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i r PAGES 1 U TODAY WHEN YOU SEE IT IN THE CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, IPS SO Mm ' - : . ' PUBLISHED AT "CHARLOTTE. THE METROPOLIS OF THE CAR0L1N AS" , , PRICE FIVE CENTS. ' CHARLOTTE, N. C, MONDAY MORNING, MARCH 26, 1917. ;' FOUNDED 1869 EXECUTIVE ORDER DIRECTS RECRUITING OF NAVY TO WAR STRENGTH; MANY GALL TO COLORS!'! FOR TROOPS OFi 111 GUARD i Fourteen Regiments Are Again in the Federal Service. FOR POLICE PURPOSES Many States Deemed it Neces sary to Call Guardsmen Out for Purpose of Protection. Washington, March 25 Calling into the Federal service of 14 regiments of the National Guard for police pro- tection purposes was announced today by the War Department. The Department issued this state ment: i "Many States have deemed it ad- i visable to call out the National Guard for police purposes of protection. As the necessity for such steps arises from issues which are more National than local, it has been deemed ad visable by the President to call into Federal service for the above-men-tioned purposes the following organi zations of the National Guard: "Massachusetts, Second and Ninth Kegiments. ' . "Pennsylvania, First and Third Kegiments. "Maryland. Fourth Regiment. "District of Columbia, First Sepa rate Battalion. "Virginia, Second Regiment. "Vermont, Company B. First Regi ment. "Connecticut, First Regiment. "New Tork. Second and Seventy first Regiments. "New Jersey, First and Fiftieth Regiments. "Delaware, First Battalion, First Regiment. "The following organizations which are now In the Federal service will not be mustered out: "Thirteenth Pennsylvania, A and B Companies of the First Georgia." GOVERNOR STUART CALLS 'GUARD OUT Six Companies Ordered on Duty Sunday for the Protection of Property. Richmond. Va., March :.". Six companies of the Virginia National Guard were ordered on duty this af ternoon by Governor Henry C. Stuart for the purpose of guarding important State and municipal utilities and large munition and shipbuilding plant. The First Battalion, First Infantry and Company A, Engineers, of Richmond, mid Company C. Fourth Infantry, Newport News, were on duty tonight. Adjutant General W. W. Sale issued j instructions also for the Second Vir ginia Infantry to prepare to re-enter the Federal service, following orders from the War Department. Colonel Robert F. Leedy. of Lurar. commands the 8econd Virginia In fantry, which is composed of la com panies, including headquarters, supply and machine gun units. The regiment is scattered through 12 cities and towns, Petersburg. Fredericksburg. Warrenton, Front Royal. Winchester. Chase City, Big Stone Gap. Roanoke, Karmville. Culpeper. Pulaski. Rad ford and Luray. The companies waen mustered out of the Federal service several weeks ago after eight months on the Texas border. nuniler ed 925 men and officers. The com panies have been ordered into theh arniories with instructions to push re cruiting energetically. It is probable that the regiment will be mobollzed here as soon as a camp can be prepared. GERMANY ESTABLISHES NEW BARRED ZONE Shipping Warned Out of North ern Arctic Ocean, Except Nor-! wegiao Waters. Berlin, via Sayville. March 2S. An nouncement of a new barred zone In Arctic waters was made today by the Admiralty in an official statement, which reads: "Foreign Governments have been informed that In future in the district of the Northern Arctic Ocean, east of the twenty-fourth degree of eastern longitude and south of the seventy fifth degree of northern latitude, with the exception of Norwegian terri torial waters, all ocean traffic forth with will be opposed with all arms. "Neutral shipping plying this dis trict do so at their own risk, but pro vision is made that neutral ships that are already oft voyages to ports in this barred zone, or that desire to leave such ports, will not be attacked with out special warning until April 5." News of the establishment of Ibis barred zone In the waters givins c- ress to the Northern itussian pons was contained In Christiania advices received March 23. ATTEMPT ON CAPITAL FEARED BY RUSSIANS Petrograd. March 24. via Ixndon. March 25 (delayed). From internal troubles and the problems of recon struction, the attention of Russia has suddenly been diverted to a new dan ger which threatens - from without There now is indisputable evidence that the Germans are massing great numbers