—

P«*e Two

CAP* MAY OOireTY TIMES sr» TST Y CTTY K ).

ARM)'HEALTH RATE BESTEl'ER KNOWN

DEATHS FROM DISEASE REMARKABLY FEW, BOTH AT HOME AND IN FOREIGN LANDS.

TWO NAVY HEROES ARE CITED

Rowed Through Flame* to Ccccue Men From Burning Spanish Steamship—Worfc of Children** Year is Proving Very Effective. A health rate which a* far cs known hs» never been sucjm^sed ha* been ev tahiuhed by the American armies both here and oversea*, nceordlnc to ripen* received by bnireon General Corpii*. For a recent ai-ek tbe coenldned report* of the Auieiican exjiedltlonary forces and of trooji* stationed in the Cnlted State* show an nnuanl death rate for disease of l.f ixr 1.0U0, les* than two men per 1.0t«* per year. The annual death rate from disease of men of nillilarv ape In civil life I* G-* per 1000. This now rate Is based on approximate strength of SJWMWO men. and Includes men living under abnormal condltlnr.s. Tlie overwas* rectird was made while American soldier* were participating in the heavy fighting In the Marne salient, when they were •wnpelled frequently to sleep and eat ander the most primitive condition*. That this record Is truly n-presentn-tire of the general health of the troop* la sliowii by tbc comhlned report* wli'.cfi indicate the figure of 1L8 l>er 1.0i*i as the nveragi’ death rate fnmi disease during the past two month*. An idea of the progres* Iwing made la miMtary Minltntlon Is galni'd by a rotnp::H-on with the following: Inirinc the Mexican war the annual death rate from dlM-ase was 100 |ht 1,000. During the American Civil war the rate In IStC was 4 per l.tx*). while during MBS tbe r to Jumped to cn i*er 1XJ00. The disease death rate for the Spanl*hAmerlctin war was 25 per 1A*»i. A* far a* available records show the lowest figure heretofore recorded was 20 per 1,000 during the ItusweJapaiH-se

T^iro men of .he Am-Tiran navy proved tbetnselves heroes and woo eommendatlon from Secretary l»aniels for tbe rescue of seven men from tbe burning S|«nish steauislilp S: ranU» July 13 Inst. They are William E. King, seaman, and Clarence F. Heady, machinist''' mate, second class. C. S.

N R. F.. of the V. S. S. Isis.

Tbe two men took the |K*rt launch of the Isis to tbe side of tbe Imruing i shtp and resrui'd from the buruing I forecast lr seven men who were | hemmed In by flames and who were *no panic stricken t^ump inlo tlie wa-

Tbe launch** trip to the Seranlcs was made thnnigh an er«-:i of burning i gasoline :ind tie- rescuers were in rote •tani and Imminent i-eril. Their etm. mandlng ..ffleer r<-p.>r:« that tbe conduct of King and Ready during tin* time wa* ewl and courageous. Tlo y probably ow« tindr own il»e» und the , lives «f those they rescued to th.Ir j steady nerves mideooi Jmlgnniit. Tbeir j comiin odatlon was for bravery arid their initiative in unvb .taking the resTlie army ge.-u ml Half ha* rvaiph t the (un.jis sod ib.ii.g. - or tniluing «■*•!.■ wtiri.ed oat cod till l-c pul Into ef-

fort.

