Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-02-15
ARMY AND NAVY

HOpelcsSiv OutClasSed by France.
Germany. England and Russia, and
many mall nations Of Europe in the
nUmber OF aerOplanes IN use for mill
tary purposes, frirnds Of the flying
game in tne United States are busy
planning d tentative bill calling fer a
$@,"V".Uo" appropriation for the ad
NanCem"nt OF aviation by the army
and navy. A Till is being prepared,
calling upon Congress TO authorize
this amount in order to put the Unit
ed States TO the front in this new arm
and defense and Offense. 1t is under
stood the bill will be introduced in the
house Of representatives, possibly by
representative William q. Sharp of
Ohio, who is known to the flyingmen
IN this country as the champion of
the cause" in the house 1t will be
pointed out that this great apprOpria
ton would really give this country the
prestige enjoyed by the larger nations
OF Europe in this new field. Includ-
ing the aerOplane and hydroaeroplanes
Of both the army and the navy, the
United States today can muster but
twenty-five machines France has al
most 1000, while England and Ger
many have several hundred each. The
war department will be asked to de-
tail sufficient number of men to OPP
crate the large number of machines
that would be bought under the APP
preparation. The men who are inter
ested in the new bill represent the
aerOnautiCal societies, manufacturers
of AmeriCan-made aeroplanes, army
officers and scientific men interested
in the advancement of the science
made possible by the efforts of Prof.
Samuel Langley, Wilbur Wright, Glen
CurtisS, and other pioneers in flying
Half the artillery in the Philippines
would be put out OF commission in a
two weeks campaign, according to
Brig.-gen. Frederick Funston. Many
Of the horses were in the Cuban cam
paign, fourteen years ago.
1T is no eXaggeration to say that a
two weeks campaign in actual war,
when but little attention could be paid
to outstanding the strength of our ami
mails, would put half our guns out of
action and see half our cavalry march
ing on foot or guarding wagon trains"
he said
General Funston also regrets the
substitution of Filipino for American
teamsters. He believes they would be
practically worthless in time of war.
Everywhere the Filipino drivers have
courage they lack strength, skill and
'self-confidence. The substitution was
made on the plea of economy.
The Secretary of War has approved
llens prepared by Maj. James E. Nor
noyle and Capt. H. F. Dalton of the
Quartermaster Corps for what prop
ably will be the greatest reunion OF
' ar veterans in the history of the
world. The plans provide for the shell
ter and subsistence of the surviving
soldiers, Union and Confederate, who
took part in the battle of Gettysburg,
at the encampment to be heId~on the
1ftieth anniversary of the battle
Congress has appropriated $150,000
iOr the encampment, the state of Penn
sylvania $250,000 and the states, north
and south, that had troops in the great
LATHE are expected to provide funds
sufficient to transport the veterans to
and rom the battlefield. Not to be out.
done by the federal and state govern
luents, the railroads entering G7ttys-
burg plan to expend about 100000 on
a system of terminals for handling the
t.'sffic on that occasion. There will be
constructed also a temporary system
of street car lines for the great city
OF tents which will spring up before
July | next.
Fifty.four thousand tents with a
capacity of from sixty to seventy thou
sand soldiers will be shipped from the
various army depots to Gettysburg in
ample time for the encampment. The
camp will he modern in all it's details
and consequently great Improvement
on what the soldiers experienced in
the civil war. 1t will spread over 25G
acres OF ground and will De Temperate
Iy occupied by about 900 people.
In addition to the tents. the War Dc
pertinent will provide two hundred
Kitchens a complete divisional fell
hospital. tire large intirmaries. Get.
It is estimated that a. Least 1000 COOK"
will I've required to Trepare the meals
fer the army OF veterans. \ Big under
taking is the building Of system OF
v.;terWorks for the camp. Contracts
will be let for the building Of wells
and reservoir.
Rear Admiral Bradley A. Fiske has
reported at the Navy Department TO"
duty as aid for inspections. In that
office he succeeds Rear Admiral
Charles J. Badger. now in command
of the Atlantic fleet. Admiral Fiske
recently commanded the special fleet
which escorted into New York harbor
the British cruiser Natal bearing the
body of Ambassador Reid. Before
that Admiral Fiske commanded the
first division If the Atlantic fleet.
Hawaiian melodies interspersed
With classic songs of the Fatherlanu
made UP the program of the third mu-
sicale of the winter season given by
the Washington SaengerbUnd a its
home, 314 {. Street northwest. last
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