Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-17
Shower Baths for Our Soldiers During Battle

still novel, practically every man in
this division went through the divi-
sional baths and obtained clean I'M
derwear socks and uniforms.
And the results? The Johns Hop
kins dermatologist and senior consult
Also, there is another side to it.
"Some organizations. which were
not easily reached. became very. dir
ty," says the senior consultant. par
ticularly the .not a Keglmen for de-
month, and the -th Regiment. IN
line continuously where 1t could not
be reached"
Yet it was not necessary. because
we see other regiments of the same same
soap under fire. as routine. the mo-
ment that the little portable appa-
ratuses are at hand. Capt. McCague
thinks that 1t might have been pos,
sible to reach even these advanced
combatants with more equipment anu
better organization. 1t. was the start.
1T am confident" he says. that the
entire division can be taken care of.
even in the most active times ana
while advancing rapidly!
This studied, moderate language: to
between it's lines all the palpitating
adventure of clean Americans pound
ing over the Rhine.
X
1.-THE troops can carry forward with
them, while fighting their way, all
the apparatus necessary to keep the
division clean and free from skin dis
cases." confirms Lieut.. Col. Young.
1t Is gay commentary, both true
and deceptive, on the miscalculation
of Gen. Won Arg. Austro Hungarian
chief of general staff. to the Berlin
correspondent of the Vienna Neue
Freie Presse: what can million
of Americans do. with short training,
no experience. their elevated ideas OF
living and total want of appreciation
of, the hardships of ware"
This is the tale OF division tnas
adventures behind the front I have
dabbled in cable correspondence for
great news agency. A month ana
more ago, when I had the luck to
met these men Of hygiene: l sent
equipment referred to Is already ar
rived in France and in use In our
armies; yet cannot do my bit better,
think, than repeat it by mail. These
are my brothers-and yours: :,
"A nlgn meulcal oAncei Hiilssu
at - on inspection: He says
quote skin diseases. which have been
greatest single cause loss of effectives
by disease in armies of Europe. have
been kept at low figure In A. E. F.
by using streams: ponds, village fire
to present. Inadequate supply appa-
ratus for bathing and disinfecting
and laundering, but with the coming
winter natural methods of bathing
will become impossible, while more
troops are continually arriving.
"Unless steam apparatus for de-
struction vermin and laundries and
portable hot-water shower baths are
sent from United States in considera-
BILE quantities, there may be increase
skin diseases and trench fever ana
other maladies provoked by their
lack. All concerned both sides Attain
tic. perfectly agreed; but for UNI
known reasons these apparatus, long
ago ordered. have not arrived In SUI
f1cient quantity. Highly essential they
be expedited that splendid record
health and cleanliness and high per
cent electives American troops be
maintained, because. while men and
munitions utmost Importance general
health. troops mu come first. as
thus alone can electives be kept up"
The cable went through.
Yet you cannot have too much of q
good thing. So here it is repeated.
Do you remember the dear old whecze
of The poet, Longfellow: II shot an
arrow into the air 1t fell to earth.
I know not where? Long time
after, in an oak. I found the arrow
still unbroke. And the song, from
beginning to end, found, at last in
the heart of a friend?"
/ shot a cable into the air.
Perhaps you'll find it, some day, in
the health of your son.
Old Won Arg and our elevated ideas
Of living" Tut! Tut!
That's US. Let's continue.
STERLING HELLO.