The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-07-20

i Ateid n soldier. Sanitary troops
ara as essential part Of q military
Organization as artillery or cavalry.
\ and they must march, camp, endurs
Il Are and perform all the other func-
tons of soldier, except the actuai
\ fighting.
| Impressed upon the members OF the
1 medical reserve corps, VINO gathered
at Tobyhanna to learn that the du-
ties OF any army surgeon. The med
/ zeal reserve corps, IT may be e1-
plafned. is body of American doctors
who have indicated their willingness
to serve as army surgeons In time OF
war. This body of about fifteen hum
l'dred men includes numb OF tho
most distinguished specialists and
practitioners in the United States. For
their training in the military phase OF
their duties, camps have been estan-
\ lished in connection with militia
schools at Tobyhanna, Pa. Sparta.
Wis, and San Antonio, Texas.
4 At these schools the medicos, as
4 they are always called in the army.
have a decidedly new experience. AT
lTobyhanna, for example. Major Page,
4 of the regular army, who had charge
/ of the doctors, rounded his disting-
luished pupils out at reveille, and
made them go through the setting
lup exercises every morning. The
sight OF these distinguished gentl-
men, many of them OF portly girth
land impressive whiskers, going
Through calisthenics before sunrise,
twas an impressive example OF military
discipline.
The training Of the doctors consist
ed in series Of lectures, setting
forth the duties of sanitary troops
/ in the field, and Of most unIyuo
drill, in which all the conditions and
Iexigencies of actual Dattle were re.
produced In minute detan.
On Blackboard.
The drill was technically called a
I"problem' and like all otner prob
lens worked out at TobyhannaL was
first set forth and explained on a
blackboard The medicos were told
that an action was to take place be-
tween the blues and the re0s. Tho
batteries OF the reds hEc stron&
position on the hilltops across the
millpond. The batteries Of the blues
were to dislodge them, If possible. A
severe action. with neavy firing.
would take place, and the medtcos
would be compelled to establish q
field dressing station and field hos
pital, and to take care Of the large
number Of wounded.
The problem having been explained
the medicos went into the field as a
part of the star of the held officer.
This of1cer then gave orders for bat
teries &C" and ID" to take up their
position behind stone waI& this side
of the millpond and open nre with
blank ammunttion) upon the imag-
mary reds. An orderly dashed back
to camp, the battery wrs assembled
and rushed into position at a gallop
The guns were carefui1y concealed
with brush, SO that they would be in
visible to the hostile aerop1anes. Then
the order to fire was given and a
series Of salvos of blank ammunition
were fred. creating very reaItsrrc
atmosphere of battle.
Meantime. three small detacElmenss
of the regular troops unoer command
of sergeants had arrived gust beyond
the firing line. Each of these men
wore small tag. as though he were
going to be shipped somewhere by the
next freight. Upon this tag was In
scribed hypothetical wound. Thus
one of them might be labeled frac-
tured femur,' "a skull wound from
shrapnel," or ga rife ball through the
left shoulder
Concealing wounded.