OCR Text |
Show LOCAL CORPS LOOKS FOR CALL TO DUTY Osteopaths Are Seeking Opportunity to Become Officers in U. S. Army Medical Corps. What If thought by "Dr. H. B. Sprapue, captain of the Red Cross ambulance corps. No. 2T. to be the tinal step preparatory pre-paratory to a training camp move was received from J. K. Keene, colonel of the medicai corps, L'nited States army, yesterda y. The coi respondent askert for a preparation prep-aration and immediate forwarding to Washington of tle final, complete and i correct el muster-In, rolls. In response to the ofir of the osteopathic osteo-pathic physicians of Ctah and Idaho, askimr the president that they be allowe.J to serve in the army and navy of the United Slates, word has li?en received here that a bill has been int rod need In congress by Coiuri essman Smith of Idaho allowing one osteopath to each regiment, and that such officers shall receive the same status, rank, pay and allowance of other medical officers. While practically' every osteopath in the United States has signed to take care of ar.v prospective recruit whose defect de-fect can be remedied by them, the local osteopaths are planning to put 'the idea into effect locally and to care for volunteers volun-teers or drafted men free of charge. |