of troops along the northern front ready for an effort against Rus sia's Capitak " The country hs been spprised of the new menace by a teneg of moc- iamaliona iioni its miniei s. NATIONAL TRANSFERRED TO NEW DEPARTMENT OF ARMY MAJ 'GEN JP'wa .LEONA'kl'rWO OD HEAVY FIGHTING IN SEVERAL SECTORS OF i .... .' tj)'.ri-r SV ' - J f -' - " ' '-4 i ,i - '' 1 - " - 1 TUC CDflMT IM CDtMPC I t-narieston: .iaj. i.en. J. rranaun rsen I ML rriUlMI IN rnANldfrom the Western Department to the French Make Another Advance Toward St. Quentin Ger mans May Try to Break Through to Petrograd. The French forces and the Ger mans again have been engaged in heavy fighting on several sectors of the front between the Somine and the Aisne Rivers, and again the French have made advances toward the strongly defended town of St. Quen tin. According to the French War Office the French troops have pushed (forward ovr a front of about two an half miles south and southwest of St. Quentin, the new positions taking in the town of Castres, three miles southwest, and Essigny-le-Grand". four miles south of St. Quentin. Gains ' also were made youth of the Oise and north of Solssons. Berlin admits the retirement of the lermans "according to orders" before the British between Beaumetz and Roisel. northeast of I'eronne. but says the Germans repulsed French attacks northeast of Soissons. For the most part, the fighting on the British end of the line has consisted of reciprocal raiding and bombing attacks. There has been considerable fight- ing in the air. The Berlin War Office i records the loss of 17 airplanes by the French nnd British, while London re ports eight German machines were driven down out of control, but ad- mits that four British machines failed to return to their base. Bombs have : been-dropped from German aircraft on C.-iftiis and Dunkirk. While only small raiding opera tions and artillery duels have been re ported from the Russian front, a dis patch from Petrograd says there is indisputable evidence that the Ger mans are bringing up large numbers of troops on the northern part of the line for an effort to break through to ward Petrograd. The Spring thaws are holding the Russo-Rumanians and Teutonic Al lied troons in check in Rumania. In Macedonia near Monastir much artil lery ai tivity prevails. The usual ar tillery duels and small Infantry ac tions eontinue in the Austro-Italian theater. T 1 1 T rrniiiiv iiimii n mrtl UCnmHIHI UVUULU MAKF PFAPF TRFATY ttlMfr. r-.HUC intHII ... , . , If Allowed to Retain Certain Ter- ritory and Given Heavy In demnity, Is Berne Report. u. a.. ;..... 1 . n .1 . .i - . . March '25. "if peace negotiations were Degun today, says The Journal de (leneva, which does not reveal the source of its information, hut declares it is absolutely reliable. "Germany woufti offer to restore the territory i she occupies in France, except in the , mining district of Brley. in exchange ', tor a channel port. Calais or Dun kirk, and an Indemnity of fifteen bil lion francs." "Germany would aluo offer." mys the newspaper, "to restore the terri torial integrity and the sovereignty of Belgium, on condition Belgium would not be allowed to maintain a National Army and that Germany Ami Id lx permitted to garrison Naumr. I.iege and Antwerp pel pet u all " It if added by the rrewpaper that Germany muni be given control of the Belgian railroads and ports and be favorably treated in an economic treaty. This is not the program of pan-tlermans but the actual terms of Government, says the the German newspaper. Growing Charlotte Must Have More and Better School Facilities. GUARD UNITS ARE NEW MILITARY FOR COUNTRY Northeastern and Southeastern Departments Created. MAKES TOTAL OF SIX j Major General Wood Transferred to Southeastern, With Head quarters in Charleston. .Washington. March 15. Division of the United States into six instead of the existing four military departments was announced today by the War De partment. The two new departments re the Northeastern, comprising the New England States, and the South eastern, comprising the States in ihe old South. Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood is trans- ferred from command of the Depart- ment of the East to the new Southern Department, with headquarters at ! Eastern Department: Maj. Gen. Hun- ARRANGE INT ter Liggett from the Philippines to""1 wu&iiig ueaucia v,iicim tne western uepariniem. ana ting. Gen. Clarence R. Edwards from the Canal Zone to the Northeastern De partment. Major General Barry'- of the Central Department, and Major General Pershing, of the Southern Department, remain in their com mands. The changes were outlined by the Department in the following state ment: "To facilitate decentralization of J command. the 1'nited States is divided into six military departments in place of four now existing. The new organi sations become effective May 1. 1917, and comprise the following: "(a) Northeastern Department, to ii. iu Hampsnire. Vermont, iasacnuseii, i Rhode Island and Connecticut Head-! quarters at Boston. "(b) Eastern Department to em brace the States of New Tork. New Pennsylvania. Delaware, Mary- lano. lrnnia, west Virginia, uifinci of Columbia and the Canal Zone and the Island of Porfb Rico with the islands and keys adjacent thereto. Headquarters at Governor's Island. "(c) Southeastern Department, to embrace the States of Tennessee. North Carolina. South Carolina, Geor gia. Florida. Alabama and Mississippi, together with the coast defenses of New Orleans and the coast defenses of Galveston. Headquarters at Charles- ton.V ?: C (d) Central Department to em brace the States of Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan. Indiana. Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota. North Dakota. South Da kota. Iowa. Missouri, Kansas, Ne braska. Wyoming and Colorado. Headquarters at Chicago. "(e) Southern Department to em brace the States of Louisiana (except the coast defenses at New Orleans). Texas (except the coast defenses at Galveston). Arkansas. Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona. Headquarters at Fort Sam Houston. Tex. (f) Western Department to em hn.-a the States of Washineton. Ore- gon. Idaho, Montana. California, Ne- vada, I'tah and the territory of Alas- ka. Headquarters at San Francisco. "Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood will com- mand the Southeastern Department and Maj. Gen. .1. Franklin Bell will command the Eastern Department Maj. Gen. Hunter Liggett will com mand the Western Department and Hriir Gen. Clarence R. Edwards will command the Northeastern Depart- m.nt Brie Gen. Edward H. Plum- mer will command the troops In the Panama Canal Zone. Other Depart- ment commanders will remain as at present" STRONG ADDRESS BY TAFT AT NASHVILLE Says Nation' That Won't Protect Rights of Citizens Had Better Go Out of Business. Nashville, Tenn.. March 25. Five thousand people heard President Taft deliver a strong address here today ; in the Interests of a World League to 1 Enforce Peace and in explanation and justification of the entrance of the 1'nited States into war with Germany. Throughout his address. Mr. Taft spoke of America as now at wax. He said it would be the duty of the armed American ships to sink submarines at sight "We cannot Justify a Nation which stands up in the face of flagrant vio lations of its citizens' rights and re fuses to protect those citizens." he said. "If we wili not protect them. . we had better, go out of the governing business and confers ourselves a col ony of Germany and subject to her control:" RESCUED CREW OF FOUNDERED STEAMER i New Tork. March 25 Captain Sytor and the crew of the Belgian freight steamship Narris which fond ered in the Atlantic Ocean March . ; while on a voyage from Baltimore to ! Calais. France, arrived here today ! from Bermuda, whence they had been taken by the ' British steamship Tamarac, which rescued them. . The ! Narcis. carrying a crew of 94 men. j was canght in a harrirane. For three ' days she was rn a sinking condition nd virtually all hope of re-rue had ; peen given up when the Tamarac ' came along. Two hnam aftr the repee the Nirc-Tsaiik: """ SECRETARY DANIELS HAKES APPEAL FOR RECRUITS TO BRING STRENGTH OF THE NAVY DP TO MAXIMUM Vol lowing the President's authorization tliat the enlisted strength of the Navy be rrcrulU'ri to 87.000 men. Secretary of the Xavy Daniels Is making a direct appeal to the Nation, through the presN. for n quick response by young men to the PrenUlent's call. I-ast night. The Observer received the following telegram from Secretory Daniels, which is self explanatory: "Washington. D. C, March 2S, 1917. ".Managing Eltor The Observer, "tiiarloltc, N. C. The President last night signed an executive order directing that llie anlliorUcd enlisted strength of the Navy be Increased to 87.000. Ho was authorize! by