New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-03-02
Rush of Recruits
With Speed Boats
For Coast Patrol
Tugs and More Men Needed
by Reserve to Insure
City's Defence
Naval Militia Get Pay
National Guard Will Take
Over Bridge and Pier Duty
in Event of War

The work Of organizing the large
MOSQUITO feet TO defend New York S
waterfront in event Of war. and TO pro-
+ect the coastwise lanes against sub
marines. was given added impetus yes
terday by the latest disclosures at
Washington.
Men eager to enlist and enroll their
motor boats for service crowded the
Offices Of the Naval Militia and Naval
Reserve.
Herman s. Rosenbaum, Of 2O' West
Twenty-fourth Street. telephoned the
Headquarters Of the Naval Training
Association. at 81 Nassau Street. that
he would be glad TO contribute So'OVo
for the purchase Of motor boat for
the use Of the government.
Nathan Straus. ir. offered his ser
vices and mis- 25-knot Ostrich. Sydney
p. Clark. Of Philadelphia, rendered his
sO-foot Zipalong and a 59-foot power
boat was offered by G. p. Herrieks'
Robinson J. Kelly. ir.. Of Rye. enrolled
his 55-foot Elittre II. and 5O-foo'ers
were offered by Franklin Farrell jr' OF
New Haven and W. T. Donnelly.
Others who rendered their services
and boats were T. J. Stewart, W. r.
Hasbrouck. G. R. Mills. Capt. William
Miller II. W. Lockwood, Lamar Car
many. Charles II. Ferris. Charles W.
Atwater. W. L. Stratton. of Mount YER
ION; William H. Ward, Of Newark;
Chester r. Hope. of Lakewood.O.. and
Dean X. James, Of Boston.
Stanch Crafts Needed
CAPTAIN Charles Longstreet foQr'
commanding the 1st Battalion OF the
New York Naval Militia. impressed
vpon all applicants that boats, oeSlueS
ssessing high speed, must have SUI
fcient structural strength 70 CaIIS
batteries of rapid fire guns and 10 keep
the seas in all sorts of weather.
at might as we'll be stated that no
little gun on jumpy little craft Will De
sble TO cope with q submarine of say
3OO- foot length and a 30-fo0t beam,
said Lieutenant Commander J. II. Bar
nard. of the United States Naval Re
serve. 1--WE want particularly big hsh-
ing craft, tugboats. especially ocean
tugs. and cannot emphasize 100
strongly that what we want right now
Eleven members Of the Eccentric
Firemen's Union, Local So, appeared
before Lieutenant Commander Barnard
and expressed readiness 10 enlist
either in the militia OF the reserve.
At the same time Coroner Timothy
Healv. president Of the international
union announced that at least fifty
more had assured him Of similar inten-
tions. One of the eleven who applied
was Alfred Kuhnemann, OF 429 East
Sixtv-ffth Street, who was born in Al
sace-Lorraine. and served five years in
the French army and four years IN the
United States navy. He was declared
eligible, with nine others.
Pay for Bridge Guard
Some of the naval militiamen who
have been guarding the bridges and
piers Of the city since the break with
Germany received their pay yesterday.
The men have served IN rotation, so
that none has been forced TO absent
himself from civil duties the entire
time. This system involved extra cler-
zeal labor in making out the payroils
and caused delay, according to Cap
tain Alfred Brooks Fry. chief Of staff
of the New York Naval Militia
"The money has been ready for the
men since February "a" said Captain
Fry. "The city and state authorities
and the Mayor and Controller have
shown commendable zeal in getting the
necessary funds. Payment Of the lst
Battalion is under way, and we viii
begin tomorrow on the I'd Battalion
II the Naval Militia is modified for
duty with the first line Of the navy, in
event Of war, Captain Fry said, the
guarding Of the bridges will be turned