Gen. Hospital No. 12, Biltmore, N. C. Gen. Hospital No. 18, Wayuesvllle, N. C. ■-V-- ^ Washington, D. C., Dec. 12.—Plans perfected by the Hospital Division ■ provide that wounded and sick sol diers, returned from the American Expeditionary Force, will be placed in hospitals located in the section of the United States from which they were induced. These hospitals are so located that the maximum distance a relative will have to travel to visit a patient will be 300 miles. The only exception will be in the cases where injuries require that they be sent to special hospitals where facilities for their treatment have been provided. The decision of the General Staff to turn over the base hospitals located at training camps in this country to the Surgeon General will give the Hospital Division a total of 75 hospi tals with a capacity of 134,231 beds. These do not include the hospitals lo cated at the ports of debarkation at New York and Newport News, which number 15 with a bed capacity of 22,068. These hospitals have been located in 16 districts and are located as fol lows : No. 1:— Gen. Hosp. No. 10, Boston, Mass. Gen. Hospital, No. 16, New Haven, Conn. Gen. Hospital,- East Norfolk, Mass. Gen. Hospital No. 30, Plattsburg Bks., N. Y. Base Hospital, Camp Devens, Mass. No. 2:— Gen. Hospital No. 1, Williamsbridge, N. Y. Gen. Hospital No. 38, Ehst View, N. Y. Base Hospital, Camp Upton, N. Y. No. 3:— Gen. Hospital No. 3, Colonia, N. J. Gen. Hospital No. 4, Ft. Porter. Gen. Hospital No. 5, Ft. Ontario, ’N. Y. Gen. Hospital No. 6, Otisville, N. V. Gen. Hospital No. 9, Lakewood, N. J. Gen. Hospital No. 11, Cape May, N. J. Gen. Hospital No. 13, DansvIUe, N. Y. Gen. Hospital No. 37, Madison Bks., N. Y. Base Hospital, Camp Dix, N. J. No. 4:— Gen. Hospital No. 2, Ft. McHenry, Md. Gen. Hospital No 7, Roland Park, Md. Gen. Hospital No. 31, Carlisle, Pa. Walter Reed General Hospital, Ta- koma Park, D. C. Base Hospital, Camp Meade, Md. No. 5;— Gen. Hospital No. 22, Richmond, Va. Gen, Hospital No. 24, Pittsburg, Pa. Gen. Hospital No. 19, Azalea, N. C. Gen. Hospital No. 23, Hot Springs, N. C. Base Plospital, Camp Greene, N. C. Base Hospital, Camp Sevier, S. C. Base Hospital, Camp Wadsworth, S. C. Base-Hospital, Camp Jackson, S. C. No. 7;— Gen. Hospital No. 6, Fort McPher son, Ga. Gen. Hospital No. 14, BY. Oglethorpo Ga. Base Hospital, Camp Gordon, Ga. Base^ Hospital, Camp Hancock,-Ga. Base Hospital, Camp Wheeler, Ga. Base Hospital, Camp McClellan, Ala. Base Hospital, Camp Sheridan, Ala. Nc 8:— Base Hospital Camp Sherman, 0. No. 9:— Gen, HospitU No. 25, Ft. B i j. Har- ri.son, Ind. Gen. Hospital .No. 35, Wes: Baden ind. Base Hospital, Camp Zachary Tay lor Ky. t'c. 10; — Gen. Hospital No. 36, Detroit, Mich, rase Hospital, .Cam.j Custer, .Mich Cooper-Moutha Hotel, Chicago, Bl. No. 11;— Gen. Hospital No. 28, Sheridan, 111, Base Hospital, Camp Grant, 111. No 12;— Anny & Navy Gen Hospital, Hot S.nrings, Ark. Gen Hospital, No. 33, i-'t Lcgaii 11. Ru.ts, Ark. P'f.e Ho3p;i:ai, Caiiip Pike, Ark. Base Hospital .acE E-'i.--‘garc I,a I', se Hos ., i ,in ; J.oeiby, V. ■'h; 13;— Gen. Hospital No. 26, Ft. Des Moijues, la. Gen. Hospital No. 29 Ft. Snelling, Minn. Base Hospital, Cauip Dodge, la. No 14;— Gen. Hospital, Ft. Bayard, N. M. Gen, Hospital No. 20, A tii ilc Bks.. Aiizciia Gen Hospital No. 21, Denver, Col. Base Hospital, Camp Ci ily. .N, M, Base Hospital, .Y. Riley, Kansas No. 15;— Gen. Hospital No. 16, Corpus Christi, Ttj as. Base Hospital, Camp Logan Texas. Base Hospital, Camp Travis, Texas. Base Hospital, Ft. Sam Houston, Texas. Base Hospital, Camp Kearney, Cali fornia. Base Hospital, Camp Fremont, Cal ifornia. Base Hospital, Camp Lewis Mich. At the end of four months it is ex pected that 50,0'>0 wounded soldiers will be sent to the above hospitals. They will be moved from iiie hospitals at the ports of dsbarkacini in special hoi-pital trains whenever th,? r wounds ara such that they can noc travel in the regular Pullman slespers. There a.e four of such hospi-al trains, .'•n consisting of seven cars with a capac ity of 172 to each train When pa- tisrts are sent by .?'’.u;:ni. special i'osi'ital kitchen cars, of wliich mere are 29 in this country, will he attach ed to the trains. the result of the action of the (.i-ueia! Staff If ir. turniu., f-ve'- to tiie Medical Department the camp l-ase hospitals, the Hr .[Utal Division has recommei.ded that tlie following properties which were to have been converted into General Hospitals be viibcivawn and returned to-their own- Nf-W Field M..isc nn (.’lii-og' III F'oposition Park, Rochc>-;;er. .N Y. State School for the D.e if, Col .iii- Ik!-- uni'6,' Richman Broth-n-s Biiiidiug, ( 'eve lai' Ohio. Deutsche ' Turnverein, Cleveland, Ohio High School, Cincinnati, Ohio. City Sanitorium, St. Louis, Missouri. Ford Building, Milwaukee, Wis, Brockman Store Building, Milwau kee, Wis. Badger State Sales Co Buildin-g, Milwaukee, Wis. Woodstock Apartments, Milwau kee, Wis. State School for the Blind, and Gal loway Hospital, Nashville, Teem. Sophie Newcomb School .md Tulane Univ. Buildings, New Orleans, La. Byberry Farms, Philadelphia, Pa. New Orleans, Elks, Hospital. Seaview Hospital, New Yoik City. Ford Building, Des Moines, Iowa. St. Catherine’s Home, Deg Moines, Iowa. North Brothers, Island, N. Y. Catholic Orphan Society. New York City. ANOTHER WRECK. Base Hospital, Camp McArthur, Texas. Base Hospital, Camp Bowie, Texas. Ba.se Hospital, Ft. Sill, Okla., Base Hospital, F t. B iss. Texas No. 16;— Gen. Hospital No. 27 Ft. Douglas, Uiah. ' Lettenuan Gene.'-al Hospital, San Fr.,..fi!Co, Ca!. A collision between a motor ambu lance and a Ford delivery truck oc curred Wednesday in the Quarterma.s- ter Square. Between the speedway spirit of the ambulance, driven fast er in view of the emergency nature of their work, and the carelessness of the civilians, it is a difficult matter to say which of the drivers was to blame. Both machines were damaged hut neither of the drivers were injured. ii ■r Ii •5 • M i-'

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