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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

the sections dependent upon overhead
or exposed wires for fire service were
on duty. They were on the lookout
Tor broken wires. The members Of
the recently recreated emergency
alarm wire-repair squad were mobi-
iized for any call.
In the emergency Of riot a policeman
reed only go 70 the nearest hre alarm
tox for assistance. He has been IN
structed in the sending IN Of special
cali that viii cause one engine company
OF az least seven men 20 respond.
These men will connect their engine 70
a pump and not only quickly dispel
street riot By a stream OF water, but,
BIZ training. soon clear roofs OF the
Shippers" whose ammunition is usually
brick supplied by the partial demollsh-
ing Of a chimney.
Eleven thousand men in the Police
Department are ready for instant call
20 service. All have received military
training. A little less than one-quar-
ter of them have been IN either. the
army or navy and large number saw
service IN the Spanish-American War
Among the latter Is Inspector Dwyer.
Last night all policemen were or
dered 20 do double reserve. That order
cut of everything but days on. II Is
expected that the arrival OF Commits
sioner Woods this afternoon from his
INTERRUPTED vacation will result in the
cancellation Of all days of, leaving
II 900 men ready for any emergency
the actual police work 20 be done by
the citizen constituted body, the Home
Defence League.
All public buildings are now guard
cd by policemen in plain clothes. SEM
public structures. such as -. Pat
rick's Cathedral. st. Thomas's Church,
and the Cathedral OF 81. John the
Divine are also under guard. Proml-
nent hospitals. particularly those with
ambulance service for police calls, are
also under the protection Of .hc po-
lice
The subways are being protected IN
der a detailed plan mapped OF, weeks
ago by the engineering department OF
the Public Service Commission, work
ing in conjunction with the police.
ave have a plan for protecting the
subway system. but, obviously, cannot
say what 10 consists Of said Travis II.
whitney. secretary of the commission.
1--WE put a part Of the plan into exc
cution Yesterday and completed 10 90
day. No new men have been necessary
for this work. as We had enough. / can
say that nobody need worry about the
subways during the present crisis
Squads Of sailors FROM the United
States battleship New Jersey, under
Lieutenant Williams and armed with
rifles. yesterday guarded the approaches
and trestles OF the recently completed
/ $50 OOO. 900 New York Connecting Rail
uays bridge, connecting The Bronx
. with Astoria. Long Island.
J Upon the request Of Deputy Commis-
sioner John Z. McGeehan Of the De
partment Of Water Supply. Gas and
Electricity in The Bronx. $50 patrol
men were assigned to watch the Jerome
Park and Williamsbridge reservoirs,
containing more than l,000,O00,OOO gal
Ions OF water. These patrolmen were
supplemented by a large force Of en-
J poyes of the Department Of Water
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Water Guards Posted in State;
Rest of Militia Awaits Call

Infantry and list regiments,
Manhattan; 14th, 23d and 4Ith regl-
ments. Brooklyn; lst, I'd, Sd and 10Th
regiments, upstate; 74th Regiment, on
way home from border 18th and 6sth
regiments. still on border; total. To-
900 iniantrymen.
Coast defence artillery ighth COM
mand. y companies. l,20G men, under
Colonel Elmore F. Austin, designated
in case Of war to report TO Fort rotten
and Fort Schuyler; Ninth command. u
companies, 100 men, under Lieutenant
Colonel John j. Byrne, designated TO
Fort Wadsworth, and the Thirteenth
command. ~ companies, l,3OO men.
under Colonel Sydney Grant, designated
TO Fort Hamilton.
Cavalry-1st Regiment, Brooklyn. on
the Mexican border. and Squadron A,
Manhattan, LOO men.
Field SIEGE artillery-1st Regiment.
Manhattan; I'd Regiment, Brooklyn, and
Sd Regiment, still on the border, $500
men.
Besides these there are two compa-
MES Of signal corps, with go men, ana
one corps of engineers. which. together
with the field hospitals, quartermas-
ter's department. bands and division
stats. make up total OF $4,000 men.
Explaining a possible basis for the
report that all the National Guard had
been called out, Governor Whitman.
after comforting with other officials, is
sued a statement IN which he said only
d few detachments OF guardsmen had
been put IN bridges and other places
AZ precaution. ID.
II wish 20 impress upon the public,
said Governor Whitman. that such
precautions as we are taking are 20
protect the public works, such as the
a0ueduct. against the possible action OF
some crank We have no suspicion
that there is or will be any organized
effort against any public utilities. !
believe that all our citizens, including
the so-called German Americans, arc
with the President
ITO protect the bridges and some OF
the public works from cranks, ve have
called out detachms1ts OF the LIST and
10th regiments and the members OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

