Provost Marshal Gives Rules Regarding
Liability for Military
Duty.
Washington. Nov. 15. ? Tho five
'lassos Into which 9.000,000 uien registttfed
for military duty?and those who
-v >tr? registered hereafter?are defined
and the order In which they will be
railed for service were officially announced
in the provost marshal general's
questionnaire which every registered
man must till out and tile. The
order shows some change frotn the
tentative draft published some time
MJTQ.
Omtrary to .some published reports,
tt does not exempt tnnrried men hm a
dam, bat it does place married men
with dependent wives und children far
down on the list of liubles. In fact,
the questionnaire Indicates that only
inea of the first class will he coiled to
tho colors, exempt In the gravest emeruency.
The five official classifications
of registrants follow:
CLASS I.
<A)?Single man without dependent relative*
4BV-*Marrirol mah uiilt m>UL#.ui
iron, or father of motherless children,
who has habitually failed to support his
family.
(C)? Married man dependent on wife for
xupport.
(D)?Married man. with or without children.
or father of motherless children;
man not usefully engaged fntnlly supported
by Income independent of his labor.
(R)?Unskilled farm laborer.
(r??Unskilled tnduatrlal laborer
Registrant by or in respect of wnom no
deferred classification Is claimed .or
made.
Registrant who falls to submit questions
nalre and In respect of whom no deferred
classification Is claimed or made.
AD registrants not Included In any other ,
diyiajon In this schedule.
CLASS II.
<A)?Married mnu with children or father
of motherless children, where such
wife or children or suqh motherlrsa children
are not mainly dependent upon his
labor for support for the reason that
thero are other reasonably certain sources
of adequate support (excluding earnings
or possible earnings from the labor of the
wtfe) available, and that the removal of
the registrant will not deprive auct\ dependents
of support.
(B)?Married men. without children,
whose wife, although the registrant In engnced
Hi a useful occupation. Is not
mainly dependent upon his labor for sup- 1
port, for the reason that the wife Is
skilled In some special class of work
which she Is physically able to perform
and In which she Is employed or In which
there Is an Immediate nooning for her
under conditions thst will enable her to
support herso'f decently anC without suffering
or hardship.
<0?Necessary skilled farm laborer In i
necessary agricultural enterprise.
<D>?Necessary skilled Industrial laborer
tn necessary Industrial enterprise.
CLASS III.
|A)?Man with dependent children (not i
his own but toward whom ho standi In
telatlon of parent).
(It)?Man with dependent helpless brothers
or sisters.
(D>?County or municipal officer.
(B)-r-FTI?hly trained tlreman or policeman.
at least ' throe yenr* In service of
municipality.
(FV? Neee-sary custom house clerk
fG)?Neceaary employee of United
Ktates In transmlss'on of the malls.
(H)?Necessary artificer or workman In
United Rtntes armory or arsenal.
(T>? Necessary employe In service of
United States.
(J>? Necessary assistant, associate hr
hired manager of necessary agricultural
enterprise.
GO? Necessary highly specialised tech?lcat
or mechanical expert of necessary
industrial enterprise.
fl.)?Necessary assistant or associate
manager of neeeWsary Industrial enterprise.
?
CLA88 IV.
? (A>?Man whose wife or children are
I?r*.
(B>? Mariner actually employed on sea
eer\-!ce or cltlxcn or merchant In the United
States.
tO Necessary sole managing, controlling
or directing head of necessary
acrtru'tliral enterprise.
<r?>?Necessary sole mana'tlny. controlling
or directing head o' necessary
industrial enterprise
CLASS V.
(A>?Offloora?T^estlslatlve. executive or
ludlctat of the United States or of state,
territory or District of Columbia.
tBV-TtexulAr or duly ordained minister
of rellvlon.
fO- Student, who on May 18. 1917, was
preparing for ministry In recognised
school.
<D>?Persons In military or naval serv
ice of ftrlted States.
fFIV?Allen emmy.
fF>?Resident alien tnot sn enemy) who
claims exemption.
4 ff)>?Person toto'lv snd permanently
physically or mentally unlit for military
service
(TT)? Person morally unflt to he a soldier
_ # ruiud C*o ?o.
tH-Ure^erd r>llet. not "ally employed In
the pursuit or his vocation.
