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ORDER MERGES
EXPRESS LINES
McAdOO to Control Service. Sal
aries. &C., Cutting Out
All Duplication.
TAYLOR CHIEF OPERATOR
Confident Old Stockholders
Will Get 5 Per Cent. on
Investment.
TAYLOR CHIEF OPERATOR
speeio, DesparrA 10 rnx srx.

WARRINGTON, MAY 2s.-A merger Of
the four big express companies Of tire
country into . Federal express company
to handle all Of the business on the Gov
ernment controlled and operated rail-
eral McAdoo to-day.
The new company will handle all Of
the business now handled by the Adams.
Southern. wells-Farso and American
companies. Under the arrangement
made the United States will st are In
all prohts accruing to the new company.
The company will BE- the Director Gen
erals agent for carrying on the express
business Service and salaries will be
under the Dirsctor.0snerars control and
subject TO initiation BY him.
An important feature OF the arrange
ment 10 that the new company is to be
capitalized only to the extent OF the
actual property each put into tire busi-
ness. Financial details Of the plans are
as forecast recently In THE Sun
All duplication will be avoided In the
express business a. in railroad opera
tion. Offices throughout the country.
with the exception OF New York, will be
consolidated. IN New York they will
maintain offices for the transaction Of
foreign express and financial business
The four big companies whose busi-
ness Is TO be taken over will be holding
companies for tire new concern having
all OF the stock. The new company Ia
purely an operating concern. The parent
companies will continue not only their
corporate existence. but will exercise full
nscal functions anc share in the profits
or the operating company IL there are
any
Government shares Profits,
The Government will share on a pro-
sressively increasing scale In any
profits derived from the business. The
general method Of ompensation is that
the Director-Gener will receive 5OL
per cent. OF the operating revenues ''or
gross earnings and out Of the balance
the express company will pay operating
expenses and taxes and a dividend Of s
per cent. on its capital stock.
Out Of the next 2 per cent. available
for distribution the express company
will receive l per cent and the Gov
ernment ! pc. cent: out OF the next 8
per cent. available tho express company
VIII receive l per cent. and the Gov
ernment per cent; any further
amounts available will be distributed u
per cent. to the express company and
2. per cent. to the Government.
Director-General McAdoo is pleased
with this method OF division Of profit.
To the express company Is given q con-
tnuing inducement to accomplish the
greatest eniciencY and economy.
The new company will put into the
CONTINUED on Third Paoc)
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TED MEREDITH ISN'T
A GERMAN PRISONER
Penn's Noted Athlete Still
Flying Over Boche Lines.
Special Drspdtch 10 THE srS.

PAMApELPHIA. May 2S.--The Lieut..
James Meredith OF the Aviation Corps.
United States Army. who was captured
by tire Germans when nying over their
lines in France was not Lieut.. James T.
Meredith. known to athletic fame az Ted
Meredith. The War Department to-day
no notified Ted's sister, Mrs. Albert T..
Holl OF Media, Pa.
The captured aviator is Lieut., James
J Meredith.
The similarity Of names led many to
believe that the famous University of
Pennsylvania runners usual good for
tune had deserted him,
Mrs. Holi has received a letter from
the hier sent from France early this
month. Meredith Is plotting photog-
raphers and observers over the German
lines.
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WALES CALLS ON POPE.
Catholic Press Comments FavOra'
bly, upOn Meeting.
Special Gable Despdtch TO THE SUS.
E0nnriahf lalA. aN riahfa reAerrSd

Copyright. 1915: all rights reserred.
Rome. May 2s.--The papal audience
Just granted to the Prince OF Wales Ia
the FIRST royal audience Of the present
pontihcate. hence its importance Is in
creased considerably. The Princes au-
dience. which was appreciated greatly by
his Holiness. IL commented upon favor
ably by the Catholic press.
The visit was without special political
significance. and since England has q
Giplqmatic representative at the Holy
See practically amounted TO a breach Of
royal etiquette.
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SEVEREL0SSES
ARE INFLICTED
BY AMERICANS
Gen. Pershing Reports His
Casualties as Small on
Picardy Front.
BREAKS DOWN ATTACKS
Successes Of L. 8. Airmen In
cludc Downing Biplane in
Two Minute Fight.
BREAKS DOWN ATTACKS

