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Navy to Patrol Pacific Coast Small Craft Are Registered And Skeleton Corps Receives Training. SAN Fit A NCISCO.?Twelfth district naval officials are completing tlic organization of a "small boat navy" for the Pnciflc * coast. Any emergency in Pacific coast waters, necessitating a fleet of every available craft, would find the navy ready to meet it, Taking advantage of the experience of the British when virtually every craft capable of navigating the English channel was rushed at a moment's notice to help'take olT the defeated British forces at Dunkirk, the navy department has planned to be prepared. Treasure island, site of the Golden Gate International exposition in San J Francisco, has been taken over by the navy and converted into a base, headquarters and training school for the new "small boat navy." Available Craft Listed. Virtually every seagoing craft on the Pacific coast, from power-driven fishing boats to luxury private yachts, has been inspected and classified and registered. Many are being bought and a list of 500 available craft has been compiled. They will be Equipped with machine and higher caliber guns. Eureka, Monterey, Pittsburgh and other coastal cities and harbors are being equipped'as local and secondary bases. At these bases operators and crews of small craft are being inducted into the Naval reserve on a volunteer basis and are organized into compact, welltrained sea-going units. Among the duties they will be called upon to perform in event of war are patrolling of waters with which they already are familiar, scouting for periscopes and watcning for small boats attempting to make a landing on the coast. They will maintain an outlook for stray enemy aircraft out for reconnaissance purposes and they will sweep for mines and perform a score of other duties. To Form Inner Patrol. They will constitute an inner patrol near the coast while the larger units of the navy are patrolling out at sea. As far as possible experienced small-boat operators are being recruited, including tugboat men, yachtsmen, fishermen and virtually everyone else with qualifications and experience in this field of navigation. The completed inshore patrol fleet will present the picture of a working naval unit, heterogeneous as to vessels, but manned by men who have the double advantage of navy training and indoctrination and thorough knowledge of the waters in which they may be called upon to operate. These men are being trained at Treasure island as fast as enlistments are made. Enlisted men at present may go on active duty or not, as they choose. In event of war, however, the choice would not be offered and every man would become a member of the fleet charged with a part m the defense of the nation. Chotcau, Okla.,' Advised To Spell It Chouteau N< )'A \ i A. < >: . i. \ - iVv IM i e-i.t. . .. .. \ ' > of the !i \ ; 1' " ' h'k". l, . j, . to ; - tk.e.als ' t G '? oil. t . 1 : . o 1 t -wn V .. .. ? . % ..r.. ., : o,.t : ? or.g i:.ii . i i > : g u :s made i ?v .. -ign ; - ! :,.( \v i?.. committed a l\ p.-g: ..loii'.i! i i i i ., too li'Uii s > one fill \ ears ago. (' Mi.tf.o's : pie A w o- 1" oft or t t t \\ t; of ,i i ':11 41H) |h r > 11' s was seleeti d as k < >-tr for a $f>n.(n?il.UU0 smokeless v. : : | .ai.t of". lei ti e r,atti>!'.til ticli r. -o ; 11 stare The town v ... t mdo '. - a trn lir.g po-t '-n 1 T."i by P.. rre Chouteau. It's a Bird of a Story; Larger Than Fish Tale YE HON A. N .1 This crvvumiry is plagued . .. a pi r? oe- .s row, ami ti'.e peh. e ier..; two r.t 'as he- n ord.-:i d to i ; a.g about t ()ne res. ! v\ t m< ' m.? ! that the 1,.r>i swi t >i? w : t. i i'.at k\ .ir 1 im: i part> " ' f t *.v. ;. : kac < of ;ri ttr- ; - to * It t: c: per .. d or. a p >!e : t t1 e :\tck ages and rr ; p< d titi .r- ties ' the pa: -aor.- <?': ' by ""? Anclh.er r<. I o;:: :.;.i i.e.. jh?1 ice said, that i' paa kni el-thes off a clothesline :n or.in to steal the bathing suits the pins were supporting. Private Claims to Be 'All-American Soldier' FONT JACKSON. S. C ? Pvt Talbert Bii.