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The War.THE CASUALTY LIST.

THE following names of medical men appear:among the casualties announced since our lastissue :- Killed.Lieutenant P. T. Warren, R.A.M.C., 3rd Welsh Field

Ambulance (T.F.), medical officer and public vaccinatorof Bryn, Port Talbot, Glam.

Major T. C. Savage, New Zealand Army Medical Corps.Wounded.

Captain R. P. Nash, R.A.M.C.Lieutenant G. Fleming, R.A.M.C., atttached to the 4th South

Wales Borderers.Lieutenant W. H. H. Haskins, R.A.M.C., 3rd East

Lancashire Field Ambulance (T.F.).Major H. N. Butler, 3rd Field Ambulance, Australian Army

Medical Corps.Lieutenant-Colonel E. V. Gostling, R.A.M.C., 1st East

Anglian Field Ambulance.’Captain T. R. Ritchie, New Zealand Army Medical Corps.Among the British prisoners returned from Germany this

week as unfit for further military service is Captain J. H.’Graham, R. A. M. C.

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THE HONOURS LIST.The Distinguished Service Order has been con-

ferred upon-Captain Stanley Alwyn Smith, No. 3 Field Ambulance,Canadian Army Medical Corps.

For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty atFestubert on the night of 20th May, 1915.

Captain Smith, with a party of eight men, went outvoluntarily to remove the wounded from an orchard whilstunder heavy fire, and eventually succeeded in bringing allinto safety. Four of the eight men of the rescue partywere wounded, and two of these have since died.

The Russian Order of St. Anne, 4th Class,inscribed " For Valour in War," has been conferredupon-

Lieutenant J. Downie, M.B., R.A.M.C. (T.F.), attachedto the Yorkshire Mounted Brigade Field Ambulance.

DEATHS AMONG THE SONS OF MEDICAL MEN.

The following sons of medical men are to beadded to our lists of those who have fallen duringthe war :-Captain H. A. N. Hoffmeister, King’s Shropshire Light

Infantry, second son of Mr. John Hoffmeister, of EastCowes, Isle of Wight.

Second Lieutenant C. H. Hunt, 5th Lancashire Fusiliers, sonof Dr. T. Hunt, of Heywood, Manchester.

Second Lieutenant G. C. Southern, 53rd Sikhs, second son ofMr. F. G. Southern, M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P., of Clifton,Bristol.

Second Lieutenant B. B. Silcock, 7th Royal Welsh Fusiliers,younger son of the late A. Q. Silcock, F.R.C.S., ofHarley-street, London, W.

Lieutenant H. H. Marten, 2nd Manchesters, younger sonof Dr. R. H. Marten, of Adelaide, South Australia.

Lieutenant R. B. Pirrie, lst King’s Shropshire LightInfantry, eldest son of Lieutenant R. R. Pirrie, M.D.,R.A.M.C., of Ryton-on-Tyne.

Lieutenant J. A. E. Alexander, 12th Highland LightInfantry, younger son of the late Dr. Alexander, of Wick.

Second Lieutenant T. A. E. Evanson Jones, llth ManchesterRegiment, only son of Mr. E. Evanson Jones, of AshtonOld-road, Manchester.

Captain N. D. Pringle, 6th East Yorkshire Regiment,youngest son of Dr. H. T. Pringle, J.P., of Hawtree,Ferndown, Dorset.

Lieutenant A. G. Wills, 9th Sherwood Foresters, youngestson of the late Lieut.-Col, C. S. Wills, C.B., R. A. M. C-

Second Lieutenant E. S. T. Davies, 5th Welsh Regiment(T.F.), son of Dr. I. H. Davies, J.P., of Llantrisant, Glam.

Lieutenant E. Roberts, 7th West Yorkshire Regiment (T.F,),son of Dr. E. Roberts, of Leeds.

THE WAR EMERGENCY COMMITTEE.—A meetingof the War Emergency Committee was held at the offices ofthe British Medical Association on Wednesday, August 25th,when Mr. E. B. Turner, chairman of the RepresentativeMeetings of the British Medical Association, presided.There were present Sir T. Clifford Allbutt, Sir RickmanGodlee, Professor Harvey Littlejohn, Dr. Edwin Rayner,Lieutenant-Colonel Sir James Barr, Lieutenant-ColonelR. A. Bolam, Major J. Galloway, Dr. C. Buttar, MajorRussell Coombe, Major Albert Lucas, Mr. N. BishopHarman, Dr. Alfred Cox, the Editor of the British MedicalJournal, and the Editor of The Lancet.