Member of well-recotrnlred rellrlous
?cct or organisation, organised nnd existin*
on May 1#. 191?. whose tlien existing
creed or principles forbid Its members to
participate In war In nny form, and whose
reilslotis convictions are atrulnst war or
participation therein.
IThe questions on the subject of doItcndenfs
tire framed to meet every
possible clreumntniiee nnd to draw otit
every bit of Information tbnt might be
of value to the hoards lit Hxlttg lite
Hun* to which a ntnn Is to be assigned.
Seven days are allowed registrants
after receipt of the questionnaire to
III! It out and return It to the local
hoard.
F Endles* Supply.
I M! anppoae onlj 11 limit(><1 amount of
B this atock ta being offered?the old
"No, we*rd offering an unlimited
I ?mount of ft," ?ild the promoter
I truthfully. "We'll continue to print
S n It an long an we have any sale for It"
The Sort.
"She made a beautiful (tight standing
there, gracefully beckoning hlin to
come to her"
"No doubt: regular motion p|<vZ
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AMERICANS SAFE
IN PETROGRAO
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AMBASSADOR FRANCES AND CON
SUL GENERAL SUMMERS
MAKE A RPDOBT
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CONDITIONS ARE NOW CHAOTIC
Recommended That All Unattached
Women and Men Accompanied by
Children Leave?About 200 Americans
in Petrograd.
Washington.?Messages from Ambassador
Francis, at Petrograd, and
Consul General Summers, at Mosco.v,
received at the state department, said
all Americans in the two principal
Russian cities were safe. Conditions
in both places were represented as
quieter, but still chaotic.
Ambassador Francis reported that
he had obtained transportation from
Petrograd to Harbin over the transSiberian
railroad for Americans who
wished to depart from tho capital.
He hnd recommended that all unattached
women and children leave. Officials
have estimated that there were
about 200 Americana in Petrograd.
No suggestion was made of moving
the Americans from Moscow, although
the fighting in that city appeared to
have been more general and sanguinary
than that in Petrograd. During
the fiercest of the street battling,
many Americans were gathered in
the Hotel Metropole.
Ambassador Francis' dispatch snid
the Petrograd city duina hau not recognized
the I^enine-Trotzky faction
and that many of tho government departments
were closed while o'bers
were operating under subordinate ofdetain.
A few Bolnhevlkl newspapers
were appearing at Intervals with frequent
changes of names and banks
were open part of the time. Dispatches
from the state department
were beginning to reach Mr. Francis,
the first one being dated November 9
and containing the American-Japanese
agreement regarding China.
Conditions In Moscow. Consul General
Hummers' dispatch under date, of
November 17. said, had somewhat
Improved after a week of fighting.
The maximalists had taken over the
government.
U/ERWHELMING INDORSEMENT
GIVEN SAMUEL GOMPEOS
f
/. P. of L. Delegates Approve His
Support of President.
Buffalo, N. Y.?Union labor put its
stamp of approval oh the attitude o(
Samuel Gompers. president of the
American Federation of Labor, in
working hand in hand with President
Wilson and placing the needs of the
nation above all other considerations
in questions involving the working
men's part in a vigorous prosecution
of the war against Gernpany.
Tho vote of confidence came after
more than three hours of debate, in
j which the pacifist element at the coin
vention of the federation was given
' ample opportunity to express itself.
1 Out of a total of 460 delegates, only
IS were recorded in opposition. The
I garment workers of New York, under
I the leadership of Itose Shapiro, was
the only organization refusing to go
! on record on the roll (Sail.
| The test of strength came upon a
| report from the comnrltteo on resolu
I tlons. The committee reported favor
j ably a resolution indorsing the "pa
triotic work of the Alliance for Labor
and Democracy which Mr. Gompers
took an ac tive part in organizing as an
offset to the People's council, a pa
cifist organization.
