Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-26
MOBILIZATION PLANS FOR coUN.
TRY,s ECONOMIC RESOURCES
ARE FORMULATED.
NATIONAL GuARDSMEN
FOR HOME DEFENSE
Called Out and Navy to Be In
creased to Full! War Strength Of
$1,000 Men - Emergency Measures
Adopted For National Defense.

Washington, March 26. Having
taken virtually every defense measure
possible before the assembling of con-
gress, President Wilson and his ad-
government are concentrating their
efforts to prepare for the more sweep
ing steps for which congressional au-
ihority will be sought.
The details of the steps to be rec
commended are held in closest con
dence, bu officials let it be known to-
day that among the rest of Il general
military budget, co-ordinating many
items OF expense deemed imperative,
will he laid before the house and sem
ate when the extra session begins a
week from Monday.
Guards Called to CoIors.
Calling into the federal service four
teen regiments OF the national guard
for police protection purposes was an
nounced Sunday at the war depart
ment.
The department issued this state
ment:
Many states have deemed it advisa-
BILE to call out the national guard for
police purposes of protection. AS the
necessity for such steps arises from Is
sues which are 10 national than To-
cal, IL has been deemed advisable by
the president to call into federal SER
vice for the mentioned purpose The
following organizations OF the national
guard:
Observation-Disclosures and Ninth
regiments.
Pennsylvania - First and Third
regiments.
Observation-Disclosures regiment.
District of Columbia-First separate
battalion.
"Virginia-Second regiment,
Vermont Company Il. First regi-
ment.
"Counecticut-First regiment.
New York Second and Seventy
first regiments.
New Jersey-First and Fifth regi-
Iments.
Delaware - First battalion. First
regiment.
The following organizations which
are now in the federal service will not
be mustered out:
Thirteenth Pennsylvania; Com
panies A and B. First Georgia"
To increase Navy.
President Wilson has signed an order
authorizing the increase OF the navy
20 $1,000 from the present organized
strength Of I4.500. He took the step
on the recommendation of Secretary
Daniels under the authority granted by
| congress IN case Of "a national emer-
gency."
This present actual strength Of the
navy is So. 600 men. The additional
| men will be used to man the reserve
ships.
New Divisions Made.
Division OF the United States into
six instead OF the existing our military
departments was announced today by
the wal department The two e de-
partments are the northeastern, COM
prisiug the New England states. and
the southeastern. comprising the states
in the old south.
Mai Gen. Leonard Wood is trans
ferred from the department of the east
to the new southeastern department;
Maj. Gen. J. Franklin Bell from the
western department to the eastern de-
| ID IvlsDl, q N'iIs ~ ~SSNt
from the Philippines to the western
department; and Brig. Gen. Clarence
T.. Edwards from the canal zone to the
northeastern department. Major Cen
eral Barry of the central department
and Major General Pershing Of the
southern department remain in their
commands.
The changes were outlined in the fill
lowing manner:
To decentralize the command the
United States is divided into six mill
tary departments in place Of h four
now effective. The new departments
become effective May ! and comprise
the following:
A-Maine, New Hampshire. Vermont.
Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Con-
necticu,. headquarters at Boston;
Northeastern department.
B-Eastern department: New York,
New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Della ware,
Maryland and Virginia, West Virginia
District OF Columbia, the canal zone
and Porto Rico: Headquarters at
Governor island.
C-Southeastern: Tennessee. North
land South Carolina, Georgia. Florida
Alabama and Mississippi. together with
the coast defenses OF New Orleans and
the coast d~efenses OF Galveston: Head
qua rters at Charleston, S. c.
D-CentraI Department: Kentucky
Ionic. Michigan. Indiana, Illinois. Wis
consin. Minnesota. North Dakota
South Dakota. Iowa. Missouri, Kansas
Nebraska, Wyoming. and Colorado
Headquarters at Chicago.
To Fight Inesndiarisn,.
A possible new element for the con-
sideration OF the national defense oun
ell WAS called to fts attention during
the day by Richard NJ Bissell and
Wilbur T.. Mallalieu Of New York
president and general manager re
spectiveIy Of the national board OF fire
underwriters. The board has Offered
TO organize and direct for the govern
ment the working out OF a broad Dlar
for dealing with fire prevention re
auirements. The theory on which tn
suggestion was based was that a cam