The Washington herald., 1917-05-08
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column In City.

The list Of questions to be asked of
men by the New York State Military
Census takers has been made public by
the adjutant general, and the census will
be taken just as soon as the Federal gov
ernment's enrolment Of the fighting men
is completed.
After the usual questions regarding
name. address, age, residence, citizenship
or naturalization and number OF depend
ents, there follows a series of questions
as follows:
Have you attended elementary school :
High school? Technical school? College?
DO you speak English? What other
language do you speak?
Tn what industry or business are you
engaged? In what capacity or position.
Exactly what work do you do?
Have you a trade or profession? II
So what is It? II not, what work do you
do for a living? In what other kind of
work have you had experience?
Are you particularly skillful in any
line Of mechanical work? If so. what
lfne7
Are you in business for yourself? II
not, what is the name of your present
ness? What is your employers business
address?
Have you ever acted as agent or
otherwise for any foreign country, man
ufacturer. dealer or merchant?
Have you ever been in the military
or naval service, or had military or naval
training at school, college, camp or
cruise?
Are you now in the military or naval
service? In what organization?
No laN.,
tary service? If so upon what grounds? ?
do you desire to enlist in the United
States army? The United States navy?
The United States Marine Corps? The
New York National Guard? The New
York Naval Militia? For what particu-
lar arm or branch of the military service
do you believe yourself to be best fitted?
Can you operate an automobile? A mo-
torcycle? power boat? An aerOplane
telegraph instrument? A wireless out
fit? A stationary steam engine? A steam
locomotive? Have you ever been EN-
ployed in shipbuilding. In what capacity?
Are you a licensed pilot? Navigator?
DO YOU own any of the following-If
so, how many of each? Automobiles,
auto trucks, motor launches, power boats,
rifles, vans, heavy wagons or trucks,
wireless outfits, draft horses, saddle
horses, mules?"
Appropriations aggregating sS75,OOO. to
be used for various purposes in connec-
ton with the war, have been made by
the Rockefeller Foundation. In a state
ment announcing that the funds are
available for immediate use, the founda-
| ton says that of the total amount, s475,-
900 would be spent in the United States
for medical research and in humanitarian
| aid as the beginning of the organization's $
work in the war, and the remaining
100000 will go to continue relief activities
which the foundation has been carrying
on in Europee.
Probably the most important item in
the appropriations Is $4,000 to the Rock
efeller Institute for Medical Research,
which Is to be used entirely in fitting
| American physicians and surgeons for
service on the battle fields. OF this
| amount 100000 is to be used to estab-
lish the Carrel Hospital. model insti-
tuition of 100 beds under the direction Of
DR.. Alexis Carrel. This hospital will
be used to teach American Army surgeons
the new methods of surgical treatment
for infected wounds, which have been