Word: eastport
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Dates: during 1910-1919
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...several of these are almost entirely manned by Freshmen. Most of these men are enlisted in the district extending from Chatham, Mass., to Long Island, having Newport, R. I., as a base, and only a small proportion of the men are enrolled in the local district which extends from Eastport, Me., to Chatham...
With the nation on the verge of war with Germany, the enlisting of members of the University in the Naval Reserve is taking place rapidly. Seven complete units have been organized and over 400 men from the first district, which extends from Eastport, Me., to Chatham, have enrolled for the work. The Government is speeding the work forward as fast as possible in view of the present crisis, and the construction of nine new torpedo boat chasers is being rushed...
Members of the University are especially needed for the fourth class of the Naval Reserve Force--the Naval Coast Defence Reserve. This division is a Naval District proposition. The First District is the local one. It extends from Eastport, Me., to Chatham on the Cape. Captain Rush is in charge of this district and has power to enroll anybody who would be useful on the war slate of his naval district. This embraces patrol boats, civil engineers, structural engineers, mechanical engineers...