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The Washington times., 1917-12-19
EPIDEWICS AT CAMPS
DISCLOSED BY G0RGAS AS
DUE To DEFICIENCIES IS

During the last month Camp
Funston, .-sIn Kansas, has had 81
deaths" says Surgeon General Gorgas.
in his report, made public today. "Of
these 81 deaths, 81 were from pneu-
monia, with 1Se cases; % deaths from
meningitis, with 20 cases. and 131
cases of mumps.
This indicates a most serious con
dition Of the cantonment, so far as in
lection from the two serious diseases,
meningIHs and pneumonia, is con-
cerhed s's'}
AS emphasizing the situation, I
call attention to the fact that they
had 81 deaths from all causes, when
the normal death rate OF such a com
mand should be about r."
At Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Tex.
General GorgaS reports Al deaths
from pneumonia with 4O9 cases ad-
mitted, and about 1900 case 5 Of
measles in the same length Of time
"The command, until recently, has
had nothing but their summer cloth
ing;H he adds. ''This has caused a
great deal OF discomfort and prob.
ably increased the tendency to pneu.
monia. Most OF the command has re-
Gently been issued wooden undercIoth-
clothing for the whole command is
now in camp. with the. exception OF
overcoats, and are in process OF being
issued. urge expediting the for
warding OF overcoats as rapidly as
possible.
THE base hospital is in an unfin-
ished condition; no water In the hos
pital, no plumbing or sewer connec-
tion. With the large number OF pa
tlents in this institution. this lack of
water, plumbing. and sewer connec-
tion causes serious Inconvenience to
the sick and increases greatly the
burden Of caring for them
At Camp Sewer. S. C.. General Cor
gas describes the sanitary conditions
as Serious" Sixty nlen have died of
pneumonia In the last month. he says.
The camp has been exposed to gen
eral Epidemic OF measles. about 1000
cases having occurred within the last
month. -. .----
Here the basic insanitary condition
is ascribed to oveTcrowdinE.
In the past, in this camp, the d.
vision commander has had to put
eleven and twelve men in a tent, due
to the shortage OF tentage. This
would give about twenty square feet
Of space TO each man. At present he
has to put nine mon in a tent, which
gives about twenty-siK square feet
TO the man. urge that the division
commander be directed to furnish at
least fifty square feet of floor space
to the man, which would give about
five men to the tent"
The hospital. which contains 80
patients. needs heat and plumbing
badly, General Gorgas says. He urges
action and speed in correcting this
evil.
At Camp Doniphan, Okla. the base
hospital iE also in an unfinished con-
dition, Many wards which are re-
auired for patients are not yet fin
ishSd, and this has caused great en-
bsFtaSsment to the hospital authori-
ties1
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
DANIELS DENIES
SIMS COMPLAINED
OF POOR SUPPORT

(Continued on Page ?, Column -
Stirred by repeated implications, by
Britten that the Navy Department
had not properly supported Admiral
Sims, commander-in-chisf of the
American feet in foreign waters,
Daniels heatediy denied any friction
with SlmAs .-Ha - 81 -.-r-- --s-
Al the same time he attacked Brit
ten for 'bandying about in public
session petty. nasty rumors given
currency by the presa,H and refused
hatly to- discuss either In open or
executive session. any reports Of al
legged complaints from Sims to the
department.
Secretary Deaes QuestfOaeP.
The clash was preeipItatsd when
Britten asked Daniels to produce
copies OF complaints from Admiral
Sims Daniels replied thfs was not
proper subject for discussion.
However" he said warmly, "Ad-
miral Sims has been given every
thing the navy had that he needed.
complaining of support I'VE have
given him. II ID not thS broHer thing
for IL to be banded about IN open
session in this way. And 1 wouldn't
answer Complaints from Sims at any
session"
you don't think a committee Of
the House OF Representatives has
any right to know II the department
has failed 10 gi1el odr hfoFafsn COM.
mander the support. he asks7" Brit
ten retorted.
''I certainly do not think any such
nasty. petty things should be dis
cussed"
Now. you are using those words
Britten flashed back.
Don't you think facts are entitled
to consideration
'"Tr you have any facts. give them
now" Daniels demanded
Sims Asked More ofAeers.
Daniels said Sims had made requests
FOR assignment Of certain officers who
were needed here and his requests
therefore had not been granted.
Daniels said he knew a rumor was
current that he had declined to fur.
nish Sims an officer he had asked
because this officer occasionally took
a drink" but that this was absurd"
But when you ask such questions
In public he said, turning to Britten,
sit conveys the impression there Is
wrong" ..-,
We'll" said Britten. "I hope there is
no intention by the committee or the
Secretary to merely show the favor
able side Of the navy. This is an in
'estigation to get at the facts. 4
propose to present two members who
have been abroad many months and
10 ask that officers Of both fighting
ships and transports be summoned"
Brttten said he had heard reports
hat a navy commandant In this coun-
Try had received large shipments of
shoes too large for his men and over
coats too small.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
Petro,Elrsd ,:ll.i COrroboris;ts;ss. bi;t ;si.'

