The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-09-18
WAR MAPS
To BE USED
Colonel Billiard Begins Work of
Teaching the Militia
Officers.

Closer relations between the regulars
and the militia are being established at
Camp Billiard, Fort Shafter, school of
instruction being conducted by the war
department for the benefit of the COM
missioned officers of the National Guard
of Hawaii, that the theoretical side of
military knowledge may be absorbed by
the citizen soldiery, to put them on
basis of similarity to the regular army
establishment. In accordance with the
war department new method of in
structing the militia, Hawaii S citizen
officers are receiving exactly the same
instruction that has been given to Off
GERS of nearly all the States on the
mainland. Hawaii is particularly, how
system of instruction to its guardsmen
officers, and Lieut.. Col. r. L. Billiard,
Eighth Infantry, L. S. A, makes no
secret that, in line with the develop
ment of the plans fer making Hawaii
one of the most powerful military and
naval bases under the American flag,
the citizen soldiery viii receive every
cement to acquire deep knowl-
edge of military science
The war maps which the officers and
soldiers of the Engineer Corps have
been making of the Island of Oahu for
the past year and half Will be used
. for the first time for instruction at
Camp Billiard. and problems of the
came Of war viii be based upon these
maps More complete maps and details
of the topography of the Island have
never beer made. Not a depression in
the face of the Island has been omitted,
and should Il hostile force threaten any
part of the Island, not only will the
regulars have an acute knowledge of
every landing place, every pass over
the pals and ranges, and approaches to
all vulnerable points, but the citizen
soldiers will have equally thorough
knowledge. 1t is with the future in
mind that these problems will be
worked out on these complete maps,
for. should a hostile force attempt to
land, harmonious union of the regu-
lars and militia will be sought.
What impressed Colonel Billiard most
when brought face to face with the
student officers of the First Regiment,
Hawaiian National Guard, was the fact
that eighty per cent are of Hawaiian
bleod. He was glad to find so many
young men of the blood of the land
wearing Uncle Sam s khaki and learn
ing the art of war under the American
flag. In addition he found the twenty
four officers serious in coming to the
camp, intent upon acquiring a deeper
insight into the war situation as under
stood by the officers of the regular
army. Colonel Billiard stated, after his
first consultation with them, that there
appeared to be little f1ubdub and gold
lace ideas among chem. All in all, their
appearance was pleasing TO him, and
being good Judge of human nature
for any army officer who takes such q
deep interest in the Bow Scout move
ment and is cOnversant with boys ideas
must be a good Judge of human nature
he SIZED them mp Immediately as be
ing good material for closer relation
to the regular army. That many Of
the officers had some practical expert
ence in the field many years ago wa.
also q feature which Colonel BullarC
noted. But the fact that so many Ha
waians wore the uniform was regarded
by Colonel Billiard as significant Of
desire on their part 10 serve their new
flag as well as they had loved thei
old flag.
Camp Bullard
The school of instruction is locate,
on the high ground opposite For
Sbafter, and Is reached by crossing tn
deep raviue TO the right Of the post
The way TO the camp is along the roat
on the Waikiki side of the post, dow
into the ravine, passing the companies
vegetable gardens, and then up the hill
to the level ground. The roadwa,