The attack on the resolution was lad
by Delegate Barnes, of Philadelphia
He war; supported, in addition to Miss
Shapiro, by Delegate Burke, of the
Sulphite workers; Joseph P. Cannon,
of the Mine workers, and a few others
The allianco and Mr. Oomoers were
; defended by Delegates Walker, of II
ltnois; Brown, of Washington; Mat
thew Wall, of the Photo Engravers;
George Barry, of the Pressmen* Mas
, S. Hayes, of the Typographical union
j and Vice-President James Duncan.
iEMPEROR WILHELM
REFUSES TO TREAT
i Petrogrnd.?Germnny has refused lei
I treat for peace with the new soldiers
and workmen's government In ro
sponse to a recent proposal, accord
ing to the newspapers here, which
publish this news as comlna from 11
well authenticated source. It is stat
I ed that Emperor William announced
' Jn his reply that he would treat onl?
' with the legal successor to tha impe
i rial KOTornment or with the const It u
snt assembly.
CHIEF OF MEDICAL %
STAFF AT MACON OEAC
Macon. Oa.?Major Richard Well
chief of thn medical staff at Camt
Wheeler base hospital, died from
pneumonia. It was announced. MaJo>
Well came here from New York at the
opening of the base hospital at rami
Wheeler. He was taken seriously 111
dlght di.ya ago, pneumonia developing
Mrs Well, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs
Isador Strauss, of New York, whr
were lost In the Titanic disaster, hur
Hed to tht bedside of her husband.
^BBfc? T^ki^pr
LORD READING
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A new photograph of Lord Reading, j
lord chief justice of England,* who has j
taken charge of the financial negotia- j
I tions for his government between the
United States and England.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS KILLED i
I
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REPORTED KILLED OR WOUNOED
IN RECENT SHELLING OF
TRENCHES.
American Artillery's Fire Believed to
nave Been tnecuve?lar neei is
Included in List of Those Wounded
I in Trenches.
With the American Army in Prance.
?A number of American Boldlers have
been killed or wounded In the recent
shelling of the American trenches by
the Germans. One shell which dropped
in a trench caused several casualties.
A group of Americans were in a
shack in the reserve when the Germans
began shelling heavily. The of
fleers ordered tho men to a dugout
but before they could get there a large
shell droDDed on the nosition nd ex
ploded. The American artillerists concentrated
tholr fire on the communicating
trenches of the enemy and it is
believed that their shells caused considerable
casualties and damage.
The war department had received
' no report of the wounding or killing of
1 American soldiers as the result of Ger!
man shell Are- The department did re|
ceive, liowevor, a corrected casualty
j list of the trench raid of November 3,
Tbo new list does not change the numi
her or names of the dead, but shows
the wounded and missing to have been
i 11 each. The original list gave three
, dead, five wounded and twelve missing.
The report adds First Lieutenant
William M. McLaughlin to the list of
wounded. Among the privates added
to the wounded list is Lester C. Smith,
of Concord. N. C. Private William P.
Grigs by. of Ixnilsville, Ky., previously
reported as captured by the Germans
I also is added to those wounded.
; ITALIANS ARE NOW HOLDING
INVADERS IN CHECK
!
1 Italian Northern Line Has Evidently
Been StrengthenedV7lth
the Russian situation still obS'Mire
by reason of the fact that no
direct advices are being received
from Potrograd or Moscow, the Italian
situation remains of transcendent
1 interest in the news of the world war.
. Everywhere along the battle front
from Lake Garda eastward, and
j thence southward along the Piave rlv|
er to the Adriatic sea. the Italians
are holding the enemy In check, ex'
cept in the hilly roglon in the vicinity
1 of the Asiago plateau, where additional
gains have been made by the invad-'
| ers. The new advances by the Toutotnlc
allies, as observed on the war
1 maps, do not indicate that points of
1 extremely great strategic vain have
i been won. but rather that the Italians
; on various sectors have given ground
1 ' before superior numbers and nt the
same time have straightened out and
i lessened the length of their front.
In the hills north of the Venetian
plain. General Dlaa, the new com
' | mander-ln-ehief of the Italian* has
| withdrawn his advanced posts south
I of Monte Tomatlco.
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| WILL MAKE FIGHT TO
MAKE MARYLAND DRY
! Baltimore.?George W. Grabbe, gen1
ernl superintendent of the Anti-Saloon
- league of Maryland, announced that
1 the league will make an uncompromls1
lug fight in the Maryland legislature
which convenes in January for stateI
wide prohibition. lie said the ques'
tion of a referendum will not be considered.
