The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-23
GEN. HARVEY ASKS.
D. c. MEN TO ENLIST
Commander Of National Guard
Makes Appeal to Business
Men Of Washington.
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nounced cnat the national guard does
not want boyd under ave and that boys
who tell the recruiting officers they are
OF Legal age will not be accepted Wy the
mastering ofhesr hs eSplaia9s, .c ,nas
such lads win be in danger OF long
term Of Imprisonment for fraudulent en-
listment
Doesn't Want Youths.
The national guard docs not want Inn
mature youths TO enlist. II cannot use
them. Colonel simms states. Every
lad under twenty-one years must have
the written consent Of his parents or
his guardian before the recruiting OF
fcer will accept him. in many instances
II has been found that boys und,r
eighteen have appeared with what pur-
ported &c be written consent, which the
boys wrote themselves.
Colonel Simms also states that the
recruiting offices are open to all the
members of the organizations who nave
rendered their services to the national
guard. He states that more than 1000
men will be needed to- fill the national
guard to war strength. Several onSrs
of the services OF grsups OF 200 and jGO
men have been noted, but none of these
men have so far appeared at the re-
cruiting Offices. Colonel Simms states
that he will be glad to receive them at
Five hundred members of the District
militia will be inocuIsted With anti
typhoid yrophylaxis this afternoon. so
as 70 mike them III for service on the
The remaining militiamen will be in
oculated ut the organization camp near
Fort Nyer tomorrow and Sunday. Every
man will be iumuniyed against typhoid,
respective OF whether or not he has
been vaccinated once or many times
before.
Not Ready for Muster.
All OF the first sergeants who ar
compiling the muster rolls OF their or
CARNATIONS have not completed them
and until they do so the militia vii
not be ready for the muster.
Each of the militiamen must undergo
a physical examination after the mus
ter. IL he is not passed by the docto
he will be given an honorable discharg
| on account OF disabilities not incurred
! in the service.
At least ftrty men will be rejected be
| General Harvey's adJutant, said toda!
| he had received complaints from tn
parents of fifty boys under eighteen
years old, who had enlisted without tn
These militiamen will be given shor
shrift. Their names Will be read ou
! by Captain Hobbs, who will order then
to fall out and return home.
Several boxes containing many bottle
! OF anti-typhcd prophylaxis were de
R.ichelderfer. chief surgeon. distributes
| the bottles to the surgeons of the Sig
nal Corps. Battery A. Field Artillery
and the First battalion of the Thir,
Infantry. The members Of these organi
zntions will be inoculated this after
noon. beginning at 2 o'clock.
Seven and One Half Drops.
The inoculating dose which will be In
jected into the militiamen's arms. con
sists of seven and one-half drops OF
solution madC up Of dead typhoid BAG
terra. MAJOR Reichelderfer SAYS eac
dose will contain 500. 1000 900 dead typhoi
men will be given the second dose. cor
tanning a billion dead germs, or fiftec
drops OF the solution. Ten days afte
that they will receive the third an
final dose of the solution. BY that tim
they are expt cteG to be immune fror
typhoid fever.
Major Reichelderfer says this sol,
ton has entirely wiped out typhoid
the regular army. and that II Is necei
sary for every man entering the Fe,
eral service to take the treatment. II
says there Is very little reaction, an
predicts that the guardsmen will sun,
practically no indisposition. excep.
slight headache and high temperatui
OF short duration.
Rest After Treatment.
The army regulations allow all me
taking the anti-typhoid treatme,
twenty-four hours rest before resumir
duty. The full time will be allowed g
: the guardsmen who require II. but mo
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duties tomorrow morning. Mai
Charles 8. Luce. surgeon OF the Thi
. Infantry. said today that the health
the troops thus far was surprising
good. But one man was reported to q
hospital for medical attention so IA
He Is a private who developed a slig
attack OF tonsilitis as a result of re
ting IL feet and body wet in the ha
rain Wednesday afternoon.
Five shower baths were installed
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