boats began patrolling the East River
Yesterday afternoon, each carrying an
officer and three men armed as IN
fsntry and equipped with sixty rounds
of ball cartridges apiece. Ensign Fred
A. Russell. in civilian life member OF
the firm of the Russell Towing Com
pany. of Brooklyn, is in command OF
the feet, which is composed of the
tugs Lizzie D., Egerton, J. {. Relchert,
Progressive and Vigilant.
During the day the tugs will fly the
United States flag aft and the navy
guard flag forward Al night they will
continue to display the guard flag and
night signal consisting Of four red
lights in a vertical line, to be hoisted
aft
Each tug will be assigned 20 posi-
ton near the piers of bridge and
will be under the general direction Of
the senior officer in charge OF the
guard detail of that bridge. The
militiamea's watches will be of two
hours duration and viii be arranged so
that there will be continuous look
out. Ness will be furnished them
aboard the boat to which they are de-
tailed
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

nodore Forshew and Major General
Organ, held Saturday night, the fol-
lowing outline Of plan for protection
of the spans was sent 70 officers COM
handing the bridge squads:
Mount sufficient guard at both ends
Of all approaches. ..
Observe carefully and search II
needful suspicious vehicles or suspl-
cious foot passengers.
Notify vehicles and foot passengers,
as well as trolley cars, that except tor
an emergency they must not halt while
crossing the bridge. Also notify car
conductors that passengers, except IN
great emergencies. will not be allowed
70 leave the cars while IN transit on a
bridge.
Post sufficient number Of sentries
along the bridge driveways to make
sure that these orders are complied
with.
increase thu illumination Of the
footways and Griveways 20 an extent
necessary TO insure most careful vatch
and policing.
"Spe cially illuminate the anchorages
of the suspension bridges and any
other points where a discharge OF a
small quantity Of high explosives
might lead TO destruction OF bridge,
through destruction OF an integral
part.
illuminate the base of the piers and
also the underside Of the bridge floor
ing, using drop lights. border lights
and search lights as may be required.
'Post a sufficient number of sentries
at the base of the bridge piers. at
bridge anchorages and at other critical
noints Of the strucsure.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Police Are on
Double Reserve

New York's Police Department last
night was expecting no serious trouble,
but. thanks 20 a system inaugurated
more than two years ago, vas prepared
for anything that even declaration OF
war might develop.
At moments notice the Police De-
partment is prepared 70 hand over 20
the Federal authorities a number OF
pc roughly figured "a about
3.OOO-to be sent 70 a detention camp
pending investigation.
Last night every railroad terminal 10
New York. every ferry slip. evert
bridge in fact, every means OF enter.
my the city-wAs under the control OF
policemen. all in plain clothes snd all
experienced IN the study Of human
nature. Every suspicious character was
noted and from the moment Of such
notation was under the scrutiny OF the
department until he was cleared or had
justified sn arrest
Nor is the department depending
upon It's opn members. Last night
every fireman in the city became an
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Guns to Guard Bridges

Post between or adjacent 70 the
bridge piers on both sides Of the river
4 one-pounder or three-pounder and IN
each case accompany these pieces with
a machine gun.
"The officer or petty officer IN charge
Of the guard at the base Of the bridge
TO be equipped with large megaphones
20 warn of passing vessels.
Large signs 70 be displayed, Illum-
mated If necessary, forbidding vessels,
save in great emergencies, 20 come
within. say fifty feet OF the base OF
the bridge pier on either side or shore.
Confirm this notice in public news
papers and in the photographic notices.
"Have available at each bridge one
or two tugs or one or two large steam
launches. preferably tugs az this sea-
son Of the year, giving due weight to
the presence Of ice and the small size
OF launches as compared with river
traffic.
AS a matter Of fact a steam launch
in an East River tideway would be-
helpless a>tinst a scow. Tugs could
render possible available auxiliary
service"
In obedience with these orders FIVE
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
MILITIA USED
TO GUARD CITY

