The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1917-04-27
PLAN TO ENROLL VIRTUALLY
 EVERY MALE CITIZEN OF STATE,
 IN HOME GUARD OR RESERVES
First Line of 5000 Will Be Armed and Equipped Imme- diately-Others Will Keep Factories Immune from Attack and Repair Any Damage to Transportation or Other Lines.

A plan to enroll in the Home Guard virtually every male citizen of the
 state and every foreign bern resident
 who has taken out his first citizen pa
 pers. has been perfected by the mill tary emergency board appointed by
 Governor HOlcomb. The board re- grets that owing to financial and other obstacles it is unable to equip at present, more than 5000 of the Home Guard, but it believes that under US new plan the organization will De- come a criterion of loyalty. which no patriotic citizen can ignore.
 Thos.. whom it. is impossible to eouip at present will be enrolled Tn the first, second or third class of re- serves and in the opinion of the board will be performing duty ana service fully as important as that or the first line, or active guards. Fro vision Is made in the plan embodied in q circular issued tonight by the military emergency board for making the factories of Connecticut immune to much greater extent than ar present from attack and for making speedy repairs of any damage that may be done at any time to factories Transportation lines, electric light and water companies, highways and bridges. Even the temporary anterrup- tion of transportation, water supplies or the activities of factories might NeasiIy be q serious matter in the pres Ant crisis, and those who by Joining the reserve lessen the danger of such uaisfortunes, will be doing their state signal service, as well as placing ithenlAa1ves on record as loyal Ameri- cans
 The following is issued by the board In explanation of its plan:
 The mf1itary emergency board re- quests all workrnen in factories. clerks In stores and in offices and business men to enlist from Ehedr several plA- lces of snpzuymenk 60 that the men enlisted can be organized Into reserve c0n1panies. available for duty as here inafter explained
 Rnsdness men and their clerks. oc- cupyfnx o1aces in large public build inss. should, 70 far as poasibae, enlist In orxnnina&5Ons formed In the build- sngv in4 which tlaelr respective cfice4 arc lDcat0d. . N sg.8a
 The rnflftxry ernergetl6y board VIII orxanixa :. HofAe a~lEall feesrve to be ronpcSed of such men, as enlist for service. not nssded for the first line. which is at the present time enlisted to it's ifuN strength.
 The Home anard reserves VIII bo divided into three classes to be desig- mated as first class. second class and third class, which classes, will, so far -- txS- nAS7 IYAfr Yn.s panies with of1cers and non-commis- stoned officers appointed. but the Home Guard reserves win not bo TO- quired to attend drills
 Flrzt Clns Home Guard Reserves x The frst class of home guard re-. seryes will be made up of mon who are willing, and can be depended up- lD1, when called, to perform oOnstabu- lary duty in and about their respec- tive places of employment for . short, period Of tine until the first line of armed troops can be mobi1Sxed for du- ty in such places
 Employers, faceory owners and managers, and in cases of large pub- lie buildings where many offices and abusinezs places are located, some proper person from among the ten- ants of the building should designate ! the men to serve in the first class of the Home Guard Reserves, and care should be exercised in the selection of theoe men so that they will be avail able during tho business hours of the day, and reasonable number of them during an times, to perfbrm tempo rary guard duty
 The military emergency board real nzes that movement threatening to, disturb ythe public peace or involving destruction of public or private prop erty, should be and often could be checked at the outset, and that in factories employing a large number of men, and public buildings where a great number of persons are employ ed on street work and contract work, men can be found who. upon a signal from their proper leaders or officers, will provide ample and sufficient pro- lection for the property in their im- mediate vicinity, and by their alert ness and example, as we'll as their eff fiency while on duty, insure a feeling of peace and security among their as- sociates, and demonstrate to enemies, vandals and mischievously inclined persons, the futility of amy effort to do extensive damage to property, or in cite fear among the peaceful law abid- ing working and business people of the state.
 These men can be placed in the first class reserves without regard to the nature of their employment, be- cause of the fact that they will not be called upon to do duty except in case of emergency In the immediate vicin- fty of the places where they are em- ployed and then only for the purpose of doing duty until the first line or armed troops can be brought to the. place where the disturbance has oc- cured or is occurring.
 Second Glass Homo Guard Reserves
 The second class reserves should be made up of workmen, clerks and la borers who can be permitted without inconvenience to their employers, or serious interference with the indus, trial or agricultural business of the State, to so on duty for a period of from 12 to 24 hours.
 Tho second class reserves to be orr ganized into companies, for which of- f1cerA and com m ,1fssioned officers