-'-ird, Newport, N. J . claims title of Fort Jackson's All-"Amt ric->r so'dior " Bi;7.7ard says his great-greatgrar.dfather was an American Indian of the Nantucket trhe, his grandt it'.er. .1 I'nion sold er killed ::i action ar.d h.s father a member of the A E.F, ??w Cosmetics, Lingerie Are Army Issue (Voir Nciv Items Listed as If omen Join Canadian Forces. OTTAWA, CAN ? "CoJKiUflics, lingerie (auxiliary forces, for the use of)." For the first time in history such an item may appear in paymasters records here, as Canada organizes auxiliary forces of women for her army and air force. Members of the new body, whose duties will include ambulance and car driving, telephone o]peruting, stenography, assisting in dental operations and in operation of X-ray apparatus, will tie paid '"slightly less" than* soldiers of corresponding rank in the army. The women will wear a khaki uni- j form, similar to those worn by the women's transport corps in England. The uniforms will not tie finished in bulk, as soldiers' garb is, but will be issued in semi-ready form, so that they can be further fitted to meet the needs of the individual wearer. This, the designer explains, is due in part to the wider variation in various portions of feminine anatomy. The designer has also refused to ' undertake responsibility for designing any undergarments to aacompany the uniform. Each recruit will receive an initial allowance of $15 to meet such needs; thereafter, she will be limited to the specified $d monthly. .. 1 The issue to each woman accepted * in the corps, will include one cap, two. "officer pattern" jackets, two slightly gored skirts, three shirts, two ties, three pairs of stockings, two pairs of brown shoes, one pair of rubbers, one greatcoat, one raincoat, brown leather gloves and a "knick-knack" haversack. War Children From Great Britain Going American NEW YORK. ? British children who were taken from the war zone and brought to America more than a year ago are losing their English and Scottish accents. The British-American ambulance corps, which sponsors goodwill broadcasts between the children and their parents, reports the youngsters are becoming Americanminded. For example, the change that has taken place in Jack and Jain McDonald is cited. They are the sons of a Clydebank shipbuilder who arrived in this country about a year ago. Since then they hav# lived in Chattanooga, Tenn, On a recent broadcast they startled their father with slo\tf southern drawls. Asked whether he preferred cricket to baseball, Jack responded: "Ah don' know how to play cricket any moah." Other instances arc cited in which popular American slang has invaded the children's speech. "Everything's swell" or "O.K.," they tell their fathers and mothers. The traditional British reserve, associated with young as well as old, seems to have disappeared. Flying Lessons Are Made Simpler by Stovepipes SYRACUSE. N. Y. ? America's need !' ir thousands <<f airplane pilots can b. nut partly bv using stacks , , i m. .a p. -. .. v. d:r.g ' C ?nu:r. ; ] Ug. : e F. " P ' 1 dr.. .. .d r < ni l; a i >; a s t ; 11,- ha- I ' . I'll'- . ' i a V, : . ; of a up! 5a:!.- 1 a: t i . : \ \ ii.u red :n iho [ ! 1 a.a Id. am ? n a i > " pt! ' < a a r n t c fund..mentals by "fU mg" a Jew fee! n1- >ve P ;;r?"-nd H s ' w.nd tan te; :s am nit Id feet Rut in." tea 1 < f -"U bola-w. .5 | ;s packed Witn lengths <>i sto\e' ;;e I tbi'>!igh win. n lite v.i i- driva a. The win. beakers an: :tu xp-'n-uve 1 ( d auk .p a .1 !e>. "'lie rhas-OS S j ."tripped an. i a i .le.e propiuler us i mounted ti a p.de-ta: in tue le.u . i i ;-e bind. s are driven from tne j New Hampshire .Seeks Fishing Industry Revival 1 DURHAM. N C. ? Though it has I o U ' m nr.v . on "a! j N. u 1 !.: re onec find a i'u.e i!:dustr> \.!ta.oly is r.or.e\t>t ..t . w . 1 : fv.1 lv I'aia t\ of N( A i llan.i\-h re pr<-U '?-ors- C. Fio\ a ' /.-u-'. n : .d lb t; " ! 1 ' ; , be v . !' - sttilrI b.ked i Prelim in.. r\ sum >. b o\ s,.y; in | ou at" that mod. r;....?t:>n <>f lis.nag i and market ng m.etnods. . . utrol of i shore p-.d...'. -ou anil r? it ? n ot ! w aste fish would make the state s J coastal city < f Port mouth tie of the nation's leading fishery e? titers. Bike Gadgets to Vanish Under Defense Program | V.'.'