New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-04-18
Wyoming's Broadside Fol
lowed by Rain of Silver
from Sister Ships.
SUPPLY VESSEL SENDS
ALBERT HOPKINS $50
Destroyers Baloh and Aylwin
Rally to Cause Boy Lieuten'
ants Comb Theatres.

There may be some persons ~ 'ne
country who do not know that the
United States navy needs more ships
TO accomplish the task that would be
re, before it should the country be
plunged into war. But the navy
knows il.
The men behind the big guns which
have been having their annual winter
practice at the Guantanamo naval sta-
ton, Cuba. realize that those guns
would quickly find themselves out
matched II a feet of any Of the hrst
class powers opened fire on them. They
realize that while millions Of Amerl-
cans look 70 them as the first line OF
defence against a foreign foe 'hS'
line would soon be pierced, no matter
how efficient each man might be.
That is why they arc responding SO
promptly 10 the battleship girls ap-
peal. ship by ship and man by man.
they are adding their dimes 10 that
which Marjorie Sterrett gave TO help
build the America for Uncle Sam.
Wyoming Steals March.
The L. s. S. Wyoming, flagship Of
the Atlantic feet, stole march on
her sister ships by starting coliee-
ton for Marjorie's fund while the
vessels were still at Guantanamo, "a
told in yesterday paper She sailed
into the Brooklyn Navy Yard Sunday
with sl34 in her chest for the fund
largely raised through the efforts OF
her chaplain. the Rev. ". G. Cassard'
and the editor of the shiD's paper, OF
poral J. W. Bryant, L. ). VI. {. WIN
her came the New York. the Arkansas
and the Texas. The Nevada, latest or
the dreaSn thoughts, was ALREADY tnerc'
and the Montana lay IN the Norlh
River. of West Nincty-slNth street.
Albert A. A. Hopkins. the uine-year-
old mascot Of the feet. who was born
az the Guantanamo Bay station, bore
the news from ship 70 ship OF the
Mornings energy. The news aggra-
waited q particularly sore spot I'D the
hearts of the other crews. for The rea-
son that the Wyoming already leu the
feet in several other respects, having
captured nearly all the athletic cham
pionships in the last few months.
Destroyer Raises $3.50.
"Maybe they can beat US at rowing
and football" more than one able
bodied seaman whispered IN Albert 3
ear, "but they'll have 10 20 some to
get ahead Of Us on this proposition,
Meanwhile the crews Of the smalle.
ships were doing their duty. The ioi-
lowing letter WAS gwen 10 the young
mascot when he arrived aboard the
destroyer Balch:
~. s. 5. Navy Mascot. sOi Beverly
Road, Brooklyn, y. Y.
any Dear Albert: Ihcre has
been forwarded from this ship
$3.50. which was collected from The
sale of buttons for Marjorie's bat
tleship. We regret that this ship
has not so large a crew as battle
ship, as the sale would have been
much larger IN that case.
"All of us are very much inter-
csted in the patriotic cause which
you are fostering, and all Of Us
Join in wishing you the very best
Of success Respectfully,
THE CREW OF THE L. S. $.
BALCH.
"Flagboat Of the 18th Division, L. S.
A. D. F."
A similar letter was waiting for Al
bert when he reached the destroyer
Aylwin, except that the amount IN
closed was s.. The L. 5. :. Glouces-
ter. training ship Of the Brooklyn d.
vision Of the Naval Reserve, added s.
20 the fund When the boy reached
home he found q letter from the supply
ship Culgos, now al Port-su-Prince,
Enclosing a check for S20.8O. Every
man in the crew was represented IN
the contribution, the letter said.
Boys in Theatre Campaign.
While Albert was combing the feet,
he left shore operations in the hands
of three worthy lieutenants Wilbur
Eberhard, Of Public School lO8, and
Silgus Reed and Walter Miller both
Of Public School %. They focused
their attention on the Norwood Thea
tire, a. Fulton Street and Hale Avenue,
Brooklyn, where they persuaded the
manager 20 fash on his moving picture
screen an announcement 10 the effect
that battleship buttons could be pur-
chased of them in the lobby at 10 cents
each. IN two nights they collected
over SEQ in dimes.
The three boys, led by Albert, are
planning another raid on the theatre
next Sunday when "A new patriotic hlm
will be shown. Otner motion picture
exhibitors IN the ueighborhoOd are be-
ginning % look around for patriotic
youngsters who viii make their lobbies
keadqusrters FOR the sale OF the COW
tted buttons.
The fact that Secretary Daniels re-
turned MarjOrie's dime several weeks
ago seems stili 90 be worrying num-
Der OF young minds throughout the
country, and some older ones too.
This letter, from Bristol, Conn, was IN
- yesterday mail:
"Desr SIR
'I'm a school-boy interested in
the Marjorie Stcrrett Bdtfle-ship
fund read 70 my school paper
that Sec % Navy Daniels stated
the L. S. could receive money for
battleships except by a special act
Congress. IL thai is 70, ! sug-
ct that the newspapers and PEG
e in favor o. the fund work for
! act Of Congress which would
run Ike this
ABE IL Highly Resolved that he
Senate and House OF Rep. Of l.. s.
Of A. DO direct the Sec. of Navy
Tor ohicer who should recicve) 20
receive the mouy given by
school children Of the l.. s. for "a
battleship, such may be directed
by the head Of the Fund, Miss
Marjorie Sterrett'
n. G.. WELLS.
age a."
Young Ar. Wells has the right idea
secretary Daniels had 10 authority
7nder the law 70 receive public con
:ributions for building battleships, and
special act Of Congress was necessary
% enable him % d. 30. That act. in
reduced By representative William
;. Bennet, o. New York, is now in the
Naval Committee Of the House. await