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The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
AGED MEN ORGANIZE
TO PROTECT HOMES
Hampstead Old Cracks" Novel Mill
tary Organization. Will Take Them
as Old as 80 and Not Under 50.

London, Dec. 19.-While many are let
ting themselves go on the cupboard de-
bacle in recreation throughout the coun-
try, there is a quiet band of leved-headed
men in Hampsted-a large northern sub
urb Of London-who are steadily prepar-
ing for the defense of their hearths and
homes in view of the coming of German
invasion.
There are some strange regulations as
to the constitution of the Hempstead
army. Every recruit must have passed
the military age, say. fifty. Every man
after that age is available, say up to
eighty. All are busy men, solIdly and
regularly engaged in their ordinary COM
msrcial occupations as far as these oc-
cupation are now in operation. Every
evening they sally into the nipping win
try air to go through the goose step (not
the German Variety Of the uniedged SOL
dier.
recruit, aged fifty-seven told the
writer that their drillmaster, or one Of
them, was a young of1cer in the Torri-
torials, aged nineteen, who put them
through their facings with the sternness
Of German school professor.
Now, then, no shirking there" he
would say to a young beginner of sew
enty-hve. Head up, keep your shoulders
square," to one; march in STEP" to an
other, and so on.
The regiment, which numbers 600 Is to
be known as the III. o. c." Hampstead
Old Cracks). They have not passed un-
noticed at the war ONCE and are to be
given informs which must not be khaki.
Rifles have not yet been dealt out 10
them, but before the German invasion is
an accomplished fact, many of them ex-
pect to be crack shots"
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
EGYPT Camel TROOPS
VICTORIOUS in ACTION
Coast Guard Camelry Apparently Lost.
but Bikanir Organization Routs
Forces of Enemy.

Cairo, Dec. 1s.-Egypt's famous camel
troops recently participated in a sharr
brush with the enemy. Capt. Chope and
men of the Bikanir Cameiry and twenty
coast guard camelry, were patroling be-
tween Gatia and Bire-el-Huse.
At Z O'Clock in the morning Capt.
Chope, with his BiISanirs, pushed on to
gain touch with the coast guards, who
had camped half a mile in front of him.
but on arriving at the coast guards
camp he found nothing except many
tracks.
Capt. chope proceeded east An hour
later he saw ahead Of him a party of
twenty men on white camels. The riders
were waving white flags, and, thinking
that they were the camel corps, Capt.
Chope allowed them to approach.
When within thirty yards, however, the
approaching force raised their rifes and
began TO fire. Thereupon Capt Chope
ordered his men to reply, and nearly all
the enemy were killed Another party
of the enemy attacked, but was SINH
lsrly disposed of.
Capt. Chope. thinking all was over, ad-
vanced toward Gatia, when suddenly he
saw about $50 horsemen trying to move
around his right flank and a like num-
Der working around his left flank. He
therefore retired, dismounting. and FIR
ing as the opportunity offered. The en-
emy fired from horseback
Lieut. Anis was shot, and one Of the
Bikanir Corps hoisted him behind him
on his camel, but both were shot later.
Capt Chope succeeded in returning to
his support after beating on the enemy.
The British losses were Lieut. Anis and
Subadhar Abdukhan and twelve men
killed and three wounded. Nothing fur
ther has been seen or heard Of the coast
guard patrols.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
BATTLEFIELD GRAVE OF
SISTER, SWEETHEART
Fight of Tracy-le-Val Proves Doubly
Tragic for Jules Gamboi and
German Soldier.

Paris. Dec. 19.-It was during the tight
at Tracy-le-VaL where, according to the
official communique ''our troops cap
tured the village of Tracy" But the
truth Is the French troops captured
few graves and gravestoneS, and in the
process they made many more graves
Jules Gamboi captured a great deal more
than a village.
The Germans had dug comfortable
trenches among the graves. The French
were ordered to storm the cemetery.
They crept up close and lay down wait
ing for the opportunity to rush. The
Moroccans had their knives between their
teeth. 1t was a cold night, and the moon
was hidden behind clouds.
But as they lay on the soft. wet earth
the moon came out and a German rife
flashed from among the tombstones. The
attackers had been discovered. They
were up at once and the fight on the
graves began
Jules came from the Tracy district and
the first grave he made for in the rush
was the one in which his sister was
buried. He was resolved to defend it at
all costs. In the darkness he saw a
German sitting on the little grave. Jules
charged with his bayonet. The German
shot Jules in the chest. Then they went
at each other with knives. At last Jules
saw that the German was dying. He
raised his enemy and propped him
against his sisters tombstone.
You deserved it," cried Jules. why
did you sit on my sisters grave?''
Your sisters grave?" echoed the Ger
man. 1T is a lie. 1t is the grave of my
sweetheart"
Jules twisted the mans face round so
he saw him well. Then he remembered.
His sister had been in love with
stranger who came to the village last
year. She had died recently. This was
indeed her lover. He died shortly while
Jules was carried away moaning, but
not from bodily pain.
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footwarmers from women with his name
embroidered In colored silk and various
kinds Of knitted wear.
The congratulatory kilograms arrived
50 rapidly that the Geld telegraph service
broke down under the strain. And on
the top Of the pile Of tslsErams rested
the Kaiser's blessing.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
SEEKING VODKA SUBSTITUTE.
Russia Trying to Buy Tea sinc.
Ban ON Drink.

