The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-09-12
Montana Boys in Good Camp;
Greene Promises Safeguard
Commanding Officer Assures
Folks al Home" That
All Is Well.
IMMORTALITY BARRED
War Department to Forbid
Liquor and Woman Near
CantOnment.

Camp Lewis. American L. e. Wash.
Sept IL. (Special) - Dol worry.
Your boys will be all right.
This is the gist Of a good cheer mes
sage to fathers and mothers Of Mon
tana from Major General II. a.
Greene, Y. S. A.
He is commander of the big canton
ment here. which will soon be home to
$4,000 young men of the seleetive serv
ice from Alaska, Washington. Oregon.
California. Montana. Utah, Idaho.
Wyoming and Nevada.
General Greene. being a big, broad
minded, whole souled veteran Of the
nations military organization. realizes
that the home leaving of the boys
means a vigorous wrench TO the cstab-
lished routine of domestic life. For
that reason he has authorized the
sending of this word of assurance to
parents of sons preparing for democ-
racy's battles
Boys Will Be Cared For.
To the staff correspondent Of The
Muscular he said:
1.-The fathers and mothers of
drafted men need suffer no APP
prehension on the score Of phys.
ical, mental or moral deseneracy
due to the influences which will
surround them in the military life.
Temptations and opportunities
for vicious indulgences will prob
ably be fewer than in civil life,
and the restraints Of discipline will
be greater.
while the intensive training means
hard work, there will be some hours OF
leisure and facilities will be given fol
harmless, innocent but interesting rec
reation. The Y. NJ. c. A. will be az
active agency in the latter particular
No Better Place in Country.
"There is probably no better
place in the United States than
this camp at American Lake as far
as health conditions are concerned.
The camp is very sanitary and
will be kept so.
Modern improvements in sanitation
and hygiene have wiped out all cam
diseases which formerly produce
| greater mortality than incidents O
! battle. Under the enforced prophy
Tactic treatment, typhoid fever has 70
some years become practically un
known.
THE water supply here is 100 pc
cent pure, and there is no possibilit
taminated.
Bathing facilities are adequate. TIL
food supply is excellent In quality an
ample in quantity.
No immortality in Camp.
1 "Under the existing federal law,
it is made a penal offense to dis.
pense liquor within five miles of
any encampment or to establish
immoral resorts. 1t is also a penal
offense to sell at any place, at any
time, Intoxicating liquor to officers
or soldiers in uniform. And the
law requires that the uniform be
worn at all times.
''in cooperation with the civil
authorities. it is the intent and
purpose of the cantonment com.
nander to see that these laws are
strictly enforced.
War Department on Guard.
THE moral and physical welfare
the men of the national army. as W,
as of the other armies of the Unit
States is matter of great solicitu,
to the secretary of war. who has
many agencies entirely unprecedente
sought to safeguard the men in eve
particular: not only by removal
vicious influences but by the suhst
. tuition of innocent means of recreatic
"There is no doubt that the men
drafted into the regular army will
return to their homes improved
physically, mentally and morally,
and with broader ideas Of life and
feeling Of stronger devotion to
their country. In short, they will
be better citizens
Few FrilIs in Camp.
General Greene Is the handspring
the vast, intricate orga nization of II
mammoth training camp | found hi
at his headquarters in the admin
tration building. an implanted wood
building similar to the hundreds
others. There are few frills in can
life.
At the front 1900 officers. just +
! porting, were hesiceing the place. l
side regiment of clerks We're makil
a gathering melody on their typ
writer's, compiling endless stacks
=. reports.
You have heard the story of I
! one ARMED paper hanger with I
, prickly heato" said the general. "Tha
i the way with me--rather busy"