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The earlier part of the proceedings were occupied bydiscussing a resolution put forward by Dr. Buttar,who, as chairman of the Executive Subcommittee, desiredguidance from the Committee as to the present positionof the work and as to future activities. Dr. Buttar

pointed out that so far only a statement had been madeto the medical profession that the position is a " serious

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one in which medical men "may" enrol for personalservice. He asked for a resolution which would bringbefore the profession the fact that the War EmergencyCommittee was willing to enrol medical men under 40

years of age for full-time service, and urging that whensuch enrolment had taken place the men should be calledup as required. He said that the available men in manycases wanted just such information. The resolution wasseconded by Major Galloway, who said that such a coursewould make the Register which had already been compiledfar more effective. It would let the men of military age knowexactly when they were wanted, while the War Office wouldkeep the Committee informed as new drafts were required.

Dr. Alfred Cox read a report on the work done in com-piling a Medical War Register. The report showed that agreat deal of well-directed energy had been expended insetting up the nucleus of a war-locum bureau, in issuingofficial forms of applications for commissions, in givingpersonal interviews, and in answering questions by corre-spondence. The following is the summary that was givenof the results of the compilation of the Medical War

Register up to date :-" 1. The number of men already on whole-time war service,

total 5265. 2. The number of men of 50 and over offeringwhole-time war service, total 447. 3,. The number of menfrom 40 to 49 offering whole-time war service, total 436.4. The number of men of 40 and under offering whole-timewar service, total 633. 5. The number of men of 40 andunder not on or offering whole-time war service, total 6555up to date. It is seen, therefore, that there are approxi-mately 6555 men of military age in England and Wales andIreland. Of these it is necessary at present to obtain theservices of about one-third. Upwards of 900 men over militaryage are offering whole time, and the feeling cannot be helpedthat if these could be induced to take up war locum work,as they are for the most part not wanted by the militaryauthorities, they would be instrumental in setting free anumber of men who are quite unable to go unless they canobtain substitutes, local help not being available."

Professor Littlejohn pointed out that the War Office

required at the present moment 2000 out of the 6555 men ofmilitary age still available in England, Wales, and Ireland,for the proceedings of the War Emergency Committee didnot deal with Scotland, where an effective National Com-mittee exists. He explained the procedure of the ScottishWar Emergency Committee, and the letter of the Director-General of the Army Medical Service to this Committeewas circulated to the meeting.lMajor Lucas alluded to the large number of young military

men at the base hospitals, many of whom had, in ordinarycircumstances, not enough work to fill their time. He

pointed out the difficulty of impressing upon the medicalprofession the need for more medical officers with the armywhen such a position was believed to exist.The Chairman said that it was not possible to go behind

the statements of Sir Alfred Keogh and the War Office thatmedical officers were needed and would be required withthe army. and he alluded to the large numbers of medicalofficers who had proceeded to the Dardanelles.

Sir James Barr pointed out that it was the number of

younger men, some of whom he understood had joined onlyfor home service, which was the objectionable feature.

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He said that these younger men ought to be with theExpeditionary Force and not at the base hospitals.

Other speakers having emphasised the urgent requirementof medical officers with the army, Dr. Buttar’s resolution wasadopted unanimously that the urgent need for enrolmentshould be brought before the medical profession.

It was announced that Dr. Frederick Taylor and SirRickman Godlee had accepted cooption as members of theWar Emergency Committee.The minutes of the Executive Subcommittee were

adopted containing some important recommendations ; one

among them bearing on the previous discussions ran as

follows :-That the Director-General be requested to give instructions to

D.D.M.S. and A.D.M.S. not to accept for work in military hospitals athome medical practitioners of military age who are physically fit. butthat they should encourage these practitioners to accept commissionsin the R.A.M.C.

The Committee added to this recommendation that the

request referred also to medical practitioners employed inRed Cross Work and V.A.D. hospitals.

Sir James Barr detailed clearly the grievances of the sur-geons of the R.N.V.R., whose status is notoriously a difficultone, and it was decided to make a representation to theauthorities of the Royal Navy on the subject.A discussion on the position of civil institutions or

companies advertising for medical men of military ageclosed the proceedings.