.fS; I IN 1 U N - The virv.uw of \.wv sn> < ., e. v ? o b'cycie decked ' A . k of g u.."g ?,?.dgi t? i to ! - cm e j ; -1 a ma lord.; 7 . "o:V. . Pr. h; n M. nag. . r\ dtsr . -r u '..a' 12 I. a.lir g bie c n a- .? a 'm-rs -AM ag; m d t C.. t t 0 W ' . ?. * ' f b a . C a S ?i .'id <1.1: in..to t.t.t > cued metal decorntiens n order to vita* materials fo. defense production 1797 Sliip Again On 'Piracy' Hunt Ancient Frigate Become* Second Flagship for Admiral King. WASHINGTON ? As u fitting symbol spanning two vyars of piracy a century and u half apart, the navy | department has given Admiral Kr- ; nest J. King, commander-in-chief of the Atlantic fleet, a second flagship, the 144-year-old 36-gun wooden frigate, U. S. S. Constellation. Admiral King, whose flagship, the cruiser U. S. S. Augusta, heads the far-flung neutrality patrol against Nazi submarines and raidejs, will use the Constellation for administrative work when in port. The four-star flag of Admiral King will fly from the 9,000-ton Augusta when at sea in search of what President Roosevelt has termed the [ high-seas "piracy" . of Nazi Germany. f Flies Admiral's Flag. In port, the flag will fly from the venerable Constellation, one of six 1,200-to-l,600-ton frigates built by congress in 1797 to blast Algerian and Tripolitan pirates preying on American merchantmen in the Mediterranean at the behest of the Dey of Algers, alias the King of Kings, alias the Perfume of Paradise. High point of the 10-year service of the Augusta, which mounts nine eight-inch guns and carries four airplanes, came two weeks ago when President Roosevelt and Prime Minister Churchill met aboard Admiral King's flagship for the historic conference on means of halting Nazi tyranny and piracy. High point of the Constellation's service, also linked with piracy on the seas, came in 1799, when the frigate did much to end French privateering in the West Indies. Fought in Tripoli War^ Meeting the French 30-gun frigate 'insurgente off St. Kitts in the Caribbean, the "Yankee race horse" as the Constellation was called, poured broadside after broadside into the French vessel, forcing it to strike colors after casualties of 29 killed, 43 wounded. I The Constellation lost but two men ! killed and three wounded. The Constellation, in addition to fighting in this short war with France, participated in the war with Tripoli, the War of 1812, cruised for i j pirates in three oceans, and, in the Civil war, sought Confederate vessels in European waters. For 70 years the Constellation has i been a training and "museum" ship, is now stationed at Newport, R. 'I. As an honor to the old sailing vessel, President Roosevelt placed it in full commission a year ago. Command was given to Lieut. John Davis, United States navy, retired, possessor of the Medal of Honor for cutting cables under heavy fire off Cien| fuegos, Cuba, during the Spanishi American war. Sixty-two-year-old Admiral King i for six mopths has been commandI er in chief of the Atlantic fleet, re: garded by naval officers as the "hotI test" spot in the service today. ! Parish Boasts of Mines And Usual Farm Produce POINT A LA HACHE, LA.-If your country is above average in the diversity of its agricultural and | mineral produce, and if people like J .range wine, notify officials of 1 Maqui mines parish in Louisiana j pv,. j 11. . . leu .; '!! : ti e flu., in ] out M. n mignt lie m ihe < '.ling, or , .t i'i. . '. a' ! ; i .'jus f ."Ui t. 1 1 Too -if.. :t: : . i s p..r -h pel a e j JUiy l.aS < 1 a M.il.di*, wager | of the gehe;a r' that the: is. n?>t ar.ta . r ovau o. t .unity or | parish m the w t rid producing as w ide n v..i n tv of food, minerals, and other essentia! commodities. Briefly, hero's what the opponents of Plaquemines have to beat: or- j nnges, sugar cane, rice. Vegetables, | Easter likes, fish, oysters, shrimp, i mu.-krat. sulphur, oil salt and probably other tlungs. j H usband Celebrates and J Again Loses Freedom CLEVELAND - Judge John J Bus! i i" 1' (< I <! ?.? r. from the bench :n police com t and asked Arthur Pi ukc. Id, why lie was found in : the gutter ; "I ua-> e. lekrnt.r..: mv twentysecond uedd.ng anniversary," the d.'f. rn-iar.t ri phed. "Do you tlur.k that's a proper way to ci li-brate it: getting drunk ar.d rolling in the gutter0" Judge Busker asked. "By the way, where is your wife?" "We've been separated three I years," said Priebe. "Thirty days and costs," said the j judge. Noted Woman Driver Now Heads Russ Tractor Unit MOSCOW ?Nad: a Angelina, one ' of Russia's most rmted women drivers, is ... .nC.ar.t commander f a . tractor unit formed as part of tne j iicw ir.ri-t.a. Disclosing incorporation of the , tractor f irces into the roo-'o's| army, which a'rendy is ut front-ur;e iightmg around Leningrad. 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