Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1919-02-21
RSHING HAnY DENIES
TALES Or CAMP LIFE
General Gables Report Refuting
Absolutely Runorsd Terrible
Conditions IN France
SICK RATE REMAINS Low

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Health conditions ar Brest, France,
general camp conditions and the
method of handling troops through
that camp have received high praise
from alI who have inspected since the
drst formative day, General Pershz
ing reported yesterday 10 the War de-
partment The message said General
Pershing himself. General Harbord.
his chief Of stan, the chief surgeon,
and the inspector genera Of the A p
r., had all personally inspected the
camp during the last month
( Conditions iii the Camp have been
described as terrible ii published re-
ports and BY witnesses before Con-
gresslonal committees.
Tables of hospital rates we're in
clnded in General Pershings report.
The daily admission rate per 1000
men for troops hi Brest and vicinity
TOR the first ls days Of February. was
I45 The similar figure for Soven-
Der was I'll for December IL and
for January I6S
The sick rate Is unusually low
General Pershing said, and is 9 di-
rect measure of the sanitary situa-
ton at that place. Corresponding rates
for the whole American Expeditionary
forces. not counting men wounded In
action, is as follows For November.
~. for December, 2.i4; for January ry.
2.04. &
The daily average rate per 10000
men. for troops al Brest and, vicinity,
Ii shown as follows November 6.15.
December, 2.0S; January. s15: Febru-
AIRY to date. s.6s
More than 9s5,O09 men entered
France via Brest. the cable states,
and over 10000 left Brest The total
deaths among all these transients and
among the permanent garrisons from
November IL, 1917, to February Z.
1919. we're 1911. Deaths on incoming
boats or BY the time patients reached
hospitals at Brests 2I9I; OF these 1877
burials occurred ii September Octo-
Der and November last. when influenza
and pneumonia cases we're arriving on
transports from the United States and
were In no way due TO any health con-
ditions existing at Brest.
Men Comfortable In Germany.
The inspector-ge general os the Amer
lean army Of occupation. after thor
ough inspection Of the units now in
Germany, has reported the soldiers as
having comfortable quarters and In
an excellent state of health General
Pershing iii cablegram to the War
department, quoted the following as
from the report Of the inspector gem
erai:
No overcrowding Of soldiers in
quarters Large proportion Of Amer
lean soldiers quartered II public
buildings Practically every soldier
provided with suitable bedding No
soldier biileted in kitchens OF inhabi-
tants In only few cases are sol
diers biIleted ii living rooms. Ait
present only about 10 per cent un-
Eproyided with mess halls. New mess
halls under construction; ample
Elounging and recreation rooms. II M.
C. A. and Red Cross have rendered ma
terial assistance III providing recrea-
tion rooms
Ample and effective precaution TO
secure ventilation and 10 segregate
men with colds. Ample warm cloth
ing. Army of occupation comfortable
as troops can be under circumstances
at this time OF year. Condition con-
stantly improving It u not believed
as much attention has ever before been
given to health. comfort and pleasure
Of soldiers Z