Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-31
CAMP LEE BOYS
WE'LL CARED FOR
(Continued From Eirst parn


Is heated Throughout, by steam aud
equipped with all the facilities. de-
vices and inventions known to the
medical profession for the treatment
OF the Ills OF mankind The hospital
is provided with beds for 900 pa
iicnts. The commander OF the hos
pttal is Major Frederick Sdhmi,ter,
while Major Lawrence Litchhcld, an
eminent physician OF Pittsburgh. Pa,
Is the chief OF the medical service
OF the base hospital Major William
Pcple. a prominent surgeon OF Rich
mond, Is chief Of the surgical depart
mcnt. There is a medical officer con-
stantly on duty in each ward, there
being sixty-two mcdica! officers at the
hospital and ninety nurses. besides lis
men transferred from the sanitary
train for service therein. Outside OF
the hospital staff there are l.2 mcdi-
cal officers on duty in tho division
Major Linsley r. williams is chief
sanitary inspector OF the camp and has
a corps OF six assistants. Especial at
tcntion Is given 10 keeping tho build
inss and grounds clean and sanitary
in every respect,
modern system of sewerage, to
which arc connected adequate toilet
and bath convenicnccs for the entire
population of the camp, disposcs OF all
questions arising from sewage and
the essential one of the personal clean
lircss OF the men. The problem o.
sewage disposal has usually been the
chief one in dealing with tho mobiliza-
ton OF large bodies of men. At no
place has * been met more effectively
than AT Camp Lee. with it's popuiation
OF oS.2oo men. where six months ago
there were bu. few scattering farm
houses.
HIGHEST NUMBER OF
DEATHS on JANUARY :
The highest number OF deaths in one
day occurred at the camp on January
:. when eight men died. Two OF these
deaths were caused BY peritonitis. one
by lobar pneumonia. one by bronchial
pneumonia following measles and
charged TO measles ono from cerebro-
spinal meningitis, ono from acute mil
iary tuberculosis and two from en-
pycma. The first death III camp took
place September % from which time
the total deaths to date would indi-
cate an actual death rate of less than
ono 4 day. When ii is considered that
the population Of Camp Lee is exceeded
by not more than four or five cities
in Virginia, and considering the large
number of men susceptible TO a disease
like the measles. predisposing them to
moro serious troubles, the death rate
cannot be regarded either large or
alarming. however regrettabic it may
nc that any should die in camp.
SERVICE OF
COMMISSARY DEPARTMENT
Probably all history does not show
more efficient handling of an army's
commissary department than that OF
the new American army. A large num-
Der OF soldiers questioned by The
Timcs-Dispatch representative as TO the
food served gave the same reply that
the food was good. in ample quantity
and in as much variety as could he
expected. The menu is made up of sub
stantial food, three good meals a day
being served, mess halls and cooking
arrangements being found scrupulous-
~ clean and neat. An appctfzing place
to visit Is the camp bakery. tho out
put Of which surpasses in quality any
thing that can be bought in the average
bakery. 1t has a daily capacity OF
$4,000 pounds OF bread, but is now re-
auired to furnish only about one-t third
Of such amount
RUBDERS ORDERED FOR
$4,000 PAIRS OF FEET
Camp Lees soldiers are now equipped
with complete supplies of clothing. The
camp. however. with all OF tho other
training camps, felt for a considerable
time the sting OF shortage In this re-