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Show uo I Daniels and Shipping Board Plan to Avoid Having Civilians Civil-ians Engaged in War Work. TIT A OTJTXTTTirvXT XT.. OO TkT 1 serves soon will man all American ships transporting troops and supplies sup-plies under a plan now being worked out by Secretary Daniels and the shipping board to avoid having civilians civil-ians aboard vessels engaged in war work. The reserve will be opened to officers and men of merchant craft. Tho strength of the naval reserve force today Is 49.2-16 men, 70 per cent of whom have volunteered for general service, tho committee on public information in-formation announced today. Of this number 2,190 aro in tho first naval reserve, re-serve, thoso who have received naval training, 8,921 in the naval auxiliary reserve, re-serve, seafaring men with experience on merchant ships, 36,891 in the naval coast defense reserve, citizens whose technical and practical education peculiarly fits them for the duty and 1,244 in the naval reserve flying corps, persons killed in aircraft. oo |