Csmi' 11 ^'e" . tleoggia. is |o Ih- a

The work of children - * year Is ptovInp to be an efTectlve Americanisation measure. Tbc children's bureau of the lalKir deportment ha* a* Its gowl 1W). 000 baby live* saved tbl* year. According to n-jsits received, foreign mothers are a* eager ns the native mothers. If not more so. to learn all they can nliout the proper rare of their children. The Japanese women of Seattle arc asking for pamphlets on preimlnl rare, the Italian women of Wallace. Idaho. IJHm strong, have arranged to study a standard Imok on the rare and feeding of children, with thi aid of an Interpreter. Tlie foreign mothers of the remote lumU-ring n-gions cf Wnshingtun and of tlie iminufacturing cities of New Kngtand are united by the com mon desire to learn everything fv>*sihle alMiut safeguarding tbc bealth of tin ir children. Tills dr-sire Is resulting In the hrenking down rif the lianler* of alleti language and old-world superstition that have long stood in the way of tlie health of little Americans bora of forclgn parents. It ha* lieen necessary In many cities to empb'y Interpreters at tlie weighing and measuring ceniers to answer the questions of mothers who do not speak English. Clause* In the care of haby I icing conducted In attic and I’lttsmirg are made a means of teaching mothers to speak and read English. Perhaps the most Important educational measure that lias l-er n adopted I* the provision of public liealtli nurses whose function It is net only to give care und service to the sick, but to advise toother* how to keep their children well. A* a result of tTtlldnn's year activities many communities have succeeded In obtaining public or private fund* for public health nursing. Wisconsin has adopted the slogan. “A Public Health Nurse for Every' County." aid lu Washington state an active campaign for school nurses is Is’ing carried on. Tlie work of the state coun-ils of difittse has Iwcn so valuable to the country that it lias drawn public commendation from President Wilson with an arcvimianyitig suggestion that its unique and widespread orgsnljaitlon lie utilizvsl by -:ll government department* und agencies so far at |.rnetlcal. Se<-n ;ary Euker. chairman of the eounrli of natlm.nl defi-tise. which brought tlie state councils into existeiiev-. reported to the president: “It is dlfliiult to estimate the Importance of the service rendered, since our ete trance into the war. by these state cvmnclls. their county t ouuclls and tin* multitude of worker* imnded together under them, wlmui we rstlmcte to nuinlier at least one million. I feel sure that you. Mr. President, as their commander In chief, will is- proud of their caique contribution in-tlie war and will use your authority to hnwdtti ihe scope of their activities a* coudV I-ennlt so thol they may go on to still greater aciilrvruietils." The state council*, says Secretary Raker, have srtlve coutity. or equivalent. council* of defense under them, while lu nearly every state tlie orgate Ira:ion of cmninunlty councils In the school districts, hriiigiug the governmeiit to the people and the people to the p<v%'ratiiet.t, l* progressing rapid-

ly-

The president riddled: “I shall loglad in lutvx' you cipn*»« to the rlnte eounrli* my upprociutinn of the v. rvlc«' they have *.i usefully rvudewd. 1 am I'anlcuhirly struck by the value of extending our defense orgatn.miion inlo the smallest ronmiuultir* and by the truly cletiXM-nitic ciiaraeter of a nut loan I system so organiz-d. I believe in the soundness of yog lUti Hint In the intiT.-»: of

GROIU CALLS ISOT DBAFIEES

Bo to Camps Between Augsst 30 and September C

EVERY STATE MUST RESPOND

100 Others To Go To Mead* ar.d 368 N eg roes To Wrighmuwn, N. J.—Virginia To Cupply S.025. Wojhinrtoa.—Provost Marshal-Gen-eral Crow der issued four separate call* ■or mca to COnsUlUte the first of the September drat quotas. A total of IM.773 tern are sumtarned to the col•ra. of whom H8.270 win go Itto the (corral military service. 4('.r.P0 into Imlted service and three a* military intelligence photograph* r* A total of 1 r-.en T ill go frott daryland tinder these calif uni 3.025 'rom Virginia. The firs! Maryland :uota of 400 men will entrain on Sep ■ember 3 anJ will proceed to Camp Meade. There are white men and will (o Into general military service. The second Maryland quota of ?M> rolored men will entrain on Srpten l for Camp Dlx. at Wrlghf-town. N. J.. vnd the third quota oi 600 white men 'or limited service will entrain on Sep ember 3 for Camp Humphries. Aceo •ink. Va. Virginia's first quota of 2I rl > men •or general military service will rntrain on September 3 for ramp Lee ^er second quota of 2j role-red men for reneral service will rntraln on Sep •embt r 1 for Comp Lee and her tblni inota of ftYi men will entrr.ln on Sep. •ec.bcr 3 for Camp Humphrey*, Actotink. Va. Tlie call* for oth* r nearby states, with the camps to whlth the men nte a bo sent, follow: Genera! Military Service- VT-ite*-•ntralnuint Sejiteaber 3 ’o Srptca-

her 6:

Delaware—100. to r«r..r Meade. Md District of Columbia—6W*. tc Camp

it. Va.

New Je rs

re. Va.

■4.000 to Camp Hnmpb-

* tbut

II i t tuanjr kiutl* e.f be utiU*«l u» far a*

Pennsylvania—UOO. to Gan.r Meade. Virginia—2.500. to (lamp Lee. West Virginia—5.000. to Camp Lee. General Military Se rvice (colored)— Entrainment September 1. 1518: Ifrlaware—IS. to Camp Pis. N. J. New Jersey—57. to Camp Dlx. Pennsylvania—745. tc Camp Sher-

man.

