Bisbee daily review., 1917-12-20
SUF f IC|ENT
 CLOTHING |S ATTHECAMPS BAKER SAYS
Secretary of War Makes Re- Fort on the Clothing Situa- ton of Various Army Camps Throughout the Country.
CBy Review Leased wirel


 WASHINGTON. Dec. lS,-WOolen uniforms for all troops have beca pro yided and are either al the camps and CantonmentS or enrOCte there. Sct- retary Eaker said today, eNplsinnS steps the war department has taken 10 meet the unsatisfactory 6vltA con. G.tsOnS al the training posts psCtuCes in reports of the surgeon ger eral macc pal lie yesterday.
 The secretary announced thai all cN. cept one Of the recommendations of the medical department had bc 'l con- piled with immediately. and pointed out that the reports upon which action vas taken were received for tho most part two weeks or more ago.
 Not Acted UTon.
 General GOrgas' one proposal that reTains to be acted upon. Mir. Baker said. is that regarding the cSs00iisn- ment Of observation camps in which shall be gathered all new drafts of recruits for a period of two weeks be- fcrC the men pass into their company organizations at the training c9mps. The surgeon general believes 1a;.s during these two weeks segregation period. with the recruits under clOSS medical observation. it would be pos- Sihle cS prevent the cOmmuniCIslS0 Cf epidemic diseases. to the troops in ttGining. Latent diseases would have time to develop and men found Co have measles or any other cOmmunic- able Silment would be sent to the hos l.iial
 MT Baker said action was de,lycd pending decision a. O the wiSeSt course to pursue in eStaOliShinS the observation camps, it may be neces- Sary to establish one camp in CcnneC, ticn with every divisional training cen ter or. on the other hand. Co build ScN- eval great observation camps at suit a6le points throughout the country where recruits would hc held during the two weeks period. tO be diStribGi. cd later to the trairng camps. The question also Is under discussion as 70 whether cantonmeatS of SeMj-per- rlanent type with wooden buildings shall ht constructed or tent camps such as those occupied by the national guard
 Receives Reports.
 Secretary Baker received today per ScEal reNOrts on conditions at three O. the northern training ceRterS. Camp OCVenS. Massachusetts: Camp Upton. New York and Camp Mead. Maryland, to the effect that health and clothing equipment conditions there are entire ly satisfactory. He received also aR invitation tO inspect the national army division al Camp Mead tomorrow, with tSC promise that he would see every ran at the camp clothed ia woolcn uniform and heavy Oycrtoat
 Detailed Statement
 Tonight Secretary Baner issued a Getailed statement showing the cloth ing on hand at the four camps \Ovem- Der SOth and that ordered shipped or aiready enroute. He called attention tc tho iscj that with the exception of Camp Seyier the reports of Surgeon General GOrgaS as to clothins short ayes were based on inspections made since that date.
 At Camp DOnjphsn. Okla. with S5.- esS men there were on hand 10000 pairs Ot wColen trousers, with 5000 ad- 1itiOnAl ordered rom St Louis DeCem- Der I. WOOlen coats tn camp totalled lSSTl with SOeO ordered shipped from St. Louis and Philadelphia in the previous eight days. OvercCats nuns hered ss. .nCO with $500 others en route ant 5000 ordered shipped from New NCrk December tenth. WOClep under wear on hand numbered l05,OO0 pieces with Sl .0OO additional under orders to be shipped. Blankets totalled S6.0Oo with SS.OO0 others ordered and ll.0o0 cCmfOrters in camp with l6.oo0 en- route.
 The 4O.O00 men at Camp Funston had s6.O0O pairs St wOolen trousers with S4.OOO additional ordered from New York. Woolen coats totalled g. 0Oo with lG.O0O ordered from New York December tenth. Woolen under clothing totalled ssS.0O0 pieces with se. .OOO additional ordered
 OvercOOts in camp numbered s6.00o with lS.00O ordered; blankets in the camn lSS. GOO with S5.0OO comr0rters.
 At Camp Bowie with sS,sS1 men there was on hand a sufficient num- Der Cf blankets and cCmfOrterS Co sup ply each man with three such pieces Cf bedclOthing WOOlen brooches on hard tOtslled S5,O01 with 1000 ordered from Philadelphia December first WCOlen coats numbered S6.s04 while there were 14.00O pieces Of wColen un- GCrclot6ing in camp.
 At Camp Severe with s6.41S men