Mr. Grabbe said the "drys"
have an Indicatod majority in the legislature.
ASHEVILLE SELECTED
? FOR NEXT MEETING
Th.. SI?4
.tioui|/iiin, i ciiii, I 11*7 owuiuci u ??irq*
' ical Association concluffcd its elev1
cnth annual meeting hero with elec*
tlon of officers and selection of Asho1
vllle, N. C.. as next convention city.
' Dr. Leweilyn P. Darker, of Johns Hon'
kins university. Ba!timoro, was elect*
ed president. More than 1,000 physt"
elans and surgeons, including officers
* cf medical corps of United States,
British and French armlet .attended
> the convention
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BAKER ISSOESWAR
REVIEW FOR WEEK
SECRETARY CONTEMPLATES FUTURE
IN ITALIAN THEATRE
WITH CONFIOENCE.
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ENEMY STREN6TH STIFFENING
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Reinforcements Are Arriving?Fur- ;
ther Offensive on Western Front In- |
dies ted by Increased Artillery Fire
?American Worthy of Best.
| Washington. ? Hardening of the j
Italian defense and the precision with j
which British and French reinforcements
are being delivered in the Italian
war theatre leads Secretary Baker
in his weekly war review to contemplate
the future in that field with
confidence. Hh points but. however,
that the full strength of the Austro'
German efforts has not yet been de- j
veloped.
| Further allied offensives on the J
| western front. Mr. Baker says, are '
I Indicated by increased artillery Are ;
and the nervousness exhibited )>y the I
Germans. The only reference to the j
[Htjciur 01 mis ironi wnere '\mertcan
troops occupy first Hue tranches i3
I that the men hare shown themselves
j worthy of the best traditions of tho
j American army.
"Tne training ot our national army
is now progressing rapidly,^ the
statement says. "At ell the camps the
morale of our new citizen-soldiers is
reported as excellent.
"The men who have been called
upon to defend our country iiv the
present emergency are taking hold of
the work In a serious, high-minded
spirit, which will produce the best
result.
"The British and French offioersN
who are to assist iu instructing our
new armies are arriving. They come
for the purpose of initiating our men
I into the latest developments of modlorn
warfare, so that from the very
j outset our forces may bo trained according
to the moat efficient time,
and life-saving methods.
"In France, the training of our
troops is likewise beii\g carefully continued.
in the sector where our
forces are iu the trenches, they have
shown themselves worthy of the best
; traditions ot our armies.
"After tho successes gained by the
allies in the went during the preceding
week, the relative calm of the
lust seven-day period wan to be anticipated.
I "It is significant, however, tlint tho
, reaction of the enemy has been relatively
slight, both In the region north
of the Aisne an$ In Flanders,
i "At this season of the year the i
sodden, fog-bound fields of Flanders
J and The bad weather which prevails
along the entire western front makes
jit difficult to co-ordinate major operations
with precision. Nevertheless,
'artillery preparation has continued
j In the two chief theaters of activity In
the west, presaging further offensive j
i engagements. j
"Destructive hostile artillery fire Is j
I noted In the area along the Year. ]
| centering around Dixmude, and the i
{shelling by the enemy increased dur i
' the latter part of the week, betraying j
n decided nervousness on the part of
the Germans lest any unexpected of- {
. fenslve action develop.
; "The news from Italy Is more en- \
U'ouraglng. Operations involving tho 1
skillful handling of targe masses of j
troops and the reorganization of de- j
; Tensive positions, entailing superhu-j
~..w. ?v VII V*iv |ial I Ul Ulliurrs
ami men alike, have been carried out
byv the Italian armies with energy
and courage.
I
MEMBERS OF CONGRESSIONAL
PARTY CAUGHT IN FIRE
British Front in Belgium.?Five i
members ol the party of American j
congressman and private citizens who ,
spent two days visiting In the Belgian
war zone had a narrow escape from
death or injury this morning when 1
they were caught In a sudden burst of ;
German machine gun fire while in |
speeding the front line trenches near !
