The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1917-08-30
DR.. LITTLE JOINS
SPECIAL MEDICAL
CORPS OF ARMY
WILL MAKE STUDY OF TuBERcU-
loSIS AMONG THE TROOPS AS
SEMBLED AT VARIOUS TRAIN
ING CAMPS.

DIR. w. T. Little was recently in
vited to become member of a special
medical corps organized under the
authority of Gen. Gorgas, surgeon gen.
eral of the United States army. to
make a study of tuberculosis among
the troops being assembled at the va
rious camps of the country for train
ing, preliminary to going to the Euro
pean battle front, and on Friday morn
ing of this week telegraphed his ac-
ceptance of the offer to the War de-
partment at Washington. He is now
awaiting orders and expects to be as
signed shortly to one of the military
cantonments to enter upon his duties.
Where he will be sent is not known.
but Fort Riley, Kansas. is regarded as
more than "a possibility.
DIR. Little will not enlist in the mil
itary service in the ordinary under
standing of the term and will hold no
army position or military title. The
organization to which he will belong
is entirely separate from the regular
army medical corps and will have no
official connection with it. The ply
sicians composing the special body
with which Dr.Little will be identified
is in reality commission chosen by
the government to study tuberculosis
among the drafted men of the new ma
tional army and assist it in wedding
out those in whom the disease is like
ly to develop 10 such an extent as to
render them unfit for active military
service abroad The members of the
commission enroll in the federal ser
vice for three months and are not un-
der any obligation to go TO the battle
front They are privileged to termin-
ate their services at any time by res
ignation ,altho they may continue
their work with the army if they de
sire to do so after the expiration OF
the period of their enrolment
The rapid increase of tuberculosis
both among the military and civil pop
ulation in France and Belgium during
OF the exposure of the troops in the
trenches and the changed manner OF
living of the non-combatant inhabi
tants resulting from the war has
caused the medical department of the
United States army to organize a
large body of medical experts to pre-
vent an abnormal spread of the dis
ease in this country in consequence oi
the gathering of great masses OF
troops in training camps.
The men invited 10 become mem.
bers of the tuberculosis commission
have been selected from among those
that have made special and exhaust.
i've study of the disease and its treat.
ment and are recognized as unusually
skillful and efficient in that branch OF
medical practice. The honor that has
come to DIR. Little is one of which his
friends may well be proud
At recent meeting of the Fremont
County Medical association it was
unanimously voted 10 assist those OF
ItS members VINO volunteered for
army service in every possible way:
patriotically agreeing to take care OF
their professional practice during
their absence from home and paying
them on their return fifty per cent OF
the fees obtained for medical attend
ance on members of their clientele
while enlisted in the government ser.
vice.
DIR. Little does not expect to be gone
longer than three months. but may ex
tend his absence from Canon City be
yond that time. Mrs Little will ac
company him to the military camp
and will remain there with him until
his return home.