Salt Lake Tribune | 1917-03-23 | Page 9 | New England States Preparing for War

xpiLI0STIIE5j PREPARING FOR WAR Grc-atest Activity Shown by Governors, Legislatures and Citizens. BOS'rOX, March ii. Xew England's Eng-land's j mobilization for preparedness proceed ed rapidly today. New Hamp-thire Hamp-thire appropriated $300,000 for defense, J'iiiuo and Vermont through their irs appointed committees on pub-fctv. pub-fctv. Tho legislature of New hire and the erinont house of ntatives indorsed universal mili-amhig. mili-amhig. Governor Graham of Yer-mnouhce.l Yer-mnouhce.l that he would ask the ture to vote, a credit for defense, nighout the New England coast "greatest activity was shown. So t has been the response to the calls emits that the heads of official vilian committees had their hands examining, enrolling and assigu-ose assigu-ose who could be of service. Men, i, boy scouts and girls made up the oers. Boston preparedness campaigners were particularly busy. While those in authority are not betraying sacrets that might be of yalue to an enemy, they are openly courting such harmless publicity as may serve to arouse further public sentiment for preparedness. Several interesting developments are. announced. One aimed boat patrol manned from the crews of the ships at the navy yard is to be established to patrol Boston harbor and the water-tTont water-tTont of the navy yard from sunset to sunrise. Guards at the navy yard piers w-ere given rifles in addition to their pistols. Another call for aviators was made and five new units of coast defense reserve re-serve men from Tufts college were added ad-ded to the force already being traiued. A large group of telephone girls offered their services without pay for evenings, Saturday afternoons, Sundays and holidays. holi-days. A unit of thirty experienced wireless operators, all women and girls, already hive been enrolled in the coast defense reserve corps. The latest Harvard unit to enroll in the naval coast defense reserve is headed head-ed bv John Parkinsoiy Jr., a former football star and one of the quarter deck men of the cup trial boat Resolute. Blueiackets from the battleships Georgia. Geor-gia. Virginia and Nebraska brought 250 applicants into the line as a result of their dav's work at recruiting. Enrolling officers are anxious to obtain ob-tain more men holding masters', engineers' engi-neers' or pilots' certificates, and on Monday night Captain William B. Rush, commandant of the First naval district, will address a meeting of the Master Pilots' association, at which time it is expected fresh impetus will be given o the campaign. iirTght a big preparedness meeting fas held at the Boston City club.