The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-11-26
PLAN TO GUARD
PIERS BY 5000
SOLDIERSU UPSET
Brig Gen. HOylc Decides
Fewer Armed Men Are
Needed.
OFFICIALS MAKE ROUNDS
Military Guards Slated for
Duty at Certain Points
Deemed Weak.
OFFICIALS MAKE ROUNDS

Citizens who leave warm fresides TO
visit the waterfront and view blue coated
soldiers. armed with loaded rifles bear
ing fixed bayonets. on guard at all dock
approaches will get only the thrill Of
frosted noses fcr their pains this morn
ing despite the hcralded report from
Washington that the III miles OF New
York riverfront were to 90 under mar
tial law at midnight last night. An in
spection Of the district by Federal and
city officials yesterday brought out the
fact that while some Of the more impor-
tant points should be guarded by SOL
diers. the protective measures taken BY
the city and by private companies are
adequate for the present.
The Police Department was apprised
result patrolmen will report at Chelsea
piers No. /. to %. on the North River.
this morning at 3 O'Clock. Two police
men will be on duty at each Of the piers
until midnight and one officer will do
patrol work at each point for the re-
mainder OF the day. Other measures for
preventing aliens and spies from reach
ing sections where valuable stores and
munitions are being loaded will be taken
within n few days. the guards being
stationed by the pepa rtment OF Justice.
working in cooperation with the police
and Brig. Gen. Ell Ioyle.
Inspected w OAclals.
TIE inspection of the waterfront was
made by Brig. .-C;en. Hoyle, Robert A. c.
Smith. Commissioner OF Docks and Fer
ries: Francis G. CaHey. United States
Attorney; John c. Knox. First Assistant
United States Attorney. and Thomas ID.
Mccarthy. United States Marshal. The
inspection was preceded by a conference
at Governors Island at which. in addi-
tion to the above mentioned party. there
were present brig.-Gen. Jesse Carter.
chief Of the Bureau OF Militia Afrlirs |:
James f. Dillon. Police Chief Inspector !:
Charles r. Lynch. United States At
torney Of New Jersey: Albert Boil
schweilsr. United States Marshal Of New
Jersey JamAs NJ. Powers. United States
F1s%s Franss. rS,na s.as.. AssSsnes .is Il +
Brooklyn. and several army OFFICERS.
Follokine tie Inspection Mr.. Knox
said. "fhe n,ilitlry proba bly, will take
over the guarding of some of the more
important points and the Police Depart
NEST will assign a number OF men TO
duty at til. docks There will be a
general tightening up Of the lines ahou,
all docks and it IL probable that no
one will be allowed on a pier unless he
carries A certain mems OF iden;if alton.
the exact nature OF which is to he
worked out do not know when the
army officers will begin placing their
mon at work. That rests with them
Present system Approved.
At Governors Island II was announced
shat fhe inspection revealed the need
OF military guards n; some points, al
though the inspecting party .wls i'm
pressed by the excellent guard system
nov in force. II was stated that moth
ing Of a definite nature had been de-
cided upon by the army officers. and 1t
was intimated that until plans were
adopted no orders sending details OF
soldiers TO the waterfront would be
forthcoming.
The army officers were inclined 10
d'scredit the report from Washington
that army guards would wear the blue
uniforms of the olden days. It was
pointed out that few of the soldiers en- .
listed In the past year or two have blue
uniforms and that citizens would not
have much trouble In Identifying the
guns with fixed bayorsets.
During the inspection OF piers along
the Brooklyn waterfront II was discov-
cred that two Of the smaller piers were
unguarded. Owners Of piers last week
were ordered to appoint inspectors whose
duties II should be to list employees. see
that they were issued identifcati tion
cards. upon whc, their photogra phs
should appear. and prevent unidentified
persons from entering the docks. The
owners Of the two piers will he sum-
moned to-day before United States Mar
shall Powers of Brooklyn to explain why
inspectors were not on duty on their
piers yesterday.
Rock DrilIcr Arrested.
The bomb squad arrested Dominica
DE Scola. % years OF age. a rock driller
living at 763 Third avenue. They be.
lieve that De Scola knows something
about the eight and half sticks oi
dynamite found In the factory Of the
Queens Petticoat Company at 1ol wes;
Twen;y-fifih street last Tuesday night
The detectives said they traced the
/ dynamite to n contracting firm which
formerly employed De Scola. They state
that they found one and a half sticks OF
numbers being In sequence - those or
the explosive found in the factory. d.
Scola is held on the charge OF having
dynamite Illegally In his possession.
INDIFFERENCE CHARGED