Virginia—25. to Camp Lee. West Virginia—55. to Camp Custer. limited Service (white)—Entrainment September 3<: Delaware—200. to Camp Dlx. District of Columbia—100, to Camp Humphries. Maryland—000. to Camp Humphri* s New Jersey—1.C06. to Cwmj- Dix. Pennsylvania—3^00. to Ccmp Dix: 10O. to Camp Shrncan. Virginia - 5u0. to camp Humphries. West Virginia—40^, tc Camp Humphries. FOCH’S TRIBUTE 7 0 BIBLE. Beit Preparation For Soldiers. French Marshal Writes. •w York -“The Bibb is r*-rt»:e!r the best i leparatior: tjia» you ran rlrr to an Anu-rlran soldi* r rolnr tr.t*. t *■ tie to sntlatn his m*gn:C'*ot ideal and faith.''

ALLIED SPIAII ISSIEABfl America'* Highly Ellorl Deciding Fector ALL EUROPE IS IHPr ESS

MEN PEACE IERMS NOW IN FRANCE MUST BE FORCER

fi’.archRepeats4.000.000Ameri* Lodge Submits Price He Would cans Can Win Next Year. Exact cf Huns.

CITES CASES OF CAPTURE

i by IVs-iihnt >

9 the Am* r

appreriatlon . pies of the Se"i;.-q-mng toldlers abroad

: l>o supply:

i R I

larg*-*! '

1 will I

ek to » Just

, f. r foreign lDterr*t* to oiitau. r..tit: .-f Ameri*-an shl|q*ing -r ‘b j-yard*. I7.:.lnu:in El'rard N Hurley -1 t •h'i|'i iug b*«rd «udaln* tiiat the m ' b.w pn.v.d** that during njir or « I ti.il.pl em. rc«tiey pro. la I tin-* I by t I'll- '.iejlt it 1> o •Tiiuimil often**-

pertni.nt-i11 bui.-:.:. training euh**'!* at i lent* at Cmu|* L*-e

AVIATORS FALL 4D0 FEET. Lieutenant Tepplnj Killed; Student

Flyer Hurt.

un | M* ni| !i:s. Tran l.VMt*eaBt R*n: mi 0*1 H Topping, of Hit rhamt.-x N Y eir was fatally injur, d !t.r'. Jr. rph ]I .m-I Carey, student avu.-r, suf-.alned a •*r- broken l*g at l**:* I : ..i n ■ iM't airplane went loin . • i: »j. r «nd f*i: ‘I" j 400 f*<-t. Usutenic- T, , :. r hour later. The i. ■ tit.-nt i* attr.bu 1 * <i ,h *' ! to engln- troubl* LODGE MADE FLOpR LEADER. ‘ 11 , Republieans Unanimously Choose Mia aachusetts Senator. I-:.' ^ Washicrtun Senator llmry Cal-,t

• t-usly C-.i I* id*r by R* i-ui- lans « > : •• Senator fallings: ,,t n. * n fc . ) MOVIES IN ESSENTIAL CLASS. * All Br/nrhet ©f Industry So PUced

B> Wa- Bos'd.

Chief of Staff General March CMis Stories of Great Unpublithcd Losses False—Casual:.:s Nit

Held Back.