VACANCIES FOR MEDICAL OFFICERS -We havebeen asked by Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. W. Dawson, theOfficer Commanding the 2/lst North Midland Field Ambu-lance, R.A.M.C., to announce that there are vacancies forthree medical men for commissions, wanted urgently f01service overseas, and also for two others for third-line unit.Applications should be made to Lieutenant-Colonel Dawson,2/lst North Midland Field Ambulance, Watford. There arealso a few vacancies for medical officers in the 3/2nd HomeCounties Field Ambulance, R.A.M.C. (T.). The Com.

manding Officer, Smith’s Lawn Camp, Windsor, will supplyall information.

Communications, Letters &c., have beenreceived from-

A.-Messrs. Allen and Hanburys,Lend.; Messrs. Arrowsmith,Bristol; An Unwilling HospitalPatient, Lond.; Sir Clifford Allbutt, Cambridge; Acarlémiede Médecine, Paris, le Biblio-thecaire; Australian Book Co.,Lend.; Dr. A. G. Auld, Lend.

B.-Messrs. Burroughs, Well comeand Co., Lond.; Messrs. Burt,Boulton, and Haywood, Lond.;Messrs. W. H. Bailey and Son,Lond.; Mr. J. Beckton, Lond.;Dr. G. MacLellan Blair, Lond.; Messrs. C. Barker and Sons, Lond.;Messrs. Butterworth and Co.,Lond.; Captain C. W. G. Bryan,R.A.M.C. ; Dr. F. Lucas Benham,S. Australia; Mr. Gilbert E.Brooke, Singapore; BritishMuseum (Natural History),Lond.,Assistant Secretary of ; Dr. W. C. *Borden, Washington, U.S.A.;Bury Infirmary, Secretary of ;Blackburn and East LancashireInfirmary. Secretary of; Dr.J. L. Bogle, Sutton-on-Sea ;Bristol Royal Hospital for SickChildren, Secretary of ; Dr. G. S.Brock, Lond.; Dr. R. KingBrown, Lond.

C.-Dr. H. Charles Cameron, Lond.;Dr. J. R. T. Conner, Crosshaven; IMr.J. F. Heathcote Carter, Lond.;Messrs. Caudle and Co., Westeliff-on-Sea ; C. F. P.; Sir J. HallidayCroom, Edinburgh ; Dr. W. A-Chapple, M.P., Lond.; Dr.Carling, Peppard Common;Messrs. E. Cook and Co., Lond.;Messrs. Cassell and Co., Lond.;Rev. W. F. Cobb, Eye; Mr.R. E. Crawford, Lond.

D.-Dr. Stretch Dowse, Exmouth ;Messrs. S. Deacon and Co., Lond.;Lieutenant-Colonel H. G. W.Dawson, R.A.M.C.;Dublin Schoolof Physic, Secretary of; Messrs.Duncan, Flockhart, and Co.,Edinburgh; Devonshire Hos-pital, Buxton, Secretary of;Dr. Binnie Dunlop, Lond.; Pro-fessor S. Delepine, Manchester.

E.—The Edgar Allen Institute,Sheffield, Secretary of : Mr. H. G.Evered, Lond.; Españ Medica,Madrid, Director of; Dr. R. C. T.Evanq, Herne Bay.

F.-Dr. Paul Fildes, Lond.; Fac-tories, Chief Inspector of, Lond.;Messrs. Fannin and Co., Dublin;Mr. C. Fox, Combwich ; " Fifty-five Years of Age"; Dr. H. P.Fairlie, Glasgow; Mr. G. Finch,Lond.

G.-Grampian Engineering andMotor Co.. Lond.; GeneralRegister Office, Ireland, Dublin ;Messrs. A. H. Grantham and Co.,Reading; Mr. Ernest A. Good-man, Leicester.

H.—Fleet Surgeon W. E. Home,R.N., British Columbia; Mr. P.Harper, Lond.: Lieutenant W. T.Henderson, R.A.M.C., Bialey;Dr. C. G. Havell, Felixetowe; I

Messrs. Heppell and Co., Lond.;Miss H. M. Hatton, Lond.

I.-I. M. G.J.-Mr. F. J. Joynes, Berkeley;

Messrs. J. F. Jones and Co.,Paris ; Mr. G. V. Jones, Abergele ;Mr. E. A. John, Haverfordwest.

K.-Mr. J. N. Karma, Edinburgh ;Major E. Blake Knox, R.A.M.C.,France; King Edward VII. Hos-pital, Cardiff, Secretary of.

