Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1917-03-23
PAREDNESS
MEASURES BEGIN
Listers Taking Census Of Males
of Military Age
Local Hospital Facilities Noted-Spe-
cial Work Among Medical Men -
Answers to Questions Required.

With the listers and an assistant
canvassing the town today for the
military census of the town; with the
medical fraternity canvassing physi-
clans of the county for the names of
those willing and physically capable of
service in the medical department of
either the army or the navy and pre-
pairing an inventory of drug store and
hospital supplies; and with Company l
electing officers and enhsting recruits,
Brattleboro, under the surface, is TAX
ing active advance steps to be pre-
pared to meet what appears to be inev-
liable war.
The listers have been held back in
their start to make the military cen
sus by the failure of the necessary
blanks to arrive, but those arrived
Wednesday and next morning the three
listers started forth armed with
the blanks and fountain pens to make
u house-to-house canvass. They are
Hugh H. Dunklee Fred A. Betterley
and Abram j. Currier.
AS the law requires that this mill
tary census shall be completed, if pos
sible, by April l, the listers have en-
listed aid in this work. Walter NJ.
Robbins started also yesterday on
this census, and Oscar +. Benson will
be added to the staff of assistants Mon
day morning.
DIR. w. II. Lane, secretary of the
Windham county committee of the
National Committee of American Ply
sicians for Medical Preparedness, and
DR.. Herbert w. Taylor of the county
committee were in Bellows Falls
Wednesday at meeting of the commit
tee, of which DIR. j. A. Stevenson of
Chester is the chairman.
AS the quickest method of obtain
ing the necessary data it was decided
to mail at once to every physician in
the county a set of questions, which
will embrace the necessary knowledge
of his physical condition and willing
ness, if called upon, to enter the medi-
cal service of either the army or the
navy. These will be mailed this week
and prompt replies are expected.
In addition the committee will secure
at once an inventory Of supplies that
would be useful in the event of war
which the drug stores of the county
have on hand and such as the hospitals
i'll the county have in stock.
Exact information will be obtained
from the hospitals in the county, in
Guiding the Memorial, the Melrose and
the BrattleborO Retreat in Brattle
boro, as to how many patients the,
would be able to accommodate in tn,
event of being called upon. 1t i.
planned to make this census by tn,
physicians very complete affair ant
to have it completed within very
short time.
In order that the listers may not bt
hindcred in their work by not finding
men at home when they call, they sug
gcst that in addition to their full
names and post office addresses all mer
of military age leave with some one a.
their places of residence answers to tn,
following questions, which are the ques
tons on the blanks to be filled out:
What is your occupation? What il
your age? Heights Weight? Have
you any serious physical defect, if 81
state what9 Are you married, single
or widower? How many persons ar,
dependent upon you for support Are
you citizen of the United States
If not citizen, have you filed you
first papers for naturalization? Wha
is your nationality? Color (white O.
black)? Have you had any militar,
training, if so state when, where ant
how much9 Can you ride a horse
Handle and care for team? Drive al
automobile! Ride motorcyclc9 Tel
agraph? Operate wireless? Operat
a flying machines Swim9