The Washington herald., 1917-04-15
Army and Navy News
Best Service Column IN city.

The first unit of the Cornell ambulance
section. consisting of thirty undergrad
yates. win leave for service in northern
France soon.
The date Of the departure is withheld
In accordance with the wishes Of the
Navy DeAtment. The men win enter
the Ame1an Ambulance Field Service
Immediately upon arrival
The unit was organized by e. ]. Tink-
ham. former Cornell student. who has
seen nine months of ambulance SER
vice on the French front. The unit
VIII take three ambulances given by
willard Straight. Edwin S. Sanderson and
the Detroit Cornell Club.
Col Lorenzo p. Dawson, attached to
the Twenty-seventh United States Infan-
try at Manila, died on Friday as the re-
SUIT OF injuries received a fortnight ago
from a bucking horse
Col. Dawson was born In Wisconsin
November 10, 1859 and entered the United
states Military Academy at West Point
as cadet in 1881. He was graduated
four years later and assigned as a second
lieutenant TO the Seventh Cavalry. being
transferred to the Eleventh Infantry in
1885 He was promoted to first lieutenant
IN 1890 and captain. Fifth Infantry, in
April, 1898
In July. 1898. Col. Dawson served as
quartermaster OF the First Brigade of
the Second Division, Fourth Army Corps
at Tampa, Fla, and was also quarter
master OF Gen. Schwan's brigade in Porto
Rico.
Brig Gen. Edwin Augustus McAIpin,
tdentihed for many years with the Ma
tlonal Guard of New York, Adjutant
General of the State during the admin
istration OF Gov. Morton, 1855 and for
iorty years prominent in Republican na-
tionaI politics. died at his home In Os-
sinlng' N. Y, on Thursday In the sixty
ninth year OF his age.
born In New York, June 9. 1s4s, Gen.
McAlpin was the son of d. II. McAlpin.
the TOBACCO dealer. and later head OF one
OF the largest firms In the business in
the country. His grandfather. James Nc
Alpin. descendant OF an old Scottish fam
iiy' came to this country In the early
part or the nineteenth century He re-
ceived his early education in the public
schools, and then went to Phillips An
doVer Academy. from which he was grad
uated In the early days OF the civil war
and twice enlisted as a drummer boy. hut
was prevented by his rather from going
TO the 'front.' on account OF his youth.
Immediately after the war Gen. Meal
pin Joined the Seventh Regiment, Com
pany A. and later became captain of
that company. Later he was chosen
colonel of the Seventy-first Regiment.
During the late years OF his life he was
keenly interested in the Boy Scouts and
was at one time head of that organiza-
ton.
Er0T ~ Ao-
ing military census of New York State
committee headed by Edward Harding,
lawyer, one of the foremost workers for
national defense in New York City, is
mere to lay the proposed scheme Of in
quiry before the Federal army officers
Capt. George G. Henry. of the Quarter
master Corps, who has been designated
BY Brig. Gen Louis w. Stotesbury, adju-
tant general, to take charge of the work,
has arrived in New York City to put the
scheme In motion. Capt. Henry saws Il
Will probably be several days before the
precise line OF inquiry can be formulated
Almost every man and woman in the
State more than 1s years old can be Of
some service when the State Is pushed to
the extremity OF full-grown war Factory
owners. transportation company proprie-
tors, engineers, mechanics of every kind
physicians. tailors, harness makers, shoe
mdhersp morse nandlerS, automobile me-
chanics, automobile owners who are driy-
ers. bricklayers, structural iron workers,
carpenters, plumbers truckmen, fremen,
dnsmiths, surveyors, clerks. druggists.
chemists. cooks, photographers, architects
and men In practically every other pur-
suit can be useful in some branch Of the
army service, aside from being in the
ranks. Women can be of immeasura bic
assistance as nurses, telesraphers, wire
less operators. stenographers, clerks
seamstresses, and for many other duties
The inquiry will take every mans age,
his present and past occupations, his ply
steal condition, his resources, whatever
military training ne has had, and other
information considered useful in recruit
ing not only the fight army but the great
industrial army which must keep the
ways creased for the smooth working Of
the hEhttng force. Possibly as many as
one hundred questions VIII be asked OF
every person.