Show I I I i H gums N OFFE PATH TU TO TUr TOs TOr r r lAN s Prop Proposal sal Is Made F Foch och h That General Hallers Haller's Men Be Taken b by byLand byLand Y Land Across Germany LONDON April 4 A A proposal proposal pro pro- that the Polish troops of General Haller be bo taken by a aland aland land route from across Germany to Poland was made to Marshal Foch Foeh at Spa by Mathias Erzberger the head of the German German German Ger Ger- man armistice commission a semiofficial semiofficial semiofficial semi semi- official message from Berlin says By Dy Associated Press S SPA CPA PA April 4 Marshal Marshal Foch Foeh I arrived in Spa at S 'S 20 o'clock Thursday morning anc and immediately informed Mathias l Erzberger head lead of the German German German Ger Ger- I man armistice commission slon that that he wo would confer with him In his private ate car at oclo o'clock k Tho The conference took place at the appointed time In tho the prel presence of ot MaJor Major Major Ma Ma- jor General V assistant to Marshal Interpreter Interpreter Inter Inter- Foch an and French a preter and lasted tort forty minutes Inter j Marshal Foch laid lad before Herr Erzberger Erzberger Erz- Erz berger tho the decisions of ot tho the entente Erzberger after tho the conference hurriedly hurriedly hur hur- returned to his hll train lie appeared ap ap- appeared deeply moved After u u. conference con con- ference of ot one ono hour with General Baron von a member of at tho Clio German armistice commission and his technical l advisers ad Erzberger returned to tho the hotel where tho the Gorman Gor Gor- GOIman Gorman man members of ot the armIstice commission commission commission com com- mission are uro lodged Tho The populace acclaimed Marshal j Pock Foch on his arrival In Spa During Durin tho the Continued on page pace 2 DOCTORS IN ARMY ARMyl HELD TO BLAME FOR EPIDEMIC Surgeon General Makes Charge of Carelessness in Report from page 1 duties and responsibilities as medical officers and sanitarians WARNING ISSUED It Is tull fully recognized the tho circular says say that conditions brought ht about by bythe bytho bytho tho the mobilization of or millions of ot men and the active participation In the war of t two o minions millions of these have at lt times rendered sanitary control ex extremely extremely ex- ex difficult The Tho chief sur surgeon eon warns his subordinates subordinates subordinates that that now the excuse There Is a n war on on no longer will be he tolerated tolerated tolerated toler toler- and that thc they will bo he held re responsible responsible re- re for tor proper supervision of the health of troops nearly all of whom are arc In stationary training areas or In Inthe Inthe inthe the army of or occupation where proper instruction and and measures can be Instituted in instituted instituted In- In and enforced DISEASE SPREADS In a brief review revie of ot the occurrence of ot typhoid and paratyphoid fevers Inthe in inthe inthe the expeditionary forces the chief surgeon says as a's that until June 1918 few cases occurred and the rate was within the expected limits From then on however It appears the disease disease disease dis dis- ease spread through many units During the Chateau Thierry offensive offensive offen offen- sive iv the circular discloses approximately approximately approximately 75 per cent of ot the tho troops en engaged engaged en- en aA were afflicted with diseases st's such as simple diarrhea ba- ba dysentery tery typhoid and paratyphoid para para- I typhoid RULES DISREGARDED The high Incidence of intestinal diseases In this sector the chief surgeon on says say was due to entire disregard disregard dis dis- regard reg-3rd of the rules of sanitation Both Doth d dY dysentery and typhoid para typhoid para fevers fc were demonstrated to have prevailed to some extent after I Ithe the St. St offensive but the epidemics epidemics epi epi- I of ot pneumonia and Influenza prevailing at H that time overshadowed all other medical admissions TYPHOID REPORTED Following tho the offensive In the Argonne Argonne Ar- Ar gonne conne typhoid and paratyphoid be beSan began began be- be gan San to be ue reported from virtually all aU divisions engaged and according to the chief surgeon It was quite evident evident evi l dent the initial cases were duo due In large part to the drinking of ot Infected water In some Instances either cither the Initial exposure was not great the tho organizations were under good discipline discipline pline or the medical officers had a proper conception of ot their duties and responsibilities and but few tew cases oc oc- oc In other Instances the tho contrary contrary contrary con con- was true and many cases casc occurred HIGH DEATH RATE In July 1918 a replacement unit consisting of ot men from Camp Cody N. N M. M reached England nd with typhoid prevailing extensively nl ninety ninety- ety- ety eight ht men or per c cent nt ha had haa the disease and the tho death rate was per cen cent t. t The Tho Investigation It was concluded that the men were expo exposed ed to Infection in infection infection In- In through drinking water while traveling tra across tho the United States The unit had been vaccinated a n few months prior to the epidemic POSTMORTEM EXAMINATIONS The Tho chief surgeon declares that Inman in inmany inmany man many Instances patients some of whom were wounded passed successIvely successively successively success success- ively through camp field evacuation and ha base o hospitals without an any documentary documentary documentary docu docu- evidence that typhoid hold or paratyphoid was ever suspected In their cases In not a few tew cases It remained for pathologists to make malo a diagnosis at nt the autopsy table A number of new regulations re requiring requiring re- re quiring all nil medical officers in forces overseas to report Immediately even cases of t typhoid have been published b by the tho chief surgeon Burs |