V'kshington.—Announrins that to date more than l.SOO.Olih American aoiditrs have embarked for foreign shore'. Cenenl March, rhie: of stall, reiterated Lis firm tellol that tbe presence at 4.BOfi.OOO troop* of the Ua.icd States in Franre by next earntner woutd enable the Atilts to tarry o-i* ary campaign they tnay adept far the defeat of Germany and the end r.f tbe war. Such declarations. General March said, were founded upon co id-blooded study of tbe respective mac-power of all tbe Allies and the enemy In June. 1515 and "are not issued as spread-eagle statements." General March Impressed the newspaper men who met him in conferenre with the absolute confidence American officer* have In their men a* a result of tbe Initial tests on the battle fields of France. He Intimated that the somewhat sensational prediction which be had made was based as much upon these soldierly quantise as In the numerical superiority which the War Department plans to give tbc Allied command by mid-sum-mer of next year. "The American soldier deserves the confidence of the American people." said General Msrrh. "On every occaaton mi far where he has been tested hr Lad absolutely delivered the goods. ••My cocfidenre in them Is Inspired and developed by serving with them and bev.d*- th*m in battle. I have ordered bt-k from France certain men who have w (l n distinction over there to give them Increased rank in tbe divisions organizing at home. 7 hens m*-n talk the same language I do. You uo cot find any lark < confidence on the front In Franc. #*rong the Amerirsn forces. 'These officer* are now telling me interesting thing* which have cot yet .oae o»er In oflutai report*- <*n» •'ffic.r n ported »pcrtflcally that in or.* engagement of the First Americau Hviolon they rapttmd tt German puna and brought them iti a* tht rear > of oar truck* On tbe aan.e orcaslon they *ook 3.MKJ (-tiiot.rr*. •■Anotln-r officer rrpor'cd that the second division, whiib hr wa* with, captured 10 complete German batterm irMch thqj brought is and prereated to General I'ersh.n* ” Diet u *1.111 the *haar*-» o n the wnatern fr<»r'. General March aaid the Fr.r.rh operating In the Noyi.-n •**-tor bkte now adtanced arrons the l iairau oierlooking that important las« until they have reached the Olae. .r,d have prorr—sed northeast to th. Aflette The enemy ha* b«-**n pushed

‘IRREDUCIBLE MINIMUM"

Hcils Manpower SHI Aa Meant To Victory'—Insists Enemy Mutt Restore Aisoce-Lorraine To

Francs.

WfhicctOB.—Hailinc the new Man[ovrer bill aa the vrcipon with which Ate* r.ca will win • coajp.e:- end final victory over Germany. Scnutor Henry Cabot Lc^ce. of Mantaebescr.f. cutlintd to the Senate ihe irreducible minimum" which the Allies shocld agree to in making peace. The * estsiisl condition} or a complete, secure attd lasting peace, as Lodge outlined them, are: H.rtorntion of Belgium. . Return of Alsace-Lorraine to France, tot from jentlmental reasons alone, but to deprive Germany of the coal and Iron of

Lorraine.

Restoration of Italia Irredenta, including Trieste to Italy. Re-establishment of Serbia and Roumanla as independent nates. Security for Greece. Establishment of the Jugo-Slavs and Cxecho-Slavs as Independent

peoples.

Independence for Poland. Restoration to Rust la of provinces taken from her by the treaty of lirest-Lilovak. Relinquishment of Constant)nopit by the Turk* ard estahllshment of the Dardanelles as a tree international waterway. Elimination of Turkish Influence Iroai Palestine. "Such a victory." Lodge said, •'must be won inside, not outside tht Gertsen frontier. It roust be wen flualiy and thoroughly in German territory, and can be so woh nowhere elst." The Manpower blit Is the means to this end. Lodge said. I-O'lf warned that because Grtmaay now see* hersrif Lt-aten. *itb thi Allies firmly In control of the ofirnslir and Amerirxn itoop* pouring in dally, a n*w peace drive •cay be exiorted. B«c*u-* Atn* rlca •oust face thi* peace drive *n the next few months. Lod-e declared It of the utmoet taportance in know the sort 1 Of j eace we are fighting for. 00MB RAILROAD YARDS. Pcrshinc Announces Successful Raid Over Conftrn*.

Victories Of Th* Last Four Would Not Have 8«en Pes Except For Tht A*n*rw*n Divisions. New York.—Rlr Rohrrt I. premier of Canada, arrived bert *r a 10-week stay in EngUnd *nj p-y lirm “in th* canrlctlcc." *• pr*-»aed 1L "that never was t! of the Allied nations mo:. . or more resolute than at t . America'* nighty effort tc more than a million r:et to p wa* the deciding factor i : ctj g -tr* ngthcnlng 4he morale .,* tL» g f. but in bnn-lr.g victory t- n Western front. Sir Robe-. r .i. Tt lr beyond qOration t:-.: the lories of the last four ui.; i r v(; not hare been possible <X"; American dlvlalons who l.i their place in the batUi lit-

tlcued.

"1 have seen many thrt American troops on board • in camps I visited. It lr i rerestiPiat* the inert a:, dcnce with which the srriv.-i: mighty ormlec Las laspir* d f.

nat.ona.

