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 WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Woolen uniforms for all troops have been provided and are either at the camps and cautOnments en route there, Sec retary Baker said today, explaining steps the war department has taken to meet the unsatisfactory health con ditous at the training posts pictured in reports of the surgeon general made public yesterday.
 The secretary announced that all except one of the recommendations of the medical department had been compiled with immediately, and pointed out that the reports upon which action was taken were re- cevcd for the most part two weeks or more ago.
 General Gorgas' one proposal that remains Go be acted upon, Mr. Baker said. is that regarding the establish mcnt of observation camps in which shall be gathered all new drafts of recruits for R period of two weeks before tho men pass into their com pauy organizations at the training camps
 The surgeon general believes that during this two weeks segregation period, with the recruits under close medical observation, it would be pos sible to prevent the communication of epidemic diseases to the troops in raining. Latent diseases would have time to develop and men found to have measles or any other communi cable ailment would be sent to the hospital.
 Mir. Baker said action was delayed pending decision as to the wisest course to pursue in establishing the observation camps. It may be neces- sary to establish one camp in connec- tion with every divisional training center or on the other hand. to build several great observation camps at suitable points throughout the cOun- try where recruits would be held dur ing the two week period 10 be dis tributed later to the training camps The question also is under discussion as to whether cantonments of semi permanent type with wooden build lngs shall be constructed or tent camps sHch as those occupied by the national guard.
 Secretary Baker received today per sonal reports on conditions at three of the northern training eenters Camp Devens. Mass: Camp Upton, New York. and Camp Meade, Mary land, Co the effect that health and clothing equipment conditions there are entirely satisfactory. He received also an invitation to inspect the na- tonal army division at Camp Meade tomorrow, with the promise that he would see every man at the camp clothed in woolen uniform and heavy overcOat
 Tonight Secretary Baker issued a de- tailed statement showing the clothing on hand at the four camps November 30 and that ordered shipped or already enroute. He called attention tO the fact that with the exception Of Camp Sevier the reports of Sugeon General GOrgas as to clothing shorta ges were based on inspections made since that date.
 At Camp Doniphan. Oklahoma. with 2J.G6j men. there were on hand 40,00C pairs of woolen trousers, with 5,O0( additional ordered from St Louis De- eember l. Woolen coats in camp to- Jailed lS.671. with 5000 ordered ship ped from St. Louis and Philadelphia u the previous eight days. OvercOats numbered 22.000 with 2,300 others en- route and 5000 ordered shipped iron New York December 10. Woolen un- ,icrwear on hand numbered 105,00i pieces with S1,000 additional undel orders to be shipped. Blankets totalleC 96000 with 35,000 others ordered anC 1lO0O comforters in camp with l6,OO' enroute.
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