Dixmude. i
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[PERSHING VISITS AMERICAN
SOLDIER8 IN TRENCHES
I
With the American Army In France. ,
?General Pershing returned to his!
headquarters from a visit to his troons j
In the first line trenches and the sup- <
onrt In the roar. * Artillery firing on
both sides was normal while he was
there and no shells fell near him
! Patrolling continues active and con|
tact with the enemy's patrols has been
established several times, sho's he- ,
jing exchanged. The Germans have j
j sent over more gas sheila.
J EVERY BUSINESS WILL
dc uivcii neakinu
Washington ?Arbitrary elimination i
of Industrie* regarded as non-essential
to save coal and rail transportation 1
will be undertaken by the govern- i
ment only after every business threat- j
ened has been given a full hearing J
Tliia was mode clear by Robert S. ;
I.ovett and Fuel Administrator Garfield
In statements replying to the j
.recommendation of the railroad war
iboard that co*l ami transportation be |
Idenied to more than .VM) commodities.
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BE 22, 1917
?RINCESS JOLANDA OF ITALY
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Princess Jolanda is the eldest
daughter of the king and sueen of
Italy, and like them she has endeared
herself to the Italian people during
the war.
SMALLEST WEEKLY TOTAL YET
RESULT OF ' ACTIVE MEA8URE8
TAKEN BY THE BRITI8H AND
AMERICAN NAVIES.
Only Six British Merchantmen 8unk
During Week and Only One of Those
Above 1600 Tons?Italians Hold on
to New Line Along Piave.
Germany's submarlue campaign la
waning as the result of tho stringent
measures that have been taken to
combat it by the British and American
nuvai rorces. i^aai ww* oniy mt
British merchantmen were sunk and
only oue of these was a craft exceeding
1,600 tons.
This is the smallest total of vessels
sent to the bottom during any week
since the submarine warfare began,
the lowest previous figures having been
twelve merchantmen, eight of them in
the category of l,600tons and over,
and four of less than 1,600 tons.
While the Italians continue to hold
tenaciously to most of the new line
along the Piave river ?rom the Adriatic
s?a to the region of Feltre and
through the northern hills westward
from Feltre to Lake Gorda. they again
have been compelled to give ground in
both sectors to the Teutonic allied
armies.
Upon the shoulders of the Italians
alone for several daya must rest the
security of the Plave line and of historic
Venice, for the information has
i been vouchsafed Major Geueral
Maurice, chief director of military
GTlf>rut i An U fit tfl*> Hrl i ( a V% war nff Uta
that it will be "some days yet" before
British and French fighting forces can
be placed in the field to reinforce the
Italians.
Meanwhile, the enemy is striving
energetically to force passages of the
Plave at various points and agaiu has
been successful on southern reaches
In crossing the stream at Orizola, four
miles distant from its mouth anil some
twenty miles northeast of Venice.
Here, however, in the swamp regions
the Teutons are being wold by the defending
forces fr.?m further gains.
I The north around Zenson, where
the stream was negotiated by the
Austro-Ocrmans Tuesday, lighting lis
I still in progress with the Italians holding
the upper hand, but not yet having
be?*n ablo to drive back the invaders
to the eastern bank of th^ stream.
Still farther north attempts to gain a
foothold on the western hank of the
jIMave between Quero and Fenere were
repulsed with heavy casualties.
OFFICIAL CLASSIFICATION
AS TO MILITARY DUTY
Washington.- -The five classes luto
which S 000,1100 nien registered for military
duty- ade divided and the
order in which they will be called for
srvlre wan officially announced in the
provost marshal general's question
nalre which every registered mau must
| fill out and file. The order shown
some change from the tentative draf'
published soma time ago.
COAl SHwATAGE IS PUT AT
FIFTY MILLIONS OF TONS
Washington.?The 1917 coal shortage
is put ut 50,000.000 tons In estimates
completed by the fuel administration.
Although production of bituminous
and anthracite together has
jumped 50.000,000 tons, consumption,
it Is declared, has Increased at least
100.000 000 tons. Immediate measures
to meet the situation planned by Fuel
Adlm'.nlstrator Garfield Include curtailment
of shipments to non-essential
U-BOATS MAY APPEAR
OFF1ERICAN COAST
PREDICTIONS MADE BY SPEAKER
AT NAVAL ARCHITECTS AND
ENQINEER8 MEETING.