Congress, in case of emergency, to direct such increase in enlistment. New ships and ships In reserve arc being fully commissioned as rapidly as possible, and the need Is Imperative for a larger enlistment to man them. There has been a net Increase of over 6,500 In enlistment since Congress recently authorized an Increase, but many more are needed, and neede I now. "Will you not emphasize this need by giving special prominence Monday on the first page of your paper, to the President's order, and also by making an editorial apeal for new recruits for the Navy? "The Xnry offers exceptional advantages to young men of stuff and ambition to serve In the first line for National defense. In this emergency you have the opportunity and the privilege of performing this public service, and 1 am confidently appealing to you for your cordial and helpful co-operaUon. "JOSEPH17S DANIELS." WITH THREATS OF INS URGE n;-n-nr4l4 Mmkn- UlSgrUlHieQ WieiTlDerS Big , . ' . . PaHICS in LOWef HOUSC a - : i j Trouble Is Possible Over Or ganization of Committees. Washington, March 25. With the convening of Congress in extra session only a week off. Congressional leaders are here for conferences with Ad- ministration officials over the legisla- tion which will be demanded by the virtual state of war existing between the Cnited States and Germany. Members of the Foreign Relations and Military .Committees and' of the House Ways and Means Committee, ... . - -j-,- . : f:.t . . . . v r CU7X, , ,. . .,.. - ii'ivit iiuiii ill': gical uusillCTfl 1V1 which Congress has been called, the question of organization is chiefly oc cupying the House leaders. Both Democrats and Republicans said to night that the election of a Speaker probably would follow soon after the House was called to order, but that the organization of committees pre sented a problenT the result of which no one could forecast. The attitude of the so-called "wet" members and of some of the Northern rwmoerati ik civinfi' rinem to tho Democrats wtiile the Rennblicans are troubled over their progressive wing. Any of these elements might easily wreck the organization plans of the majority of either side. "Wets" Are Bitter. Feeling among Democrats over committee assignments was bitter at the close of the last Congress. The "wets." of whom there are about 20, angered over the manner in which prohibition legislation was pushed through In the dying days of the ses sion, declared that they would see several Democratic chairmen dis placed at this session if they had to vote with the Republicans. In turn, l Democratic "dry's" declared openly inai inai any insurgent movement uy j the "wets" would result in their siim- i mary relegation to the foo of ion- i mittees. Discontent among Noitntern Democrats over houtnern members holding virtually all of the choice committee chairmanships broke out in heated declarations that the . coming seion would have to see some decid ed changes fn committee ' heads if deVired furth ,v Vn..! the Capital Northern support was ' er. Rumors reaching i daily indicate that many of the Demo- crats will demand pledges of changes in committee heads before they will agree to caucus rules on anything ex cept the selection of Speaker. All factions are united In their support of Speaker Clark for re-election. In the last Congress, only one big committee appropriation was headed by a Democrat from the North. Rep resentative Fitzgerald, of New York. I'igbt on Webb. One of the bigget tights among the Democrats is expected to occur on Representative -Webb, of North Caro lina, former chairman of the Judi ciary Committee, and leader of the (Continued on Page Two.) JO-JO SAYS Fai:- .Hid tomorrow. warmer; piolil.lv rain "Home sense ' is an antiquated ex- ' pret.i- t-ut even tne man wno drives i-ira-T.-.Tnrr.T'rTief ffWTSomr'T.f Tf. t Of Pedr3l AGAIN CALLED TO THE COLORS AIRICANS Fifty-Seven Were on Vessel De stroyed by Raider Moewe. Vessel Was Long Overdue, and Fear for Her Safety Had j Been Entertained. Newport News, Va., March 25. The British steamer Esmeraldas re MAY; UE PRISONERS I ! I ! ported captured and sunk by the l region. The order means that the Moewe, had on board at the time 67 task of organizing whatever Army American muleteers, according to Congress may authorize will be di information received here today from ! vided among six departmental com official sources. It is supposed the Americans were taken to Germany. The Ksmeraldas left here January 28, for IJverpool and today was six weeks out from England on the return 7 hhe was long overdue here, nnd fears had been entertained for her i safety for some time. j The addresses of the tmarlrana nn I Iha Pom.raM. n n .... 