Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-08-29
HEALTH RAT
EVER KNOWN.

~ !. Cd IllIUvIII
ATsse from DisEAsE REMARK.
DLy FEW. BOTH Al HOME
ssp N FOREIGN LANDS.
l!vo NAVY HEROES ARE CITED
Through Flames to Rescue
~ from Burning spanleh Steam.
Work o. chIidren's Year d
ssstnr vsry Effective.
nlth rate which as far as known
never been surpassed has been es-
sanlIshed BY the American armies both
1ere and overseas. according to re
ports received by Surgeon General
{loftaa s
Or recent week the combined re-
loFts Of the American expeditionary
SofceA and Of troops stationed in the
UNITED States show an annual death
sate Tor disease Of 10 per 1000, less
st@O men per LOCO per year. The
annuAl death rate from disease Of
nsn reg Of military age in civil life is e.7
80 900. 6
This new rate Is based on approx
nate strength of 2,5OO,OOO men,. and
ncludes men living under abnormal
0nditiOns. The overseas record was
nede while American soldiers were
ersicipating in the heavy fighting in
Ae 1darne salient, when they were
0mpelled frequently to sleep>and eat
under the most primitive conditions.
That this record Is truly representa-
i've Of the general health of the troops
shown by the combined reports
ehichs Indicate the figure Of 90 per
40 as the average death rate from
isease during the past two months.
An idea of the progress being made
military sanitation is gained by a
omphfison with the following: During
~ Mexican war the annual death rate
rom disease was 400 per 1000. Dur
ay the American Civil war the rate
1852 was 40 per 1000, while during
~ the rate jumped to go per 1000.
he disease death RATE for the Spanish
meFican war was 25 per /, 600. AS
ar ~ available records show the low
u dgure heretofore recorded was 20
q 900 during the Russo-Japanese
aF.
Two men OF the American navy
vowed themselves heroes and won
0namendation from, Secretary Dam
~ Tor the rescue Of seven men from
= burning Spanish steamship Seran-
~ July is last. They are William e..
ling, seaman, and Clarence F. Ready,
nAchinist's mate, second class, U. s..
y. r. r Of the U. s. S.. Isis.
The two men took the port launch
of the Isis to the side of the burning
lhip and rescued from the burning
forecastle seven men who were
hemmed in by flames and who were
boo panic stricken to Jump into the wa
tsr.
The lddnch's trip to the Serantes
was made through an area of burning
asOline and the rescuers were in con-
stant and imminent peril> Their COM
manding 0ficer reports that the con-
duct Of King and Ready during this
thine Was cool and courageous. They,
|probably owe their own lives and the
Mvee Of those they rescued to their
sDte1dy nerves and cool Judgment. Their
scommendation' was for bravery and
thsir initiative in undertaking the res
60.
Z The army general staff has complet-
- plans for expansions at some Of
the camps and changes at training cen
tsrs. Additional plans are being
worked out and will be put into ef-
fect.
Camp Hancock, Georgia, is to be a
machine gun center and will be en-
I larged to accommodate between 55 600
and 10000 men. The officers training
school now housed in tents at this
camp will be provided for In barracks
and quarters similar to those at other
eantonments. These improvements
ont1tde Of enlargement Of the camp,
win cost about $4,000 600.
It has been decided to make Camp
Grant IN infantry replacement camp
70 accommodate between 5000 and
10000 men. The present capacity OF
!. this camp rs about $1,000. The altera-
lions and changes necessary will be
made after the division now located
there has been removed.
Field artillery firing centers are to
4 be located at West Point, KY, Camp
jackson, 8. G.. and Fayetteville, N. 9.
Options on sufficient land for this pur-
pose have been secured at all these
places. It Is planned to locate six
brigades at Fayetteville, six at West
+ Point and four at Jackson.
It has been decided also to erect
permanent buildings for the officers
training schools at present housed in
fsnts 1T Camps Lee Gordon and Pike.
4hese schools have capacity Of about
1000 men. The estimated cost Of
+ these improvements Is about So ,0OO.-
90.
~ 4 result Of the immediate and
Il growing needs Of the army for trained
s nnsses, Miss Jane A. Delano, director
71u<.x a II.