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Show 4 x CONSERVATION OF WATER IN ARMY By Frederic J. Haakin. 4 . 4 WASHINGTON', P. ('.-(inn nf thn hurrlt'fit Ir.'inniiH (ho AiTiiririui Huhltrr Iuim hud ti lourn in thin wnr 1m thn ciiHorvn-tlf.n ciiHorvn-tlf.n nf wiitor, At tho fnuit. ririnkinn wti t or In n liovc ruhlrM. Riid vni n ( t lio rniitimiiH-ntM In thlH country it tiinimt ho UiiMtrr, All f which Ik very disroni-nrt -It to t lio A MMTir;in. who hern no- ruHtimMi to HwlinnilnK in oxt ru Viiioint ( tin nt It it ft tf wnlor; tci dully uluuvrn nf V)nllmilM (lunitlun; to uprlnklinK hit Hldcwalk and lnwn with gullonn of vat'r, u nd to huv Iiik whi -In fount uin In lim i;i'1( viird, If lie wanlrd it. V:ttr Ih warro In thn iiritiv lio'Jitirtn it Ih difflitilt In mipply, CNpnrliilly wlnn it n diniy In mi thn nmrrh, nnd ImfiiUNo thn I'onl Hrin l Inn nf a wntnr nuiiply nyntrin In hii pxpnnftivn nnd labnrtoiiM bviitlnn.M. l-litt'h I'-itmp nniHt huvp n nyntPtn an nl;ih-orutn nl;ih-orutn iin that nf tin Amnrlcnn rlty of thn ftjinm Hlzn. Art'Ml;in wnlln nuinl bn riujc (Horn ot Inw wit hont ftt rlk Inir wivt cr ), pnntplni; RtullntiH Initiullrd mid plpnn Inld. In pnriH' cflKCM h rl vnr In t i(MM'd, itmt plpi-ft 'xtndd from thn rlvrr l thn r.unn. In liny riwtp tin ti1:it nrrdi nf tho r;i mp mii.il 1p i-h mf ill ly pni I mn t td nnd I In cnniniiupllon k"lt within t lint c m t i -inn i . 'I'll" A niTlrun Miildirr nntnrlnic R tifiln-liiK tifiln-liiK r.nnp I.h ut (lit n Inforinrd nf thift CAl.inilty. A pnf Inrl nn rHjrn dut v HrrutluiicM him cAmfullv an hn nions hn pnrspinn hmw nd f iMm hi, drinkm 'up at tho ramp hydrant, whlln a mlnutn latpp hlH attention In rnllrd to a fiirn In lt r k httnm. Halt!" u r.vi.ls, 'Soryo by N.ivlnif! Thrrn is plnntv of w.vior If ynu don't wasto JC lont leuo watnr mnnhiK. I'im't turn on a MronKr I'tr.-um than ynu rronlrn. Kopnrt rverv hvnk ynu hro. If lpukrt-n and wasto ar'n not rhtM-jvPd thrm won't ho mouth wator for you. Shut tl off:' And pppHonro tins nhnwn tht ihht Is nn im-m vain warnlnn. In ono camp 'not Iouk njio Oit-rn wuh not rnouuh wator to io around for dayw, until tho situation wan finally rnllov.Hi by diKKi"k' another woll. Hut lntnr it wna proved that thin wrll would nut havp boon nooosarv if io much wator had not loakod out 'and bpon wastrd. In anothrr oatnp tho w i-m-hko whs ho groat that tho wells failed' to mipply thn dnmand, whrrcupon it was ' di'i-idrd to tap a nonr-by rlvr and i wut.T from it, Nr that tho river wa.-ii IKillutrd fparhod tho nip jiiHt in time Tho wddler's water ration In the ramps of thlH muntry In fairly tit.eral. nlthouh not j lihrral as that permitted him bv hi.t munhipallty. The allowan.n Is fifty-fivo fifty-fivo KailoiiM of water a iliiv, ilu in. hiding un allownnor of fifteen nalloim p,r hoad for horfPH and mulos. Sin. e there, ia one lioran or muln for every three men in a rump, the noldlrr's ration l fiftv hhIIpun whieh In nearly SO per oont more water than tho Krnrh or HrlilNh or Oermnit sol-1 d ler reoeiveN. Moreo er, It In tho bi-st water that onn he had. It In clear in,l froo fmin fipdlinent; it contains no ohee-t ohee-t icuiahlo qua ntl( ieN of Iron, nulphur or piaKiio-Rlii, n nd it Im absoltitely hanitarv Tho tiedical department of raeh camp Hern to this. IioaldpH drinking water, thoro mitM bo a Niipply for Bhowers. laundry, culinary purpoNi'H, for w:nhlnir animal? and an oc-caHlotml oc-caHlotml uprlnklliiK of llo- camp mad' a-well a-well jut for flre-flRhl Im; In case nuoIi' an omerKonry occur m, All of t hese thliiK nie apt to plai-c u ;rat Mduin on a w.iirr supply HVBteui unoM car. fully lei.ulaied Hone, tho use of water for animal.: min t bo timed po a.t not (o occur wh.