PETROGRAD, Dec. 1s.-Heavy night
Gag at Odessa YaG-reported Today.
The Maximaftsts Sti1I hold. theS port
15lxranian troops seFe Shelling than.
The Bolsheviki war office anncnnced
today that their forces are advancing
Toward Kief
. Cossack, rebels are attacking As
Grakba - - - d
The Bolsheviki government today
served an udtimatum on the Ukaran-
Ians demanding that they cease grant.
ing aid to the Cossack rebellion Of
General Kaiedine within forty-eight
hours or a state of war would be de-
-elared againSt them.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
CHRISTMAS CONES
ON MEATLESS DAY;
MUSTBE observed

Christmas Day falls on Meatlsss
Tuesday.
In the view or the Food Admins
tration, this is as it should be.
The Food Administrator heartily
indorse the oId-fAshioned Christmas
dinner for this "meatless7 day.
Turkey, goose, and vegetables, on
which Americans dine at Christmas
according to ancient custom. are the
very things the Food Administration
wants them to eaSt. as they con-
serve wheat, red meats, fats and
other needed foods.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
GEN. GORGAS' PLAN
F.BfGiB!IRB ILLNESS
IN CAMPS ADOPTED
CONTINUED from First Page.)

a. a, result of the changes. Camp
wheeIer, tor instance, where measles
and pneumonia have been epidemic,
has shown a gratifying decrease in
both.
The clothing situation is now near
" Pemeaied all around. and the War
Department believes that henceforth
there VIII be less reason for com
piaAat. as to sanitary conditions.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
1OkIllEDAND
7OHVIIREDIN
NEW AFRAID
. OVERLOyNDON j
IContEnued from First Pare. J


Hsxin1alist units there were disarm-
ed and the Ukranian troops seized
Beventy-two cannon, $50 machine guns
and 100000 cartridges. -..,. e.,
1t is stated in other Adyices. that
the Russian gOvsrnmept commission
ara are drafting an ultimatum ad-
dressed TO the Ukraine rada, recog-
mixing the Independence of, the Tx
raine. but demanding an immediate
expression Of the rada's. attitude to-
ward the Bolshevili authorities.
The rada had issued statement
declining to recognize the peoples
cOramissioners as comprising the gov
eminent OF all Russia, inasmuch as
the Don, the Caucasus, Siberia, and
other parts of Russia have their own
Hoyernmentass --s---.-A-
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
TAKES
UP BIG PROBLEMS
NAMERICAN WAY

could be quickly cleared to make
room for more ships. To do these
things Pershing had. to import labor.
Lacked Modern Aids.
The ports lacked unloading machin-
ery-cranes, engines, light railways.
There was no use trying to make shift
with the appliances OF the old days.
PershinE had to get things, to have
the work done. He picked big men
to head the Department.. and they
are doing their tasks under his gen
eral direction. -...
Transportation problems. don't end
with the unloading of the ship. We
had to have q big food and clothing
depot, q medical supply base, and an
aviation center.
Rolling-stock and the railway lines
themselves were rundown. '"BrinG
over locomotives and cars was the
generals decision Special railway
engineer regiments were thrown into
the work of bolsterinE up the railway
system. They also built sidings and
spur tracks to allow the quick un-
loading and return of cars.
All this goes on under the square
built solid soldier-man, John Per-
shing, who never was trained 70 build
seaports. run q grocery. or make new
railroads out OF old. .r-..s. 3
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
He 'HraekIed IT."

