Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1916-08-04

native. In6y Will Ds naa.ss. ---~--s
sively, as the naval oflcers say. to take
Jobs as petty or commissioned oflcefs
In time Of crisis.
In general. according to Mr.. Rooss.
welt, they win be organized. messed
and bsrthed after t2e methods ea1r
ployed with the midshIpmen Of Annap-,
oils Naval academy On pracncsI
cruises.
The Oh vim BE- TO sst thsn intoI
the habit hip hfs and 70 drill
and instruci them At the lighter gums
Of the shi' batteries. They viii vi
taught sil Ing. boating o. ~ Kinds
fire contr,l and torpedo defenss qts-
tion work, iuartermaster's duties and
marine electrical engineering. includr
Ing radio vrk.
There will also - frequent snSess
gency drills, such a. fire quarters and
general quarters. Besides this they
will have field artillery and naval
drills on shore to give them rudi-
mentary knowledge Of the handling Of
arms.
Lectures will also be q feature Of
the end Of the cruise. Between Au-
gust 20 and September 8 some Of the
best schoolmasters in the navy--and
army and navy life IL mostly teaching
school In some manner or other--will
talk to the volunteers on subjects
bearing on the navy's work.
Limit the Volunteers
Secretary Roosevelt also promised
to cut down the number Of volunteers
allowed on different ships 80 that there
will be no overcrowding or discomfort
In the way Of hammock room. or delay
In serving food.
Aaat the army training camps, therex
win be optional courses lasting a por.
tion of each day. The subjects will
include navigation. signaling. radio,
work, steam and electrical engineer.
Ing.
The cruise will have several imp0ft
tant advantages over Plattsburg. No
mosquitoes, no sleeping on the wet
ground. no trench diggingl
Thomas v. Slocum. weil-known
yachtsman. is head Of the civilian CONS
mittee In this city which has charge
Of getting recruits for the cruise. Mr..
Slocum, whose ideal Is Paul Jones.
for whose ship Ranger he has named
his yacht, is very enthusiastic when
talking about the cruise.
'Think of the advantages" he said
recently. "A summer vacation at sea
ON vessels that cost millions OF dol
lars, the sea DIR. the wholesome food.
the healthful exercise. Besides the
gainful experiences, everyone win come
back with q larger knowledge Of the
navy and what our sea defense means
and will come back with rudimentary
training In that defense, an increased
pride In his country-and better pa
tri0t.'
No obligation to fight is incurred By
going on the cruise, except the duty
every American citizen has to defend
bis country when called upon. How
ever, at the end of the cruise the re-
cruit will have q chance to announce
his intention to volunteer for service
In the navy In case Of war occurring
within the next four years, and most
Of the men viii do this
70 Be 0lvsn Certificates.
At the end Of the course a recruit
will get a certificate signed by the
commanding officer Of his ship specify
ing the nature Of the duties he has per.
formed; the efficiency he has displayed
and the rating he is best qualified to,
All.
The expenses Of the cruise are very
small. The recruit must pay his own
transportation to and from the points
Of embarkation. Once aboard the ship
be must make deposit Of $50 to covsf
board and clothes. but part of this viii
be returned to him II II Is not ell used
up.
Each man must take with him two
pairs Of black shoes, underclothes,
toilet articles and other necessaries.
Washable uniforms will be handed out
aboard ship.
The recruits can't spend much
money on the cruise. However, there
10 ships store. where they can pur-
chase soap. tobacco, stationery, toilet
(. accessories and q few other things.
The motor boat mobilization Il stir
ring up much interest in this city and
more men win take part In It than in|
the sea cruise. The mosquito fieet'
of several hundred chuggers win Be
inspected and classified by navy ON
GERS.
Harold Vanderbilt has shown his
Interest BY having scout cruiser
built just for the purpose Of the mobil-
lzation.
Many other young men Of we'll
known families are actively interested
In the cruise and the boat niobiliza-
tion. These include Vincent Astor.
Hermann Oelrichs Phni Hammond,
}, William Grecnough, Orsun Mum.
Thomas Lamont, Harry B. Hollings,
Jr., Robert Jacob. B. H. Borden, Stew
art Davis and Charles II. Jackson.
Young men from the same COM
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