The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-10-04

s1.69, and the cost for each man accept
ed for service came to $4.93.,
The appropriations for the Proves
Marshal Generals office were $40, 134, 903
ana the expenditures were $13, 054 634 anC
included among its largest items thf
salaries of local and district draft boards
s4,2l0,O0O; salaries of clerical assistant:
to district and local boards, 49, 900, 00(
and S2,54S.413 was spent for printing ant
other expenses.
Our army is. every American believes
the finest body of human beings the sur
ever shone on. 1t is fit to fight that the
world may be made safe for democracy
and 1t is built strictly on the lines oil
democracy, The millionaire and the
nat laborer march side by side
Ofncers are drawn from every walk OF
IRE. NO man is exempted because he is
rlch. None are drawn because they are
poor Men are measured by their will
lngneSs or their capacity. Past or caste
or creeds are not taken into account.
Thus the selective draft has become a
badge OF honorable service. Sincerely
yours. Director, Propaganda and Speak
To all Rer Cross Chapters:
When man is selected for military
service the immediate anxiety, the inn
neolate concern, is his destination, his
Physical welfare. his housing, feeding
clothing and health.
me new soldier is under the direction
or the Provost Marshal Generals 1enart-
ment from the time he is accepted until
ne taxes train for the camp he is assign
eu 10; AT that moment the transporta-
sioh department takes him in charge If
n BIS, Journey is long one he travels by
human or tourist sleeper. Meals are
provided to him along the way at a
''d ainder n cost COST of sixty cents
is Immediately given an armband This
taxes the place of a uniform until the
I'm t.lne when he Is equipped with one at
sa an ea. mp ana this arm band carries the
s.plIlty that the uniform does The
SSHietny would have a right to fire upon
s sarn or take him prisoner, and anyone
prosecution under the federal law.
ArriVlng at his cantonment he is as
signed TO quarters. usually in a two
and sM wo'H;uen building, with plenty of air
S ai,o sunlight, and with the cleanest of
~; lsLlloors that would meet the old
tIne TEST clean enough to eat from. /"
otba Steps spSai IN well ventilated room with
lumber being regulated by the cubic
q v ~. ol ar space in the chamber. The
@on9 PED Is an extra width cot with
to the wee th springs and bedding suited
s knaki color. Sometimes he gets three
weather demands u 'iie
,h I@'atol'es are located at the rear oe
6 6IYese quarters: with water pressure and
in 'u . OF design similar to that usaj
for 49, e'' hotelS IN the country and
for every company unit there ave from
90 r"ir To six shower baths. Cla,nl,n,'ss
yeo! rftrson and surroundings are absolute
r, erv e' n; or the United States amy.
the tossiple precauton is taken Nv
cl,e sanitary corps to insure that ~ mn
'"nDr ra,ns are 100 per cent sanitarv. '''''
scientitsaage Is installed along strictly
disnai.n1c ilnes, and the most sciertidc
p TrSpiosltion Is made of all camp sewape
d E,aain y previous wars more men haita
bml bull rom preventable disease than from
uiers persisted by thousands from, war tt, sol
csmn 20, oy thousands from tvphoid
eases r ,everi dysentery and kindred dis.
about tbe ei.hg from unsanary conditions
~ ,sn Gorges, who made the buiid, tre,
u the Panama Canal possible by d rains