The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-23
|t1ard and Incessant Work Help
ing Make Men Fit. While
Health Is jealousy Guarded
MEN ARE INSTRUCTED
IN PREVENTIVE MEASURE
irst Pay Day in France Turns
Loose a Million Francs and
Makes I'radesmen Happy.
Hospital Is Taken Over
tBy DANIEL DILLON.l


In France. July 81 Delayed "Tra!n-
Ing to night white man is bigger
POO than licking yellow" sighed a
SAMMY at the close of hard day
pt manoeuNering tonight.
The French troops have convinced
Rhe American soldiers OF she serious
|ness of their task and OF the neces-
sitF OF getting themselves into the
nnest possible condition for the day
~hen they are to carry the Star Span
&Eled Banner in storming assaults
against the Teuton lines.
Sammy" now knows that the fare
well heard in New York. See you
again al Christmas" viii scarcely ne
Rulflled, Hard work, the most strenu
pus grind and the Aerccst nFhtsng tie
ahead on the trent where millions Of
men are engaged There Is hope
E5owtveE that one staggering blow
ewil arouse internal descriptions IN
by the fact that the reiehstag has
PASSED the peace resolution,
Visits OF American soldiers and OFF
Eers to the French training camps are
PC become part Of the daily routine
"a special department has been opened
D. the military authorities It is in
charge Of , corps Of French !nstruc-
Tors Beginning Monday two hours
haily will be set aside a. the American
lamp fot drills. The "Sammies" are
10 learn the French trench tactics.
bayonet fighting and the use Of Rand
grenade5 az perfected as the result
.nf the lessons Of three years OF war.
The American soldiers are taking
III verly to this new work. .,.
II is believed that fhe troops Will
HE tine generally anticipated
| Textereay vas the hrst pay day at
Ehe American camp The French
kradespeople were made happy indeed
no, Ions after The raymaster ~ the
3Amer!can 4x~edttion had paid out
hver cne r1illien francs Dsaon.n o0l The
,sa rr.e tcz- sought eagerly to spend
khei7 mcnev BUT found little outlet
fer u Manr souvenirs we're bought
- the t7l&s back hornN Willy vet
.rrans {avel@lcd the rockies into
Various innocent rss-tweS that re-
tg'tcd in sudden exchange Of money.
However. nest Of the American col
Pliers went 10 bed nursing a Rookie
kefrsT fe*iinr.
With plenty Of money In their pock-
Its the trooas wandered through the
Down buying whatever struck their
NAnFt. y htE1t IhFFS W AS TT
wrist watch left in any store The
6ificulty Of purchasing is ohviated ny
american Interpreters, most Of whom
bro college men who give their ser
kices freely to helm the cause These
Interpreters are performing army sig
hal service on the other hand there
hre numbers OF men attached TO the
keneral stan who instruct the French
Troops In English. A number OF these
we're. before the war. college profess
kors in American institutions.
q The health of the American troops
Ia being conserved in accordance with
<he most modern scientific methods,
Every effort Is heinh made 10 protect
khem from the diseases that ravaged
<he English and French armies earlier
| n the war The American today Is
khe healthiest soldier in ths field.
Today the division surgeon deliv-
bred the nrst of series of company
kalks which every soldier in the ex-
nedftion will hear He pointed out
kha. the seourRe of infectious diseases
eaused ny this war is as great in Its
Importance and danger as the actual
hattie He indicated how diseases may
81 prevented and instructed the men
a protective measures. He warned
Particularly against the use OF until
Tered water. He preached the gospel
81 cleanliness and stated that the
General health OF the troops was ex-
eellent.
Measles and mumps are the only hos
bital cases 80 far. The water Is care
kuily altered. Each company gets
bortion OF hypochloride of calcium suf-
6cient to make its water supply germ
broof
1
knrce is vaccinated against typhoid,
bara typhoid and small pox. No un-
hecessary vaccines are admlnist cred
rhere will be no vaccination against
Eholara until there are indications OF
ehe disease,
IA French hospital has been taken
bver by the expedition as a base hos
hital. II Is to be named by the Johns
Hopkins unit, headed by noted special
sts. 1t contains more than one thou
hand beds and is splendidly equipped
4 every way More than one hundred
Red Cross nurses, thirty physicians
Ind one hundred and Atty male at
kendants. partly French. are to arrive
D few days whercupon the hospital
will be formally opened.
The equipment and supplies are all
american and are abundantly on hand.
Inventories are to be taken every ten
hays.
At present all cases are treated in
The held hospital where they are sent
By the regimental hospitals contain
{ng twelve beds each
The medical system is three cor
kered. First the regimentai hospital.
b4eond. the field hospital. and third. |
He base hospital. The latter Is re-
koaviug all serious cases.
American army surgeons are daily
upectin9 the troops and their BILL