DEUTGHLAND'S TRIP IS CITED
I
Speakers Believe That Submarine Itself
Will Be Best Defense Against
German Undersea Boats?Other Examples.
New York.-? ITedictJnns that enemy
submarines will soon make their appearance
off American ports, that the
submarine will be found to be the
best antidote for the submarine, and
that the great world powers In the
near future will have flotillas of "contra-submarines"
especially built for
operating against undersea craft, were
made by speakers who addressed the
annual conventions of the Society or
| Naval Architect** and Marine Kngl
neers here.
Simon hake, the Inventor, pointed
to the possible danger to American
shores from the submarine menace,
lis cited the trans-Atlantic trips of
the merchant submarine I>eutschland
and the activities of the lT-r?:t off the
North Atlantic seabourd as examples
of what Is possible with the subntn
line.
Commander K. R. I .And of the Unit
led States navy, took Issue with Mr.
Lake when the latter said ho did not
believe the submarine could be effectively
used against the submarine.
"A submarine can flght a mibma
rlne as well as a battleship can tight
a battleship." said the commander.
Though he said foreign tendencies in
submarine construction were toward
displacements of 2.000. :t,000 and
even 5.000 tons. Commander Land
declared his belief thut craft of the
800-ton type ar.e now being most
generally built becuuse of their
adaptability' for all-year use.
Marely F. Hay predicted the doI
velopment of a 'contra-submarine,"
or a subiqnrine-flghting undersea boat
which would do most of Its work
while submerged.
Estimates that Germany had in
commission over 700 submarines last
May and that she would have in service
a total of 1,200 under sea craft by
the end of the year, were discredited
by Mr. Hay.
"It does not seem poaslhie that
Germany had more than 200 submarines
in commission last May." ho
said. "Informat/on at hanif would
indicate that the actual recent output
has been approximately ten suhn**
I l ines a moiun.
NEW CABINET ANNOUNCED
BY M. CLEMENCAU
Formation la Completed Within ?4
Hour*.
Paris.?M. Cinmcnccau presented
J the ministry to Prealdent Polnc.are
the ministry to President Polncare.
The new ministry follows:
Premier and minister of war,
George Clemenceau.
Minister of foreign affairs, Stephen
Pinchon.
Minister of justice, Louis Nail.
I* blister of interior, Jules Pams
Minister of finance, Louis Klotz.
Minister of marine, Georgo Loygues.
Minister of commerce. Rtienne
Clementol.
Minister of public works. Albert
| v-mreum.
Minister o? munitions Louis Louch
| our.
I Minister of Instruction. Louis Lafferre.
Minister of colonies. Henri Sln;on
Minister of agriculture, Deputy Col
; tiord. '
j Minister of labor. Victor Roret.
i The rapidity of the formation of
the ministry establishes a record In
French politics. Premier Clemenoeau
began his task at 4 o'clock in
the afternoon and completed it
within 24 hours.
A committee of radicals and radical
socialists, by a vote of F>9 to 2'J.
approved of members of the party
participating In the ministry.
HENR YFORD JOINS THE
SHIPPfN GBOARD STAFF
Washington.?Henry Ford joined
| the staff of the shipping hoard to lend
his talent for standardization of production
in speeding up the building of
a merchant fleet. He was made a
|special assistant to Charles Plez. vice
: president of the hoard's emergency
tleet corporation. His particular task
will be to introduce into shipbuilding
'the multiple production of methods
, he has used with success In producing
automobiles.
'MANY MEASLES AND
PNEUMONIA CASES
' ?
Washington.?Detail reports oi
.health conditions in national guard
I and national army camp* for the Wfc.-?V
lending November J) show mcnsleS and
; pneumonia predominating among the
ailments among the men. The sick
and Injured rate in the national guard
camps was 33 9 per thousand and In
the national army camps 25.2. Camp
Punston. Fort Riley, Kansas, had 24
now eases of pneumonia and nine now
cases' of meningitis during the week
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NPIA/Q DP TUP UIFPK
I1&.VVU Ul nil. vvu.ll
FROM CAMP SEWER 1
PLENTY OF CLOTHING ON HAND
TO KEEP ALL SOLDIERS
WARM.
