South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-15
MUST HAVE PASS
At CANTONMENT
Orders Regarding Visitors at
Camp Zachary Taylor
are Stringent.

CAMP ZACHARY TAYLOR. April
Is. - orders regarding visitors at
Camp Zachary Taylor practically
closes the cantonment 10 the public
with the exception OF the regular
established visiting periods, Wednes-
day and Saturday afternoons and
Sundays. only civilians having pass
es Will be permitted within the
reservation. and no passes viii zoe is
sued 70 other than persons having
business dealings with the govern
ment Passes viii not be given to
women, the order directs. Persons
having friends or relatives at the
camp may call at the base hospital
or the hostess house. but cannot en-
ter the grounds except during visit
ing hours. However. they may call
by telephone from these stations the
commander Of the unit in which the
soldier they desire to see is serving,
and he may be sent To the hospital
or hostess house to meet the visitors.
The new regulations will avoid in
terruption Of training by visitors
swarming over the place while the
men are working. Ii is possible.
however. for visitors TO drive
through the cantonment in an auto
mobile. entering by way Of the Pop
lar Level road, which still is pub
lie thoroughfare and open to travel
The various schools where soldiers
are trained are some distance from
this road and there will be no inter-
ference from drivers of cars.
To Conserve Man Power.
Conservation OF man power will
be one of the principal objects of
the cOnvalescing inirmary of the
base hospital. which is just being
started. The new structures will
provide accommodations for 500
soldiers, increasing the capacity of
the hospital to 1000 patients. Lieut..
Col. Will l.. Pyles, superintendent.
has received word from the surgeon
general at Washington that this will
be the only addition constructed.
The buildings Will cost approximate
Iy s350,0OO. The convalescing in
Urinary will serve three purposes.
Convalescents will be treated there,
certain patients will be kept under
observation and the place will be a
reconstruction camp for selectives
suffering from minor physical de-
fects. The infrmary will cover
10-acre tract. In the center will be
the recreational building OF the Red
Cross The wards will be connected
by long corridors with the main hos
pital, so that the convalescing pa
tents may go to the mess hall with
out exposing themselves to inclem-
ent weather.
Drafted men having fat feet,
hernia or other defects will be put
in the infirmary with a view of rem
edying their trouble and making
able-bodied men out of them. 1t is
said that a number OF recruits have
been discharged for physical dis
qualifications. who might have been
saved had they been subjected to
special treatment. At one of the
camps a commander noticed that
many selects were inclined to exag-
gerate their defects. He organized
a company of hat-footed men for
experimental purposes. They were
given light drills at first and gradu-
ally their duties were increased.
Short hikes were eventually length
ened to long marches. 1t was found
thar instead of breaking down under
this system the feet were strength
ened and built up, so that a surpris-
ingly large percentage of the men
were placed in units for active serv-
ice. This method will be put into
operation at the infirmary and il is
expected that conservation OF human
material for the national army will
result. These men Will be kept I'M
der charge of special drilimasters
and close watch will be kept on the
individual cases. Border cases"
will be held under observation pend
ing definite decision whether they
well be retained in the service.