The Detroit times., 1917-05-02
j. F. HARTz
GIVES SON
To NATION
Prominent CitiZ e ms
Boy With Detroit
Hospital Unit
CALL EXPECTED
BEFORE JUNE 10
Harper Organization
Is Being Rushed
to Completion

Albert Boynton Hartz enlisted IN
the army Tuesday thru the Harper
hospital base hospital unit and viii
Dc sergeant in the quarter-mas-
ter's department OF the hospital
unit Mr. Hartz Is a son of J. +.
Hartz. head Of a large surgical sup
ply establishment on Broadway and
who IL supplying both OF the Detroit
base hospital units with much Of
their equipment He is q student
If the University OF Michigan and
came in from Ann Arbor only long
enough to be examined and accept
ed and then returned 10 his studies
t0 await call for duty.
Mr.. Hsrtz' daughter, Frances. two
years ago married Delnno Fernando
Cinelli. Of Florence, Italy, an officer
IN the reserve corps Of the Italian
army and with her usband is now
in Italy Last year Lieut.. and Mrs
Cinelli spent the summer in De
troit. the lieutenant having been
given six months leave OF absence
lie Is stationed in a large military
supply base near Rome, where his
knowledge OF the trade and com
merce or the I'D was thought "a
be Of greater ssrvioe 10 hts govern
ment than active service IN the
field. Lieut. Cinelli has spent much
time in America and represented his
fathers firm, large Florence hat
manufacturing company. In America
The elder HartE has taken a keen
interest in the building up and
equiping OF the hospital units, and
having given OF HIS own time I'M
stlntingly, It was only natural that
he should give his son to the ser
vice. J. r. Hartz is now in Cleve-
land with Edwin s. George, quarter
master: DR. Thomas Keller Gruber.
Of the quartermasters department;
Or. Burt r. Shurly. director OF the
Detroit College OF Medicine base
hospital unit, and Capt. A. l.. Lewis.
Qusrtermaster OF the DetroS Col
sege Of Medicine unit. The party
has gone there 10 inspect the Lake
side hospital unit, which is fully
equipped and which has been or
dered into the field within 10 days.
As the Cleveland unit has been in
spccted by army medical author
tiles and approved the Detroit party
expected 20 get information that
would help them 20 bring their own
units mp TO a high state of EN-
cheney.
Within the last few days sons OF
feveral prominent families have as
ISOLATED themselves with the hospi-
tai units so that the personnel Of
the STATS Is now practically com.
pIeie. The Red Cross committee
has sent a check for $4,000 10 the
national headquarters out OF the
funds now being collected This
viii be sent to the war department
and then returned TO Detroit for
use Of the Harper hospital unit, In
anticipation OF hurry call for that
unit to take the field.
Dr. Angus Mclean, director OF the
Harper unit. says he expects a call
before the end OF the present
possibly within two weeks
While the hospital unit is not en-
tirely complete II is believed that
by borrowing equipment which is
being assembled for the Detroit
College OF Medicine unit II could
take TO the field at once. Wooden
blankets are still badly needed, and
altho 5000 OF them have been or
dered for the two units they are
rot expected to be delivered for
few weeks. because OF the great
scarcity
While DR. Mclean expects a call
ar any time now he does not believe
his unit will be ordered directly 20
Europe. He believes II will be
kept for a short time somewhere
in the east, where the various units
will be modified and given a.
course OF instruction before going
TO the actual scene OF the war.