Ogden Daily Standard | 1915-04-12 | Page 5 | General Wanted on Typhus Staff

GENERAL WANTED ON TYPHUS STAFF Rockefeller Foundation Urges Sufgeon General Gorg to Head Expedition to Serbia. Washington. April 12. Surceon General Gorges of the army today had under consideration an oftc-r from the Rockefeller Foundation to become a permanent member of its Btafl as Kcneral adviser in matters re-latins re-latins to public sanitation and control of epidemics. He Is particularly wanted to take charge of the modi cal reliel expedition sent by the American Red Cross to Serbia to stamp out the typhus scourge in sup port of which the foundation is 10 operating General Gorgaa is expected to reach B decision as to whether or not he will accept the offer within a few days He probably will confer with Secretary Garrison and President Wilson about the matter It Is said that if he accepts It will be because of his belief that he owes it to hu inanity to give the benefit of tbe experience ex-perience he gained 1 successful earn palgns aKain6t epidemics In Panama and Cuba. Tender of the position was made DJ Jerome D. Greene, secretarv of the toundatlon at a protracted conference with General Gorgas last night Genera! Gorgas Is now entitled under un-der the law to retire at anv time and it would not be necessary for him to resign his commission In the army in order to accept the position unless h Is sent to Serbia. As a retiri 6 arm) officer he could not undertake work within the territory of a bel-J liferent.