The Dermott news., 1917-12-27
TRAINED NURSES
NEEDED IN CAMPS
At Least 500 ARE WANTED At
ONCE IN THE HospITALe
At cANToNMENTA
MEASLES, THEN PNEUMONIA

MEASLES, THEN pneumonia
Army Medical School Safeguards MIL
liens BY Observation-Disclosures Ger
mans at Hot Springs Fairly Treated
and Paid for Labor.
Orem Committee on Public Information)
Washington. - The outbreaks Of
measles At the environments. followed
BY the resultant complications. includ-
Ing pneumonia, have increased the
need for additional nurses At the hos
pitfalls established In connection with
the camps. At least 500 trained nur-
ses are wanted at once.
After q recent inspection trip to one
Of the camps with q high sick rate the
surgeon general reported there had
been 5000 cases of measles. At the
time Of his visit there were 800 cases
Of pneumonia In the hospital.
The height Of the measles epidemic
70 over. but pneumonia docs not de-
vslop fes aoius tie after the incidence
Of the msas lss. so Z Considerable num-
bes Of cases Of pneumonia may be sx
pectsd.
The pay Il nurses u 80 . noath
and uaiAteNAAes. Application shonld
he made 70 The superintendent Army
Nurse CsrpA Mills building WasAlns-
Ton.
The interael GHrnAAs Il ~ s4atisn
At Hot SpsAAsA Z c., are Act psissnsss
Of var. They ssnpStss s0ssrs aad
crews 4 the German merchant vessels
which we're Asld In he UAissA States
ut the tine - ~ dseia1au tea Of war
These aliens receive ~ funds fren
the government esespt compensation
for labor actually performed. Those
engaged In construction work get SO
a month, with An additional IS to fore
man. 1Atsrned officers have not been
permitted to receive from any source
more than $40 4 month and crewmen
not more than s.. Receipts In excess
OF these amounts are placed to the
credit OF the aliens in banks.
Three plain but substantial meals
are prepared each day. There Is no
waste. the same measures Of economy
and conservation which are being
urged upon every American housewife
being pracdced At Hot Springs.
The receiving hospital for United
States soldiers brought back from Eu-
rope, to BE- esta blishsd 1t Staten Is
land, n. r.. will have q capacity Of
$500 beds. This marks the beginning
Of 4 comprehensive plan for the care
Of soldiers whs are disabled In the
line Of duty. II Will BE used only for
From the Staten Island institution
men will be transferred to general or
special treatment hospitals, utes for
which are new being selected through
out the csuntk. Whenever possible,
injured soldiers will Be sent u places
near their own As0ss They will be
fitted fer trades to which they are
adapted. AID at he time Of discharge
the government viii assist them In re-
turning to their proper places IN indus
try.
by right Of var the nsh< Of strange
races to migrate int Germanic settle
ments will be taken avay. BY right
of war the nen-0srnanic population
In America snd Great Australia must
be settled In Africa. ny right Of war
We can send back the useless South
American romance peoples and the
half-brssls = nsvth AfSiea."-ouota-
ton froA the German In the new ITO
page publication issued By the eeu-
mittes en- puhlic Information. -Con-
quest AL Kuitur. Copies may Be 80
cured free Of charge BY application to
the committee On psbue Information.
10 Jaekssu place. WasAiAGten. d. G.
In the equipment furnished each In
BY the ordnance bureau Of
the war department are nine and .
half poupds Of iren and steel. This
10 exclusive Of the uAifeSn equipment
provided BY the euartsrmaster corps.
Used In the baysnst scsbbard are
two ounces Of iron and steel: bacon
can. oo4 ounce: bayenet. Is ounces;
front sight covor. 2 ounces; knife,
ounce; meat can. 0OooOuncs; pack car
Hers. COS ounce; rife, lot ounces;
shovel, Is ounces.
The port Of New York 10 under mil
ltary control. the water fronts being
guarded By the regular army. Fully
armed guards prohibit the passage Of
any person. alien or citizen. who can
not establish a business reason for &c
cess to the waterfront areas. The
same military control will be estab-
lished at all other American ports and
may include factories engaged In war
work.
Every postal employee In the United
States has been instructed to take an
active part In the campaign for the