Continued from page I
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

Marking time" was the way Ma
tional Guard officers described the sit
ustion.
Major General John f. Organ was
in constant communication with othe-
officers and with Governor Whitman.
OF the National Guard in New York
state. il was stated, 1880 would be
available for immediate service. About
$500 are still on duty on the Mexican
border.
Why the belief prevailed that the
entire militia Of the state had been
called out was attributed 70 the fact
that each armory as soon as the sever
ance Of diplomatic relations with Ger
many had been made public was placed
under gusro. One non-commissioned
officer and SIX pryates we're placed on
patrol duty. Inside the armories sun
day ouiet prevailed. except that IN -he
Offices Of the commanding officers Ieie-
phones were kept busy.
Governor Whitman held long con
ference with Major General y Ryan
Adjutant General Louis ". Stotes6ury'
Commander Robert r. ForsheH, OF the
naval militia, and others. IL was IN
derstood that tentative plans for pos
sible mobilization Of the entire militia
were discussed, that Major General
DRyan assured the Governor that only
a few hours would be necessary 10 have
Al the divisions modified and ready Tor
entraining. II necessary. and that the
full available strength Of the Guard
exclusive Of that nov on the Mexican
border, vas considered IN detail
Mayor Mitchell also telephoned 70
Governor Whitman. and expressed sal.
fnfaci.on over the Governor prompt
re Spouse 20 the Mayors request that
certain details Of the National Guard
De ordered on duty on the bridges and
water supply points IN Scv York City.
Modelling OF Guard
Disposition OF the Guard. az outlined
"a Governor whitman, IT,.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Watch Over HeS Gate

Thirty-six members of the 9TH Dlvl-
sion of the Naval Militia, located at
New Rochelle, were stationed at Pors
Morris yesterday as guards for the
connecting railways and Hell Gate
Bridge. Lieutenant II. g. Williams
commanded the detachment. The thirty
other members Of the division re
NAMED at their headquarters in full
uniform. ready to answer the nrst
call
The New York Division of the Ma
val Militia at present consists OF three
battalons. with about 1000 enlisted
men and sixty officers. The lst bat
TALON has its headquarters aboard the
Granite State, at the foot OF west
Ninety-ninth Street, and is essentially
a Manhattan unit. The I'd Battal-
ion has its headquarters at the 1907
of Fifty-ffth Street, South BROOKLYN
a,d the Headquarters Of the Sd Bat
TALON is at Rochester. Divisions OF
the Sd Battalion are located at Wa
rertovn. Oswego. Rochester Niagara
Falls, Buffalo and Dunklrk. Each
battalion has the necessary engineer
ing division, medical, pay and commits
sarv staff and aviation corps.
Two commissioned officers ana
twelve chief petty offictrs of the divi-
sion are at present receiving lnstruc-
tions in flying at the Navy Aviation
School. at Pensacola, Fla.
In case Of war the naval militia
men would be assigned to duty on
ships where their services were most
needed TO complete the crews. Units
would not be kept intact, each man
being detailed to the position Tor
-.hich he was best fitted.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Modifying of Guard

Disposition OF the Guard. az outlined
% Governor whitman. IL:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