WASHINGTON. May 2s. - American
troops In Picardy attacked this morning
on front OF one and a quarter miles.
captured the village Of Cantigny. took
200 prisoners and inflicted severe losses
in killed and wounded on the enemy.
says-lssn. Pershing's communique. made
public tonight at the War Department.
The American casualties were relatively
small.
The statement follows:
This morning in Picardy our troops
attacked OH a front OF one and one
fourth miles. advanced our lines and
captured the village OF Cantigny. We
took 200 prisoners and inflicted on the
enemy severe losses In killed and
wounded. Our casualties were rela.
lively small
Hostile counter attacks broke down
under our fre
In Lorraine and In the woevre
artillery OF both sides continued ac-
tive. Early In the day our aviators
shot down hostile machine.
Counter Attacks b. Americans.
Another section Of Gen. Pershing'l
communique Of yesterday. made pub,i,
to-day by the War Department. sale
that an enemy bombardment and . ga
attack on American advance positiop
In Picardy before daylight ysstsrda!
were repulsed by counter attacks Tw'
places In the American lines were pens
tratsd. An attempted raid accom-
panied by artillery nve in the Woavr'
also was repulsed. There were gas At
tacks In Lorraine yesterday.
The text Of the communique follows
Section BIN Picardy before day.
light this morning the enemy after .
violent bombardment with high ex-
plosives and gas attacked our ad-
vance positions in three detachments.
In two places he penetrated small
portions OF our front lines.
shortly afterward our troops coun-
ter attacked. expelled the Germans At
all points and occupied part Of the
German trenches. Heavy losses were
inflicted on the enemy and some
prisoners were taken. Our casualties
are light. In one case an American
was taken prisoner. but was rescued
by counter attacks and all Of his
captors were killed. Our troops dis
played a fne offensive spirit at all
times and have achieved q notable
success.
Raiders Quickly Repulsed.
During the early hours OF tho
morning in the Woevre a hostile force.
supported by a violent artillery fire.
attempted a raid upon our lines
This force. which was composed Of
three officers ana about one hun
dred men. well equipped. with lisht
machine guns. blew UP our wires and
attempted to capture portions of our
trenches. They were completely re-
pulsed by our infantry and our ar
tillery. leaving one officer and four
men dead In our trenches and one
wounded prisoner in our hands. FIJI
teen or twenty dead were observed
near our wire and ten stretchers
were seen being carried from this
point. Here also our losses appear
to have been relatively slight.
Yesterday in Lorraine the enemy
was unusually active in bombarding
our trenches with gas and in patrol-
ling. On one occasion patrolling
party approached our lines with cries
Of "kanDerad." Our troops replied
with rife fire. One OF the hostile
detachment was killed and his body
secured.
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GERMANS CAPTURE Is, 600 MEN AND II TOWNS;
OUTNUMBER ALLIES 10 TO I ON ALSNE FRONT;
US. TROOPS TAKE VILLAGE AND 200 OF ENlZlM
5000 Americans, Aged
ID to Al, in England

/ LONDON, May 2S.-There are
5000 American civilians be-
tween the ages Of 18 and Al
years resident in England, &C.
cording to a statement made in
the House of Commons to-day
BY A. Cecil Beck, Parliamentary
Secretary for National Service.
The statement was made in
reply to question as to how
many men, subjects or citizens
OF allied countries, Of military
age. were resident here, and
whether it~Tas proposed by con-
vention, legislation or otherwise,
to make these men eligible for
military service.
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McAdoo Faces Strike;
Raise Called Too Small

A LExANDR1A, Va, May 2s.-.
Between 800 and 400 South
ern Railway shop men struck
here to-day ~ . protest against
the size Of the wage increase
just granted to railroad workers
by Director General McAdoo.
It was said to be the first
suspension Of work since the
railroads were taken over by the
Government.
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soldiers Returr to old jobs.