1 1 .. v. i . - ! .. ..... .u. ..,., in; i citunciuic lu- night but their names follow: (.eorge H. Jolly, Dan Barrlty, O. C. TlirwA Allan li 1.1.. tl 1 1 WalkM -Tan 7 ' B wm7m- wfnZ!i : Gully. William Parker Fred Stone, i William Thompson. C. L. Godsle j tv, ,.,, n n ... rj ... Eskay, Edward I Boykin. E. G. ! McDonald, Eugene Boykin. E. n. : I Earnhardt. Jesse Wallace. Rosery j ; Karrv .Inhn &Mavra V W Cart.r T i W. Hallow Robert Smith .1 H Marl ! tin. William M. Fitzgerald. James i Morgan, Leslie Petigo, Thomas Mc Carthy, Patrick O'Connor, Dr. John W. Brown, Sam Yudin, Charles An derson, A. W. Sam pee. H.,L. Phlnney, Edward Martin, Lewis Mitchell, Howard Warren. Harry Mason. Wal ter Mason, Thomas Gardner, W. C. Smith. Thomas Durfee, Bernard Rog ers, Thomas Moore, John Rone, Ed ward Sorensen, Harry Rogers, Thomas Wheatley, James Larton, Walter W. Perkins. Paul Phillips, and William Riley. The Esmeraldas was commanded by Captain Daniels. j ADDITIONAL VESSELS j DESTROYED BY MOEWE Berlin, March 22. Thursday, via Sayville, March 25. An additional I list of vessels captured by the German ! auxiliary cruiser Moewe, which re ; cently returned to Germany from a ' second cruise in the Atlantic, was is- ' sued hy th Admlralty diy. The Admiralty statement reads: ..-. fh h, ,,, ,, ,. "To the booty captured by the Moewe, the following is added: "Mount Temple, British steamer with 7.5 centimeter gun, 9.792 tons gross with provisions, parcels and horM's; Duchess of Cornwall, British sailing ship of 152 tons with fish; King George, British steamer of 852 tons gross with explosives, pro visions and parcels; Canibivin Wange (Cambrian Range) British steamer of 4,200 tons gross, with wheat and parcels; Georgia, British 1 steamer ?vith 12 centimeter gun, 10, 000 tons gross, with wheat, meat and horses; Yarrowdale, British steamer of 4.600 tons gross, with ammunition, i provisions and war materials; St. I Theodor, British steamer of C.OOn tons gross, with coal; Dramatist, I British steamer of 5,400 tons gross ; with ammunition and fruit; Nantes. French sailing ship of 2,000 tons ! gross with salt pet re; Asnieres, French sailing ship of 3,100 tons gross with wheat: Hudson Maru, Japanese steamer of 3,800 tons gross with parcels; Radnorshire. British steamer with 12 centimeter guns, 4, 300 tons gross, with coffee and cocoa; Minleh. British steamer of 3.800 tons gross (listed at tons gross) with coal; Netherbyhull. British steamer of 1.4(10 tons gross, with rice and parcels. "Jean. Canaiisui "ailing ship of :.'15 tons gro'w. with sugar; Staut, Nor wegian sailing ship ol 2.100 tons gross, with whale oil; Brecknockshire, Britirh steamer with 12 centimeter guns of 8.400 tons gross, with coal; French Prince. British steamer of 4,8'M) tons gross with coal; Katherina (Katherine) British steamer of 2,900 tons gross, with wheat; Rhodante (Rhodantke) British rte.m -of 3 000 (Ksmeraldas). British steamer of 4.- (18,0 tons gross, in ballast: Otakl, British steamer of 7.400 tons gross : (listed at .i tons gross), with 12 centimeter guns, in ballast: Demeter- ' ton. British steamer with 7.5 centi- , meter guns, half a thousand tons grow listed at (.048 tons gross) with ' food: Governor. British steamer with I 12 centimeter guns of 5.500 tons gross, in ballast. 'Of these prizes, the British steam- ' er Yarrowdale reached a rman port I December Jl. 1I. with 4ti' prison- ( PRESIDENT IS PLACING NATION 10 FOOTING; NAHMS ORDERED! RECRUITED TO FULL STRENGTH Maximum Personnel of 87,000 Men Directed by Executive. Order Vf to Be Enlisted This, With Naval Construction Already Order ed, Means He Has Exercised His Full Limit of Authority as ; , Commander-in-Chief to Prepare for War. - ; ; For the Army, Creation of Two New Military Departments Is Or :.' - dered, That Task of Organizing Whatever Army Congress ' May Authorize Will Be Divided Among Six Departmental i ; Commanders Instead of Four, This Lesson Having Beirt'" Learned From Mobilization of National Guard for Service on ' Mexican Border Last Summer As a Protection Against PoS sible Internal Disorders, Fourteen National Guard Units Are : Called Into Federal Service for Guard Duty. , ' : Washington, March 