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Show iti:i) citoss woitic Every slight lifting of tho curtain upon what Is being dono for and by tho American troops In France is ot interest, and it Is more than a glimpse that Major Ma-jor Grayson Murphy allows us of Ited Cross preparations prepara-tions behind tho lines. Eighteen rest stations haro been provided for, with from forty to 200 beds In each. Thero nre forty dispensaries for the medical care of the civilian population In tho American army zone. Thero are iccreatlon huts at nine base hospitals hospit-als and canteens nt Junctions where already 18,000 soldiers dally aro supplied with menls. Portable kitchens aro ready to supply hot food In tho tiench-es; tiench-es; portablo Ico plants to keep Ice ready for packs and refrigeration; portable baths, dental stations, opth almotoglcal stations sterilizing plants and lighting plants. A factory for artificial limbs Is being got In order nnd surgical dressings nnd splints stored In great quantities. The curtain Is not lifted on such Impoitant matters as the number of base hospitals, tho number of hospital ships, the supply ot ambulances, ambu-lances, and the size of the hospital units. Ambulance companies, sanitary detachments nnd sanitary engineering engi-neering corps, which hae been tho subject of careful care-ful planning with the army medical department for months. Wo can reasonably expect a full report before long upon much of tho huge work being done for the Allies, one hint of which Is found In the statement that tho Hed Cross is helping to supply no less than 3G17 hospitals In 135C towns. Now York Post. |
