Weekly journal-miner., 1917-09-19
WAR RULES FOR BRITISH WOMEN
 BEHIND LINES
RICT DISCIPLINE IS MAINTAINED ANON G WORKERS WHO HAVE THEIR OWN CAMPS; ALL WEAR UNIFORMS.

HEADQUARTERS WOME E MS AUXILIARY CORPS, behind British Lines in France, Sept. 15-When it was decided to employ women with the British army in France the main difficulty that arose lay in the ques- ton of housing. Accommodation in France had been prepared solely in accordance with the requirements of male troops, and notifications and adaptations for the use of women re- quired careful consideration.
 The camps and hotels for the wom- en workers had to be fully equipped, within reasonable distance from the places of employment, and on some what higher standard of comfort than was required then for the men.
 With the cooperation of the mili- tary authorities, preliminary arrange ments were so rapidly carried out, that within a month after the de- cision to send women to France, ev- erything was ready for the first groups of workers. These crossed the channel at the end of April this year. At present the womens quar- ters are principally in hutted camps and in hotels taken over by the corps at some of the bases. These camps accommodate from 28 to 500 women each. Their total accommodation has reached figure over 4,0O0.
 Woman Administrator.
 Each camp, however small, is un- der the charge of woman admins trator, responsible for the comfort and wellbcing of its occupants and for their discipline outside office hours.
 The question is often asked, ''is the discipline of the women workers very strict:" The question of discipline was a subject of careful considera. ton. The women of the Auxiliary Corps cannot be treated as children; they are carefully chosen in the first instance and are doing responsible work. For this reason great deal of liberty is given them and the rules and regulations are not stringent.
 Members of the corps must wear their uniforms on all occasions: there arc certain restrictions regarding ad-. mission to cafes and cstamients in France. There arc occasional roll calls at the hotels, but out of office. hours the women arc allowed great deal of liberty. The administrator may sanction invitations to men tc the public recreation rooms of the hotel
 Enforcement of Discipline.
 The idea in enforcing discipline among the women workers is that they should be led not driven and that much depends on the administrator who acts as leader, still more on the manner in which the individual mem bers respond to the trust reposed in them to keep up the personal credit and the honor of the corps. It speaks well for the success of the system that after an experience of three months in France only three girls have been returned to England and they for an act which showed more stupidity than deliberate indiscipline
 The administrators are carefully chosen, being in many cases teachers in girls schools or housekeepers in schools or large institutions. Others arc women trained in welfare work or university women who have had experience in similar work. To fit them for their special work in France, all women chosen for administrators receive instruction before being sent out to take up their duties.
 Recruits for the women's army arc very carefully selected in England. | Each candidate must furnish two ref crences, which are carefully consult. ed. Then the candidate is sent before q selection board and a medical board, | both of whom have set fairly high | standard.
 Candidates Called Up.
 Approved candidates arc called up" to a receiving depot after a short time allowed them for making prepar. aticns. On arriving at the receiving i hotels the candidates arc solcmnly en- rolled and required to sign their for maj agreements before military officer. They stay at the receiving hotel about three weeks, during which time they are inoculated and vaccin ated. fitted with uniforms and taught