New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-29
War and Navy
Chiefs Rush
Recruiting
Total of Militia Called into
Federal Service Reaches
$4,000
Daniels Receives
Ordnance Bids
Shipbuilders Are Urged to
Speed Up Construction
of Battleships

Washington, March .. ne h"''ON
OF National Guardsmen called into the
Federal service for policing industrial
and other strategic points was brought
nm 70 $4,000 under orders issued to-day
A. the same time the regular lst Regl-
ment Of Engineers, scattered along the
Novicsp border was ordered back TO
its barracks at the capital the navy
took additional measures to hasten con
struction and equipment Of fighting
sbins. and both the War and Navy de-
partmcnts announced further proyi-
sions to facilitate recruiting.
The National Guard regiments or
dered out to-day "for police purposes OF
protcctiono are the 1st West Virginia
Infantry. the 74th New York Infantry
the Cd Connecticut Infantry and the
Cd New Jersey Infantry.
Because of misunderstanding as 70
the number OF troops affected by the
order issued yesterday stopping demoo-
ilization of the Guardsmen returning
from border duty. the War Department
also directed that all organizations
which have been mustered out OF the
Federal service but have not left the
state camps for home be brought back
under arms.
Further Orders Expected
The Let Mississippi infantry and Am
bulance Company No. ]. Alabama, are
affected by this provision. A supple
mental order is expected to recall the
1st Kentucky Infantry, "a part OF WniC"
was mustered out some weeks ago ne
regiment itself has been retained IN
the Federal service. and to complete us
organization the missing units may DC
brought back.
MS not improbable that similar sup
elemental orders may he necessary lh
regard TO other organizations partly oe-
rnobilized. The War Department orders
arc basod on latest official reports re
rrarding the progress of demo0illzatloh'
bpt I'm some cases officials here have
not been advised up TO date.
In the order for return Of the lst
Regiment of Engineers, Company +, at
Fort Sam Houston, is excepted ne
other units will he assembled and they
will nroceed 10 Washington as soon as
TRANSFORMATION can be provided. the
movement was announced without com
ment as 70 its purpose by the war De-
Navy Opens Bids
AZ the Navy Department bids were
onened during the day for a large guam
titv of ordnance supplies, and Secre-
tarv Daniels announced that additional
bids would be opened Saturday for con-
struction Of submarine chasers. lie eN-
meets to order large number OF these
small craft as soon as all shipbulidlng
concerns have given the department IN
formation as to their building capacl-
ties.
The New York Shipbuilding Company
the Secretary also said, has been re-
quested to speed up construction OF the
superdreadnought Idaho, building at ne
plant The Idaho was TO be ready foI
launching by October, but a postpone
ment has been necessary. Iuilders OF
Tho battleships Maryland, Colorado
West Virginia and Washington also
have been requested 20 expedite con-
struction work. and TO induce more
rapid work a special bonus has been
suggested by the department.
Physicians Are Enrolled
Both the War and Navy departments
arc enrolling physicians from civil life
in order 20 expedite recruiting Neither
department intends to permit any delay
In examining applicants or other pre-
liminary procedure which might be
caused by inadequate machinery during
the rush Of recruits now developing.
Daring the day Secretaries Lansing
Baker and Daniels conferred regarding
the army and navy preparations, but
there was no announcement Of the spe
cifc subjects discussed. Tonight Mr.
Daniels left for Annapolis to preside a
the graduation exercises there to-mor
row Of 1888 midshipmen ordered into &C
tive service three months ahead of reg
uiar June graduation. The secon'
class, which will be called into service
in September, probably will be kept d
the academy this summer for intensive
training instead of taking the annua
cruise.