Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-11
IAnrRlc1N DocToR3 HAYI eeEn

trien0S. But serious LOOK came over
his face as he added: More than 10000
doctors will be needed to care for the
soldiers and sailors in the big new
American Army, and the Navy. and
that isn't a very pleasant subject If
YOU think only Of the reasons why
all those doctors will be needed But
there is a side TO this subject that is
as fine and noble as any story l have
ever heard, and that's what l am go
Ing TO say first Of all, that the doctors
began writing that story themselves
not with pens or typewrlters, but with
Rcts-the very first day Of the war,
back In 1914. What's more, you'll all
be glad TO know that American doc
tors, from the beginning, have been
playing a splendid and important part
IN that story"
"You mean the doctors who went
20 the front in France2" asked Joe.
Yes, the doctors who went 20 the
front in France, and the American
doctors who saved thousands Of lives
in Servia during the typhus fever cpl
denies In the early part Of the war,
and the doctors who have gone TO
Russia and TO every other country IN
Europe where the people are suffering
from wounds and diseases"
and since our country entered the
war there have been special hospital
corps sent TO Farance haven't therc2'
asked Helen.
To-day there are six complete med!-
cal units. composed Of American doc
tors attached 20 the Medical Officers
Ileserve Corps, In full charge Of si'
British base hospitals IN France, re
ceiving and caring for the wounded sol
diers as fast as they are brought II
from the trenches and the battle
fields" answered Uncle Harry. "Thes'
medical units began organizing imme
diately after war was declared, ant
when the call came from England an'
France for assistance those six unit
started as soon as possible for Eu
rope.
and there are lots Of other medl
cal units organized and In training her
in our own country, getting ready L
go over with the soldiers, aren'
there2" asked Joe.
Yes, indeed" said Uncle Harry
"As said, more than 10000 doctor
will be needed to take care Of all Tn
soldiers and treat the wounded. Al
ready more than 1900 American doc
tors have volunteered and are In tram
ing for army work."
"Who is in charge Of all these doc
tors" asked Jimmy.
major General William G. Gorga'
Surgeon General OF the L. :. Army
said Uncle Harry. '"But as / eXplaine
TO YOU the other night, no one MAJ
not even the President himself. can d
the whole Job himself. And the med
cal work Of the war, like all othe
phases, is being accomplished throug
corporation. Major General Gorgas
at the head Of this work, but at M
right hand stands the Red Cross, VIII
its millions Of dollars contributed b
the people Of the nation, and gre'
staff OF doctors, nurses and othe
workers. And at his left hand Is IN
United States Public Health Service
which is the Governments health d.
partment which looks after the ger
1eral health OF the entire nation,
time OF peace as we'll as in times
war; and then there are the the med
cal officers in the army and nav
many OF whom have been in Eurol
since the beginning Of the war, gan
ing valuable experience in helping u
doctors of the warning countries; az
in addition the Council OF Nation
Defense has appointed q special con
Emission whose sole duty IL Is TO @
operate with Major General Gorgi
and his stan Of assistants, in organ
ing. equipping and training America
army Of doctors who are enlisted