LONDON. May :S-Discussing the prob
lem OF rehabilitation after the war tho
Minister Of Labor. George ~ Roberts.
said In a speech to-day at Smethwick
that 100000 discharged soldiers had
been provided for already. OF these so
per cent. have returned to their old en-
poye:s.
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PARN.L0NDON AIR MAIL.
Frst Trip made - 8 Hours, 10
~AIinutes.

PARIS, May ?s.-Aviators De Vienne
and Lorgnat few from Paris to London
and back In . hydroairplane yesterday
in three hours and ton minutes. carry
ing mall
It was the FIRST trip in connection
with an aerial postal service between
England and France which is being or
9aniled.
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pous- Law silent o. Irish Affairs.

LONDON, May 2s.--Andrsw Bonar
Law. Government spokesman In the
House Of Commons announced to-day
that he had no intention at present OF
making any statement regarding affairs
In Ireland.
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ComtiNMs0 Nv second Pdgs.
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The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14

and If you are notified that you are to
report do not fail to answer the roll
call, and if you are to be excused you
must be excused by the chairman at
the meeting
Township assessors will be called
upon by the County Chairman TO as
sist in arriving at the property val
ues of the individuals as he is in
structed by the Federal Director of
Iowa to do this. Watch these columns
for the announcements of the. names
of those drafted to carry on the work
in Mahaska County for the third Lib
erty Loan.
Slackers Subject to Punishment
The House of Representatives in
Washington has passed bill making
it unlawful to circulate false reports
with intent to obstruct the sale of
Liberty Bonds.
The measure is, as explained by
Chairman Webb if the Judiciary com
mittee, ito protect the Government
against those who would weaken its
ability to raise the necessary funds TO
finance the war in the manner pre-
scribed by Congress by making lit a
crime for any one to willfully make
or convey false reports or false state,
ments with intent to obstruct the sale
by the United States of bonds or 9TH
er securities of the United States or
the making of Loans by or to the
United States"
The punishment is fine of 100000,
twenty years Imprisonment, or both
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
HORSE SALE CROWS
osKALooSA WEEKLY AUCTION
ATTRACTS CROWDS.

Beman and Reeds Horse Sale last
week was a big affair. Over one hun
dred head of horses were listed and
the week before, almost all We're dis
posed of. The horses are on their
merit in this sale and they bring what
they are worth. The sales are attract
ing buyers, from all parts of tine state
and the buyers are paying what hors-
es are worth
Top price for last weeks sale was
$237 for single mare listed by c. A.
billiard.
A team that has changed hands
three times within the last two weeks
brought the highest price in the auc-
ton. The team was first sold IN farm.
sale for 1926 and then transferred to
another party for fifteen dollar adj
vance, few days later. The team was
listed at the horse sale and went at
1865. in the ring.
To show the latitude and popularity
of these sales the list last week made
up of horses coming from Sigourney
Pella, Eddyville, Rose Hill, New Shar-
on, Grinnell, Delta, What Cheer and
surrounding country for distance of
thirty miles.
These sales are visited and attended
by buyers in the horse business and
by farmers who are looking for work
animals. They are bringing more peo-
pie to the city every week. Sale every
Thursday during Mach.
The Oskaloosa horse sale was start
ed some twelve years ago, March 10,
1906 by l. M. Reed who made sale
of twenty-five to thirty head OF horses
at the old Bump Barn that stood
where the city market is now located.
Mr. Reed and Clyde Seiberts of Ores
ton were in partnership for a time.
Later the sale was taken to the pavil-
lion of sale stable erected by Sam
Walthall at the corner of A avenue
and Second street. Here the sale was
conducted until Mr.. Reed went into
the sheriff's office. Four years ago he
resumed the sales in partnership with
Dwight Beman and 1T has been stead
lily increasing in popularity and
strength ever since. 1t brings crowds
of sellers and buyers from long dis
tances and incidentally it is big adj
veftising feature for Oskaloosa.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
RED CROSS WORK
ANOTHER BIG SHIPMENT OF SUP.
PLIES FROM osKALooSA.

