting on
all Hpnch IN orrrtIuH Tho mnHH halls,
Kitchens md rIur"h0ukcH for Tho In.
dInun and kentucky mon. Z
Tho camp viii Hprrnh over much
moro ground than VIVA originally In
tended At nrHi II wnR thought the
camp would br built NJ ono--Etrctch'a
Ing about two miles from end 10 cnd.
Ilul tho citizens had pInCcd the en-
Tire ridge ut the dIHpnRhl OF tho GOV.
rrnn"nt. and Major william J. Howe
ard, instruction qunrl"rmhRter. has
RrIcCtrd the most desirable spots for
locating the various units. Tho plans
i0.dny cnll for II camp nbnut hvc miles
In length.
Camp 10 Be Permanent.
Citizens Of iihttirshnrg are much In.
trrenlrd IN reports that Camp Shelby
viii br permanent. hni mn most any
Etlnrdsmhn would prefer To live In A
light little house. huiit 10 lnnI, 10 4
Luni to i've In. The ginrhnnrn Of The !!
three Hinirn d0ubllrnE nhnrr ihls la,s'
lrrrri HnnIr nf The army ekpnrla h1'lf
urr Tint II wnnhcn rnni0hinrni. " con-
niTucirtl along Temporary lines. chn M
puI mp here NJ trrs rtDrnpr than
4 camp or rnnvnn, md thbnn flEurnH ev.
Identity hnvo mn1n rufT1"lnni Impress
rIun nm ErcrrInry nf War Ilakor To
Cnurr him tn nInke porrUnnl InHpet.
tInn nf the nII". fnr n hIHpaIrh wnH ra.
CrIvnh here This wrck That tho war
secretary will hr hrrr nj mn carly
hntr. Efforts arc being made to dc.
v"lup the plans attn further and crnct
Tint will br permanent. with
I hr idrn In Wow Of using ihnm after
lhc war is over in tho rvrnt tho Ma
lion nhopts n policy Of universal mill
iHry service.
Work nf constructing the five Y.
NJ. G.. A. buildings has begun at tho
camp. These buildings arc expected
to be mcccas for the troops. rs they
will be supplied with free writing ma.
trrinls and magazines and newspl-
pcrS.
a local company Is being organized
10 care for the garbage and horse ma.
nure OF the camp. This undertaking
Will require so many garbage cans. mo.
tor trucks, etc, that the company pro.
poses 10 organize ON il basis Of SIS, 900
nhld In cnnlInl