The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-10-18
ARE GETTING ON
WAR FOOTING
acTivl BOTH LAND AND SEA
seRyl sTiNATioN n
OF Big FLEET.

n Il. q a IL II,
4 The Assertion ventured That 5it VIII
Not Return TO the Atlantic, as Is
Generally Believed, But will Event.
7ually Proceed to the Philippines
4 Ordnance Is Being Rushed to this
Dsfenses at sublg Bay-Army and
Navy Activity Recruiting, While or;
fieers Of Both Of the Branches Mani:
fest Martial Spirit.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 1s.-Prepara-
4 tion for hostile emergency in the
Pacific is occupying the time and at.
tention Of the military and naval ari-
thorities to such an extent that all
other work has been suspended In
some branches Of the two services.
1.-The war fever is spreading through the
personnel OF the Army and Navy.
Many officers are now aware OF the
circumstances which led to the de-
cision to send the battleshIp fleet 10
the Pacific, and with their, eyes opened
in that respect they are watching the
trend OF events with absorbing inter.
est. The Idea that war Is coming Is
apparently firmly fixed in the minds
of some Of those having superior
means of obtaining information as. to
the governments attitude. Others
while depreclating the tall, Of war
and inclined to the belief that. there
will be no conflict, contend, however,
that the preparations now under way
are justified by the situation as they
understand It, and commend President
Roosevelt for what they regard as adj
mirable foresight on his part.
Under orders from the Navy De-
partment, the entire working force al
navy yards on the Atlantic Coast Is
being employed in making ready tho
vessels Of the battleship fleet for the
so-caled practice cruise 10 the Pacific.
Every class of labor that can be util-
lied in getting the fleet into condition
for It's long voyage has been with.
drawn from its usual duties at the
yards and put to work on the ships.
The authorities OF the Army Signal
Corps are devoting themselves exclu.
sively to arrangements for the install.
lation of electric fire control appara.
tus in the fertilization Of Subig Bay,
the new naval station established IN
the Philippines. The work is being
conducted to the detriment Of other
projects. but the orders to complete
1t, which are understood to have come
directly from President Roosevelt, are
imperative.
Rush Work on Defenses.
Under equally imperative directions
new fire control systems are being In,
stalled on the battleships which will
go to the Pacific. A torpedo company
of tba tArn,,, Art;,,,r,, r - \
sent n suit. nav ). shnnt 80, ' ossA
that innortont ho,, i, - -
ENGAGE IN tornaa. -. Ct u
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b,r nc fact ,sI,ho,. 49,. -. - NJ ~
tr.runor,a.;on :, ,,,, = =.
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mitch rant,,o,, - s. 80 = :
IN m tons r,oaa, -, 49, ~ ~
tho phIIinn,nos
mere afe o.her s",nss that indi.
.a'e 'ie 'nteiitioh Oh the government government
" pave the ARMY ana Navy on I
wal ioot''ts M't''lh tne aoihty OF ~
piesent resources a'tnougn compete
eS'oenee Is iacR'hg that such IS III
p'tiose u 'he hppllrHenI acnsity u
c '''NHl' q WIN these ADDITIONAL par
.,e"'a. r VI e :si' recruiting 'o'
'he way! Is oe'ns pushed win ehes'
~ out takeh IN connection with tn
'ue. '''a' .ne 'lee' is 4,ooo short OF the
a ''! ne" ehiisted personnel, this I;