Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 November 1917 — SURGEON’S AID TO RECRUIT [ARTICLE]

SURGEON’S AID TO RECRUIT

Young Man Undergoes Operation to Pass the Physical Examination. Atchison, Kan.—Ben Byrne, an Atchison young man, has undergone a major operation so that he could qualify for the army. He is in the Atchison hospital. Byrne went to Hiawatha to join Company F, Kansas National Guard, but did not pass the physical examination. He was much disappointed and bn returning to Atchison decided to undergo an operation and after recovering made another effort to get into the service. ‘ i/- -