He tackled the job because his
superior said there's the work-go
to it." His temples, already shot
with gray, have grown d little gray
er; his determined face seems to have
few more wrinkles. But that in
domitable square jaw still means the
same to those who meet him-force,
courage, and. as an old-time soldier
said today, "the belly for a fight"
The Quartermaster had too big q
load under the new emergencies IN
France. General PerShing examined
the situation and made a new de-
partment-the department OF trans
portatiOn. He picked one of the big
gest railroad heads in America TO
boss this section. Now the quarter
master merely distributes food and
clothing to the troops. The trans
portntion department takes over the
complicated task OF carrying Il to
the men In billets, training schools, or
trenches.
The engineers also were overbur-
dened. So PershinE made another
division OF the work. Hereafter the
transportation department must do
all construction work necessary for
the transport OF supplies or men.
Yes business Is fine, thank you,
under John Pershlng, Black jack
soldier and business man.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
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The Washington times., 1917-12-19
Sweep Streets of Odessa in Fight for Their independence
ALLIED POLICIES
FOR WAR SOON
TO Be SETTLED
By DAVID LAWRENCE.

NSOnllnucQ from ElrSI Rage.l
sive training OF two months within
sound OF cannon Is considered to be
worth six months IN the eantonments
at home lust as. soon as the recruits
have had two or three months train
ing in fundamentals. they VIII be
rushed to the other side to be in
structed In the latest arts OF warfare.
Aside from tonnage, equipment is
q vital factor. Why are the troops In
America withou: clothing? Because
the regular army and national guard
now in France need it as a reserve
supply. What Congress Is revealing
has been known for months. At first
our allies informed US that we need
send only division OF troops. On
that basis enough equipment remain
ed, but soon the numbers increased
and the reserve supply was rapidly
exhausted. So the allies must assist
the United States in meeting the
shortage OF clothing and equipment.
And In the meantime, American can
tonments must suffer hardships. II 10
an inevitable fortune OF war. and
when the feets ere known it win be
difficult to nold any Individual re-
'sponsible for events which caused
even the allies to- make changes In
thelr military policy. s---- 49,.
* Mas Power Needed.
Man power Is what the allies seem
to need. Their peoples must tighten
their belts and go without 1uxurfes
So must the American people. Ton
mage must be made available to
transport men. Thus DO members Of
the American mission think the war
can be won. And they point out that
unless the United States and the
allies succeed IN crushing miikarism.
all the democratic nations of the
world will be indefinitely sAddled
with large armies and incalcuiabls
burdens in the future.
Speed in transporting men. in equip
ping them and training has become the
paramount duty of thehour due TO
the collapse Of Russia and the distress
Of Italy. None Of the returning mem
bers OF the American mission believe
the task is impossible. They are con
fdent that the war can be won. but
the people Of the United States must
be impressed with the need for eeono-
my ineYery direction and in the ma
ture OF the immense sacrifices ahead
Of them before victory is assured.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
GERMAN WAR LORDS HOLD
HOPE OF WAR END AFTER BIG
DRIVE ON WESTERN FRONT

{ AMSTERDAM. Dec. 19.-German
officers have succsedsd' in making
ME soldiers in their commands be-
ueve that The war will end IN three
Eonths ~ q terrific blow is dealt The
ailied forces on the western front
and. hence. many divisions are be-
tng moved into FiandeFs! -
x The population OF Flanders expects
great military movements shortly as
q result OF the recent activities. OF
the Germans.
As the new divisions move toward
he front everything at hand is be-
ng requisitioned, the result being
great hardships for the people, main
~ women and children. All churches.
schools. and hospitals, and even pri-
vate homes. are converted into MILL
tary headquarters. ..-s-.I
The Germans take everythinR-
milk. cows. eggs. medicines. bed linen
and mattresses. An Increasing NOR
tslity among children. girls, and old
women. already in a pitiable condi-
ton, IS certain
The ceaseless military. movements
tie large number OF reQuisitions, and
uhe practice Of forcing all able
bodied men, women. and children to
, work, many OF them in laying tram
ilnes for the army. are causing a
reign OF terror.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19
PeTahInG'A ResDonsibiIitT.

