Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1917-05-10

Gross. Every dollar spent py the
y Red Cross is audited by the treas
+ rrer of the United States.
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10y A. Hege, instructor in biolog-
ical science at the high school, was
admitted to the officers training
! camp at Fort Riley Saturday and
will probably report for training in
: a few days. Word went out yester-
day that no new applications other
than those that had been sent to
Chicago would be taken, but excep-
tion was made in a few cases where
education and training were consid-
cred sufficient recommendation
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l.. w. Wylder of this city has
been admitted to the officers train
ing camp at Fort Riley. He made
application and passed the exami-
nation Saturday Wylder is a grad
uate of X. Y. and is at present en-
ployed as a chemist for the A. B.
Seelye Medical company. He is the
eighth Abilene man to be accepted
for the camp.
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John Simpson Of Manchester threw
a bomb into the army recruiting Of
flee at Salina yesterday morning
when he asked to be enlisted in the
infantry and stated he had no de-
sire of becoming an officer Since
recruiting took a brisk turn. about
the middle of April, Simpson was
the first applicant to enlist in the
infantry and to express no desire
for a commission.
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The local Red Cross chapter re-
ceived its charter from Washington
this morning and will start class
work in a few days. w. II. Burnham
has donated the use of the Wander
belt building on Buckeye and the
classes will meet there. The local
chapter has a membership Of 115 at
resent and more are joining The
work of Red Cross members in con-
Tined to the making of bandages,
pillow cases, sheets and other neces-
sites for the sick room. The mem
lers do not go to the front. The
'irst Aid department of the Red
ross, however, has regular classes
md It's members may after passing
n examination, be sent to the front
over seventy are registered in the
'irst Aid department These are di-
ided into three classes and a fourth
lass and more if possible will be
aised at meeting to be held in the
Ibrary Tuesday evening at o'clock
committee composed of Miss Gill
ert, Mrs. J. T.. Johntz, Mrs. H. A.
lndreson. Mrs O. A. Sterl and Miss
Jessie Snider has been appointed to
rganize the classes and anyone de-
iring information may communicate
18th them. Membership in the Red
ross does not obligate one to go to
ne front or to leave home at all.
he principal work of the society
ere will be the making OF bandages
nd other necessities and in learn
lg first aid work.
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More than three thousand appli-
hn aCf nj
mp have been received at Fort
iley and the officers are busy pick
g out the men they will call to
port for the first camp to be held
lring the three months beginning
ay Is. Orders have been received
Fort Riley not to take any more
,plications for the camp except
ose sent to Chicago. The command
& officer is accepting college grad
ties however, and from that it
ould seem that not enough men of
e required education and training
I'VE applied. Seven men from Abilene
I'VE been accepted and it is prob
lie that two or three of them will
called to attend the summer
mp. Captain Turner, registration
ficer at Fort Riley announces that
e prospective officers will earn
e 800 1t is proposed to pay them.
n hours hard work each day and
instant study is the prospect that
ces them. The examination the men
III be required to pass before they
e given commissions will be rig
one. Those who do not pass will
relegated to the ranks as pri-
tes. The seven Abilene men who
ere accepted are: Ames Rogers,
e Curry, Edward Crawford, 10y
sge, George Keel, Roy Pautz and