Gunnison news-champion., 1918-01-04

Washington.-ln some army and
National Guard camps contractors who
undertook to dispose Of garbage nj =
price based UPON the amount they ex-
pected to get are threatening to
throw up their contracts because the
amount 10 80 small.
The surgeon generals Office and the
luartermaster's department are coop
rating to secure the best nutrition Of
oldiers with the least waste. Officers
4 the food division give instruction
n food values. balancing Of menus.
md methods Of cooking and serving.
At one camp a conference Of this sort
vns attended by $50 cooks. mess SER
:eants, and mess officers.
The allowance provided by the army
regulations Is liberal and permits Of
considerable savings. These accumu-
ate to the credit of the organizations
" there Is careful management.
Men ut the environments buy many
articles mt the post exchanges for less
money than they would have to pay In
Exchange manager is authority for the
statement that 10000 men make tre-
mendous demand for five-cent pack
ages of candy. About four o'clock In
the afternoon there Is a general rush
for apples, sweet crackers, and coffee
or milk. despite the fact that big din
ners will be ready a couple Of hours
later.
The problem Of supplying the men in
army cnntonments with small neces-
stiles and luxuries which the govern
inent does not furnish is met by the
commission on training camp activi-
tiles through these post exchanges.
They are to be found at each canton.
;nent, there being as rule one ex-
'hange for each regiment. Each car
ries an average of $4,000 worth OF
goods.
Business Is nearly all done on
credit basis. Men obtain books Of
Ave and ten-cent coupons and pny
for them at the end Of the month.
sales. and there are about $50 in op-
Grafton. the yearly business will aggre-
gnte many millions OF dollars.
Plans for caring for members of
the expedltionary forces who may be
returned from Europe unfit for further
service include, beside the necessary
surgical and medical attention, in
structicn In the use Of injured and ar.
tincial limbs. and vocational training.
The experience Of Canada and Eu.
ropean allies in this work has been Of
great value to the United States gov.
eminent in arranging Its plans.
Equipment for heat treatments and
electric and hydro therapy will be pro
vtded: gymnasiums will furnish oppor.
tunlty In the use Of joints. muscles.
and nerves which have been affected
In service; in curative workshops the
man will perform useful work which
at the same time win bring those
parts into activity.
The aim VIII be 70 return every man
Into civil ufsTabls % bei seif- f-suppoFt-
Ing and useful. and not dependsnt
merely iupoa the psasiona he vln ~
esivs from ;ths government.
WitA ~ Continuance Of the war II
the next year at least 10000 nursse
w1il b nssdsd r. the army, hosbstaIs
st iko1st and sGbread. .of the 5000
graduate nurses Of the country only
0,SU0ihave - fkr BEEN assigned to duty
in afmy ssfvici,s and Of this number
l,5oo ars sin Franes.
An army nurse must BE- Q gSadu.
ate Of . training school fer nurses and
must have served for atweqysass In =
hospital. They are asstsned to- dsty
In the, United States o. abroad asl
preferences are granted when eonll.
tious pSsmit.a Murses who prefer net
to havss service abtoad win have thsif
prefessnees respected. hcasa
More than half Of the 1850 colored
men who complsted the c0urss at ne
reserve ofncers' training camp at Fort
Des Aoines, L., have been commis-
stoned a. ofncers In the army. Near
y 100 colored physicians and sur.
geons have receivsd commissions -
officers In the medical reserve corps.
- full fighting force Of $1,000 colored
soldiers, including representatives In
an branches Of military service. win
eenstitute the Ninety-sscond divisioa.
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