The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-02-07
WAR FEVER IS
RUNNING HIGH !.
IN ME- ETR0P0L|5.
GREAT ARMY OF BOY
CADETS IS FORMING
100000 Sufragettes Offer.
Services to Their
Country.

NEW YORK, Feb. g. Military train.
ing Of thousand Of boys between the
ages Of 16 and IS years and the en-;
pollnlent Of half million women suf-t
'fragists in the cause Of national de-.
fense, were announced tonight ~
among the activities under way sin
New York states vast scheme Of 5re-'
paration for possible hostilities. The:
State Military Training Commission
of which Major-General John F. O'Ryana
in command of the National Guard,
Is chairman, after an all day session
perfected a plan to begin the orgam-
zation OF cadet corps to consist OF
all boys in the state between the ages;
Of 16 and IL who are not at present
employed. II is estimated that .
corps of $4,000 boys from the public.
and private schools will at once De-
come available. Should an amend
ment pass which has been proposed:
to the military training law, proytd-
ing that working boys be not exempt
from service, the cadet corps, 1t was
said, would be increased to about
100000.
Patriotic Suffra1etteS- ~L-
Enrolment of the women suffrag.
lists came in the form Of an announce
ment by the executive committee OF.
the New York State Women Suffrage
Party that their services had been Of
fered to Governor Whitman. The
organization is active in the $50 as
sembly districts OF the state. They
were prompted In this action the
a., krnnri0on Niff.
zens, and especially as women SUI.
fragists, organized and trained 1nco-
operation and service"
The women suffrage party Of tho
city of New York also passed res
olution offering to Mayor Mitchell the
service Of its membership, numbering
100000.
In furtherance OF the city's plans
to safeguard the New York water
front, Fire Commissioner Robert
Adamson announced an auxiliary IRE
fighting fleet of 143 powerful tugs,
ali equipped for service. had been
formed. The tugboats, he said, were
owned by the nine railroads enter
ing New York, as well as the various
dock and lighterage companies.
Additional Precautions.
Were taken today, 10 safeguard
the great bridges here against bombs.
and mines. The state naval milltfSs
continued TO guard the structures.
The executive council of the Ma
tional Civic Federation decided at
meeting today to appoint committee
of fifty representing leading employ
ers' ORGANIZATIONS, labor unions, farm-
ers' associations and other groups
identified with the industrial inter.
ests, to cooperate with the National
Council of Defense. A special COM
mittee Of three will be named to 90
to Washington and remain there to De
of all service possible 10 the Natlon-
al Council Of Defense.
Telegrams were sent to President
Wilson today, by the National Sc.
curity League, the Lawyers Club OF
New York, the New York Peace So.
ciety. the Neptune Association, COM
posed Of 1400 licensed masters ana
mates Of steamships, and other or
ganizations pledging their support IN
the present crisis.
Delegations of students from the !.
universities Of Yale, Harvard, Penn
sylyania and Columbia, held CON.
ference tonight with officials OF the
Aero Club of America, to plan aero
squadrons to represent each of those ;
colleges. The students were eager to
offer their services 10 the War De.
partment with a view Of Joining the.
Aerial Reserve Corps.