z Curry. with a similar detachment,
Is stationed on Brooklyn Bridge. An
oiher detachment from the I'd Bat
lahon, Brooklyn. IS IN charge OF tho
william burg Bridge. while the Queens
ooro and Hell Gate bridges are guarded
oy attachments from the LIST Battalion.
shIeh has It's headquarters aboard the
6rsnite state. lying at the foot Of West
Ninety-ninth Street. The guards on
ne lower structures OF the bridges will
Dc maintained indefinitely, but the po-
zee will resume guarding the super
"r1etures this morning.
The necessity Of protecting the
bridge from destructive attacks by
Sna;ics is pointed out IN the general
oreers issued 20 the commander Of
ne bridge quads by Commodore Rob
~ P. Forshew and Captain A. 3. Fry,
met Of St4F
II b. perfectly true the orders
read, shat the fall Of the Manhattan
-ad Brooklyn bridges would be the
my ones that would cut of the navy
FARO from the main ship channel, but
ne isI Of Williamsburg. Queensboro
" me new Hell Gate bridge would
shiirely block our interior line Of com
NaniSstion. and 70 has been demon
sSfztsd that with care and under the
psst eond uOns battleships not of the
'H class can navigate He'll Gate.
ssnee q ls believed that all FIVE Of the
80 RIVER bridges should be Lighted
ana guarded
lap'ain Edward T. Fitzgerald, COM
aiding The n Battalion, has estab-
g,-1inse headqyarters at the Hotel 81.
-'sif. IN Brooklyn.
Oreers declaring a 5O-foot deadline
round ne PIERS o. the East River
ayss' issued yesterday from the
s1sftsr 81 the naval militia, in
1ps'on House, are a. follows:
AZ me request o. the Mayor % the
~ 81 Ven York the Governor has
s'za1te1 details o. The naval militia
ne maritime protection Of the Eas.
sfldger, and all vessels save
H the service Of the United
49, o. he state or the municipal
~ EHshis ~ ne City % New York
hereby notified that they must rot,
% ea1es o. great emergency. sp-
y1~fh within ffty feet o. he water
-. front. 81 he He'll Gate, Queens
~, Williamsburg. Manhattan or
gNTr bridges, and no vessels save
named above will be permitted
f ~ " any wharf pier or structure
49, hitT feet Of the piers Of zsid
Plans for Protection
siisr ne eonfersnee between Coz.
whitman. Mayor Bitehel, Com.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

s,.s- ne conference between Cos.
=" whitman. Mayor Bitehel, Com.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

Supply. Gas and Electricity, who pre-
vented any one approaching the reser-
voirs or the gate houses and pumping
stations.
Particular attention was paid TO the
valve chamber of the new CatskllI
aoueduct. located in Van Cortandt PARK
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

near Mosholu Parkway, through which
the entire water supply for the city,
with the exception of Richmond, passes
It's delicate machinery. which IS under
ground. is being guarded by six police
men. who have erected wind shields Of
corrugated iron seven feet high.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
Big Guns Needed for Defence

Preparedness in the matter of war
material would have 70 90 side by side
vita the raising Of an army. Big guns
viii have 20 &c created. None exist
now in the American Army. There
must Be aeroplanes, transportation
systems. commissariat. There must
Do created at once a huge reserve o.
ammunition.
II these things are done. officers say,
the United States is certain TO play a
Big part IF 10 enters the war, even II II
never fires a gun. The mere creation
Of such an army would discourage in-
Tzsion. II invasion we're made possible.
or II no invasion could be undertaken
the existence Of such an army would
nave a crushing effect on German
spirit. Germany would have before
her from the moment the American
PREPARATION began the certainty Of III
,imate crushing defeat.
Speaking 20 a delegation Of Clsve-
and business men, who passed through
me city to-day and called at the War
Department. Secretary Baker said:
I'VE arc al between two breaths
here. We have taken one breath AMI
are wondering whether we will hive
tine % draw the other. We are hop
~ for the best
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05

auxiliary policeman. The men Of the
Fire Department who have been de.
tailed during heavy storms 20 patrol
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-05
War Department Plans to
Put Hay Law Provision
Into Effect
UNIVERSAL SERVICE
MEASURE HOPED FOR
sweeping Action Expect
ed BY Congress if War
Is Declared

