Evening star., 1918-04-14


new class of thirty members has taken
its place for six weeks of intensive
training in this institution. The object
of the course is to give to skilled med
|ical men instruction in the duties OF a
naval surgeon in time OF war.
The work day begins at In the
morning and continues until 4:ao in the
afternoon. The course includes drills,
naval hygiene, medical department du-
ties, paper work. military surgery and
special laboratory work to acQuaint Of
|acers with practices developed since
the war. -
Special courses are given in the
treatment of men who have been
Rassed, under officers who have been
Observing at tho theater Of war.
The bureau is sending to all surgeons
of the Navy instructions for the treat
ment Of ayiators for all troubles Incl
with q view to minimizing the eject
upon their nervous systems OF their
arduous work, with q view to conserv-
Ing the flyers best powers for Navy
offensive.
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The surgeon general OF the Navy has
designated Medical Inspector Howard
F. Strine
Inspector strine, U. 5. NJ, to repre-
on National Board. Navy on
the national board of medical exam
iners. Surgeon General Braisted. speak
ing Of the appointment. said:
"The Navy and city of Washington
are to be congratulated to have him
as their representative upon this board.
which is the highest tribune OF the
country. The. Naval Medical School Is
more to be congratulated upon having
him for one of Its instructors In gem
eral and naval surgery, for, with his
years of opportunity and experience,
he is today one Of the hefeading surgeons
equipped teachers in war surgery IN
the country"
AS the speaker was himself recog-
nized as one of the best aH-round
equipped surgeons of the Navy. these
expressions assume added value.
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With a view of future reference and
the establishment of a reliable account
of the war now
Making Up History in progress the
of the World War. the Army is
forming a committee. to collect and
preaerye data Cor tho purpose. Sew
eral officers have already been cheEen
for this importan. work and have be-
g,r ths tax OF assembling the required
data.
The chief purp ose Of the book will be
to supply information to odleers ana
for the use as reference book. Ex-
merits Will make analyses OF strategy
and tactics of HmporSant battles Snd
After the Franco-Prussian war the
German general star published = his
tory of that struggle, which. whne
quite compendious. iKncrea al errors
made by German Kenerats. ana IN man- n.
ner not unlike some statements already
put before the people of the uhlteo
States, gave the nation record SO ONE
sided that much OF its hist octeai value
was lost. But 1t IS vel. known tnas
the same general stan kept @ an1.ner ,nen
assiduously kept from genera inspec-
ton, in which was recorded every
bIunder made on the German side. ana
that 1t was studied by succeeding stahs
for the sake OF correcting Snose errors
in future wars.
Every day ,discloses some fact fndi-
eating that, after all. the office Of the
quartermaster general
cr..< oARo. of the Army Is an in
tegral part Of the War
Is Restored. Department. and not
an anpendaRe Of the Council OF Ma
tional Defense.
The ONCE has omitted the publication
Of the report Of the committee appoint-
cd to pass upon the quality Of the cloth
provided under the former specifica-
tions for Army uniforms. but upon the
strength Of that report the quarter
master general has issued new speci-
ncations for cloth containing more
wool and less shoddy. 10 that the new
winter uniforms will be At least as
warm and durable ~ those OF the
allies and will not bring shame to those
who wear them, ~ do their present
Inferior articles,
It seems that, when the matter was
realty nut MP to Gen. Pershtng, IN.
Il ateA6 ~ n kfnu hiR aupToyal for Rf9nts