South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-04-26
NE W YORK READY
FOR WAR Or FIRE
Every Danger Point in City
Has Been Plated For
ANY Emergency.

NEW YORK April co. This
great metropolis has been rapidly
prepared by the police, National
guard and T.. S. army officers acting
together. 70 meet an emergency.
Tome Of the measures taken would
be OF equal value in case Of a great
ire. food or riot. but just at pres
ent they are designed 20 meet the
needs Of a sudden call 90 war.
not an the preparations known
bv newspaper men and others 10 be
I'm effect or contemplated here can
be made public. There is no cen
sorship, but a word 20 the patriotic
to paraphrase che proverbs
sufficient.
New York has large unnatural
lied foreign population. I'm the
main these aliens are peaceful. but
the authorities are taking no
chances with the Few hrebrands
among them.
Every danger point has been
plated At the slightest Indication
OF trouble. GUARDS viii be placed at
all piers. public buildings, reser-
vOirs. aqueducts. and important
transportation functions and termi-
nails.
Woods in Charge.
The program has been worked
out mostly by Arthur Woods. police
commissioner. If trouble comes his
10000 big bluecoats will be rein
forced Immediately by an equal
rumber of National guardsmen
whose homes are in this city.
Besides these. Mr. Woods for
some months has had 1000 volup-
teer policemen training In the vari-
Gus police stations These men
have promised TO do police work
when called upon TO supplement the
regular force.
Commissioner Woods has already
dispatched "A special squad OF detec-
lives TO assist the regular force
which guards the great aqueducts
bringing water from the Catskills
and the croton watershed
A few pounds OF dynamite judici-
Ously placed could make New York
go thirsty for many a day.
II enemies wreck telephone and
telegraph wires within the city. the
police Will not he at loss. They
have been trained 10 communicate
between signal stations on the top
OF the skyscrapers by means Of flags
and lanterns.
Detailed information has been
gathered concerning the number.
size. and power of rival craft, of au-
tOmObles and Of other vehicles
which might be pressed into service.
A list has been made of empty
buildings that might be used either
as barracks or to supplement hos
pital service; and the police have
worked out a method for handling
volunteer nurses and stretcher bear
ers.
Use Soldiers.
The National guardsmep of the
city have been divided into squads
in such a way that each squad lead
er lives near the men of his unit.
An order 10 mobilize received at the
regimental armory would be tele-
phoned 10 the squad leaders. Each
leader would then telephone TO
have telephones and would call on
the other men of the squad person
ally.
Those men who could not be
reached in this wa would receive
kilograms. which are now wing all
made out in the 6esks Of the COM
pany clerks in the armories.
Within 80 minutes after the re-
ceipt OF the mobilization order. the
officers. commissioned and non
commissioned. would have been no.
tined and within 60 minutes the
commanding officer. the field. STAFF
and company officers and the first
-srgeants and quartermaster sar-
geants OF each unit would be az the
armory. while the subordinates
leaders would be completing the no.
tiGcauon Of the privates
Six hours after the order 10 mob
iliZe had been received the guards
men would be assemble uniform
ed, armed end equipped. each with
three days emergency rations and
ready 10 move out.
They consist OF signal corps
NaAAAAtNA WIN tA aNi Nifl0lt ntA4ltl-
ment which would probably fly at
once from Hampstead plain TO Cen
trail park or some other point with
in the city. two hattalions OF engi-
neers. 10 troops and a machine gun
troop OF cavalry. "a batteries of
field artillery SO companies OF coast
artillery. seven regiments OF iufan-
try. n field hospital. an ambulance
company and the G1sartermaster
corps
Another 10000 Euardssaen would
commence arriving the next DAY
from New York state outside the
city.
MURDERED BY FARM HAND