The Cairo bulletin., 1906-08-05
NAVAL RESERVES OF
ILLINOIS OFF
ON CRUISE
WITH THOSE OF OHIO, MICHIGAN
AND MINNIE SCTA ON THE
GREAT LAKES,
TO RAISE EFFICIENCY
or All Crews is Chief Object of In
terestne Mancuvers That Are
to Tak2 Place This
Week.

Chicago, Aug. 1.-The naval reser.
YES of the states OF Illinois, OhiQ,
Michigan and Minnesota will make n
cruise together beginning today
m tbs cruise, which was suggested
tby Captain w f. Purdy, commanding
the Illinois naval reserves and which
was heartily approved by the navy
/ department in Washington, the sea
forces Of Illinois viii be represented
by division of men on board the
cruiser Dorothea. Ohio will send two
vessels-the Essex and the Hawk--
manned by seamen from Cleveland
and Toledo, respectively. Michigan
win bring to the rendezvous the form
er gunb at Yantic, which-like the
! EsseX-has made many a distant
cruise in the regular macy From
Minnesota comes the Gopher former
" borne on the navy register as the
Fern, which win be manned by the
naval reserves mailing from Duluth.
Mothering this flight Of sea-gulls
will be that fine old specimen of OBJ
soiete marine architecture, the VOL
VERNE, formerly known in the regular
navy as the Michigan
The advantages Of combined
cruise # the naval reserve forces of
the lake states will be appreciated by
every expert in naval drill ana disci.
plue Not only will the men OF eaeh
state take an exceptional amount of
pains to make the best showing pos
sible for the sake of comparison with
the reserves of neighbor ng states,
but the opportunities for exercise on
an unusual scale it is believed will
raise the efficiency cf all the crews
participating in the weeks maneu-
vers
When Captain Purdy brought the
idea of this rendezvous to the notice
of the assistant secretary of the navy
who has the affa RS of the naval re
serves under his especial charge, MIR
~
commander in the naval reserves Of
Michigan before he was called 10 the
second place in the navy department
Immediately gave his hearty support
TO the suggestion and promised that
he would himself attend The rendez-
yos, if his official duties permitted him
80 do so.
II is expected also that three off.
GERS from the North Atlantic fleet will
be detailed 10 duty with the naval re.
serve squadron and possibly Com
mander G. u Vrccland from he navy
department VII he present To make
sugge lions 10 the reserves and to
learn their needs and possibilities.
II is the intention Of the navy de-
partmcnt that Commander Henry Nor.
rell, commanding the u. S. S Wover.
inc, shall act as flag OF Ger of the
squadron of naval reserve vessels.
which will rendezvous ~ South Mani
ton Island near the head of Lake
Michigan on Monday Aug q. The dif
ferent divisions Of the Illinois naval
reserve have been making weekly
cruises aboard The Dorothca ever
since June 30. hut the exceptional
feature of the carly August week IS
the fact that The vessels pf Other
states will Dee present. and the exer-
G SEES will therefore. bc of more in
tcrcsting character han they are u.s.
ually.
The comWa11i1g cUiccrs Of the
ships will De- as f1lloua.
ID rothea. CONTAIN IS y prd- F-
sex. Lioufeuani Comwau1or s. F
Nicklct. Hawk. Iicniului 4. r. Seq
mon: Yantic. Comm audcr r - stand
ish and Gophei Commander g. A.
Eaton
All ships will De- Inspected as op.
portuniiy offers. a-d battalion in
spce'ion viii take place ar the clos
Of the landing cxpeI on Wednes
day: light equipment being called for
Exercising ~ picking up n man
will take place while the
squadron g. under way