L.-Mr. F. Lindsay, Mid-Calder ;Local Government Board, Lond.,Secretary of; Leeds PublicDispensary, Secretary of ; Messrs.Lee and Nightingale, Liverpool;Dr. R. Bruce Low, Lond.; Mr.William Lawton, Lond.

M.-Dr. S. G. Macdonald, Lond.;Mr. H. J. Mastin, Millbrooke,U.S.A.; Fleet-Surgeon G. E.Macleod, R.N., Lend.; Mr. R. M.Morrison, Lond.; Manchester Uni-versity Press, Manchester; Mr.E. R. D. Maconochie, Maiden-head ; Mr. R. More, Glasgow;Messrs. C. Mitchell and Co.,Lond. ; Captain B. C. Maybury,R.A.M.C., Netley; Sir PatrickManson, Clonbur; ManchesterClerical, &c., Association, Secre-tary of : Manchester Royal Infir-mary, Secretary of.

N.-Major H. S. Newland, Egypt;The Nitrsing Times, Lond.,Editor of ; National Food ReformAssociation, Lond., Secretary of ;Dr. J. T. C. Nash, Norwich;Northumberland House, Lond.,Medical Superintendent of ;Norwood Sanatorium, Becken-ham, Secretary of.

0.-Colonel M. D. O’Connell,Harrogate; Sir William Osler,Bart., Oxford.

P.-Mr. Harry Platt, Manchester;Mr. J. W. Patterson, Lond.;Miss R. F. Pritchard, Lond.;Peterboro2igh Advertiser, Editorof; Lieutenant H. Porter,R.A.M.C., Pirbright Camp;Dr. S. G. Papadopoulos, Lond.;Messrs. Peacock and Hadley,Lond.

Q.-Queen’s University of Belfast,Secretary of.

R.-Dr. W. C. Rivers, Barnsley;Mr. T. P. Ritzema, Blackburn;Royal Institute of Public Health,Lond., Acting Secretary to the;Dr. R. R. lientoul, Liverpool;Royal Medical Benevolent Fund,Lond., Secretary of; Miss E.Redfern, Malvern; Mr. F.Norman Roth, Oxford; Mr. C. H.Raschen, Lond.; Dr. Rogerson,Gordon; Dr. Clive Riviere, Lond. ;Royal South Hants and South-ampton Hospital, Southampton,Secretary of.

S.-Dr. S. W. Sutton, Sherborne;Messrs. G. Street and Co., Lond.;Messrs. Stephen Smith and Co.,Lond.; Lieutenant J. M. Smith,A.V.C.. France ; Seamen’s Hos-pital Society, Lond., Secretary

of ; St. Mungo’s College, Glas-gow, Secretary of; Society ofApothecaries of London, Secre-tary of; Lieutenant A. C. Sand-ston, R.A.M.C., Netley; SheffieldRoyal Infirmary, Secretary of;Maharanee Duleep Singh,France;Special Hospitals for Officers,Lond., Secretary of; SalfordRoyal Hospital, Secretary of;

’ Dr. M. D. Staunton, Swinford ;Mr. F. L. Simons, Edinburgh;Smith’s Advertising Agency,Lond.; Messrs. Sherratt and

Hughes, Manchester; Mr. SidneyT. Smith, Peterborough; Mr.Reginald A. Smith, Lond.

T.-Mrs. Tombleson, Westcliff-on-Sea ; Mr. M. E. Thomson, Boston;Mr. H. Bell Tawse, Nottingham ;Mr. Charles W. J. Tennant,Lond.

U.-University of London Press,Manager of.

V.-Messrs. Gerth Van Wyk andCo., Lond.

W.-Dr. A. Wilson, Lond.; Messrs.J. Wright and Sons, Bristol;Mr. E. S. Weymouth, Lond.;Mr J. P. Wightman, York;Dr. John Watson, Samares;Lieutenant C. Wynn Wirgman,R.A.M C.(T.) ; West LondonHospital Post-Graduate College,Dean of; Dr. S. A. K. Wilson.Lond.; Dr. Watson-Williams,Clifton ; Lieutenant C. A. Wick-ham, R.A.M.C., Chatham;Wounded Allies Relief Com-mittee, Lond.; Walsall andDistrict Hospital, Secretary of.

Y.-Dr. L. M. Young, San Fran-cisco.

Z.-Dr. S. Zavadier, Lond.

