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Show jp DDCT0R3 ME WANTED IN SERVICE Quota of State Fixed in Urgent Call for Medical Men for Army. WASHINGTON, Nl :iy ,4. Thousands of doctors and surgeons throughout the country will be urged to enroll for service ser-vice to meet -the growing demands of the army and navy, under a plan decided de-cided upon today at a meeting here of practically all state committees of the general medical board of the council of national defense. It is expected that seven thousand will respond to the call by July 1 and 5000 more before the end of the year. Medical men who decline commissions commis-sions will be called on by the state committees for an explanation. Major John D. McLean, secretary of the general board, in announcing the etate quotas, which are to be apportioned appor-tioned among counties by the state committees, said that the cities must provide most of the doctors, as country communities could not spare many. The quotas for western states follow: izbna, 5; Arkansas, 300; Calif or-, or-, vif!a!L'00; Colorado, 100; Illinois, 300; Indiana, 300; Iowa, 350; Kansas, 100; Minnesota, 70; Mississippi, 200; Missouri, Mis-souri, 300; Montana. 20; Nebraska, 20; Nevada, 5; New Mexico, "SO; North Dakota, 50; Oklahoma, 100; Orefon, 50; South Dakota, 45; Texas, 150; Utah, 30; Washington, 50; Wisconsin, 100; Wyoming, 30. Senator Owen of Oklahoma, addressing address-ing the meeting regarding his bill to increase appointments of officers in the military medical service, declared that the general staff of the army "is always opposed to giving additional dignity to the medical men." The bill provides for 20,000 officers in the medical med-ical corps. He said these men should have equal rank with line officers, because be-cause without such authority the medical medi-cal corps cannot enforce its regulations. regula-tions. |