The Washington herald., 1917-02-21
Army and Navy News
Beet service cssu.s d. CIT,

Five hundred Thousand New York suf-
fra gists have offered their services 10
Governor whitman for any kind OF war
work he may require OF them
The great coast defense rifles and NOR
tars at Sandy Hook (Fort Hancock and
other points are being carefully tested
and the discharges shake the country
over a wide area. Details are veiled by
the censorship.
The Aero Club of America announces
Yale, Harvard. Columbia and the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania will soon all
have aerial squadrons training for pos
sible government service.
Mexico lie being carefully watched in
this crisis for signs OF bias against the
United States and in favor of Germany.
There are many rumors afioat In this re-
gard. By cutting of the Tsmpico oil
fields. or by allowing submarines to es-
tablish bases on her coast, Mexico could
embsrrass the entente powers and that
United States considerably in the event
of a war.
The Army Motor Truck Chaureurs'
School at San Antonio, recently organ
lied, is giving a course Of instruction
largely founded on the principles Of the
West Side Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Automobile School in New York.
An association secretary outlined the
courses OF instruction, and the plan for
the best method Of road demonstration
thus having a personal part in getting
the school under way.
The association was greatly pleased to
be Of service to the army's motor truck
division, which has been most helpful in
its cooperation with the association in
furnishing transportation.
A movement TO establish a naval base
hospital in Philadelphia for use in case
of war has been started by the South
eastern Pennsylvania Chapter OF the
American Red Cross. and funds are now
being solicited. The cost will be about
$1,000. DR.. Ashley p. c. Ashhurst OF
the Episcopal Hospital, will be in charge
The Red Cross already has two
army base hospitals in Philadelphia, anc
the Pennsylvania Women's Division fol
National Preparedness has one. The
staffs for these hospitals are now beins
collected.
The Red Cross has completed plan,
for the collection OF funds for its work
Increasing the membership and obtaining
motor transports for use Of the hospi
tails.
More than soon packages for hospital
use have been stored in the basement
OF the Harrison Mansion by the Women's
Division for National Preparedness. Sew
eral chapters have already notified Mrs
J. Gardner CRssatt acting president. that
they are ready 10 90 ahead in the manu-
tacture OF fresh supplies.
Applications for membership are beinl
received daily. The secretaries Of tht
various chapters are being urged TO en-.
roll all the members possible.
In addition to the three hospital unit,
already provided and a fourth planned
by the two organizations for relief IL
| Philadelphia, the women's division hal
! listed sixty-nine buildings available FOL
hospital use. forty of them in the city
! fifty motor cars for transport servic,
end nearly thousand nurses
1 As the work OF the Red Cross in tn,
event of war would he mainly the car,
of the wounded, the Womens Prepared
ness Division has offered to co-operat,
with it in this work. In addition, the wo
men would attend to the wants Of troop
en- route. providing food and little com
| forts, would look after the families n
citizen soldiers. and provide hospital ap
pliances.