The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-03
u. S. TAKES OYSTER NAVY
T.B. HOWARD IN COMMAND
Government acquisitions /. Vessels
OF MaIyiand's Flect-To be Used
For Patrol WorI<-Ca apt. Howard
Will bc in Active 20. imand.

Annapolis. Md. July 2.-rhe fleet
OF vessels comprising the Maryland
Oyster Navy, steamer Robert NJ. Nc
Lane. flagship. passed under the
control OF the Federal Government
here today. The shippers and mem
bers of the crews OF the boats also
We're recruited for service under the
United States during the period Of
he war.
The vessels, some ) or more most
OF them schoOners of the double stick
class, gathered in Annapolis harbOr
early this morning. All OF the craft
presented a war-like appearance, as
they have been painted the duh gray
color, which is the standard hue OF
war times.
w. Thomas Kemp. chairman Of the
State Conservation Commission. and
William H. kiIlian. secretary of that
body. came TO Annapolis and assisted
the officials designated by the FEEDER
al Government in transferring the
vessels and recruiting the members
/ of the crews. The State craft are 10
/ be used for utility service, princi-
/ pally for scout duty. Mr.. killian
| has been made a senior lieutenant
/ The recruiting was under the
charge of Lieutenants Clephane and
/ Dorton, of the Naval Scout service,
who had a corps of clerical asss-
/ tants. The captains and the large
majority of men on the State boats
were found physically fit for this
/ service, and therefore were enrolled.
The calling of the State vessels in
! n Federal Cal.yira will c
ed pay for the shippers and men. al
/ though it also will mean additional
/ duty, as the several vessels will be
/ expected 10 do certain extra patrol
| duty, in addition TO their regular
service in looking after the enforce
ment of the oyster and fishing laws
Guns of small calibre will be mount
ed on the larger vessels.
Commander - as C.B. Howard,
s e@ssE 81 commander of
! acs!IVOec.sI1ifdh def of the fleet with
the rank of Junior lieutenant Lieu
tenant killian, however, will have
direction Of the scout work of the
boats. The shippers and crews, I'M
der the Federal scale of wages. will
receive an increase in pay ranging
anywhere from IS to $40. and in ad-
dltion each man will be allowed IS
cents day for rations, as compared
10 50 cents given by the State.
The vessels which went into the
service of the United States, with
the names of their shippers, follow
Steamer r. NJ. McLane, Com. TIC.
B. Howard; Anna B. Smith, G. f.
Akers. Chester river patrol; FroIic
and Dorothy, Thomas H. Coiiier.
! Easton Bay patrol; Julia Hamilton.
George o. Haddaway, Poplar Island
patrol: Eliza Hayward, Z. s. Neavitt.
Choptank river; Bessie Jones. Web
ster {. Wroten. Fishing Bay, Honga
river, and tributaries; Nellie Jack
son, a. j. White. Wicomico river:
Helen Baughman, J. W. Webster.
/ Tangier and Pocomoke sounds; May
Brown, William H. Sanders, Annap-
oils; Folly, John H. Ford. Herring
Bay; Daisy Archer and Buck, Ed
ward \. Dixon. South. West and
Rhode rivers; Music, T. NJ Wool
! ford, West Shore; Snookums. H. b.
/ Cullison. st. Mary's and Potomac
rivers; Nettie. Andrew L. Johnson,
! PatuNent river; Mary, NJ. r. Bailey.
/ Potomac river; Swami. s A. Cohee,
head of the bay.