Ripley County democrat., 1917-03-23
MEDICAL ARMY IS
Being Modified
FOR war SERVICE Z
Council Of internal Defense Builds
System Based on Experience
In European War.
PA!RTo!FPREPAREDAEssWaR
Reserve Corps Of 10000 supeons
Physicians and spsciaiIsts Being
oreanIzed-clylilan Medical
Resources AIso MobllIxed.


Resources Also Mobll!zsd.
Washington. Modern warfare %
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 II, step by
step, in the opinion OF pr. p. =, Bimp-
son, chief Of the medical section Of
the Council Of National Defense. The
medical section, under the direction
OF Doctor Simpson, 10 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 10000 surgeons, physicians and spe-
cialists In all lines, who will be avail
eble for service In the army and navy
and civilian population In time Of need.
In addition to this, the organization
VIII conduct a mobilization Of the coun-
try's civilian medical resources, fac
tories making medical supplies. hos
pith1s for the care of the iii and wound
ed and schools for the re-education Of
those WHOSE INJURIES on the battlefield
make them unit for the life work they
had undertaken. - I"
The mobilization Of the medical re-
sources Of the country is only a part
Of the great work which Is being un-
dertakep BY the Council of National
Defense, working in connection with
the advisory commission to the Coun.
ell Of National Defense. The council
bfoper-is composed Of members Of the
cabinet; the advisory commission is
composed OF civilians who are Eecog.
hiSed leaders In certain lines, and the
chairman is Daniel willard, president
Of the Baltimore q Ohio Railroad COM
pahy, 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 10 the chairman Of the advisory
commission which 10 dealing directly
with the question OF medicine as re-
lated to war.
Began Organising . Year Ago.
Each Of the divisions represented by
the members Of the advisory commits
sion has specific section. q sort Of
department, directed to carry out its
particular work. Doctor Simpson ID
the chief Of the medical section and 10
working with what is known as the
medical advisory committee Of the Cd
sisory commission. The members are !;
Doctor Martin, chairman; Surgeon
General William @. Gorgas Of the
army. Surgeon General william @,
Brafsted OF the navy. Surgeon General
Rupert Blue Of the United States pub
lie health service, Col. Jefferson r.
Kean. director general Of military re-
ljsf Of the American Red Cross; DR..
William II. Welch Of Johns Hopkins
university, DR.. W. ]. Mayo of Roches-
ter, Mimi. and Doctor Simpson.
This organization is cooperating
with the committee Of American phy-
siciars for American preparedness, Of
which Doctor Mayo is chairman and
Doctor Simpson is secretary. This
committee represents, directly or indi-
reetly, approximately 10000 members
of the medical profession OF the United
States and was organized more than a
year ago a. q great patriotic move
rnent for the conservation Of Life IN
time Of war.
Doctor Simpson, with . stan IN his
once In Washington, Just now 10 en-.
eaged ip organizing medical reserve
eorpI which viii number 10000 Of the
foremost surgeons, physicians and
bther specislists in the country. This
II being accomplished through the ere
htion Of q committee Of nine medical
leaders IN every Atate. who win have
direct charge cf formulating country
organizations. :"
AL physicians are being classified
according to the work that they 40
best. Surgeons who are especially pro
ncient IN abdominal operations are
listed az such; ear. eye. nose and
throat specialists al 90 m one list,|
dertists-in fact. every branch u ne
medical. profession u dissectsd end
claapi4 ~ 30 as to bo "a hand for par
1aalak 1Raeial work when fhe flms
pf need Srr,fss
eropir ea1lhtIen Important.
n u the Qbject q the commlsslon to
ct the bczt p,sn posAabfe n the lines
III which they are best. The group
WIN 81 sAandpleked, : When II D
eoshpletsd ihs ineaical men wlo agree
70 become members van receive 4 rat-
tng1n the army or navy and VIII have
any special Instruction as to military
work that II necessary.
One or the Imborfant questions being
considered Il that "a sanitation, and dll /,
medical men Who are STUDENTS Of this
Nbrt WIN be lisfed as hnch. prope1
bkniiafjpA q ths mobInxSttoh a znl /
army Nlll sase thOpspnds d lives d
= demonstrated py : yezy recent q.
fmple.
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