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About The Alliance herald. (Alliance, Box Butte County, Neb.) 1902-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 31, 1918)
THE ALLIANCE HERALD THUR8DAY, OCTOBER 31, 1118 ptsg THE NAVY I Hi Communication! will be answered promptly. Interest H ing news each week. OfFICERS KEPT BUSY INVESTIGATING RUMORS It4r hj I ho TlioiiKttnd IVmr Into ( tamp Ifcxlitr austMl by Out- laiultMh llitmorn (By J. W JariiiRHn, Herald Corn spondee! ) Cmp Dodge, Iowa, Oct. 30. The pant week among the Boldler boys ut Camp Podge has heen one of feveriah anxiety There were bo many out landish rumors floating about over the country as to conditions here thai letters by the thousand came pouring into camp from all over the country, anxious parents or others, tunkim: in quiry as to the reported fleatn toll, tht number of sick men and the con dition of this or that particular per son. Not only this, but there were rumors that doctors and nurses had been caught in the act of inoculating patients with deadly virus and upon the establishment of guilt were taken out and shot. Another rumor was that a guard at the water reservoir caught a man climbing n ladder to get on top of the enclosure. After being ordered to halt and refusing the guard shot him and upon exam ination it was found that he carried a bag containing enough poison to have contaminated the entire water sup ply. The number of deaths was greatly exaggerated and the state ment was freely made that several car loads of coffins were ordered by express. To add to the anxiety oc casioned by these ridiculous rumors the authorities at -the camp refused to give out any information as to the death rate or to inform tne country as to the number of cases of sickness This greatly aggravated the matter nnd finally the Des Motnen newspa pers appealed to the representative of the Associated Press in Wash ins ton to ascertain from the war d"p;'rt mcnt the exact conditions. The war Ing, and that the mortality rate among those nfflirted is showing a iiiohI gratifying .1 . m e. "We are daily turning out of LAS hospital a large number of patients who hae fully recovered and are again ready for duty," said Captain liutler. ' 'Per sons who have relatives stationed it Camp DodfjS will be spared much tin necessary iimuiish and suspense if Iht y can he made to understand thai they will be promptly notified by tel egraph in case a soldier relative Should become seriously ill and that tin y will be repeatedly and con tinuously telegraphed until they ac tually acknowledge receipt of the in formation," declared Capt. W. C. Butler, adjutant at base hospital. "If no such telegrVu Is received, that fact may be accepted as proof posi tive that there is no occasion for un easiness. In many cases we have had to send a number or wires, to various persons and places, before finally receiving an acknowledgment from a patient's relatives; but there was no let up until that result was obtained. "Kach patient In the base hospital who Is not seriously ill has been earnestly requested by the ad jutant to write a letter or at least a poBtal card, to this family to relieve their suspense. Where any patient in unable to write, we telegraph for him. It must also be fully under stood that no one can possibly gain admittance to Camp Dodge to visit a relative unless he can show a copy of a telegram sent from here stating that the soldier's condition is serious. It Is useless to try to git through the quarantine without a copy of such message." Persons wishing to obtain informa tion concerning soldiers who are 1' at Camp Dodge should address or telephone A. C. Carroll, Red Cross Information bureau. Camp Dodffe. Soldier Are Well Provided The home folks need have no fears about the sick men not being well taken care of. They have every thing that is needed. The Red Cross best of the situation so It has been giving concerts at various towns. each community visited giving tin men meals and lodging and railway fare to the next town. In this man ner a number of towns got to hear the hand, some getting up special ex erclses let the occasion. Men from the Far Worth Two brothers, named Mllllkin. both born in Alaska, have reported for duty at Camp Dodge. They gave their occupation as mail carriers anl stated that they were trainers of car rier dogs. They had been carrylne mail In Alaska upon a thousand-mile route, using dogs as a means of con veyance over the deep snows. They came dressed in garments adapted to that cold region. Clothing for Suffering; Belgium Soldiers at Camp Dodge have douc tlw-ir part In contributing BjaraMHkil to suffering Belgium. Thousands of suits of clothing have been donated by the soldiers. Des Moines has sent more clothing to Belgium than any other five cities in the I'nited States Thus far 95 cars have been shipped from Des Monies. Of this number two car loads went down with a ves sel sunk in the Knglish channel and one car was burned in a railway wreck in Ohio.- The railway com pany paid the Belief Commission $22,000 for the Iobs. There were In that car 12.000 women's coats, 8,00" men's surs and other things too nu merous to mention. ' Member of Jury Kxpressed Opinion Prlv. Clinton A. Sanders, of the medical department, charged with forgery and tried by a general court martial, has been restored to duty. Sanders was found guilty and sen tenced to five years In the disciplin ary barracks. The reviewing author ity, however, disapproved the sen tence In view of the fact that one of the officers of the court was round to have formed and expressed an opin ion prior to the trying of the case. department announced that there sent supplies to the value of $50,000 were 111 deaths from all causes fori for the men. These include various the 30-day period from September 13 ' luxuries, toilet articles, extra corn to Oeteber 12 This piece of inrov-j forts if such are needed and various mation greatly relieved the tension . 