Iditarod pioneer., 1917-03-31
PREPARATIONS FOR WAR
 EVERYWHERE APPARENT

WASHINGTON March ZO.-Presldent Wllson Has taken steps to place the nation upon war tootlng By executive order he has directed that the navy be recruited without delay to its full authorized war strength of 87,000 For the army the President has directed that two military departments be created on the Atlantic coas Eleven infantry regiments. two separate battalons and one separate company ot the National Guard have been called back into the federal service to act as national police important districts.
 The President has authorized Secretary Daniels to use the $l 5,O0OOOO which was authorized by the emergency appropriation bill to speed up the naval program. In addition to the United States naval yard work, 200 torpedo boats and submarine chas- CTS have been ordered from private flrms.
 It has been officially state that the navy depart ment will soon commander certain munitions tac- tories for refusing to meet the desires of the govern ment in relatino to the "speeding1up program. Their names will probably be published to show the world their lac kof patriotism
 COUNCIL FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE ACTS
 Contracts for supplies army of half million men were drawn m Saturday by the council for national defense at the important meetings held since its creation The contracts will be awarded the declared and within an of their award delivery will be under way
 SPIES AND ENEMY ALIENS
 WASHINGTON March 27.Exhaustive plans to protect the danger spots United States being hurey worked out and applied Lists of spies and have been completed by the secret service men, these persons will be nterned nme aey upon outbreak of Plans about completed to place about half million of them at work on irrigation and reclamation projects the West Germans this city have been secretly searched.
 Contracts have awarded the construction of twenty four destroyers 10 per cent above cost
 German press associations that will be declared
 Arrorc ships.
 statement authorized by Josephus Daniels secretary of the navy is as follows The President last night signed executive directing that the authorized enlistment strength Of the navy be increased S000 He authorized by congress to direct such increase enlistment New ships and ships Tn reserve are being fully commissioned rapidly possible and the need is imperative larger enlistment them There has heen net increase of more than recently horze an many needed and needed WIZARD IS WORKING SOMEWHERE ALONG COAST"
 NEW YORK March 27.-Thomas A. Edison has been working eighteen hours daily for the last four weeks upon plans tor naval defense and has submitted which termed vtav important" heads of committees great laboratory has been established somewhere along the coat
 CALLING OUT THE MILITIA
 WASHINGTON March 2S-Nationa Guar! regiments called to the coo today First West Virginia Seventy fourth New York infantry Second Connecticut infantry and the Second New Jersey infantry Fifteen thousand have been added to the available for federal police duty by order su out Of the guard Whlch mas oe oh e Mexican border of 450o0 available for the protection of industries.
 SAN FRANCISCO March 26.-Orders have been issued for the immediate mobilization National Guard regiments Cali fo1nia Washington Oregon Idaho and Montana
 SEATTLE March 26-The Second regiment, Washington Ma ona Guard has been called into service and all units Of the regiment will assemble American Lake Saturday next
 BOSTON, March 24Two regiments of militia have been called out to guard Fore River shpbung works and other plants The order was issued following conference today be- tween Secretary of War Baker and Governor Mccall.
 PRINCETON March 26.-President Hibbe has announced that the military training at Princeton University will take precedence all academical work
 THE INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION
 WASHINGTON March 29.-Secretary of Labor Wilson and Gompers president the American Federation of Labor have perfected plans the mobilization of organized labor throughout the country in the event Of war
 SEATTLE March 27.-The National Shiphudng Company of Seattle the request of the today submitted bids for the construction of hundred woodenhu submarines The h ten 0 be delivered within two months
 Alaska mining backed by Seattle capital has oponed 700 acres here upon which will be erected gigantic steel plant primarily be used the manufacture munitions and for construction for the army and
 WASHINGTON March 2S:-President Downman of the Ma tona Lumber Association told the federal ship ping today that the lumber industry of Alaska will do thing in its power to help the government
 BILL INCREASING NUMBER OF HOLIDAYS
 IS FIRST MEASURE TO BECOME LAW