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

Health conditions al Brest, France.
general camp conditions and the
method II handling troops through
that camp have received high praise
from all who have inspected since The
#first formative day General Perish
ing exported yesterday to the War de-
partment The message said General
Pershing himself. General Hartford,
his chief of staf. the chief surgeon,
and the Inspector general Of the d 2
had all personally inspected the
camp during the last month
Conditions 81 the camp have been
described ali terrible ID published re-
nofts and by witnesses before Con-
gressional committees
Tables OF hospital rates we're IN
clnled III General Pershing i report.
The daily admission rate per 900
men FOR troops in Brest and vicinity
for the first l9 days Of February was
145 The similar figure for NoveIn-
Der was I'll, for December IL. and
for January ss
The sick rate H unusually low.
General Pershing said. and il 4 di-
rect measure of the sanitary situaz
ton at that place Corresponding rates
Tor thesWhole American Expeditionary
forces. NOT counting men wounded I'M
action. III as follows For November,
for December 214 for January,
& .04
The daily average rate per 100000
men, for troops al Brest and vicinity,
Is shown as follows November 5.15t
December. a.gS January 3 as; Febrn-
airy to date. s.s3
More than ass, 900 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, 70 February 4,
1919, were 1911 Deaths on Incoming
boats OF BY the time patients reached
hospitals at Brest, 219f: Of these IS7
burials occurred in September, Octo-
Der and November last when influenza
and pneumonia cases were arriving on
transports from the United States and
we're in no way due to- any health con-
ditions existing ut Brest
Men Comfortable I'm Germany.
The inspector general Of the Amer
lean army 81 occupa ton, after thor
ough inspection OF the units now in
Germany. has reported the soldiers as
having comfortable quarters and III
an excellent state Of health General
Pershing. Iii b cablegram to the War
department, quoted the following as
from the report of the inspector gem
eral
No overerowding Of soldiers IN
quarters Large proportion Of Amer
icar soldiers quartered in public
buildings Practically every soldier
provided with suitable bedding No
soldier hilieted III kitchens of inhabi-
tants. In only few cases are sol
Ediers billeted III living rooms Al
present only about 10 per cent. I'M
provided with mess halls New mess
halls under construction ample
lounging and recreation rooms Al
IC. A and Red Cross have rendered ma
5terial assistance IN providing recrea-
Ition rooms
Ample and effective precaution to
secure ventilation and to segregate
men with colds Ample warm cloth
ling Army Of occupation comfortable
las troops can re under circumstances
lat this time Of year Condition con-
Istantly improving II is not believed
as much attention has ever before been
given to health, comfort and pleasure
iof soldiers