Two large boxes of surgical dress
ings were shipped from local head
quarters yesterday Oskaloosa Chap
ter's assignment for March was u.
$4,000 SKA gauze congresses.
100 abdominal bandages.
100 pneumonia jackets.
1000 shot bags.
The workers will spend most of this
week upon the pneumonia jackets
which require considerable time and
care in the making. Word was also
received yesterday, asking that this
chapter make 400 Property Bags.
''These are for the use of the men in
hospitals for storing their personal be-
longings during stay. The men usual
| ly take the bags with them when they
leave so there is continual need for
them. They may be made Of any
bright colored washable cotton or lin
en- material, at least IL inches wide,
Is in. in length, but may be larger Put
draw string in top. Use clean, strong,
lserviceable material. We feel there
are hundreds of women in Mahaska
county who would be glad to make and
donate one or more of these bags, for
the use of the men who are wounded
or ILL., Thus time need not be taken
to make them in the work room, and
expense viii be saved the local chap
| ter Many will find material in the
home they can use. II you find more
material than you care to make up
bring to headquarters and it will be
cared for. Clubs and societies might
take this UP as part of their work All
bags should be in by April l. This is
very small bit" we are asked to
| do.
Word comes in regard to knitting
to concentrate efforts on socks and
wristlets but we are also told that
they do not mean to stop the pro-
duction of sweaters in the Chapters.
They should be made as usual and
held for emergency calls from camps
and environments"
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
No Local Boys on List.

Similarity of names led to the belief
that two Oskaloosa boys were among
the killed or wounded in the fight in
France on March S. The Sergeant
McRae is not Lieutenant McRae who
married Miss Joyce Parker, nor is the
Edward j. Smith mentioned Edgar
Smith, formerly employed at Chees-
mans. SO far as known there We're
no casualties among Oskaloosa boys.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
Collar Bone Broken.

Mrs. Sawyer, mother of c. E. Saw
yer, sustained a fracture of the collar
bone yesterday. Mrs. Sawyer was
crossing the floor when the rug slipped
and she was thrown against the radi-.
ator striking it with her shoulder. and
breaking the collar bone. II is a
very severe break and DR.. B, o. Jerrel
reports 1t as the worst he has ever
seen.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
Had a Twist.

Freeks accomplished by Saturdays
high velocity wind demonstrated the
fact that the storpn had considerable
of a twist to it, At one place southwest
of Beacon 1t picked UP good sized
chicken house from its foundation.
carried il over a fence and scattered
II all over FIVE acre lot.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
REALTY TRANSFERS
RECENT SALES OF MAHASkA
COUNTY PROPERTY.
Warranty Deeds.

