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and for outgoing traffic at the intersection
OF Deep Water range and New Castle range
Mobilization orders affecting the Penn.
SSlNania battalion of the naval militia were
received by Commander Thomas r. Mel.
son. Jr.. today. The members of Divisions
and B-lG0 men--are reporting at the
First Regiment Armory. Broad and Calow-
hill streets. headquarters for the battalion.
Uniforms and equipment are being issued
ana members of the divisions are being no.
titled as rapidly as possble-through police
stations, by telephone and by messenger
OF the order The two Philadelphia divi-
sons will go aboard the Chicago at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard. IL was said.
Mobilization orders were received today
by the Second Battalion of the New Jersey
Naval Militia, which was ordered to the
Philadelphia navy yard When Commander
Francis w. Hoffman announced the order
from Adjutant General Barber in headquar-
ters at the Masonic Temple, Camden, the
assembled citizen sailors" cheered The
200 men Of the battalion probably will re-
port at the navy yard this afternoon at
full war strength.
Nearly 1000 naval militamen from Penn
sylvania, New Jersey. New York. Mary
land and other States will be concentrated
at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. They will
furnish the crews of warships to be put into
commission at once.
Volunteers who have turned their yachts.
powerboats and gas or steam fishing craft
over to the Government await orders to
report to Comma ndant Russell at the Phila-
delphia Navy Yard. They expect the call
today for 100 small and speedy vessels that
will form the nucleus for this districts
mosquito fleet.
While the auxiliary naval forces Of the
State are being whipped into shape, the
Government is preparing to call upon Penn
gI' ~ mi IN fir Gh hAt fn-
the first ranks in the army of more than
100000 that the nation will raise. Penn
sylvana'S share, based on population will
be about 100000. which Is the second
largest number that any State will be called
upon to supply. New Yorks quota, nearly
10000. is the largest New Jersey will be
asked TO give $4,000 men and Delaware
220O.
Mrs. T.. r Stotesbury has furnished a
motortruck for the transportation of re-
cruits to the navy yard from the station in
City Hall courtyard. which is in charge of
Walter W. Toles, ships carpenter, of the
battleship Ohio
ToeS issued a call today for red -booded
young Americans to come to the colors
The Ohio, which needs 500 men, today dis
tributed posters reading: philadelphia is
the home port of the Ohio We want to get
crew of Philadelphans. Come and enlist.
Come to the coors. boys.'
Plans of cooperation between the local
Home Reserve auxiliary police force and
the State Committee on Public Safety went
into effect today, following n meeting
between George Wentworth Carr, aid to
Director Wilson, of the Department of Pub
lie Safety; Police Captain w. b. Mills and
Major John c. Groome, commander of the
State Police Major Groome has peen ap-
pointed by the State committee to carry
on a similaro work to that of the Home Re-
serve Committee in providing for local pro.
lection for the State The plans formu.
lated will free Major Groome of any re-
sponsbility so far as Philadelphia Is con-
cerned.
Reports from the sixty enrolment sta
tions of the Naval Coast Defense Reserve