The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-09-05
ARMY HEALTH RATE
BEST EVER KNOWN
DEATHS FROM DISEASE REMARK
ABLY FEW, BOTH AT HOME
AND IN FOREIGN LANDS.
TWO NAVY HEROES ARE CITED
Roweo Through Flames to Rescue
Men From Burning Spanish Steam
shIp-Work Of Children's Year 10
Proving Very Effective.

Proving Very Effective.
A health rate which as far as known
has 4ever been surpassed has been es-
tablfshed by the American armies both
here and overseas, according to re
ports received by Surgeon General
Gorgas.
For q recent week the combined re-
ports Of the American expeditiOnary
forces and of troops stationed in the
United States show an annual death
rate for disease Of 10 per 1000, less
than two men per 1000 per year. The
annual death rate from disease of
men Of military age in civil life is 81
per 1000.
This new rate is based on approx
mate strength of 100000 men, and
includes men living under abnormal
conditions. The overseas record was
made while American soldiers were
participating in the heavy fighting in
the Marine salient, when they were
compelled frequently to sleep and eat
under the most primitive conditions.
tive of the general health of the troops
10 shown by the combined reports
which indicate the figure of % per
1000 as the average death rate from
disease during the past two months.
An idea Of the progress being made
In military, sanitation is gained by "a
comparison with the following: During
the Mexican war the annual death rate
from disease was 100 per 1000. Dur
ing the American Civil war the rate
In 1862 was 40 per 1000, while during
1858 the rate jumped to 60 per 1000.
The disease death rate for the Spanish
American war was 25 per 1000. AS
far as available records show the low
est figure heretofore recorded was 20
per 1000 during the Russo-Japanese
war.
Two men of the American navy
proved themselves heroes and won
commentator from Secretary Dan
tels for the rescue Of seven men from
the burning Spanish steamship Seran-
ties July 13 last. They are William e.
King, seaman, and Clarence F. Ready,
machinist's mate, second class, q. S.
N. r. f., of the q. S. S. Isis.
The two men took the port launch
Of the Isis to the side Of the burning
ship and rescued from the burning
forecaStle seven men who we're
in by flames and who were
too panic stricken to jump into the wa
ter.
The launch's trip to the Serantes
was made through an area of burning
gasoline and the rescuers were in con-
slant and imminent peril. Their COM
officer reports that the con-
duct of King and Ready during this
time was cool and courageous. They
probably owe their own lives and the
lives Of those they rescued to their
steady nerves and cool judgment. Their
was for bravery and
their initiative in undertaking the res
cue.
The army general staff has complet-
ed plans for expansions at some Of
the camps and changes at training CEN
ters. Additional plans are being
worked out and will be put into eff
feet.
Camp Hancock, Georgia, is to be a
gun center and will be en-
Iarged to accommodate between $4,000 |
and 10000 men. The officers training |
school now housed in tents at this |
camp will be provided for in barracks
and quarters similar to those at other |
n%o re- re
outside of enlargement of the camp, |
will cost about 100000.
1t has been decided to make Camp |
Grant an infantry replacement camp |
to accommodate between 5000 and
5000 men. The present capacity of |
his camp is about $4,000. The altera-
ions and changes necessary will be
made after the division now located
here has been removed.
Field artillery firing centers are to
be located at West Point, KY, Camp
Jackson, S. c., and Fayetteville, N. G.
Options on sufficient land for this pur-
pose have been secured at all these
places. It is planned to locate six
Origades at Fayetteville, six at West
Point and four at Jackson.
It has been decided also to erect
permanent buildings for the officers
schools at present housed in
tents at Camps Lee, Gordon and Pike.
These schools have capacity of about
5000 men. The estimated cost of
these improvements fs about $6,OOO,-
700
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