Martin M. Kamerick and wife to
NJ. E. Smith lots Z, 8, blk. 8, 0 T
FremonI-C $500.
Bertha L. Harfst and hus to Martin
Kamerick, same land as first deed
Cons. $1,000.
Charles o. Robbins and wife to F.
M. Ellis, e IN Sc NV Sec. 14-74-15
Cons. $71O0
Ira Van Zante and wife to Philemon
Jackson, NV NV Sec IA, NE NE
Sec. Is, pit. Sec. 1O-24-l7-Cons $l6,-
$50.
r. E. Hogate and wife to Walter G.
Stroud 1855 acres more or less in
Sec. 27-75-15- $4,000
w. H. Pickerell and wife to Frank
A. Youngberg S } S Sc Sec. % and
pit. NV NE Sec. 27-74-16-Cons. $500.
w. H. Surbuer and wife to William
Slycord lots 8, 4. blk. 155, Scribners
add Eddyville Cons, $3.50,
o. r. Phelps and wife to v. H. Nor
gan ct al, lots Is, l6s blk ] Taintor-
Cons. $4,000
Ed Comerford and wife to G. w
Stilwell ct al, f Sc and pit. NV Sc
Sec. 8, w SW Sec. 2-77-16-Cons
$4,000.
Mae Wymore and hus. to Cyrus w
Reed lot 2 l S of NV Sc Sec. 1O,75-14
Cons. $4,000.
Emma Se.bert and ,hus. to Roy Dick
ems land in Secs. II, IL, 2, 8, Twp. Is
15-Cons. $1.OO.
James N. Dickson unmd to Paul T
Bass N ] Sc Sc and pit. SW Sc Sc
Sec. 3-75-14-Cons. $4,000.
Silas w. Douglas and wife to Free
man r. Hackley pit. E 2 w Sc Sc
Sec. t6-75-14-Cons. $500. :.
Ollie NJ Oswandle and husband to
Tyler p. Overton, N 7 NE NE and lots
/, A, s ID NV NE Sec. 20, Sc Sc Sec
17-75-15-Cons. $4,000.
C. A. Davis and wife to w. E. Whar
ton, lot 8 Elm Park Add, Oskaloosa
Cons. $4,000.
Scott Soults and wife to Michael
Denny w 3 SW Sec. 17-77-14-Cons
$1.00.
Roy Dickens, unmd., to Emma Sci
bert ct al, NE NE Fri I and N ] ST
NE Fri / Sec. 1-75-G-Cons. $100.
}. p. Nash and wife to C. c. Nash
SW Sc Sec. 21-76-15-Cons. $1.00.
Charles Martin and wife to Carl e
Roberts E J NV and w J SW NE Sec
35-75-14-C $4,000.
Charles M. Holbert wild. to Ralph B
Myers pit. lot Z blk. o p Fremont
Cons. $500.
Samuel G. Smith and wife to Chas
M. Holbert, Same land--Cons. $3.50.
E. l.. McFall and wife to John H
Williams, lots 1, 2, blk 2 Daily &
Searles Add Oskaloosa- Cons. $4,000
10. Thomas, unmd. to A. ]. Bensmi
Ter lot 8, blk % o P oskaloosa. Cons
I$1.OO.
Quit Claim Deeds.
f. c. Lohand and wife to Elizabeth
Beard all coal and miniral under SW
NV and lot of S Sc NV Sec. %
75-16-C Cons. $1.00
A. McCutchen and wife to L. A.
Shearer, S J NE Sc Sec. 10-75-15--
Cons. $100.
Same parties to Same parties pt. lot
3 blk IL o p Sharon Cons. 800.
Referees Deeds.
o. c. G. Phillips fereree TO j. III
Parker. lot Z. blk. 81 o p Oskaloosa
Cons $1,000.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
s1OO,OOO,OOO FOR RED CROSS
Second Big Drive Throughout the
Country VIII Be Started On Mon
day, May 20.


Washington, ID. c.. March 1.-THE
campaign for the second war relief
fund Of the American Red Cross will
start on May 20, and continue for
seven days. 1t has been postponed
from May 6, the date originally set. in
order not TO interfere with the third
Liberty loan campaign, which will
close about May 6.
AS soon as the loan campaign stops
the big publicity and advertising for
the Red Cross drive will start. The
people of the country win be asked to
contribute another fund of 100000
900.
Vast Sums Expended.
In the first relief drive. made last
summer, the fund reached $100,099 275.
AT present there is balance of trifIe
over $1O,OO0,0O0 OF the original fund
$17,000,000 was refunded to the chap
tiers for local relief. More than ST.
100000 has been spent in war relief
in Europe. OF that amount about $780,
100000 went to France.
The war relief fund campaign should
not be confused with the membership
campaign of last Christmas week,
when the total membership was
brought up to 23,500,00 Since then
about 22,000,000 junior members have
been added, with the result that the
combined membership now takes in
nearly half of the population of the
country.
Virtually all the school children In
America are enrolled They may pay
25 cents year or work in the schools
for the Red Cross.
Films to Stimulate Gifts.
Five motion picture films showing
Red Cross work in the United States
and in Europe will be sent through
the chapters to be shown in the local
picture theatres. The titles of the
films are: "Humanity's Appeal, p
Field Service on the Western Front, "
'In the Ruins of Reims," France in
Arms" and French Sailors in Ac.
ton
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
Always cooped Up.

