Bisbee daily review., 1917-03-22
ARMY, NAVY PREPARE
 FOR MOBILIZATION
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NON4llinuGu TlOn4 I dSt CACJ
 tention Of taking over merchant crarr for naval use, Secretary Daniels said tonight.
 All American merchant ships, how ever, have been surveyed and classi- | fled for possible use in time of war. In many instances the officers of the ships have enrolled as reserve officers.
 No definite policy yet has been adopted" Mir Daniels said. We will not, however, demoraliZe commerce. None of the ships engaged in trade will be taken over except in case of vital necessity. They all would be taken in that case"
 Plane Strike Is Over.
 Navy officials were disturbed by press reports of a strike in the Curtiss Aeroplane company's factory, with which the government has placed large orders. A conference of the various aeronautical organizations will be held tomorrow at the war depart ment to discuss means of hastening air craft production, and the situation at the Curtiss plant may be taken up then. The President has power to take over the establishment is neces- sary.
 Revamp Aerial Service. A joint army and navy board re- ported today that in its opinion the developments of tine air service of both military arms of the government should be eoordinated and consolidat- ed to a large extent.
 Women Nurses Wanted. Orders to enroll women for nurse work in time of war as q part Of the naval reserve forces were sent out to- day to cOmmandants of naval districts and recruiting officers.
 Details of the enlistment of women as clerks, typists, radio operators and for similar operations so that the men Operating such places may be released for duty and used to strengthen the sea forces, already have been com pleted.
 Standsrdizing Munitions.
 The munitions standardization board, organized under the council of national defense, held it's first formal meeting at the war department during the day, conferring with ordnance of ficers. Members of the board, just ap- pointed by Secretary Baker as chair man of the council, are Frank A Scott of Warner and Company, Cleveland, manufacturers of automobile me chinery; w. c. Vandervoort, of Root and Vandervoort, builders of machine tools; E. A. Deeds, formerly general manager of the National Cash Regis- ter Company; Frank C. Pratt of the General Electric Company; Samuel Vauclain of the Baldwin Locomotive Works, and John E. Otterson, vice president of the Winchester Arms Company.
 Most of these men for the last three years have been active in procuring munitions for the allies.
 At the war department today in- quiries concerning preparations were met with the statement that the army and the naval guard were ready with. III 'iiN iililtS luipOSeu upOH lutlu DN congress. Every lesson learned from the border mobilization both of guards men and regulars has been applied.
 To Raise Big Army.
 Officers realize that facing war with Germany the present army can be viewed as the neucleus aorund which can be rallied the huge force that must be trained.
 Senator Chamberlain, chairman of the senate military committee. and staunch advocate Of universal milieary training, and service as a national policy, called on Secretary Baker to- day to announce that he would re-in- troduce at the coming session a meas ure to that end. There are indica. tions that the question may be taken up by President Wilson in his address at the opening of congress. It is known that the general staff has prepared detailed plans for mobil-