Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-30

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sPuta&isy every male vfti8en Of the
state ana every feretxn bern resident
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other e8e>oelee Il 10 unable to equip
al present mere than S,coo Of the
Home KuAFA ba< - belseeee that under
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patriotic cttinoA can ignore.
These whom Il II Impossible to coup
at present will be enrolled IN the nrSt,
IN ee The 81 opinion Of the board win be
performfnr duty and service fully a.
Important a. that OF the FIRST line or
active guard. Provision 10 made In
by the military emergency board for
making the factories a. Connecticut
immune to a much greater extent than
at present from attack and for making
speedy repairs Of any damage that
transportation lines, electric light and
water companies, highways and
bridges. Even the temporary Interrupt
ton of transportation, water supplies
or the activities Of factories might
easily be q serious matter In the pres
emit crisis, and those who by joining
the reserve lessen the danger Of such
misfortunes win be doing their state
themselves on record as loyal Amerf-
cans.
The appointment by Governor Hol-
comb of Colonel Lucien F. Burpee to
Tense conference In Washington was
generally commented on here Satur-
day. Colonel Burpee was colonel of
the Second infantry, Connecticut Ma
,e1 An
the staff of General Nelson A. Miles
in the Spanish American war, Is judge
of the superior court of Connecticut
and is president of the military emer-
gency board.
Following is the CIRCULAR issued by
the board in explanation of its plan:
The military emergency board re-
quests all workmen in factories, clerks
men to enlist from their several places
of employment, SO that the men so
enlisted can be organized into reserve
companies, available for duty as here
matter explained.
Business men and their clerks. occu-
plying Offices in large public buildings,
should, 50 far as possible, enlist in
organizations formed in the buildings
in which their respective offices are
located.
The military emergency board Will
organize a Home guard reserve to be
composed of such men as enlist for
service, not needed for the FIRST line,
which is at the present time enlisted
The Home guard reserves Will be
divided into three classes, to be desig-
mated as first class, second class and
third class, which classes will, so far
as practicable, be organized into COM
paD1es with Officers and non- commits
stoned officers appointed, but the Home
guard reserves Wi11.not be required 70
attend drills.
The first class Of Home guard re-.
serves viii be fnAde'up Of men who are
willing, and can be depended upon,
when called. % perform constabulaft
duty In and about their respective
rlod Of time Until the fret line Of arm
ed troops can be n60bi1lzs0 for duty IN
| such places.
Employers, factory owners and man .
ayers, and IN easss Of large public
buildings where many of1ces and basi.
ness places are located, some proper
person from among the tenants OF the
building should designate the men 70
serve IN the first class Of the B0rDs
guard reserves and care should be en-
that they win be available during tbs
/ business hours Of the daT, ana res
| so1abis number Of them during al
times, 20 perform temporary guard
duty,
The military emergency board real.
tzeE that A. movement threatening te
disturb the public peace or iHV0IVfBs
Destruction Of public or private prop
cbeeI1ed NJ the outset, and that in fsc.
tories employing a. large number oi
men, and public buildings where :
great number of persons are employ
ed on street work and contract york
from their proper leaders or offIcers
viii provide ample and sufictsnt pro.
lection for the property IN their i'm
mediate vicinity, and by their srts.
while on duty. insure feeling o.
peace and security among their asso-
ciates and demonstrate 10 enemies
vandaIs and mischievousIy inclined
persons the fuffiity of any effort TO d.
extensive damage to property or fncit'
fear among the peaceful law ABIDING
working and business people OF thu
state.
These men can be placed in the frs
class reserves without regard to tn.
nature of their employment, because
of the fact that they will not be call
ed upon to do duty except in case o
emergency in the immediate vicinity o
the places where the are employed. ant
then only for the purpose of doini
duty until the first line or ar1net
troops can be brought to the plac'
where the disturbance has occurred o.
is occurring.
The second class reserves should b,
made up Of worxmer. clerks and la
borers who can be permitted wfthou
Inconvenience 10 their employers, o.
serious interference with the industrial
or agricultural business of the state
to go on duty for "a period of from i
. to "a hours.
The second class reserves to be or
ganized into companies, for which OF
ficers and non commissioned ofhcer
will be appointed. who will! be cal1e'
out to assist in making temporary re
pairs of damage done to transportation
, lines. electric light and water com
, panies and public utilities in genera
as well as highway and bridge repairs
, The military emergency board de
sires sufficiently large orsanizatiol
of the second class of Home guar
reserves to insure prompt and efIicien
, work in repairing damage done b.
enemies or mischievously inclined per
> sons which might interrupt transpor
tation, interfere with the water sup
plies or the light and gas compaI1ie
of the state.