The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-20
SOLDIERS EXAMINED
FOR TUBERCULOSIS
Thorough Investigation In Camp Lee
for Amy Trace of White Scourgc.
Turkey for Thanksgiving
tBy Staff Correspondont.>

tBy SL41 IorrespOUuentp
Especial TO The Richmond virginian.)
Camp Lee. Va. Nov. 1s.-Incipient
tuberculosis, if any such exists is to
no stamped out at Camp Lee. Every
man of the 90, 900 officers and enlisted
men in the cantonment, though he
has had at least two thorough phyEi-
cal examinations, one by the medical
officer OF his local board and one by
a member of the corps of medical Of
ficers of the Eightieth division. he
is to examined again with a view to
detecting any evidences of the white
scourge" which may have escaped OBJ
servation in previous examination.
Colonel Thos. l.. Rhodes, chief sur
geon of the Eight!eth division, speak
ing OF the matter yesterday said that
the experience ~of the British soldiers
who manned tho lines In Northwest
France during the opening months OF
the war revealed the necessity for the
most painstaking scrutiny In advance
of all soldiers who are to be exposed
to the hsrdships Of trench existence.
Two hundred thousand English.
Scotch and Irishmen were invaiided
home within a few months after they
went to the front for no other rea-
son than that the lack of ordinary
home comforts and shelter, the sleep
less nights during the coruscating and
exploding shells above them made
every nerve culver had so weakened
their vitality that the deadly tuber
culoais Earm had been aroused TO muir
derous activity.
A staff of ten specialists will con-
duct the examination. Their official
name IL The Board of tuberculosis
Examiuers," and yesterday AT
o'clock the members of the so6th en-
err 80
board. The examination will be con-
Quoted in the company mess hall, at
the rate OF $50 men per day. and APP
proximately the same rate will be
kept up in dealing with all the other
units encamped here,
Because their homes and farms were
situated within the limits of the rife
range recently established at Camp
zee by the war department, about fif-
teen farmers have been occupied the
fast few days In seeking new ioca-
lions. The amount of suitable land
In Prince George, Dinwiddie or other
contiguous counties Ia limited. and for
that reason those agriculturists dis
possessed OF their land are finding
their task rather hard one, Halifax
street in Petersburg has presented for
several mornings a scene of unusual
activity, since wagons of household
goods, cattle, and other property char
acteristic Of those who tend the soil.
have been passing along this thor
oughfare. IT Is thought that these
farmers will all be comfortably set
tied soon.
Interest in the insurance benefits
provided by the government for enlist
ed men continues to grow. Captain Ar
instead Dobie, OF General Cronk-
hite's staf. who has charge Of giving
the matter publicity among the men,
said yesterday that his telephone calls
to make inquiry regarding insurance
+sver~ved -cverty~five per day r~
no exaggeration to say that Captain
Dobie, by reason of his legal acquire
ments and exhaustive study OF the in
surauce act ss passed by congress, 10
better qualified than anyone else to
give information along that line.
Nine white men and six negroes
i from Warwick county and Ave whites
and two colored from York county
we're mustered into the service at the
camp yesterday. The white men be-
came members Of the 31sth regiment
and the negroes of the depot brigade
/ My turkey, it's OF thee. sweet bird
I OF cranberree,' may we'll be the song
of the soldiers AT this cantoument
Thanksgiving day when they sit down
at tables graced with the national
fowl. There will be $4,000 pounds of
turkey sefved TO the men by the gov
eminent and the trimmings" will
consist Of Irish and sweet potatoes,
asparagus, oysters fried and stewed,
onions. celery, different salads, ice
cream Chocolate and vanilla}, and
assorted cakes. Under the manage
uent of the beet culinary artists In
the cantonmeut. the quantity and
quality OF the delicious articles on the
menu will vie with each other TO sat
isfy the appreciative paiates of the
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