Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-04-07
FLEET UNITS TO RELIEVE EN-.
TENrE SHIPS As AMERICAN
COAST PATROL.
ALSO WILL BE USED
TO COMBAT SUBMARINES
Call Includes Naval Militia, All Vol.
unteersd Graft and Reservss-Unitsd
States Food Campaign lnaugurated
by Secretary Houston = Packers
Promise Cooperation.

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proclaiming to the world the existence
OF state of war between the United
States and Germany, as declared by
congress, President Wilson ordered the
immediate mobilization of the full
strength of the navy.
Immediately after the cabinet meet
ing at which this action was deter
mined upon Secretary of the Navy
Daniels issued the instructions which
caused the word mobilize" to be
warship.
k Calls All War Vessels.
The mobilization, which will be car
ried out on previously prepared plan,
applies to all war craft and calls into
the service all auxiliary ships. includ-
ing volunteered yachts and motor
boats; the naval militia, numbering
about $4,000 men, and several thou
sand other men in the naval reserve
orga niZations.
The order to mobilize is preliminary
to the assignment of various units OF
the American fleet to cooperate with
the British and French navies in the
work of fighting submarines and IN
patrol duty on this side Of the Atlantic.
BY taking over a portion of the pa
troll service the American feet will
permit the release of important units
of the British fleet for use in European
waters.
Developments Of the Day.
Other developments OF the day were:
The president in his war proclama-
ton prescribed the conduct OF German
subjects residing in this country and
warned them that in the enforcement
of the regulations it may become nee
essary to register all alien enemies and
to confine in detention camps danger
Gus enemy subjects.
At the direction of the president the
department OF justice proceeded to ar
rest approximately sixty-five German
subjects who have been under surveil-
lance as suspected agents OF the Berlin
government
Open U. S. Food Campaign.
Secretary of Agriculture Houston
started to st. Louis to confer with state
agricultural commissioners and land
grant colleges on the increase OF crop
acreage and other food conservation
measures.
J. Ogden Armour. Thomas E. Wilson,
Nelson Morris. and L. F. Swift. Chica-
go packers, conferred with the advisory
commission of the council Of national
defense and promised cooperation in
supplying hides and leather to the gov
equipment.
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passed by the house at 3: Is yesterday
morning was signed by Vice President
Marshall as soon as the senate con-
vened, at noon and sent to the White
House, where the president affixed his
signature in the presence of Mrs. Will
son and members Of his office stan.
As the executive signed the declaration
Lieutenant Commander McCandless
sisnaled the fact from a window in the
White House and the navy department
flashed the intelligence by wireless to
the American feet.
Cabinet Debates Issues.
The cabinet met at 2:30 and discussed
multitude of war policies. The only
definite action taken by the president
and his advisers which can be made
public at this time was the order for
mobilization OF the navy.
Secretary Daniels said that he does
not expect the naval militia units and
the reserves to rush headlong to ar
mories or to board the first trains from
their respective homes. He does expect
the men to come forward promptly and
receive their mobilization orders.
The mobilization order covers all
merchant ships purchased by the navy
for auxiliary purposes, together with
members Of their crews who have been
enrolled in the auxiliary reserve corps.
Other ships which have been surveyed
and for the acquisition of which tenta-
tive contracts have been made will be
added to the feet from day to day.
100 Vessels at Chicago.
In many instances the owners Of
motor boats and yachts have volun-
teered their personal services and those
OF their crews. All such persons have
been enrolled In the naval reserves and
are affected by today's order. There
are 100 such volunteered craft at Chi
cago and other great lake ports.
All plans for the mobilization, ac-
cording to the secretary, have been
worked out to the last detail. Admiral
w. S. Benson, chief of naval opera
tons. is in immediate charge of the
mobilization OF the feet. Admiral W..
]. Mayo remains as commander in