-n tho ) Rnp takinp (heir show crs. (Milv cno hninulc cf men itiu.m iic l!ic showers t a non tinuv And In cask of fire no one can set a drlr.k cf water. At the first alarm, even thctik-li f.:e. A section 't the water police tii!-,es a'oovit ami turns off every fixture with the exception excep-tion cf tho fire pluss. and the whelp water wa-ter system is di cried to fichtn -K f:re. rile.se ure only a few of the manv rernlations for conervin: water nexel-op.'d nexel-op.'d hy the iiurl.TitiHsl.T decartment which is In cliaixe cf the water supply at cantonments in tins country. In Vranee the army water supply is handled hv American hydraulic engineers, manv cf whom have l-inlt important water works In the fluted plates and Canada. t'ne company of these men is alreadv distr.h-tiled distr.h-tiled anionic the American evpeditionarv forces, and another water supply company com-pany is now- tramini; at Camp lux. N. .1. Thn water supply for the American army in I'uiU'o is separated 1111,1 two divisions, one for the armv in the rear, and cue tor the troops at the front. I hat for Ihe arnw In the lear is hunt and reuulalci much Ihe sune as the H.vslem in otue in the ..imps m this count,-,, h,, ,g 1 p a ,v,,u. .,,.,, sl)). ph.'d with water is nvnle ,1 dtlferent proldem. I-or example. n, 01 loan enti-neeis enti-neeis have had to work, mil a method of "c ilmihK- walei- on the in ld CPhe method Hsell is not e. i,, i,,, ,, , war Is I Thev have had lo llnd a means of proleclim; water wotks Iroin Ihe shells of Ihe enemy. Thev have had to f,uie In fiacllons of gallon .lusl how little drlnkiiiK water a soldier can net alont with; hew mueh he repines tor a shower un,l liow otlen (his luxurv should he per ! '""led I'll" And the answeis lo the-e uuestloiis depend chicdv upon whole the i-oldler Is. In the Irenehes. men consume n ureal "' ''""kins' water, hnl thev seldom "a he. In camp a man Is allowed lllutv .illons a d ,v. or moie. h,H when the c, -iler I. ,-,ven lo advance, he Is suddeiCv "I" '' -If .:all..., a dav. w hi, h 'anon I ,.s for th 1 ,vs ", ,' '", "' '". k.h,s Is .e. "'"I I'" Im, a, I Ihe I water must he h.iv.'ci ' (he rear, hy l;,:lu r.c:u0 ' transtTt. An army c.r '. -' get niv-re t'-.fi t,'"i " its water suec'v-. ::. v- - t few Mcit-cs ajoi-c l!-e i,", ll'.ml c.av the water s.:r "; ' 10 o.st.CohsVi "f-.rsi-.'.',i ;v-'"'!". lo lay Ihe tuvessary V ? water iwinta. Cl'.ea f- s , x carried on under li,-vy c. Ironi ihe eneniv. The "water v.:tf w c ent .necr oorps. ccv e.e;-, .1 areas. Somet urn's 1! is , a canv as tixc.'.li. cr sa ' ,n ' ' wood, a n-.rte lupe lire, ' ' e: voir. t'Vpe of Inese v, c tshhshed at fre.iU.-tit n;(V' 1 line cf advance, a"i-l the divisional ,)il,ir;o:',n.lfl.', water hail ed hy sru' .l v j lo the advance po',. t; Hj enmneers must keep : ' 11, repair. The vvel.s a' , llsuallv cannniliaed .'l'",l ' I ercd vv nil two tee; of f.. , has. hnl even so I'-.-y a"1 ' "M-'.e.iw k;" "-;;-, a patient man. vv 10, t . often a vv .iter sucp ., ' wo;),e,l for hollis LMy f.u:m..- a water p. nut. e",,; , , lone plow n to pice.'-. , his wo, k all over t " V 4 , a.;ed hv the fact th." " ": ., ! alive. There have t'C" i anioni; the water s'"il' ' j Nevertheless, there ate 1,0 respect for the " ' V , some vv 1,0 heap upon 1 I w ho. ur.ahle (o un,1' . . '.inuol see whv r..' ... I V-onenu.o m the "'' V-I V-I abundant water. (N' .. i 1-,'kins lo . ..n v his . , l,,s canteen, ami e ' " ,, I .,.,,!. fixe ."' s'v ' ,x, .4 I ,,,,, s he come to '',",. ,, PC lance c I lte ''' |
