Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1918-10-10


No create, teai OF the fidelity and
patriotism of tts soIdiers and wei.
fare worizcra could have been held
even upon the Geid Of hattie than in
the epidemic non happily pTt its
crisis, s
The most encouraging news Of tho
epidemic cifue yesterday when 10 was
stated by the division surgeon that al
though 10000 ca.te3 had DEVELOPER, less
than 1900 were then being treated
Very few new caaea have been noted
within two. OF three days About 800
men have ,d,ed within tho last two
weeks. F}
The. burden. Of course. has fallen
hardest upon the leader Of the Itch
Division. Gen Carter. and upon the
men have maintained vigilance
which has been excellent, and, O.
. thoughtfuineas for the suffefinG AAer
and their relatives which has Seen
!. truly the pert of Christian geaHARifp
Flags at Half Mast. ;s.
Nothing has been too much for
tEeee c0mmoudera to do in behaIf or
ttefr aneu. While specific cases will
not be mentioned. it Is 3ufiacien4 to
show their attitude by saying. shat
ffags OF the division and the. reGi :.
nents have been ordered at half .rnast
and. the foss OF each individual SOL
dier~lnas added to their sorrow even
al .it affected tho loved ones at home
This gener9f disposition to be help !.
full has been rejected in the Parts
played by the line officers who nave
everywhere displayed o. courtesy
toward the Visiting relativeB Whlcn
has been devoid Of selfish interest 9nd
filed with uustinting Service, An N
stance of this thing was afforded by
Secretary r S McWiiliams of the
& ssg - who has spent much tlmo among
ftSe very SICK patients In the nos
pftal He was approached ny on 81.
licer OF the SD Z A. VINO S'etd =
Wanted to Shield Them.
81 see you have with you some rel i,
died. please see that they do not go
back to the hospital 1t IS hard
enough on -u3 in The Army; for civil l.
fans it is too Iadch to ask that they
be submitted to much OF this.
An old farmer whose son had peen
cared for by O. u man was ieavine
the station after the death of the boy.
Ne turned TO the secretary and offered
MIN So to be devoted to association
work as an expression OF his appre :
ciatIon. The money was refused, or
course but. the secretary felt that MD
( work had rot been III vain.
sss In another instance o. wealthy
mother from Philadelphia wished
special bit -of food for her sick boy.
and, this having been obtained. she
wished to pay for the service. When
money was said not to be acceptable
8 she urged cigars OF anything" aa
she said. TO show that she felt CRATE.
full. The speech was oil that was de-
sired OF her.
secretary. Harbold. the educational
director for the y" was very actlve
in behalf OF the sick and those who
came with tears in their eyes to in
nlrire OF their loved ones condition
Secretary Stanley OF the V-hut con
tracted the disease because he felt II
to be bis duty to WALT on the SICK
Fortunately. he had o mild case. and
Ia now getting about again.
Chaplain = Marty,
c,hapIein mccarthy Of the 7fst Ia
fantry, q Catholic priest. died SdHday
of pnevfmoniat His death came In the
line of duty. he Was giving, the ilast
rites OF his church to dying mcu
when he himself was stricken.
Another chaplain. Lieut.. Alexander
IL quite sick. He. too, was busy with
Chaplain Allen of the 211th, FEED
Signal Corps Chaplain Hester of the
Depot Brigade and others. Catholic
and Protestant alike, who were look
ing out for the spiritual az wen 81
the material lnteseSt5 Of the suHer
sY'.. men aud r or c. secretaries
were ever ready to lend q hand O.
give o cheering message. They wore
masks or they dad not. according It
the facilities OF hand. An instance o.
how they felt 10 illustrated in ths
case OF ono secretary who called thE
division surgeons Office to ind osIl
lie he acouId serve merely as an order,
". as he wanted TO be Of some U.S.
In the frying time"
Many "Y's men have contracted thu
disease. and one K. of G. secretary
Martin j. McGtnnity, died of it sun
day morning.
Fine Spirit General
TT 1t had. not been for the untlrini
eaToKts Of fEe nurses. doctors STAT ex