25. President Wilson took steps today to place the Nation on a war footing. By executive order, he directed that the Navy be recruited without delay to full authorized war strength of 87, 000 enlisted men. Taken In connection j with emergency naval construction al ready ordered, this means that the President has exercised the full limit of his legal powers as Commander-ln-i Chief to prepare the Navy for war. For the Army, the President di rected that two new military depart- ! manta ha nrontari in fha Atlnntlf? Cn&Kt manders instead of four, in the In- terest of speed and efficiency in mob' ilizatiom The third step was to assume as a Vullnnal Anlv tha taalr it nrritor't infir American industries " vrm-, tronwwc disorders In the event or hostilities. F'or this purpose, 11 full Infantry reg- One separate company of National I Guards were called back into the Fed- , eral service to act as National police 1 M Important districts. Supplement niJ these troops, a regiment of Penn- ?eorgl Jnfant7 en ,rOUte, hm fro,m the bo.rd1er 'orrU8.tr ou T it ordered retained in the Federal service. io f.xpiu nation .ieu The President's orders were made known in terse official statements is- B"fid by bo,h Departments. No ex planation accompanied them except . . . . . : . . i . X the statement that reorganization of the military departments, effective May 1, was designed to facilitate de centralization of command. Follow ing is the Executive order bringing the Navy up to war -strength: By virtue of the authority vest ed in the President by the act of Congress approved August 29, 1916, entitled "an act making ap propriations for naval service for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1917, and for other purposes" it Is hereby directed that the au thorized enlisted strength of the Navy be Increased to 87,000 men. (Signed) WOODROW WILASO.N. The Navy must enroll Immediately approximately 20,000 men. to reach : the required strength. Secretary Dan- iels supplemented It tonight with per- sonal telegrams to newspaper editors all over the country urging them to aid the Department in every way in their power to obtain the men. Congress to IHvlsc System. Congress must determine the sys tem under which an Army Is to be raised. Today's action provides more elastic machinery, found necessary as a result or me receni uoruer mumii zation. the enrolling and training of a great Army, whether raised as volun teers, by conscription, or through a universal service bill. a . . . a 1 -nL.ll The object of th creation of the new departments of the Northeast and employed to again redouble- efforts to ; Southeast was to distribute among enroll suitable men. v V three central commanders the work The President found It necessary to-. of mobilization in the States most day to take further measurer to con thickly populated and from which the serve his own time for official con Ereatest number of soldiers must ' ferences in connecUon with the pes- come. J ne present r.asiern ucpan- ment directed the mobilization of ap- nroximatelv SO per cent of the 150, 000 guardsmen sent to the border. With 4 40,000 men, the maximum au thorized strength of the National Guard, called out in addition to what- ' , . . , . I ever volunteers migni ue suimnimru, ortiaie m p ,.. K v, w ' the task would be too great for a ' convening of the special session of single departmental orvanizatit n be- Congress a week from tomorrow, cause of the vastness of the supply The War Department has nearly problems involved completed preparation of Its appro- Instructions to National Guard offi- priation budget to be sent to the Carr eers, issued more than a month ago to Mol on the day Congress meets. Ac cover anv future mobilization, showed companymg the request for funda tor plainly that the War Deparfnrent had , vtmoii- Army purposes will go recem learned its lesson and proposed to de- ' mendatlons for such legislation centralize its niobilKntlon problems as ,rmy organization as may have been far as possible. Departmental com- decided upon- President Wilson Is manders will supervise ttie assembling eected to talk these matters Ofer ,.r ci...t iriuim in their districts here- uith his congressional visitors and after, and will take over immediately on the call for Federal service the task of recruiting for the guard and regiments through organization of re serve battalions. Wood's Transfer. 