Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-03-29
Additional Units Ordered to
Perform Police Duty by
Guarding Industrial Plants
of Country,
MORE MILlTIAMEN
MAY Be REQUISITIONED
New York ShipbuiIding Com
pany Requested to Speed
Up Work on Superdread-
naught Idaho,
icy MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED WIRE,

tsY MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wtaKl
Washington. March 2S.-The total
number of national guardsmen called
into the federal service for policing
industrial and other strategic points
was brought up to $4,000 under or
ders issued today At the same time
the regular First regiment of engi-
neers, scattered along the Mexican
border, was ordered back to its bar
racks at the capital, the navy took
additional measures to hasten con-
struction and equipment of fighting
ships, and both the war and navy de-
partments announced further pro-
visions to facilitate recruiting.
Regiments ordered Out.
The national guard regiments or
dored out today for police purpose of
protection" are the First West Vir-
einia infantry. the Seventy fourth
New York infantry, the Second Con-
necticut infantry and the Second New
Jersey infantry. Because of a mis-
understanding as to the number OF
troops affected by the order issued
yesterday stopping rehabilitation of
the guardsmen returning from border
duty, the war department also direct
ed that all organizations which have
been mustered out of the federal serv-
ice but have not left the state camps
for home, be brought back under
arms, The First Mississippi infantry
and ambulance company No. /, Ala
bama. are affected by this provision.
A supplemental order is expected to
recall the First Kentucky infantry.
q part of which was snustered out
some weeks ago. The regiment itself
has been retained in the federal serv-
ice and to complete its organization
the missing units may be brought
back.
Other Orders Likely.
1t is not improbable that similar
supplemental orders may be neces-
sary to other organizations partially
disorganized. The war department
orders are based on latest official re-
ports relating to the progress for de-
mobilization, but in some cases of.
ficials here have not been advised up
to date.
regiment of engineers, Company F, at
Fort Same Houston, is excepted. The
movement was announced without
comment as to its purpose by the war
department.
At the navy department bids were
opened during the day for a large
quantity of ordnance supplies, and
Secretary Daniels announced that ad-
ditional bids would be opened Satur-
day for submarine chasers. He ex-
poets to order large number of these
small craft as soon as all shipbuilding
concerns have given the department
information as to their building ca
pacities.
To Speed Construction.
The New York Shipbuilding COM
pany. the secretary also said, has
been requested to speed up construc-
ton of the superdreadnaugh Idaho, |
which was to be ready for launching
by October, but a postponement has
been necessary. Builders of the bat
tleships Maryland, Colorado, West Vir-
ginia and Washington also have been
requested to expedite construction i
work and to induce more rapid worn |
special bonus has been suggested by
the department
Both the war and navy departments |
are enrolling physicians from civil life
in order to expedite recruiting.
During the day Secretaries Lansing, |
Baker and Daniels conferred regard
ing the army and navy preparations.
,,,sI,E -. InFt ti.-
TO preside at the graduation exercises
there tomorrow of the first class of !
1873 midshipmen ordered into active
service three months ahead Of its reg
ular June graduation. The second ,
class will be called into service ir !
September.