The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-13
members Of Local Company to be
Given Typhoid Fever Treat
naent n the, Near
Future.
REQUIRES THIRTY DAYS
Or. w. p. sherlock to Give Treatment
to the Members Of the
Local Company
Soon.

Word has been received by Captain
Richardson Of Company Il that all
members OF the company will be re-
CURED to take the typhoid fever vac.
cination treatment within a short
time. in order that the company may
be sent to Mexico without delay II
the call for troops II issued by the war
department All OF the $500 members
!. OF the Iowa national guard will also
be required to take this treatment.
Adjutant General Guy E. Logan w1r.
ed to Washington yesterday ordering
typhoid serum sufficient to treat every
enlisted man in Iowa. The prepare
ton will be received in Des Moines IN
few days and will be sent out to
the ffty-four companies making up
the Iowa guard. Arrangements will
be made with local surgeons wherever
possible for the giving of che treat
ment. Surgeons will be sent out from
5pes Moines to points where local
physicians are unable to do the work.
Requires Thirty Days.
The typhoid treatment requires
about thirty days, although !. may be
done in less time. 1t consists OF three
injections from hypodermic syringe
at intervals of about ten days When
complete the person operated on Is
said to be immune from typhoid fever
for a period OF three years. AS
typhoid is one Of the worst features
the army has to deal with in a war,
the government is requiring that
every man sent to the front be made
immune from .he disease first.
The action on the part OF the Des
Moines officers is due to a request
from the government.
1t Is said to be q precautionary
measure in keeping with the other
steps taken by the war department.
The mediation proceedings may hold
active operations in Mexico in sus-
pense for several weeks and possibly
several months, but the government Is
said to be putting the army into
shape for instant action II the peace
measures fail.
sherlock to Give Treatment.
DR.. w. P. Sherlock of this city will
give the treatment to. the members OF
the local company. DR.. Sherlock is
member OF the state medical staff OF
the Iowa national guard and Is well
qualified to give the treatment in the
proper way. 1t is said that the treat
ment does not cause The men much
Inconvenience. Il
The governors of New York, Penn
sylvania and Ohio have been request
ed to inform the war department how
soon the militia from those states can
be made ready for action. 1t fs pro-
posed to place the militia on border
duty and relieve the regular army for
active service in Mexico. The guard
from the three states would be equal
to the entire force of the standing
army now on duty along the border
So far Governor Clarke has received
no word from Washington regarding
the Iowa troops. It is, therefore. ex.
pec.ed that IL the Iowa guard Is need
ed. the men will be assembled in
Des Moines and asked to re-enlist for
service in Mexico. Unless the guard
re-enlists 1t is impossible for the gov.
enor to order the men to go out.
side this country, it is said.
Company Holds Election.
The members of Company l. held
their regular monthly meeting Mon
day night and elected Sergeant Clar
ence Powell second lieutenant. Ben
Moody was promoted to take the OF
flee held by Powell.
PREPARATIONS are being made for
the rife match to be held between
picked teams from the local company
and from Company A OF F.. Madison
here Sunday afternoon. Plans are
also being made for a. handfcar
tournament among the members OF
the company for some time in the neal
future. Three medals will be awarded
on the highest actual scores made IN
the tournament while three cash
prizes will be given on the handicap
Lieutenan. Powell. Sergeant Leaks
and, Sergeant Bierman will have
charge of the tournament.