The Palatka news and advertiser., 1917-03-30
NATIONAL GUARDS
BEING RECRUITED
Builders of Warships Urged
to Hasten Their Com
pletion.

A Washington dispatch yesterday
stated that the number Of National
Guardsmen called into the federal SER
vice for policing industrial and other
strategic points was brought up to
$4,000 orders on Wednesday. At the
same time the regular First regiment
of engineers, scattered along the
Mexican border, was ordered back to
the barracks at the capital, the navy
took additional measures to hasten
construction, and equipment of fight
ing ships, and both the war and navy
departments announced further pro-
visions to facilitate recruiting.
The National Guard regiments or
dered out on Wednesday "for police
purposes of protection" are the First
West Virginia infantry, the Seventy
fourth New York infantry, the Sec
ond Connecticut infantry and the Sec
ond New Jersey infantry.
Because of misunderstanding as to
the number of troops affected by the
order issued yesterday stopping de-
mobilization of the guardsmen return
ing from border duty, the war de-
partment also directed that all organ
izations which have been mustered
out ofthe federal service but have not
left the state camps for home be
brought back under arms. The First
Mississippi infantry and ambulance
company No. 1, Alabama, are affected
by this provision. A supplemental
order is EXPECTED to recall the First
Kentucky infantry, part of which
was mustered out some weeks ago.
The regiment itself has been retained
in the federal service and to complete
it's organization the missing units
may be brought back.
Supplemental Orders Likely.
1t is not improbable that similar
supplemental orders may be necessa-
ry in regard to other organizations
partially demobilized. The war de-
partment orders are based on latest
official reports regarding the pro-
gress of rehabilitation but in some
cases officials here have not been ad-
vised to date.
In the order for the return of the
First regiment of engineers, Company
F. at Fort Sam Houston is expected;
The other units will be assembled and
will proceed to Washington as soon as
transportation can be provided. The
movement was announced without
comment as to it's purpose by the war
department. 49,,
At the navy department bids were
opened during the day for a large
quantity of ordinance supplies and
Secretary Daniels announced that ad-
ditional bids would be opened Satur-
dav for construction of submarine
chasers, He expects to order numbers
of these small crafts as soon as all
shipbuilding concerns have given the
department information as to their
building capacities.
Asked to Speed Up Work.
The New York Shipbuilding compa-
nv. the secretary said, has been re-
onested to speed up construction OF
the superdreadnought Idaho, building
at its plant. The Idaho was to oe
ready for launching by October put
the postponement has been necessary.
Builders of the battleships Maryland,
Colorado, West Virginia and wash
ington also have been requested to ex-
nedite construction work and to IN
duce more rapid work special, bonus
has been suggested by the depart
ment.
Both the war and navy departments
are enrolling physicians from civil
life in order to expedite recruiting.
Neither department intends to permit
anv examining applicants or other
preliminary procedure which might
he caused by inadequate machinery
during the rush of recruits now de-
veloping. ,;
During the day Secretary Lansing,
Baker and Daniels conferred regard
ing the army and navy preparations
hut there was no announcements OF
the specific subject discussed. To-
NIGHT Mr.. Daniels left for Annapolis
70 preside at the graduation exercises
there tomorrow of the frst class OF
i83 midshipmen ordered into active
service three months ahead OF Its
regular June graduation. The second
class. which will not be called into
service in September, probably will be
vent at the academy this summer FOR
intensive training instead OF taxing
the annual cruise. ;''