“All Europe is lippr*; • Ticndld pTiyslquc. their rev* aqd adaptsbil'ty. the ie.-. rapidity and thorouchni ss vitfc vUtfi they have acquired necessary t-. ;-.ig and. finnlly, the nugn'fierst £t qua!!:!* ? they have ditp^ye-l :r - battle la which they hevt- ! r. ■ There is most eKeetiv. mcnious co-operation hettre.r. - armies of the United Stsl Britain and France. From Si* : Beatty aa well as from Ado::..! and Admiral Rodman I know i this ts equally true of the British i American Navies.” The future peace of tbe world : largely upon the unity of parpett action between the dwcocr- •• the United States and Gre;t ! tbe Premier said. U. 8 AIR PLANS CALLED FAILURt Bom* Praia*. Coupled WKh Blame. I Subcommitts*. Waahingtoa.—Structure opoe 1*8 •res. dlsappelotments and d<U>i a the American aircraft prog:. - coupled with praise for what r.n* hu been accomplished, and a st»: that quantity production roon r expected in a long report sctc."*4 by the Senate Military Subc.n.c.:t:«« on It* aircraft investigation While commenting favotsll' u;-'« reorgaa!ration already efletted, committee rtrongly uxg*w ■ :.c lontro! Uttcugh the creation cf ■ department of aviation headed Cabinet member. Wa*!*- of million* Ot, doll*: fxecuiire u:ganlaatIon. impioition of training fields, empl" inexperienced inspector!, ami itum to contractors are atm.- ! laulti charged to the oid oir.~ b> the commil'.ee.

i. tnd I-

cf .

Rritiah frot Mi-n-Ler.

rent*. General March said. J'al '•th-* fine work of th« > lx»-i, duplicatvwl on thi

Washington — As-rther ruccctafui bombing of railroad yards at "onfian* by Anerlcan aviator* wltboot lb* loss of a maohine 1* atm.-cnced In Gentral i-,,. mmuniqoe u.t Frldaj It *avs also that an Ann riran outpost ■ <>n th* Al»ne. between FUue* and' llarochs*. har*nc teen driven lurk' by a small local action. later rmcrtj- i

i«d it* position

EUGAR RULES WILL STAND. No Further Restriction Is Necessary. 1

Hoover Declares.

of I

■ pubh.

■■ Wli

.u tbe lai.iee

be Df-etwery. Food Admlnl>ti Hoover inaounc.d He said thir* 1 plentv *-.' sugar to rare for d*ia>.-t* and AU!*-d wants, provided the pre*<p contervatlon measures of two pound « person mouthy are rotititiu*d

TEN NEW 6HIPS LAST WEEK GERMANE READY FOR BIG SHOVE

31.700 Desdwe ght To«r.* B . Added To R,pcrlf:> To B ' ®uildm 0 Fort* 9C Miles j

U. 8. Merchant Marine. Gist of Bapeume.

wood Eight

HOUSE PASSES NEW DRAFT f'CL Approves Mea*ura Aa 0' T Drawn By War Departmt't Washington.—The Man-Po" • x'-nding the selective dr.-.f: mm betwatn the ages of J> *' .•••ars w»- j.xased by the Hou--•aly minor changes In th- - J d.^f t-f the War Depart .if Th* final vote was preerd* ! ’ da-.s’ debate, dcrlag wblrh t j contention was amendment to ‘ railing of youth* from IS to : until older men bad been enu Tin K* nste plans to subs' 1 ' ' Houae bill for the messur. ' :• l-ited by the Military l«f that holy and thus •aped''-

m vetment.

Fongr#-**li>naI leaders bopthe mrasutr to tbe Peer 1 if. latter part of this week DRAFT CLOSES HOS’ i ' Building Left Without Man 7- '

Electric Plant.

| l»ndnn — A hospital for era r *nt soldier* has been do**-.! I i 'he electrician baa been dtaf ■ nobody »!*e underatands the i plant The home wa* l*'an- • uava 1 oflcer so lung aa the e

j charge wa* not called

TRIBUTE PAID FIGHTER’ Senate Adepts Resolution Of G'

To Army And Navy.

Washington -Gratitude nt ' ■ ' to nun in tbe army and ■*»> • efforts in the war I* eap»c»»' resolution by Senator Jonr* ‘ Metlco. adopted by tbc Bea.i*p»«ial tribute to the men wt" died for thdr country the S’" In voting, reioained vtandiac fo ' '

j minutt.