Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 139, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 28 June 1917 — Ernest Moore Transferred. To the Field Hospital. [ARTICLE]

Ernest Moore Transferred. To the Field Hospital.

Ernest Moore, who recently applied for a transfer from the local militia company to the field hospital corps, received word today from state headquarters that his application had. been granted. Moore was a sergeant in the local company. He asked for the transfer in order that he might continue his study as a registered pharmacist, while in active service. Field Hospital No. 2, to which Moore was transferred, is stationed at Frankfort an 1 is commanded by Major A. G. Chittick and is a branch'of the medical service of th" army. The telegram asked that he. make immediate report, but did not say when to report for duty. It is probable that he will not be called until August 5, the same date that has been set for Company M to report for active service. Rensselaer will be represented in several different branches of the service. Alfred Thompson is on the way to .France at the* present time for duty in the American Ambulance corps. Samuel Duvall will leave on the sth of July for New York City to embark for France as a truck driver. Fred Hamilton is a machine gunner in the Canadian army. Devere Yeoman and Erret Graham are commissioned officers in the engineering department of the army, while several other local men are taking the training for commissioned- officers. The U. S. navy and army also have a large list of local boys. James Brenner is an ensign in the navy. Mr. Moore v, ill be the only local boy in the medF cal department of the army.