Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-11
HEALTH OF CAMP LEE
BETTER THAN AVERAGE
Death Rate, Far Below Normal, Sur.
passes That in Majority OF
CantOumcnts.
BASE HOSPITAL TOO SMALL
Contains 1000 Beds and, With L.
800 Cases on Sick List, Regimen
tai Infirmaries Are Brought Into
Usc-Notes Of Camp Life.

CAMP LEE, VA, January l0.--Camp
Lees health record surpasses that Of
the majority Of the camps and can
comments in the United States. Tho
average doath rate figured on n year
l.: basis. Is 4.5 per 1000. Tho city OF
Petersburg has a death rate Of i6 per
1000. and Ncw York city OF "a per
1000. From September 10 January 4
forty eight men died in the base hos
pitai. Ton o: these died in the first
wcek OF this year. This Is an excellent
record when it is realized that there
have been. on average, $4,000 men in
camp.
Eighteen hundred and five men arc
on the sick list The base hospital
contains 1000 beds. and the overflow
has been cared for b. tho reEimcntal
iaarTnarics. The hospital covers arear of
ift%-t,vo acres. and has several miles
ct covered boardwalks. OF the l.So5
eases. i50 arc i'll with humps. - with
measles and nfi*-three with pneu-
nona. The others cov>r a miscellany
ii diseases tina; might be expected
among 10000 men.
Mon from tho rural section have been
patients at the hospitals in larger num-
oe-s than from the cities. The Penn
syivaria regiments. which arc COM
posed OF men from Pittsburgh and its
suburbs, have been rem3 ably healthy.
IS essentially All agricultural State
have furnished n larger percentage
than any other section in the camp.
The only epidem.cs that have existed
in camp have been in the two Eirsini.
regiments.
OF spinal meningitis. but at no time
has /, assumed the proportions OF an
epidemic.
CAMP LEE INSTITUTES
ARMY INSURANCE CAMPAIGN
campaign to get every member o.
the division to obtain insurance be-
fore he leaves for over there" is nozr
under way. The hope OF the command
ing officers is that each man will see
20 i; before he leaves, in event tina. II
anything happens 10 him his depend
ents vii! be we'll provided for. Should
tie individual be wounded So that no
is !ncapacstated for work nc will. pre-
Nided he has taken out the maximum
insa-ace OF 10000. receive $3.50
month for a period OF twenty years
The average cost for $4,000 insurance
is approx !mately $3.50 per month.
The campaign is directed by Lieu
tenant Charles y. Jones. who has as
sistants IN each o: the battal!ons. These
men viii! explain to each individual
member the benefits that can be OBJ
tained. The campaign will close Feb
HS'. - -NIItdus ~ per ceNt the
n7cn have been insured Camp Lee
stands fifth among the camps os the
country.
Among the visitors to-day was
Sclwrn NcNutt, OF Golfers wceEiy
Mr. NIcNutt is preparing an article on
the National Army camps Of the coun-
Try for his paper. Hc was favorably
impressed with Camp Lee. and stated
that II was the best cantonn,cnt nc had
yet visited.
WILL FLASH DULLETINs
AT NIGHT BY "DIINKERS"
y "biinlier" has been installed on tor
~ a pole ~ tho Three Hundred ard
Fifth Signal Battalion. and every rish,
the daily bulletin, as published by d!.
VISION Headquarters. will be trans
mitted by means Of the DOT and dash
system. using the international code.
Press dispatches taken from the nil, bv
the wireless station OF the Three Hun
dred and Fifth Signal Battalion Will b.
hasned over camp By the "blinke-"
every night from 10 until II O'Clock.
This work is done TO aid tho men Of
the division in becoming more adept
in receiving messages by this method
At !" O'Clock noon. Eastern time
every day. beginning Tomorrow, tho
signal battalion VIII drop bomb from
the tor OF the pole. This bomb will be