1 lh;",th, Southeastern De- ! partment caused considerable specula tion among Army officers. No ex planation was given, and Secretary Baker declined to comment. The F.astern Department even as it will be after the new organization goes Into effect is regarded as the most . . . i i - i. imporiam oi in- in u-o u. n ----- - i- , great economic development As a "ty at important point In and- near general rute. that department falls to ! the cy- , the command of the senler Major: Two-thirds of the company Was General of the Army available for r ordered to polica the waterworks and such duty the ship yard, and the. remainder General Wood is the ranking officer Twill be held under arms subject to of bis grs.ie. Genera! Bell, who now cull of Colonel Foots, of rort Mon. Tar -g-ffwanir-t'f ttie tramem p n. nr itw tun tweriusi partment, being his immediate Junior. In some quarters. It was suggested that the new Southeastern Depart-' !. ment might prove to be the center o. .', interest should the present 'lnteraa'-j$j-! tlonal situation develop need for mlli- , tary operations to the South. , V.V, Indications tonight ' were thafc thi '' Administration planned to await ac- 7, . tion by Congress before further war- y like preparations are ordered. Presl2 , y dent Wilson has authority to direst ; , , , that the regular Army be brought up V . to full war strength at once, and also to call out the remainder of the" Na " ) tlonal Guard and the naval miUtuu :l '' In designating State troops to b called out. it is apparent that the War .' , Department has carefully surveyed tha t 0 'field of private enterprises which i---might be assailed In event of do y,' mostlc disturbances. The number of troops from each State summoned to duty, bears a direct relation . to tro ? t mipyartshrrrtfoik plants o other Industries "In " that State which,' njajf need military protection.- , . J.:.. Federal Responsibility. . - t The president following his con- ferences with Governor McCall, ct MassAchnsetts. Friday night and yes- i terday with Secretary Baker, reached the conclusion that as the Federal ' Government is responsible for the sit- ' uation which creates the danger of In-i -' ternal disorders, it also should assume f ' the burden of providing adequate pro- tection. I'nder the policy he has re- , solved upon and put Into execution. ' no state or no private manufacturer 4; j will be called upon to bear the ex- ' ' pense of military police work. Many plants of various kinds have sought ..". : L. . .1 t 1 K t.- 1 eral or State authorities, and the War' Department can now decide what course to take with each such ap plication. Congress will be asked. It Is under- ,-. stood, to expedite espionage leglsla-" ih tlon In connection with this phase of y,; the situation. !-,v; At the Navy Department, ft was v learned that Congress also would be requested to authorize an increase be-- , yond the 87,806 war strength limit for enlisted personnel, now set The or- at nl.n tton nf rta flppts of mihrnarlnA r 'chasers will make necessary the en-. ' listing of many thousand more men than planned for when the present act was framed. Every fighting ship now ;,j in the sen-ice or soon to be completed, could be manned with the 87.009 Jackles, but there would not be a euf-', Orient margin to allow for the many ... necessary auxiliaries as wen. Signed Order Saturday. The order to racrult to war strength, was signet! by President Wilson yes-... terday when he and Mrs, Wilson c-illed at Secretary Daniels office. It was not made public, however, until details for carrying It into effect had been arranged. The recruiting serv ice has been running recently with redoubled energy and accomplishing good results. -Under the new order. however, emergency funds will e em cmn scm,. i u..-...-. that hereafter only conferences of the iiiost pressing nature be arranged lor him. Tomorrow he will see Charles J Vopicka. I'Mted States Minister to Rumania, Bulgaria and Servla, and ' 1,'ter in the week will confer wttn K . 1 tlnn Ia. A arm T fitf 4a tk rach a decision as to tne system - . der which he believes the Army :.l.ould le mobilized, so that bills t ai ry out his program may be- pra-i P4red in advance. i VIRGINIA COMPANY TO DO POLICE DUTY Newport News. Va., March IS. -Huntington Rifles. Company C. Fourth Virginia Infantry. called out this afternoon by Adjutant Oen- eral w v. sale. irmuia, iw w ruv
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