Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-11-25
A VISIT TO THE
ROYAL ARSENAL
Girl Workers in Ammunition
Factory Must Take a Bath
After Work.
MANY DANGER STATIONS
But They Are Isolated From
the Rest; Accidents Are
Very Few.
-ur. MAnnANEr MNLTENl

,uy MNRGARET WALTEIi)
LONDON. Nov. Girls who WORK
I'm the high explosives at Wool"i'n
arsenal are encouraged to take baths
oft,r the work.. bathing facilities ne
ipp pro,Idcd within the precincts oi
IN. arsenal II has been found tha'
constant aud thoro washing mltlEh'''
any danger IN working In the J. y.
rriuitrntnluoD powder and thht II the
,yorL,rs keen themselves In ia" pillh'
nf uhyairaI condition danger to h"aiih
from the occupation 10 largely
moved 10 this end, the goN''hh'"'
is cooperating I'm "A manner 'l'' SUI
masses the consideration or inc hu7'
"mudcI employers I'm days before th'
war. t,,
locality of the girl workers III '"'
ro,,I arsenal Thousands of thcm are
n,l,iur fuses. filling and sealing
shells boxing ammunition ready To be
shiru,d To the front and UundllnG
,hcIl .londcd trucks as if they were
h,by bupl.i,s. and they all sing AT
tbair work Sometimes It Us Wusl
coI comedy ditty. sometime Groom
ing folk song with vivid picture IAN
ruarc. sometimes familiar ilhW'llhu
melody
Danger anI Danger.
The arsenal is composed "i non dAn
ger buildings and danger buildings
and the latter are divided into the
clean" side and the dirty Ndc ana
across the hnrrier separating the two
der 10 see the girls at work IN the M
ing dcpartmcnts we were logged out lu
thick rubber galoshes, securely ucd ON
with white tape, for IL one should iall
OFF and a nail from worn heel crush
any powdcr that might be on the ROOT
walk "A serious disaster might result
Every bit Of metal has to hc left out
side. down even to keys and trlnkets'
10 avoid the danger of accidentally
dropping "A hard substance.
The isolated shops, in each OF which
only ten or twelve girls work, are
built over broad grassy plateau. tle
waited walks and gangways lead from
shop to shop and In several places
there are washing paVilions. These
with the elaborate baths at the shirt
stations. (wherc no towels are used
twice. and the perpetual securing ana
scruhbing day and night and all DAY
Sunday, Of all floors. passages ana
equipment. are amongst the preventive
measures taken To ensure the protec-
ton OF workers from any i'll effects OF
working In 4. n. T.
No Chances Taken.
The assurance OF safety lies IN the
worker being in such perfect form that
there Is no chance OF "A nervous slip.
Before she is allowed to work on the
"clcan" side. every girl passes rigid
physical examination, then she IL cN
pccted to procure for herself or has
provided for her, proper housing ana
feeding Every girl working ON pow
ders rs provided free OF charge with "A
pint of pure milk a day, besides thlS,
she can buy at the cantccns within the
walls abundant and first class food
at cost price. She is encouraged to
eat plenty OF bread. butter and Vegc-
tables Fresh eggs are served at tea
and she is taught To avoid taking acids
or stimulants in any form.
Their are two shifts, day and night
and AS "A girl passes to her work from
the SHIFT rooms. dressed I'm her work
ing uniform of fireproof overall and
cap. she is provided, free Of charge.
with an astriugcnt cream for her face
and hands or special lotion II her
skin Is extra sensitive. At the begin
ming OF her SHIFT each worker can
have a dose OF mild laxative tonic, also
free uf charge.
when an air raid signal Is given.
each squad Of girls under the shop
cone OF their number who
has risen 70 the posO locks up shop
and retircs to the safe position pro
Nidcd. Their has never been a panic
nt these times but there is generally
a lot of grumhling among the girls
because of the time that Is wasted.
Minor NC"iiCntS
And the accidents With hated
breath we approached one ot the ann
hulanCc stations.
MANY entries today, sister" We
murmured
She pushed the register across the
table.
The first entry was splinter under
a thumb nail the second a scratch on
the check. the third nose bleed. the
fourth resulted from friendly scut-
fle The most serious mish1p was
a broken lex.
However would powder worker
break her leg" was asked In amaze
mcnt
why. they troop along i'm droves
and sometimes trip on boxes or lines
Outside the walls the twelve hours
remaining OF the munitions maids day
are occupied I'm going TO and from
work. I'm eating one good meal at least
and "a lighter one. and In recreation
which is provided In abundance At the
hostels and assembly rooms miles
away from the works. full eight hours
are supposed ~ go in sleep.
The result is that as the girl work
ers pour out from the grim fortress
at the end of their shift they look like
members ~ a beauty chorus. they hum
and skip along Ike children. Even
those among them who have families
VI small babies seem refreshed rather
than exhausted after their work These
young mothers have not so easy time
as the others of course. but with each
month their handicaps are being re-
duced by u series OF private enter
prises Co-ordiuated and encouraged
10y an increasingly far-seeing govern
ment.
Could Eat Her biscuits.