PershinE's responsibility to his
boys begins with their pay. Feeding
f. a day-to-day Job. We must clothe
them, make soldiers Of them, arm
them, provide a perfection of surgical
care when they are wounded. And
when q soldier from home makes the
supreme sacrifice General Pershing,
the soldier. sees that as far as the cir
cumstances permit that Sammy re-
ceives an honorable burial, the SOL
dier's due.
The further you follow the parallel
of Pershing's hrm and the big bust
ness house. the smaller becomes the
private concern.
when BLACK Jack" came to France
he found the seaports lacking facili-
ties for landing the tremendous
tonnage for our army. Men and SIP
plies come into the aTmy's charge the
moment the transport comes into har
Dor. The army must unload the ships.
II must furnish all transportation and
storage. Cold storage must be found
for perishable foods.
The army had to build docks to ac-
bigger ships than had
ever come into these ports before.
and barracks were quick
ly projected and laid out. Railroad
yards were put in 80 that the docks
The Washington times., 1917-12-19

CUaIted Press STAR 'CorresDondent.)
WITH THE AMERICAN EXPEDI-
TIoHARY ARMY IN FRANCE, Dec.
Is.-Gen John PershiDg has turn
ed man-of-business. He had to
when his country handed him the Job
OF manaslnE the biggest enterprise in
Americas history-military and com
mercials
Genera -PerShing's grocery store
alone dwarfs the biggest wholesale
grocery TO the size Of a cross-roads
store
His transportation problems make
those OF any private concern look Ike
chIIdren's play with q string OF clock
U-~-.- cboo choo cars
And these are only two divisions OF
the great Industrial enterprise now
going on under John J. Pershing, gen
eral manager. Later he will take on
the added task Of military operations.
His employees will be numbered not
by thousands but by millions as the
war goes on and Americas plans are
carried out to the full And we are
proceeding m the Assumption that
the war will 90 on to q military de-
cisfon-G Knockout -.
The Washington times., 1917-12-19

s.PETROGRAD, Dec. Ie.-Victor
Hugo Duras, Of Nebraska former
American vice consul at Liege, is
FREQ again. In less than two years
he has-been arrested half ia dozen
times and after a term in prison he
has been released each tim and or
dered on HIS way. --..-- =
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
WHAT SHE USED TO ENDURE
Woman Tells of Things to Which She Submitted Before She Quit "Grum.
 bling" and Began "kickino."

Grumbling, complaining and "kick. ing" are not synonymous terms; the first two are as rule effectless while the latter Is effective. generally speaking. A woman who gave up the first and took to the last, reducing it to fine art, tells what she used to endure before she got the habit of complaining to the proper authorities when things did not suit her.
 T would endure inattention from salesmen or women, and go away from the shop feeling angry and un- satisfied" she says. "I permitted receiving tellers in savings banks to bark sharply at me through their barred windows. Rudeness - nay even insolence-from street car con ductors and others of that ilk, passed by In silence; meekly I walked round huge Instructions on the sidewalk placed there by firms who were breaking the laws of my city by so doing; unwilingly I paid exor- bitant taxi fares rather than argue Wltn the cnauffeur-yet, l paid; l let walters browbeat me into eating in- ferior food, sooner than send it back and get what I was paying for; submitted to the demands of the janitor of my apartment that I should take my milk and ice from dealers who paid tribute to him in petty graft, rather than from more depend able milkmen and ice sellers; I per mitted gas men to be volubly imper tinent Yea. all these things did I do, and many others, because I did not have the nerve to stand up for my rights and because. like many another lone woman. I did not want to get into an argument with any large, hulking, male man."
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
JIM DALE
By Ellis Parker Butler.

Young Jimmy Dale across our street.
 Is just sawky lad. He grew SD fast the doctors said.
 His heart was might. bad, They wouldn't let him do much work
 Or asy hearty play. But. just the same they drafted ,sm.
 And Jim has gone away. Jim was a sort of great, big kid,
 And foo,ing all the while; So. when they ordered him to camp.
 He went there with a smile. Jim Dale is in the army now.
 Lank legs, bum heart and all, To fight like oti.er drafted men
 That got the country's call. Cod. yes! Jm's heart may drop him dead Or he may live to be Shot all to pieces "oNsr there"-
 What odds to you or me? By thunder! it's these odds to you
 If kids like Jim can go, With smiles. to fight our wars for us
 We can put up tHe dough. If we can buy bond or two
 And DON'T. while Jim, poor cuss Goes smiling off to death or wounds Then hells too good for us
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
Happiness of Right Living.

Those are the only certain and profitable delights. which arise from the conscience of we'll acted life; no matter for noise abroad, so long as we are quiet within; but If our pas sions be seditious, that's enough to keep us waking, without any other tu- mutt. It Is not the posture of tbe body, or the composure of the bed. that will give rest to an uneasy mind 1; here Is an impatient sloth, that may be reused by action. and the vices of laziness must be cured by business Seneca.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
FAD SIGNED THE PLEDGE.

