Salt Lake Telegram | 1910-12-15 | Page 2 | Militia Deficient in Hospital Equipment

MILITIA DEFICIENT IN INv v HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT S J WASHINGTON D Dec c. c 15 Major Major G General Gen n- n eral Leonard W Wood od chief thief of or starr stair of the 1 army arm has Issued a circular prepared d by t S Colonel Weaver Wear eav r. r chief of the mi lUa divi- divi Ion calling the th attention of the national Y suar gu guara rd l to the ti totally inadequate provisions io S in various organ organizations for the thc v care eare of sick ick and wounded wound d In case cae the militia is called caned Into active service service- e The circular states that recent 11 S- S S. S illation denion demonstrates that with rare ex ex- captions companies or field 55 h hospitals have hae been provided pro for tor In the theS S organized mill militia tI l. l In c case sc of in military divisions there ther would I be bean e 5 an in almost complete deficiency of ot santary units which normally should b be provided S S SS S 5 r Incidentally attention is call called calli S 1 to th the fact that under the new field regulations regulations regula regula- the commission and enlisted personnel personnel per per- I of at the medical department which is assigned to field s sanitary service will wiH S pear bear th tha new designation of sanitary troops Droops ps