Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-08-13
UNITS REFORMED
ON FRENCH BASIS
Ambulance Corps in Allen
town Camp Reorganized
on New Lines
PREPARING FOR WINTER
New Quarters Being Built Tor
Permanent Training
Site
PREPARING FOR WINTER
ALLENTOWN. Pa. AUG. 10.

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Work Is being speeded on the permanent
barracks at the United states ambulance
camp al the Allentown Fair Grounds.
One of the three large buildings ~
virtually finished. and the second is In
an advanced stage. The officers state that
the present plans OF the War Department
are TO send all the men now in the camp
10 France within the next two months. or
a. latest, by early fall, depending on trans
portatio. facilities across the Atlantic
ocean .,1w units will be brought on ano
a survey OF the facilities OF the Erounds
shows that about 1000 men dan be Kept IN
camp aud trained during the winter. In
summer the grounds will accommodate
5000, but most of the buildings are unht
for winter use. since they are OF such con
strjIctlon that IL will he impossible TO neat
Them. The permanent barracks viii have
heating systems. With tie oncomlng OF
winter the main building o. the Allentown
Fair will he abandoned as dormitory FOR
soldiers and used for indoor drilling pur-
poses The necessity for every inch or
the grounds for the use OF the camp is i'll
d.cated by the fact that the camp has COM
maudeered the storage house OF the Allen
town Fair and it will he used as guard
house.
SHIFT or DOCTORS
First Lieutenant J. A McAliister has
heen transferred from this camp to Fort
Lowry Jr. has been sent to Fort Harrison
and Firat Lieutenant O. l.. schoheld has
been ordered here.
Dr. Q. ID. Arner the only Allentown ply
sciau who enlisted in the medical corps.
receiving a commission as first lieutenant,
has been attached to the post hospital. This
position he received at his own request. Not
being military man. Doctor Arner did nor
feel like taking and of unit where
mil gnOwlnuRp
he could best serve at the hospital.
Dr. w H. Raken OF Phils ephia, the
first lieutenant i'll charge OF the Tioga unit.
Is IN the Allentown Hospital with painful
attack Of rheumatism. During the hot spell
Doctor Raken suffered greatly from the
heat and one night spent no less than 81
hour under the shower baths. The cold
spring water that Allentown runs through
its pipes proved too much. He is improving
and will be on duty next week
CAMP is REoRGANIzED
The reorganization OF the camp on the
basis OF forty-fve men to the unit has
been completed and was a tremendous job.
when the original call went out there were
requests OF thirtysiX men to each standard
unit according 10 the French army system,
by advice and request OF Marshal Joffre.
Later it was discovered that it would he
advisa BILE to add nine men 10 each unit, TO
serve as mechanicians and repair men In
France there are little blacksmith and re-
pair shops a frequent intervals along the
roads to repair broken-down motorcars and
ambuances, but 1t will be impossible for the
American army to have permanent repair
shops and it was deemed wise tO have
enough men TO take care of all breakdowns.
The reorganization meant a great many
changes. both in the makeup OF the units
and in commanding officers. Some units
were short of th'"ty-six and others had