The artist was painting-sunset red, with blue streaks and green dots The old rustic, at a respectful dis. tance, was watching.
 An said the artist, looking up suddenly, perhaps to you. too. na- ture has opened her sky-pictures page by page? Have you seen the lambent flame of dawn leaping across the livid east; the red-stained, sulfurous islets floating in the lake of fire in the west: the ragged clouds at midnight, black as ravens wing, plotting out the shuddering moon?'
 No replied the rustic. shortly: mot since l signed the pledge"
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
RHINESTONE 200 YEARS OLD
Stands Over Burial Place of Col John Hathorne, One of Judges Who
 Tried the Salem Witches.

A gravestone which is 200 years old Is one of the things of historic inter- est which commands the attention of sightSeers to Salem Mass. It Is the gravestone of Col. John Hathorne, who died May 10, 1717. and who was buried in the Charter street burying ground in Salem. Colonel Hawthorne was an an- cestor of the famous Nathaniel Flaw thorne, who is best known as the au- thor of "The Scarlet Letter" The colo nel was one of the judges who tried the Salem witches, an incident which Salemites are glad to forget.
 It will be noted that there is diff. ference in the spelling of the two Flaw thornes. According to report. Natha- niel, the author, disliked the odium which was brought on the family by reason of the colonels connection with the wltchcraft cases. Thereupon the writer inserted "W" In his name to take out the sting" as he expressed It..
 A rather hideous looking skull Is placed at the head of the gravestone, although the design in Itself Is artistic enough.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
W. C. T. U.

r,,osdav's election Of officers ,,, H, A. Sykes and Mrs. A. M. Els
 Hi' h were unanimously elected as
 '~a lort and secretary, respectively.
 Is' Cam o. Logan was elected vice
 Al., ;dont. Mrs. John M. Pittman, cor
 i's onding secretary, and Mrs. T. c. S,p.e, s,p Jr., treasurer. Mrs. c. R. nsrnie a was elected delegate to state ,onvention which meets in Walnut Ridge Is, next week, I'll.
 @ Tbo government food cards, sent
 :. bv MT. Hamp Williams of Little v', Ua,t state food commissioner, were S,tributed @ among those present, and ',,b cheerfully said she would sign and return to proper authorities.
 An article by Bishop .Quayle was .,.d in which he threw down the ,,urtlet to the Administration when ! |. WAS asked to sign Hoover card. The article follows;
 Every Christian who signs a card should enter a protest on said card ,caipst the use of 100000 bushels of srsin that are daily used in the manu- hcture of beer.
 Bishop Quayle is one of the most beloved bishops of the Methodist church. Recently he received a letter rom Food Administrator Hoover, urg nr that he use his influence in secur- mg the cooperation of the Methodist church organization in the conserva- ton of food, to which letter Bishop Quayle replied as follows:
 "The Methodist Episcopal church may be depended upon to do it's duty by the United States, whether in the battlefield or in the cornfeld. It will s no stacker. But while the Metho- dist Episcopal church is cooperating in food conservation with the govern nent, the administration should CO., operate in food conservation with the Methodist Episcopal church. If the administration will insist that no grain be used except for food, then that administration can, with good grace, ask the church to cooperate. Christian people have a right to ex- pCt different attitude on the part of the administration. The President has not shown himself averse to put pressure on the legislative body of the government in behalf of his cherished planS some of which as compared to this matter have been trivial.
 The conferences under my super vision have passed resolutions de- handing that no foodstuffs be used by brewers and distillers so long as this world danger is upon us. Beer con- sumption is very significant form of pfO'German friendship. The unthink- able oarbarism of the German armies m thls present war is, in all reason aOleness, to be accounted for largely W thelr centuries of beer drinking, Snlch has deadened their moral sense ana eoarsened their moral fiber until UarOarle tragedies have become a de- .sn' and brutalities have been re- uuced to a code, when the rape of ''men, the herding of girls like sheep {" Oe orlven away to lives of enforced many the slavery of millions and the 'afVatlon of millions, the poisoning VI wells, are thought of as trifling lcdents' Of all forms of drink beer " 'ne most brutalizing.
 approaching yourself and your .' ,ID,e"V services to the Belgian peo- .s am' cordially yours, Methodist American.
 William A. Quayle.
The Prescott daily news., 1917-11-03
Too Much Time.

Eleanor-Is that suitor of yours ever going to acquire courage enough to pro- poser
 Edith-I think not-he's like an hour-glass.
 Eleanor-How's that?
 Edith--Why, the more time he gets, the less sand he has.-Puck.