1 and sundry delicacies that come han- and excitement subsided When it dy while the men are recovering. The is taken into account the large num ber of men at the camp the death rate has been less than in the aver age county-seat town. There are now in the hospital just about douhle the number of pntlents that make ip a normal sick Hat so M will be seen that there Is no cause for alarm With 150 of the best doctors In the country constantly on duty, with nearly 300 Red Cross nurses faith fully looking after their wards, and with over 1,000 enlisted men detail ed to assist in caring for the Blck, it Is self evident that careful attention Is being given the afflicted. Sanitary food supply is furnished by a prac tical dietlclnn and everything need fill is provided. Col. Itrooklturt to Teach at Dodge Lieut. Col. Smith Brookhart of Washington. Iowa, will'conduct a Nix weeks' course in marksmanship at Camp Dodge. Colonel BrooKtiart has heen in chain of the small-arms school at Camp Perry, Ohio, where a number of soldiers from Camp Dodge have been sent for special courses in marksmanship. The officer will go to Columbus, Ga., December 1, where he will be in charge of a training camp for officers and men which will FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE Election November 5, 1918 conditions are the very best possible, accommodate 10,000 soldiers each, team heat takes the chill from the cel. Brookhart Is one of the greatest various wards and gauze masks rifle experts in the United States. He through which to breathe prevent ' got his initial training when a mem contagion. The newest and best , ber of the National Ouard. methods known to science are used and by men who stand at the top of l.iVm. Col. Itlch Promoted Lieut. Col. E. W. Rich, division a v ! ...,.. nnv v .... . 1 ...... , 1UB" i A-my urpmv 8Urgeon for the lth division, has mem, and the laboratories, for exam-( been promoted to the rank of colonel pie. are marvels of completeness. In , in the v s Medical Corps, according one ward a soldier whose entire left to orden received at headquarters aide, from the head down, had be-1 from Wa8hington. Colonel Rich re come involved from an infection in Dorted here for service from Van. 0-1- his ear. was receiving the Carrell- v,r , where he organized the base hos- Ti.t. . a ... a... ... j 1 l pital for . the Spruce Production Di- Dakin treatment. In the wards con fined to contagious diseases the cuhi cal system is employed This is a tent-like arrangement of sheets, on each side of a patient's bed, which prevents the spreading of germs to the rext patient. It is a well-known fact, according to Dr. S. Jacobs, divis ion epidemiologist, who, by the way. j is directly responsible for the 100 1 per cent decrease In pneumonia at the cantonment during May, that' germs fall to the floor, and the cu bical system, while not interfering1 with ventilation, keeps the germ from being lifted by atr currents from one patient to the other. Then re separate wards and examining 1 reems. with their individual hospital stanV for every illness. On each I door is marked the nature of the dis ease which is taken care of there, and seek has its own diet kitchen, linen rooms, convalescent wards. Sts No department comes in contact with another. The clinical records of son.. vision of the army. It has been un- g der his general direction that the , fight against Spanish influenza epi I demtc has been made and Is beinu successfully carried on. May Not Vlit ( amp I'ntil Kpidml. I Pauls Headquarters of the military po lice have asked that particular pub licity oe given to tne ract that no passes to visit Camp Dodge are being issued. None will be issued until the epidemic of Spanish influenza has been completely checked. A ru mar has been given credence, mili tary police officers say, that passes for the camp may be obtained by ap plying at the federal building. Of fleers there have heen overwhelmed by requests for passes. Only in cas es of serious illness and death will passes be issued. Indian 1K Not Take Influenza Out of the thousands of cases of Lloyd c. thomas Hditor The Alliance Herald CANDIDATE POH RE-ELECTION Lloyd's platform is his excellent record during the regular session of 1917 and the special session of 1918. During the regular session he helped introduce and push through, ameug others, NEBRASKA'S PROHIBIT ION LAW. the 18-miles-per-hour LIVE STOCK TRANSPORTATION LAW, the STATE PUBLICITY LAW. twice-a-montb pay for railroad em nloyees law. the law creating a STATE COUNCIL OF DEFENSE and the Joint resolution requesting the national congress to take Ueps for government ownership or manage ment of all railroads, telegraph and telephone systems. At the special session in 1918 he helped introduce and pass the SOL DIERS' VOTING LAWS, the MIN ERAL LEASING LAW, the SEDIT ION LAW, and the HOME OUARD LAW. He stands for ratification of the national prohibition amendment and for the passage of every law that will assist the government in the success ful prosecution of the war. Lloyd is not backed by any ring or combmption. lie nas no axe to grind.' He has helped to put west em Nebraska "on the map" and If re-elected he will help to keep it there. aUitJL:- 1 1 Ul' lliunai inuiua in miuu , - . of the pneumonia patients are aim., j Spanish iufluenza at Camp Dodge not an inch thick, showing various esaSB lnatlona. They are given two alco hol rubs and a bath each day. a.nd be tween each meal and before sjetaf 10 sleep are given eggnogs, fruit drinks, or something similar. The most viv id Impression that remains with one is the sense of cleanliness. You can go through any of the rooms, run your finger under table boards or along window sills, and not find a peck of dust. The medical officers declare that the epidemic at Camj Dodge la now well under control; that the number of new cases re ported each day is rapidly dimlnlsh- one of the fifty or more Indians took the disease. They are scattered throughout the cantonment, sonu Bervlai in one unit and some in an other, but wheit-er they may be sts tinned they seetn immune from the distressing visitation. I Wind Caught Out of Camp The First Development Battalion Band, one of the crack musical or ganicattons at Camp Dodge, was 011 over the state in the interest of th Liberty Ioan when orders were it sued for a complete quarantine. Not being able to get back to headquar ters the men decided to make th SATISFYING RELIEF FROM LUMBAGO Sloan's Liniment has th punch that relieves rheumatic twinges Tills warmth-giving, congestion scattering circulation-stimulating rent edy Penetrates without rubbine ritrht to the acliing spot and brings quick relief. surely, cleanly. 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