The Washington herald., 1917-07-23
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will hear. He pointed out that the
sccurge of infectious diseases caused
by this war Is as great In its import
Ance and danger as the actual battle.
He indicated how diseases may be
prevented and instructed the men in
protective measures. He warned par
ticularly against the use Of unfiltered
water. He preached the gospel OF
cleanliness and stated that the general
health of the troops was excellent.
Measles and mumps are the only
hospital cases SO far. The water IL
carefully filtered. Each company gets
portion of hypochoride OF calcium
SUFFICIENT to make its water supply
germ proof.
Every man IN the expeditionary force
Is vaccinated against typhoid para
| typhoid and smallpox. No unneces-
sary Yaccines are administered. There
will be no vaccination against cholera
until there are indications Of the dis
] ease.
A French hospital has been taken
over by the expedition as a base hos
pital. 1t is to be manned by the Johns
Hopkins unit. headed by noted spe-
/ cialists. 1t contains more than 1000
beds and is splendidly equipped in
every way. More than 100 Red Cross
nurses, 30 physicians and 80 male
attendants, partly French. are to ar
rive in a few days, whereupon the
hospital will be formally opened The
supplies are all American. Inventories
are to be taken every ten days.
At present all cases are treated IN
the field hospital where they are sent
| ANa1a n
ing twelve beds each. The medical
system is ''three-cornered." First, the
reKimental hospital, second, the field
hospital and third. the base hospital
The latter Is receiving all serious
cases American army surgeons are
daily inspecting the troops and their
biuets. Sanitary regulations are
! strictly enforced.
The food is pronounced excellent
The soldiers are now acclimated and
II is believed the loss from sickness
will be smaller than in any army In
| Europe.
Gen. sIbert, accompanied by two
representatives of the American War
Department, inspected the camp 10,
day. Meanwhile, a large contingent
OF American officers again visited the
French camp to witness the man
euyers. which are highly instructive,
Baseball is Of the greatest practical
value in giving the men the funda'
mental requirements for grenaoe
| throwing. During Gen. Siebert
visit to the French camps yesterday
special demonstration maneuVers 10
tactical formation was given Tor the
benefit of the American commander as
an initial move for cooperative drills
between the two armies. The French
are beautifully trained. The TWO
STATS are working out joint plan o.
drill methods.
Courtesy triumphed over regulation
at noon today when the "sammies
smacked their lips over the cham
payne presented by the French gov
eminent. Gen. Sibert accepted TIL
offer after some deliberation. The re
suit was a luncheon de luxe-cham
payne, ham, jam and red wine wer'
added to the usual menu.
The red wine was casked and ne
cessitated .he introduction in France
Of the ancient and happy American
custom of rushing the can" Tit
wine was carliod to the mess By
bucketfuls.
The Americans demonstrated theil
superior ability over the French IL
throwing hand grenades, showing vi
excellently at a range OF from fift!
to seventy meters. The officers arr
encoura ging the men 10 play baseball
and develop Walter johnson wings
for grenade work.
The postoffice regulations do not limi
the soldiers letters. Every line o.
writing Is being censored. but th'
censor does net stipulate the number
Of lines. Consequently Sammy" neet
not discriminate between the girls h,
left behind him.
The men are allowed to have al
sorts OF reading matter in camp. They
endeavor to interpret the illustrated
French periodicals.
Pat, the lone negro. and Wah, the
lone Filipino in camp, both of whom
are mess attendants, are exciting the
curiosity of the French. Pat resem'
bles Jack Johnson. The white troop
ers are parading him, introducing him
to the French as the champion fighter
of the world. Wah blandly smiled his
way through the intricacies Of the
| French language.
Showers continue daily and the
weather consequently is cooler.
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