Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1918-11-21

legs. Lieutenant Smith was only
slightly bruised
States, municipalities and private
concerns have given to the government
free use of hospitals and other insti-
buttons that will accommodate more
than 10000 sick and wounded soldiers,
and the war department has leased
other public and private buildings that
will add facilities fo- the care of 5000
more.
To fit some of these buildings for
use as hospitals alterations costing
about $995, 900 will have to be made
These alterations will be undertaken
at once, so that most of the buildings
will be ready for occupancy by Janu-
airy 1, 1919.
The st. Louis sanitarium, one of the
finest buildings of its kind in the coun-
try, is among the institutions which
have been made available to the gov
eminent without charge. Only minor
alterations will be necessary to pro-
vide accommodations for 5000 soldier
patients.
Other institutions which have been
offered free of rental to the govern
ment for the purpose are the Ohio
Hospital for the Criminal Insane at
Lima; the State School for the Deaf,
Columbus; the State hospital at Nor
folk, Mass. a model factory at Cleve-
land and a completely appointed hos
pital built by Henry Ford in Detroit.
Vaccination against pneumonia is
available for every officer, enlisted
man and employee of the army in the
United States, and it is believed by.
medical officers that If they avail them
selves of this protective remedy the
prevalence and deadliness of this dis
ease will be far less this winter than
last year.
One of the most severe tests of the
vaccine was it's administration to H.
600 volunteers at one of the army
camps. During the following ten weeks
until these troops went overseas not a
single case of pneumonia developed
among them. In the last two years
pneumonia has caused more deaths
than any other disease.
The vaccine is for administration to
healthy persons to prevent the de-
velopment of certain types of pneu-
monia. 1t is not intended for treat
ment after the disease has been con-
tracted. 1t is in no sense a cure for
pneumonia.
Five millions of rations for Amerf-
can fighters in France are now being
packed and ready for shipment. They
are to be placed in air-tight contain
ers and then Grated in heavy wood
boxes In each container there is suf-
ficient food for "a men for one day.
The packing of this ration is de-
signed to protect the soldier from hard
ships in the trenches or at sea- The
selection. of canned meats illustrates
the care with which the food products
of this ration are packed. The timed
meat packing methods of the United
States have been studied by experts
so that only the best products of the
packers will be chosen
In addition to meats. the ration will
include cigarettes sufficient for days
smoke for "a men; salmon, soluble cOf-
Fee salt. pepper and hard bread Prac-
tically all of these are packed sepa-
rately in alright containers to resist
gas attack
To provide speedy and efficient relief
for American soldiers and sailors who
may be in distress through the tor
pedoing or wrecking of ships, the
American Red Cross has organized a
bureau of emergency service in Eng
land to cooperate with the army and
the navy and with American consuls.
1t was disclosed by the recent cam
paign in behalf of the fourth Liberty
loan that 40. 496 persons are employed
in the various branches Of the war
department In Washington OF this
number 6.7O5 are in the ONCE of the
chief Of stan.