Arizona republican., 1916-07-28
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cruise of United States Warships is proceeding with indications that the experiment is popular and there is no doubt that the full quota of two thou sand citizen sailors, ranging all the way from 19 to 45 years of age, will be ready to carry their dunnage bags aboard the practice fleet on August | 15. The men will board the ships at the ports nearest their home, and in the months duration of the cruise will be given experience in almost every form of naval life from swabbing decks to firing big guns. The enroll ment thus far shows men of all trades and professions, many prominent and wealthy, who are enthusiastic over this new plan of naval preparedness. As sistant Secretary Roosevelt, of the , navy department, expects to spend at least some of the month as one of the | citizen blue jackets.
 Rear Admiral J. M Helm, who is at | present in charge of the naval militia | cruise, will be commander-in in chief of | the civilian cruise also, and will use | the same warships. The vessels, and | the ports from which they will sail | are: The Virginia, from Portland, Me; the Kearsage, from Boston, Mass; the Illinois, from Newport R. L. the Ken lucky from Maine, from New York City; the Rhode Island and Alabama from Philadelphia; the Louisiana from Norfolk, Va; and the New Jersey from Charleston, s. C.
 The cruise will end September 12 and during it's last week will be held d mobilization and training cruise of | yachts and motor boats. From August | l5 until August 20, the citizen sailors will be proceeding to the training ren- | dezvous at Tangier Sound, in Chesa- | I.aol Raw ground of the Atlantic fleet Target practice will be held by the training l fleet from August 27 to September ,. 1 The object of the cruise is officially described by Secretary Daniels as fol- lows:
 For training volunteers to afford to | civilians an opportunity to gain, by close contact with naval life and naval | duties, some experience and under standing which will help them to per ceive the way they may best fit them selves for service in the navy in time of need.'
 At the end of the cruise, each volun- teer will be given a certificate by Rear Admiral Helm, specifying the duties he performed, efficiency displayed and the naval rating he is best qualified to fill. Volunteers also will announce the in tention whether they will volunteer
 
 the next four years.
 Each volunteer is depositing but $30 for the privilege of the months cruise the navy supplying uniforms and other naval clothing. The volunteers will be given substantially the same training as midshipmen from the naval acad- emy during their training periods They will sleep in hammocks; canvas bags will be their substitutes for the a.E.ff .s....s. s.t l.l. clean ship, polish brasswork, assist in the engine room and generally SC through the rigorous duties of any Jack Tar
 Mixed with the work, however, will be much recreation and instruction When conditions permit, the men will be allowed to go swimming, twice daily, and hold rowing and sailing races, and inter ship baseball games Lectures and private instruction will be given daily by navy officers, in ad dition to the practical experience af- forded.
 The volunteers are to be organized, messed and berthed separate from the regulars aboard ship and will not be required to pass coal work in the ncssroom, stoke boilers or do ex- tremely lahorious work which might too severely strain men of sedentary life. although all will be required to pass physical examination before em- barking
 From daybreak until D m. a regular program of duties awaits the civilians, with almost every minute filled. Before breakfast two and Il half hours work will be the daily program of the citizen sailors. Dur ing the cruise they will be drilled and instructed in the and 5-inch guns of the ships in signalling boating of all kinds. fire control torpedo defense, quartermasters duties. marine and electrical machinery. including radio work. Emergency drills, such as fire quarters collision. man overheard, and general quarters are also sched uled The volunteers assigned to en- eineering duty will work in two-hour shifts from s a. m. to s p. m. All volunteers will be relieved from as signments to attend all drills and lectures. xsy
 Three divisions of the civilians vii be formed with subdivisions under navy and volunteer officers. During the last week of the cruise all volun- teers will have deck duties exclusive ly Every volunteer will drill as z member of guns crew and all vii participate in some capacity in thu target practice.
 The mobility of the practice flee may he somewhat limited while il Tangier Sound, as only their reserv, crews will be aboard and their ma neuvers will be confined to their re duced capacity.
 From September to 12. the flee will be proceeding to and at ports Q emharkati participating in exercis es with the mobolized yachts and ID tor boats in problems of defense O naval districts
 In cooperation with the cruisin fleet several hundred yachts and mo torhoats will hold manenvers at Nor folk New York. Philadelphia, New ro~t, Poston and Portland Me. The will after organizing. be given in strnction in scouting. patrolling. sig mailing. maneuvering bv signals. pilot ing and charting. The departmer nlans the mobilization as an initis step toward volunteer patrol ser vice. The object of the weeks wor will be to organize. in q general way the yachts and motor boats Of tn naval districts. and to give owners a idea of what wonla he required ( them in time of war.
 SISTER KILLED BY LIGHTNING Jesus Flores employed by the city, r' ceived word early this morning that h