Show I I ARMY CAMPS TEACH SANITATION TO SOLDIERS Returning Men Will Form orm Health Department in Their Homes By Associated Press Pies CA CAMP CAIe Ie LEWIS Tacoma Wash A April 20 Let O. Let mo me tell teU you that the thc million men now in the United States army arm and the th millions who may eventually eventually event event- enter are nrc not coming back to their home communities and stand for municipal control of or health hazards l' l at last Christmas Christ Christ- I mas nias time the Bowery boy In Eastern camps went home and amI threw the coal from the tenement ment bathtub b because he had been taught In the army to take a U bod body bath at least twice a week and to wash his hands surely surel before each meal and not to drink out of a cup someone else elso had used The city and anti country bo boy went home and distressed his 1118 good mother by telling her hor that her Icebox was dirty No more w wilt these men sleep In stuffy bedrooms to avoid catch catching InS InS' cold And when these millions of ot trained fighting men return to their homo home communities after tho the war they will surely curdy be a a. stron strong force for a R. responsible able and well fi financed financed fi- fi municipal health department In these words Col Cot Peter C C. C Field Flold chief surgeon of the ninety-first ninety dIvision division divi dIvi- sion predicted the future results to be expected as a result of the practical health measures taught the men In the national Colonel Field was adoL ad- ad army oL o Co n SUlb me lne ne citizens 01 UL me Lilt city cuy L 01 oi iacoma iacoma ia- ia coma on An Efficient Health Department Depart Depart- ment mont and urging cooperation between tho municipal and army health officers officers officers cers In order to protect the soldiers outside of camp as well as in camp Colonel Field characterized Camp Lewis as a new community halfway way between Tacoma and Olympia where your sons and brothers have formed a new little city MORALE HIGH Perhaps you will admit that the tho national arm army at Camp Lewis has what Is IR known even to the Huns lions a wonderful wonder wonder- ful spirit or esprit de corps We re perhaps perhaps per per- haps take ourselves too seriously But we perhaps more than you ou know the business ahead and every overy da day r teaches us that the more preventable disease that exists among among- us Just to that ex extent extent extent ex- ex tent are we less fit to represent you ou over there I have said that the spirit of ot these I men from your our homes is truly wonder wonder- ful CuI It Is so much deeper than the similar spirit In evidence e In the regular regular regu reU- lar and arid nation guard divisions that It has been the subject of report by In in- in It Is so true a spirit of ot to todo todo todo do and die If Ie necessary that it is re reported reported re- re ported the war department looks to the national army arm divisions to provide the backbone of the whole arm array army of ot the United States which Includes regulars and national guard If It representatives of ot Portland OlympIa h a. a Seattle and an Tacoma A could be e invisible spectators in my otrice Ottice during during dur dur- ing ing- the many dally daily interviews with soldiers of ot the Wild West division who come to me with requests to be re- re leasel from Crom quarantine In order that they may go o home to s see a a. dying wife child or mother these representatives would go O awn away with a a. completely new point of or view And If It they could read the letters from the dear ones and I hear the statements of or these men to I the effect that both mother and sister or wife feel that permission to go back to their sick ones should be decided entirely upon the basis of what is best for all When hen the mother or wife writes that she is quite willing to die without seeing her soldier bo boy if tho the best Interests of at the country demand demandIL it IL an and the soldier boy standing before me with tears In his eyes Ces states that i he Is ready to accept the decision that I releasing him from quarantine or orI training training- Is detrimental or dangerous to toa toa I a community or his country then It is that my spirit of resentment Is I apt to In iii civil communities ties who would decide the matter of ot protection of soldiers s upon the basis of the almighty dollar or political ex expediency ex- ex rather than upon the for 01 united effort of all individuals and andall andall I all communities for or the final victory I |