Washington, Feb. 4.-The War De-
..r.rnent IS prepared 70 put into imme-
E,,s effect, II the German programme
-. 20 war. the reserve battalion pro-
r,,ior OF the Hay army law. This pro-
-;,;o, authorizes the War Department,
- draft II necessary. TO organize a re-
,.rve battalion for every regiment Of
militia.
Thus the militia can be increased
about 30 per cent instantly. As there
=, NOW about 100000 militia ready for
Federal service. the force could be
brought up to at least 10000 without
an act Of Congress.
What tho military experts are hop
;nr however. s that Congress will take
far more sweeping action # war is de-
elared. they hope that universal
service law will he passed. CONFIDENTLY
with the declaration OF VIZ. Ihey De-
love this is necessary not only as
means Of defence IN case of invasion
IN, 70 attack Germany and give the de-
PlllrE DiON Ut tNt "aA @ASe+N N~-.N
for two years more.
The nossibility that the German sub
marine campaign against Britain Will
succeed is. Of course, being considered
bv the military experts. They think
me chance is remote, but they cannot
Afford 70 overlook II.
Chance Of Invasion Considered
suppose. they point out, the British
sovsrnnent should be brought 70 It's
knees, literally starved into suomls,,
ron. l. Is inconceivable that this could
he accomplished in less than SIX
months, probably a year. But II the
Germans were successful, what would
happen 20 the United States
Conqueriug Britain, forcing her 70
capitulate. would mean the surrender
Of the British navy. Germany would
control the seas. There would no longer
be an obstacle TO invasion OF tne
United States. Is II likely that Ger
manv would overlook this opportunity
10 recoup her enormous war losses at
he expense of America
an that would stand in the way OF
such programme would be the Amer
lean Army. IF the invasion overlook
us in our present stage OF prepared
ness. there would not even be a re-
.istsnce. the experts assert. But II
p-spsratons we're begun al once, and
the invasion came at the end of six or
eight months. Germany would m all
nrobability be dissuaded from a.
tempting It. Tn that time the United
States could partially train two million
men. Some Of them would De gooc
first line material. and as a whole they
could offer splendid resistance TO anV
army that Germany could land.
New-York tribune., 1917-07-21
W.A.Kennedy, Missing
Banker, Held in Spain
Head of Former Wall Street
House Fled, Saying He Was
to Help Rebuild Verdun

William A. Kennedy, head of the
defunct banking firm of Kennedy.
Mitchell & Co., Inc, of 81 Wall Street,
who is under three indictments for
grand larceny, has been arrested in
Vigo, Spain. Through the American
Consul Kennedy has informed District
Attorney Swami that he is not guilty,
and will waive extradition if New York
County will finance his return to this
country or permit him to send to New
York for the money. Mr.. Swami has
agreed to get Kennedy back here at
the county's expense.
Kennedy's concern had Offices next
door TO the banking house of J. p.
Morgan & Co. and had been handling
exchange with banks in Budapest for
Hungarians in this country. He sud
denly closed his business and sailed for
Spain, ostensibly to look after con-
tracts with the French government for
rebuilding devastated districts around
Verdun.
Meanwhile the State Banking Asso-
citation started an investigation on evil
dence furnished by Frank Tedesco, an
immigration inspector at Ellis Island,
which resulted in Kennedy's Indictment
on charges of having stolen money in
trusted to him by Hungarian clients
here
New-York tribune., 1917-07-21
Coal for Export
Will Be Pooled
AT Staten Island
System to Expedite Shipping to
Be Inaugurated Here
Monday

Washington. July 20.-On the ST.
George piers, on Staten Island, a
programme to pool all export coal and
much of that delivered for New York
City's consumption will be inaugu-
rated next Monday, according to an
announcement made to-day by the
Tidewater Coal Exchange, which is
working in cooperation with the Rail-
road War Board and the Coal Pro-
duction Committee of the Council of
National Defence. The St. George
piers constitute the shipping terminus
of the Baltimore g. Ohio and Staten
Island railroads.
On August 1, it was said, other piers,
supplying much of the coal for New
York City consumption and for ship
ment by water from. that port, also
will put into effect the programme for
tidewater pooling, in order to hasten
boat shipments to New England and
other destinations and to release cars
as rapluly as pOsSlDic 4oi oLH'i uSes'
These piers are at South Amboy, Port
Reading, Elizabeth and Port Liberty
The Philadelphia piers on which
pooling of coal will take place begin
ming August are the Port Richmond
Greenwich and Jackson Street piers.
The Hampton Roads piers are Lam
bert's Point, Sewell's Point and New
port News.
The Baltimore piers where pooling
likewise will become effective on Au-
gust are the Canton piers. The pro-
gramme already is in effect on the
Baltimore & Ohio and the Western
Maryland piers, and is said to be
working successfully.
In each OF these instances coal OF
like kinds will be run on particular
tracks and each shipper will keep a
credit and debit balance with the
deputy commissioner of the Tidewater T
Coal Exchange at each port, Vessels