The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1917-03-29
MEDICAL ARMY IS
Being Modified
FOR WAR SERVICE

Washington.-Modern warfare, as
well 'as the warfare Of the future,
demands the service Of specialists, not
only along the firing line to operate
the great guns. but back of 1t, step by
step, In the opinion of DIR. f. F. Simp-
son, chief Of the medical section Of
the Council Of National Defense. The
medical section, under the direction
OF Doctor Simpson, Is engaged ON the
gigantic work of organizing the medi-
cal resources of the country into an
efficient working unit, as one of the
most important features of military
preparedness.
Broadly, the scheme contemplates
the creation of a medical reserve corps
OF 2O,OOO surgeons, physicians and spe-
cialists In all lines, who will be avail
able for service In the army and navy
and civilian population in time of need.
In addition to this, the organization
Will conduct a mobilization of the coun-
try's civilian medical resources, fac
tories making medical supplies, hos
pitals for the care of the III and wound
ed and schools for the re-education of
those whose injuries on the battlefield
make them unfit for the life work they
had undertaken.
The mobilization Of the medical re-
sources Of the country Is only q part
OF the great work which Is being un-
dertaken by the Council OF National
Defense, working in connection with
the advisory commission to the Coun-
oil NJ N.tI Tt,l.z
proper Is cOmpC sed Of members Of the
cabinet; the advisory commission Is
composed Of civilians who are recOg-
nized leaders In certain lines, and the
chairman is Daniel Willard, president
OF the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad COM
papy, whose special attention Is de-
voted to the transportation problems
that would face the United States in
time Of war. DR.. Franklin Martin of
Chicago Is the chairman OF the advisory
commission which Is dealing directly
with the question Of medicine as re-
lated to war.
Began Organizing q Year Ago.
Each Of the divisions represented by
the members Of the advisory commits
department, directed to carry out its
particular work. Doctor Simpson is
the chief OF the medical section and is
working with what Is known as the
medical advisory committee Of the ad-
visOry commission. The members are !:
Doctor Martin, chairman; Surgeon
General William G. Gorgas of the
army, Surgeon General William G.
Braistcd OF the navy, Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States pub
lie health service, Col. Jefferson Il.
hean, director general of military re-
lief Of the American Red Cross; DR..
william III. Welch OF Johns HOPKINS
university. DR.. w. J. Mayo OF Roches-
ter, Minn., and Doctor Simpson.
This Organiz alton Is cooperating
with the committee of American ply
sicians for American preparedness, of
which Doctor Mayo Is chairman and
Doctor Simpson Is secretary, This
committee represents, directly or indl-
rectly, approximately 10000 members
or the medical profession of the United
States and was organized more than q
year ago as great patriotic move
ment for the conservation Of life in
time Of war.
Doctor Simpson, with a staff In his
Office in Washington, Just now is en-
gagged In organizing. a medical reserve
corps, which will ngmber 5000 OF the
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