Quiet man you have here"
"A model prisoner. Never COM
plains"
Doesn't he miss his libertyy'
He says he never had any liberty,
He was drug clerk for twenty years"
Louisville CcurierJournal.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14
In America incomes OF married men
up to $1,000 are not subject to any
federal income tax at all.
In England the income tax Ia:
AZ per cent. on $1,000
6% 1900
III 1900

(These are the rates II the income Is
derived from salaries or wages; they
are sell higher If the income is derived
from rents or investments)
The English scale Of taxation on In
comes of. say, 5000, $1,000, $4,000
and $4,000 respectively averages as
follows as compared to the American
rates for married men:
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1918-03-14

ent moment is doing everything with
means at hand to place that institu-
ton upon proper footing
"He also reports that the conditions
reported as having previously existed,
and the emergencies which in a
measure contributed to same, had
passed; that the critical condition no
longer exists and in all probability
would never occur again in this hos
pital
with respect to the statement that
Pvt Hestwood's body was shipped
home wrapped in sheet, separate
report shows that the body was sent
home in metal-lined casket and that
This being communicable disease
the body was wrapped in sheets and
cotton 70 conform to shipping laws,
therefore no clothing was used
Wards in UncIean Condition.
1.-The report of the inspector said the
wards in the hospital at Camp Doni,
phan, and especially the one in which
Pvt. Hestwood died, were in an un-
clean condition; there was an. INSULT
cient supply of bed linen; there was
lack of sufficient attendants on
duty at the hospital, and the small
humber present were men of practi.
cally no experience, and patients
went for long periods without bath
or without even having their hands
and faces bathed. In fact the report
says, practically every complaint
made by Pvt. Hestwoods father was
found by the inspector to be true
Upon recent of orders from the
Secretary of War to investigate con.
ditions at Camp Doniphan, the In.
spector General advised that:
"'You are informed that an inspec.
tor on duty in this office, at present
in the Southern Department, has been
directed to proceed Immediately to
Camp Doniphan to make the investi.
cation and to make thorough and
searching inspection of the hospital
at that place.
Hospital overtaxed.
Reports of the Medical Depart.
ment show that an Unexpectedly large
number of patients overtaXed the
Camp Doniphan hospital during the
period of Pvt. Hestwood's illness.
From 1000 to $500 patients were
treated between December IS and the
last of the month.
Causes contributing to the unsat.
isfactory conditions at that time ex.
listing in the hospital. but which are
now reported removed, were men.
toned as follows in the inspectors
report:
Lack of steam-heating facilities;
lack of adequate supplies of hot wat
err; unframed officers and enlisted
personnel; lack of proper amount OF
supplies due to the unusual number
of patients admitted; climatic condi-
tons which made it hard under the
best circumstances to keep patients
and wards clean; lack of proper and
adequate sewerage and plumbing con-
nections; long delay in completing the
base hospital at Camp Doniphan.
maj Connolly is graduate of
Bellevue Medical School. 1909; Army
Medical School. 1912; appointed to
Army Medical Corps from New York,
February 6. 1911; appointed first lieu
tenant. Army Medical Corps. May 10,
1912; appointed captain June Is, 1915;
appointed major May Is, 1917. Home,
New York.
First Lieut.. Walter II. Kirkpatrick,
Medical Corps, National Guard. ac-
cepted commission July 30. 1917.
Graduate University Medical College,
Kansas city, Mo. Home. Haven,
Kans, Gsssi eo q,