Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-08-30
United States at War.
IL l. Not All Army We Must
shape and Train fer Man; II il
Woodrow Wilson.
Medical Service.

J The medical department OF the
army and navy are confronted with
varied and difficult tasks Of critical
importance in caring fos the health OF
our soldiers and sailors in training
and active service, and in aiding o4.
allies in medical work. From S65
medical officers in the regular army
and sos in the navy when war was
declared the personnel must he re-
crulted up to al least 2l.0OO in the
army and 1000 in the navy. And
this must be done without rendering
Intellectual the work Of our hospitals.
medical schools. and general medical
service at home Not only must men
be found. but material must also tr
provided, and special problems Of dis
ease prevention and the training and
return TO civil life of those injured in
the war must be met
Ihe record OF the medical service
OF the army is a brilliant one. rhru
the Investigations of it, members. yell
low fever was conquered. typhoid
driven from our own and European
armies, beriberi brought under partial
control in the Philippines. and hook
worm in Porto Rico ard pellaera in
the south. Experts in medical ad-
'''-+AA'AA tNA4NAA nave stated fn1f the
work of the medical service of the
navy. II less spectacular. is not less
sound, and that the plans for the ex
pansion of the naval medical service
represent complete grasp OF the
needs OF the emergency and an
ABILITY amply sufficient TO meet them.
Al the lowest estimate 2l.OOO men.
fully equipped for medical service
are needed for the medical reserve
corps. Most Of these men must be
volunteers, for the number of men
VINO nave completed their training
lure 'he age of 81 is negligible. The
caIl comes Physicians 81 to as,
come across On July 25 there We're
about 5000 accepted on tho medical
reserve lists. and a total of II 600 had
oeen recommended for commissions
reports have been circulated that
oV'uVO OF the allies physicians have
already been killed in the war This
Is impossible, for there are NOT az 900
REGISTERED physicians in ali Great
Brltain and France. The statement
Is ABSURD and without foundation In
the three months battle OF the somme
killed. 'ePoi' 'eu
In the United States tbera ~.
10000 physicians and SURGEONS -,
military age, % to 55 wears Ssvon
medical men for each thousand on
isteu men, viii be at least 2l. 900 for
the first 100000 men. Thi, g.
heavy load, but the medical service
makes no greater demand than ,nv
ouer' IL asks every man TO do his
uuu'y' ana DO II voluntarily. II should
oe porne in mind that the consider
auoh given to special training win
vary with the number of physicians
ehroiied In the medical reserve corns
II i lhe surgeon general has large nun.
pers OF men at his disposal he car
.neh assign men for duty as their
uainlng indicates. II he is hnrd
pressed Tor men. then all phvsicians
IN the force will be called on To- ,ra,
epal work; lf the medical work is 20
,sar ,sarn ITS highest efficiency, the force
therefore must be recruited nm ~ no,
less than 21,00O PhysIciap ~. ~.
eni, prevent the soldiers from re-
eeNlng expert treatment and ron ths
,be nnas OF their own profe. sion OF
,he opportunity to make use OF thai.
'ong-trained talents. VI '"ei'