Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-02-05
FORCES in JERSE'
READY FOR ACTION
Governor and Adjutant Gen.
eral Meet at Trenton to
Finish Plans
CAMDEN ARMORY CLosEn

Completed plans for protecting N.
sey's armories, munition plants ,a',,.U- ga
store houses, important railroad tsr.-,ey
and the State Arsenal were mada s".
at conference at the State Housa wy uAy
ton. between Governor Edge Aaa.en- aIen-
General Barber and the comma ndara uyu.'ak y.
National Guard units scattered thro,,spt, ~ ,ns
the State. ''snout
New Jerseys armed forces-tha Ma,
Guard and the naval reserve-are resdu
be called out at q moments notice ssy
Ing to Governor Edge, who apprecis,e aoeord' r.
States exposed position and its s,ra,. n
Importance a'ese
After today's conference Governor n,
said: HuS
instructions were issued bv wire g..
urday to all organization commanders =
the guard to Immediately take mes y
to insure safety of all arsenals. stors
houses, armories and their contents az
to naval militia officers regarding sh,ss
and stores. Provision for meeting ~
emergency that might arise reoulrInp ~,
state forces has been made, 1s
These arrangements have bee nr,,s.
quietly, but thoroughly, and without s,,se
publicity as would endanger the s,,aa.1l
of plans. A due regard has been e,r.s
the fact that hostilities are still n rna,,.4
of future determination, and in the abssro.
OF orders from Washington no action hs.
been taken by the State National Crass
which would not be in strict accord MIN
our national attitude in existing crcur
stances" NN''
orders to Shoot to kill" loiterers 49,.
stragglers who attempt to escape vithon.
giving accounts of themselves were issrss
today to pickets stationed about the Car
den armories of the Third New Jereey +.
fantry and Battery b, Third New Jer.ss
Field Artillery. The sentries have loadss
rifles and are supplied with twentv-tws
rounds OF ammunition each.
Rejecting the precaution that eu,des -.
movements of the New Jersey militarv sr'
thorities, all social functions Scheduled !.
be held in the armory of the Third Nev
Jersey infantry, have been Cancelled ana
armed guards and special police have bssn
detailed to safeguard Federal -militarv
buildings.
The decision to close the armorv to or,
siders, announced today, was made afts,
series of conferences between Adhtar,
General Barber and Lieutenant Colonel
Daniel T. Mathers, acting in comma nd =,
the Third Infantry, whose Commando
Colonel Thomas d. Landon Is i'll. This q,
far as the big building at Haddon ayenus
and Mickle streets is concerned, cancels tbs
tomorrow night, for which 5000 tickets
were sold; the police carnival Februar
IL to II, to which 10000 tickets were sold
and the ball of the Camden lodge of tbs
Tall Cedars of Lebanon.
PRECAUTIONARY MOVE
The move, according to military officials
Is precautionary measure" in view of
the fact that the tickets were sold indIs.
criminately. In addition extra guards wen.
placed about the armory and the same pre-
caution was taken at the armory of Bat
terry B, Third New Jersey Field Artiery.
Ninth street and Wright avenue, Safter IA
jutant General Barber conferred with Can
tain Samuel ID. Barnard, the commando.
senior artillery officer of the State Thu
naval training ship Vixen, at the foot ol|
Cooper street, Is closely guarded undQ'
orders from Commander Hoffman, of ts|
naval militia.
These military preparations gave Cam
den wartime appearance today No ons|
without a special pass was admitted to any
of the military buildings. Lettering, eveH|
at the postoffice. was prevented
In the Camden division of the naval
forces there are 225 men and twelve on
GERS. Many Of these saw service in thu
Spanish war; as is also the case with the
personnel of the Third Infantry. Com-'
mander Hoffman stated that his entiv'
force is ready for service on two houri
notice. He expressed the opinion that ths
men would be detailed to one of the mors
modern vessels of the navy, however, In
stead of being ordered out aboard the
Vixen, which is converted yacht of Span
ish war times.