Letter3, each with enclosure, are alsoacknowledged from-

A.-Army and Navy Male Nurses’Co-operation. Lond., Secretaryof; Mr. E. Arnold, Lond.; ]Dr. R. Ackerley, LlandrindodWells; A. D.; LieutenantA. S. K. Anderson, R.A.M.C.,France; Ardath Tobacco Co.,Lond.

B.-Sir Lauder Brunton, Bart.,Lond.; Mr. J. G. Boon, Broseley;Mr. W. Bryce, Edinburgh;Messrs. C. Birchall, Liverpool;Messrs. Burch and Brooks, Can-terbury ; Barnsley Corporation,Accountant to the; Dr. W. F.Blyth, Lond.; Mr. W. T. Bes-wick, Lond.; Dr. G. F. Bradley,Halstead; Mr. A. E. J. Barcroft,Abbeyleix; Dr. L. C. Bruce,Louth; Sister Nesbit Brown,Nairn.

C.-College of Preceptors, Lond.,Secretary of ; Lieutenant-ColonelR. W. Clements, R.A.M.C.,France ; Messrs. Callard, Stewart,and Watt, Lond.; Messrs. T.Christy and Co., Lond.; C. S.

D.-Messrs. Dawson and Sons,Lond.

F.-Mr. R. A. Fuller, Wrington;Messrs. Ferris and Co., Lond.;Messrs. J. Fletcher and Co.,Cockermouth; Nurse Firth,Sheringham; Messrs. Fredericks,Haves.

G.-Mr. G. F. Gaillard, Notting-ham ; Dr. S. Gill, Formby.

H.-Messrs. Hough, Hoseason, andCo.. Manchester; Mr. A. Hasle-wood, Colwyn Bay ; Messrs. J.Heywood, Manchester; H. S. E.

I.-Invernith Sanatorium, Colins-burgh.

J.-Jeyes Sanitary Compounds Co.,Lond., Secretary of; J. G. L.

K.-Dr. W. J. Kilner, Lond.;Kent Education Committee,Maidstone, Secretary of; Dr. G.Kelman, Peel; Mrs. Keiller,New Pitsligo; Dr. J. Kippax,Birkenhead.

L.-Dr. P. W. Latham, Lond.;Miss M. Longton, South port ;Messrs. H. K. Lewis and Co.,

mvuu.; lricnnro. i.c .Lu.t::n,;J.t:a- am

Scott, Lond. M.-Dr. Mayne, Bridge of Weir;

Messrs. J. Menzies and Co.,Glasgow ; Medical Society ofthe County of Kings, Brooklyn,Librarian of; Medical Corre-spondence College, Lond., Secre-tary of; Medical Research Com-mittee, Lond., Director of -,Messrs. Macmillan and Co.,Lond.

N.-National League for MedicalFreedom, Chicago, Secretary of;Messrs. Norman and Spencer,Worthing.

O.-Dr. P. T. O’Sullivan, Cork;Captain A. P. O’Connor,R.A.M.C., France.

P.-Mr. A. H. Procter, Lend.;Messrs. W. Porteous and Co.,Glasgow ; Captain J. L. Perceval,R.A.M.C. (S.R.), France; Messrs.C. Pool and Co., Lond.

R.-Messrs. Raimes and Co., York;Rochester and Chatham Print-ing Co., Secretary of; Miss R,;Lieutenant A. A. Rutherford,R.A.M.C., France; Royal Ports-mouth Hospital, Secretary of.

S.-Dr. G. M. Sydenham, Chel-wood Gate; Dr. P. C. CampbellSmith, Tunbridge Wells; Messrs.W. H. Smith and Son, Lon($.;Messrs. Squire and Sons, Lond.;Dr. G. E. Stephenson, Gosforth;The Star Assurance Society.Lond., Manager of; Mr. PercivalSmith. Tredegar; ShrewsburyChronicle, Manager of.

T.-Temperance Male and Fema!eNurses’ Co-operation, Lond. ;Mr. 1. G. Thomas, Hirwain.

W.-Dr. A. M. Ware, Lond.;West Bromwich District Hos-pital, Secretary of; W. A. G.;Dr. R. C. Welsh, Biggleswade;Messrs. W. J. Wilcox and Co.,Lond.; Lieutenant E. H. Worth,R.A.M.C., France; W. A.;Messrs. Wortbam and Co.,Royston ; Dr. Helen MeG. Wake-field, Lond.; Mr. A. C. J.Wilson, Penistone.

Y.-Mrs. Yowell, Dublin.