Show WILL ILL FIGHT DISEASE IN THE PHILIPPINES SAN FRANCISCO July 6 MaJ Charles E. E Wood Woodruff ru tr medical department United States army anny sailed today for tor Manila Ma Ma- nila on the transport Thomas to undertake under under- take the direction of ot the Philippine end of ot the campaign against contagious diseases which the government J is Js inaugurating on ona ona ona a large scale preparatory to the opening of ot the Panama canal Major Woodruff will have direct control of ot the sanitation work in the islands which Is being conducted under the combined com corn efforts of the army navy and marIne marims ma ma- rine rims corps medical staff Wonderful work toward the elimination of ot typhoid fever has been accomplished recently with a newl newly discovered serum according to Major Woodruff and he plans to use this on the 1000 or more soldiers soldiers sol sol- sol sol- diers sailing on the Thomas and afterwards afterwards afterwards after after- wards to make liberal use of ot It in the ands ends |