UNDER STRICT QUNMNTIhE i
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Few Soldiers Are 8een on the Streets \>of
Greenville Now?Measles
Cases on Decrease.
Camp Sevier. Greenville.?Anxiety
as to the manner iu which the sol
diers will {are durlug the cold day*
ahead may now bo laid at rest for
good and all, as overcoats have arrived
and have been distributed for every
tuan in the dtviRlou, each man has
been provided with one suit of winter
underweur, and 27,000 more suits,
enough to give every soldier two, are
one their way by express from Utica,
N Y This equipment ia ample to
keep even the thinnest blooded individual
warm in the coldest weathor
, likely to occur here, and no one can
longer imagine with reason that any
soldiers at Tump Sevier are suffering
hardships from insufficient or improper
clothing. In addition, there
are now on linnd for issue , some
20.000 puirs of mnrching shoes and
when these are issued the number of
pairs per man will be almost three for
| the entire division.
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?? hi. mi- jiruvitiiuiit* 01 me quaran|
tine strictly enforced, the streets of
Greenville ore practically deserted
of soldiers. At Camp Sevier little out
of the ordinary could he noticed, ma
the order does not Interfere with drill
or Instruction. Medical authorities
emphasize the fact that the quarmu*
tine was ordered solely as a precautionary
measure and as the quickest'
way of dealing with the situation. The
i number of cases of measles developing
daily lias fallen off considerably
in the lust few days, having been
j twice ns large at a' present, while
there is Ioks pneumonia than was to
be expected in view of the prevalence
of measles, und very few deaths from o
this cause. Sporudlc cases of meningitis
have occurred, but nothing is
feared from this source. At several
other camps both the hospital admission
und tho non-effective rates are
higher. Venereal affection at Camp
Sevier la practically non-existing.
The quarantine order:
"I. Owing to an epidemic, of measles.
numerous cases of pneumonia
and several cases of spinal meningitis.
all members of the command. Including
ull camp organizations which
do not properly belong to tho Thlrtl- i
eth Division, will bo quarantined
witnm me limits or the reservation
and prohibited from visiting any cities.
towns, villages, or civilian communities
of any description. Concessions
heretofore granted for amusements
within the camp are suspended, and
their places will ho closed during the
continuance of the quarantine, and
members of the command or camp
will not be permitted to assemble in
any building, tent or inclosure operated
by a division. (amp. regimental or
other exchange. Young Men's Christian
Association. Knights of Colum;
bus. Hostess House or other similar
place.
"2. The present orders with reference
to segregation of contact caBea
of measles or other diseases within
the command will he continued as
heretofore.
"3. That Instruction, supply and ad
ministration of the division and all
other matters pertaining therto will
continue in the usual way.
"4 The commanding officers of brigades,
regiments and separate fnde
pendent organizations. Including camp
units, nre authorized to grant written
permission to su- h individuals as may
be necessary to transact business for
authorized messes and exchanges.
Government trucks will haul workmen.
All other requests for permls
slon to go beyond the quarantine limits
will be referred to brlrade com
raander*. and in ia?c of organizations
not belonging to brigades, to those
headquarters.
"5. Violations of the order will be
punished by court martial.
"G. All exchange* will be required
to construct suitable openings In their
buildings where supplies can be sold
to men on the outside, an men not
regularly employed therein will not
he permitted to enter these places.
Y. M. C. A. and Knights of Columbus
buildings may operate in same way.
"8. The co-operation o fthe entire
command is expected, and It Is essential
that this he given, in order tha?
tho causes which necessitated the establishment
of the quarantine may he
promptly removed and the quarantine
discontinued."
In tho way of ordnance equipment.
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the division has easily enough to practice
with, and as there Is not enough
to provide full equipment for each
camp the policy of tbe war department
is to give full equipment to an organization
only at the time it umbarka
and to apportion out the remainder
among the troops In training, with a
view to giving each enough to train
with. The Thlrtielth Division la short
only some 3,500 rifles and as it still
lacks about 2,000 ruin of being full, t
this shortage is really Insignificant. ST ^
There are plenty of rifles to drill with FfiflU
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