Imperial Valley press., 1918-08-05
DEPART FOR
TRAINING
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oard have been transferred to othe
&, cards.
i The following men will entraih s.
! his city tomorrow for their tfainin,
amp:
Winfield c. Kirkland, Heber.
Frank j. Dostal, West.
Charles M. Buck, Seeley.
Frank d. Johnson, Calipatria.
Samuel J. Gallagher, Imperial.
Alfred Leonard keezer, CaleXico.
Verne C. Smith. Imperial.
Austin Rice, Brawley.
Aze Howard Stiles, Imperial.
George IL. Bailey, Cahpirria.
Glenn Schuck. Imperial.
James j. Johnson, Brawley.
Wilson f. Huff, I1oitville.
Alfred A. White, Brawley.
John Haney Reid, FL Centre.
William J. Armour, Westmoreland,
Arthur Shockey, Los Angeles.
Walter f. Strohm, Calipatria.
Ralph G. Campbell, Calipatria.
Herbert A. Van Horn, Perris.
Sebury Parker, Caiipatria.
Sam Fitzgerald, Somerton
Thomas w. Carroll, Oakland.
Dee S. Anderson, Imperial.
Twenty-four men comprise the sue
cessful candidates and, according to
he local board, they are fine lot
f delegates to help Uncle Sam place
ne punch in to the Kaiser's midriff
nd make the world safe for honest
len.
Camp Fremont is one Of the small
st, but one of the cleanest Of the
raining camps in this country. Gil
.atic conditions are superior, and the
hole is set down amidst the glo-
ious beauty of the hills of Santa
lara.
1t may be that the rigid examina-
on will return some of these men to
leir homes as being physically un-
1t. This has been done before, and
from the first contingent of 600 which
kft this county more than 100 were
returned The local board Of exam
iners is composed Of physicians OF
accepted ability. according to the
chairman Of the exemption board. but
the standards as set for physical ex.
animation in the home boards are not
always the standards that are estab'
lished by the army medical men.
1t is the intention Of the local eX
sminers to pass only those men who
are physically fit, but owing to lack
Of time and opportunity for closer
examination at times men are passed
on to their camps and when given c
closer examination by the staff they
are pronounced unfit; but, according
to one commissioner, the standard:
are so variable that one man may pass
At Camp Keartey and be rejected al
Camp Lewis, or vice versa
A telegram @as received at loca
headquarters This morning from The
office Of Provost Marshal Genera
Crowder. emphasizing the need fol
greater care in selecting the men fol
the army. 1t was pointed out tha
many careless examinations were be
ing made throughout the United States
and that this must be corrected.
The local board asserts that wfer'
man may have heart lesion h
may be a perfect man in all othe
respects, and frequently this man ma!
successfully pass an army examiner
at one camp, when he was rejected a
another. Several instances are on rec
ord where man was returned to ;
second camp and got by. afterward
becoming splendid unit Of the ar
my.
According to C. w. Barton of tn
local boards, the men who depart from
this district will be given mos
searching examination previous t.
their departure, but there still mus
remain the chance for rejection b.
the medical examining boards at tn
various camps.
FL Centre will give these men
rousing sendoff before they depart OIL
their long and eventful journey to Ber
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