The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-09-17
ARMY AND NAVY NEWS


Enlisted men of the coast artillery |
corps stationed at Fort Ruger are |
questioning the authority under which |
they are now engaged in breaking |
rocks and otherwise clearing up the |
confines of the new military garrison |
opposite Battery Harlow, located on the |
slopes of Diamond Head, on the |
ground that such work constitutes no
part of the military duties for which |
they enlisted.
"We might as well be prisoners of
Alcatraz," said an artillerymen, "be-
cause there they are compelled to
police whatever grounds or portions of
post they are assigned to. But we
are merely. members of the garrison,
not under arrest, and it certainly does
not belong to the enlisted mans duties
to be put to work breaking rocks and
clearing or policing camp
Fort Ruger, where the coast artil-
lery cantonment was constructed a few
weeks ago, is certainly not a paradise.
Great lava boulders mess up the place
although they are rapidly being taken
out, and underneath the rocks there is
nothing but the reddest of red dirt,
with just enough mineral substance in
it to cause it to stain the uniforms,
Inspection of the Posts.
Congressman Young and Congress
mon prioaa two aapharc Of +bo NTIIs
tary Committee of the House here with
the Congressional party, have made
thorough and systematic inspection of
the military posts of the island. Yes
terday completed their tour of inspec-
ton when they spent the entire day
out at Fort Ruger looking over the
Notifications of Diamond Head.
Reception for Officers.
General and Mrs. Mcclellan have is
sued invitations for a reception to-
morrow afternoon from half past four
until half past five clock at which
the guests of honor will be Rear-Ad-
miral Sebree and the officers of the
Pacific feet. The reception will be at
the McCandless residence on Nuuanu
avenue which the McClellans are at
present occupying.
The Veteran Had Him.
"Were you ever in prison?" de-
manded the prosecuting attorney in
sinuatingly.
eyes, SIR admitted the gray-head-
ed witness for the defense.
"Ahai I thought so. And what for,
may I ask?"
"Assault with intent to kill"
and how long were you in
prison?'
Until I escaped, SIR
The prosecutor turned triumphantly
to the gentlemen of the jury
$50, gentlemen he said, "we have
here, as the chief witness for the de-
Tense, an ex-convict and fugitive from
| justice, by his own confession!''
He turned again to the witness.
"When and where were you in prison,
sir?'' he sneered.
The old man Strengthened up and
spoke in a strong, clear voice:
"I was captured, sir, at the battle
| of Fort Harris on Sept 20, 1864, and
| sent to Libby Prison, Richmond I
effected my escape while being trans
i ferred to Salisbury, N. c. AS to-"
But that was already more than the
prosecutor wanted to know.-Every
body's Magazine.
West Point Athletic Season.
The following bulletin has been is
sued giving the date of football games
in which the United States Military
| Academy at West Point will partiei-
fpate, aand makes a request upon all
| Army officers to contribute toward the
| expenses of the season, as follows:
| West Point, N. Y, July 20, 1909.
/ Bulletin No. l.
Arrangements are completed for the
football contests this fall and the fol-
| lowing schedule is announced:
October ?, Tufts; 8. Trinity; Is,
Yale; %, Lehigh; 80, Harvard.
| November 6. Springfield Training
School; Is, Villanova; 20, Washington
and Jefferson; 81, Navy.
All games will be played at West
Point, except the annual contest with
| the Naval Academy. This game will
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| phia, Pa.
| The Army has been fortunate in
securing an excellent coaching staff,
! Captain J. w. Beacham, 9th Infantry;
| Lieutenant A. J. Hanlon, 2Sth Infan-
j try, and Lieuteant W. c. Philoon, 14th
Infantry, have been detailed to assist
! in this important work.
The spirit of the Corps of Cadets
was never better, and the interest TAX
en- in athletics by the Army and by
,eivilian friends of the Army, is great
er than ever before
| Last year West Point won all its
championship football, fencing,
| baseball-as a consequence, especial
| interest eenters around the contests of
| this year.
We solicit the same liberal eneour-
agement and financial assistance that
has been given in former years. to
enable US to defray the expense which
| it will be necessary to incur in order
too give the Cadets every possible ad-