London. Dec. Bone of the strongest
reasons OF the British government for
prohibiting the export OF tea was the
action OF Russia 1t Is known at the
Board Of Trade that tea, having become
the chief substitute for vodka In Rus
sia, that country bought up every pound
Of China tea available, and Il In now
seeking Indian. Ceyion. and other coun-
tries produce.
The Tea Buyers Association recently
pointed this out to the Board Of Trade.
and strongly urged that the export Of
tea from this country be prohibited.
The threatened shortage from natural
causes has been largely helped by the
depredations Of the Emden. That vessel
sent more than 100000 pounds Of tea
to the bottom
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

HindenburS has been made honorary
doctor Of all the faculties IN the East
Prussian universities. He has accepted
fifty different degrees. The ruined vii
lagos In East Prussia are to be built up
borg, HInden, and 80 on. Every town
and village iS-to be have It's HiadeRbarg
strasse and public offices BUILDINGS and
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

thesters are to be blessed with his name.
He has received between 80 and 800
Applications from cigar and cigarette
dealers and manufacturers asking for his
patronage and his photograph to be re-
produced on their boxes. Fifty Hinden-
ourg marches have been composed. He
has accepted them all ana thanked the
composers He has received dozens of
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Typhoid Mary at Pumping Plant

Chicago, Dec. ia search OF weeks
was ended today when the board of
health discovered a typhoid Mary in
the person Of a city employe at the Chi
caSo avenue pumping station, who was
found to be carrier Of germs.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

ding the departure Of subjects Of neutral
countries from Syria, says q dispatch
from Athens. and as a result the inter-
diction has been removed.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20

Electrical apparatus intended for dry
ing beer watts Is used for drying motion
picture films in a studio in New York
city.
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
Won HINDENBURG A HERO.

Cigars Named After HIm-Gets
Footwarmers from Women.
Copenhagen, Dec. I9.-A Swedish official
has written ar account in a Stockholm
paper Of the hero-worship accorded Gen.
Won Hindenburg by the Germans.
According to this observer, Gen. Won
The Washington herald., 1914-12-20
TURKEY HEEDs q. s. PROTEST.
Interdiction Against Departure ot
NeutraIs Reported Removed.

London. Dec. ls-The United States has
Joined with Greece and Italy in protest.
ing against the Turkish decree forbid
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WHAT VOCATIONAL EDUCATION IS DOING

y shipbuilding slip is maintained in cOnnec
ton with the high school at San Pedro, Cal,
where, under the practical instruction of a naut-
zeal architect, the students learn how to build a
boat, make and place the engine, and launch and
run the craft. Glasses in bodybuilding and mar
inc commerce make trips to the wharves and
aboard ship to study ship-construction, engine
action, and the character of the cargoes Ship.
ping law is also part of the course.
In a group of % boys taking ''part-time" ag.
ricultural work in five agricultural schools in
Massachusetts, last year, two earned more than
$500 each, twelve more than 5000, and only three
less than 800, from their farm produce.
How to bind dilapidated textbooks so that
they look almost as good as new is taught in
manual training classes at Hampton Institute,
Hampton, Va ~"
Comparisons based on a butter-scoring con-
test so aroused the citizens of Rome, S. G., that
they have erected a dairy barn and milkroom on
the grounds of the local school, in order that the
children may learn dairying as a regular part of
their school work. Accommodations have been
provided for five cows Boys and girls of the
seventh and eighth grades are studying the best
methods of dairying under the direction of an
extension worker from Clemson agricultural col.
lege s.ass :
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EDITOR

populous country. The northwest is rapidly be-
coming one of the greatest tourist sections of the
North American continent. There are thousands
upon thousands of people to whom Portland
Honolulu steamship line would furnish the nat
ural and direct route from the Coast to this port
and the territory The necessary factor of
freight at first glance seems to be lacking, but
may it not be developed?
Here is Opportunity. 1t may not materialize
this year, but it's worth investigating. It's
worth some encouragement at this end
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OPPORTUNITY IN PORTLAND

Up in Portland a steamship man is trying to
Interest," capital in the establishment Of pas
Senger and -freight steamship line between Port
land and Honolulu. He has already secured the
backing Of number of Portland men and re-
GENTLY went to San Francisco to see if he could
ind some support there He hopes to have a
3oday service between the Rose City and this
port
What are the. people of Honolulut doing to
help along this project Are they doing any
thing? If 50, il has been kept particularly quiet
We wonder if any of the commercial bodies has
even begun inquiry to find out the merits of Mr.
N Il Titus's scheme. And yet another steam
ship line to the territory. is worth attention
Portland is the clearing house for a rich and
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RAZOR SLIPS AND HIS HONOR
IS CONFINED TO HIS HONE.

Executive business of the city and
county has come to a standstill, the
new civil service commissioners will
not be named at the meeting of the
board of supervisors this evening,
and callers vainly wait for the com.
ing Of His Honor-and all because Of
razor! t.5.-< ..-. -
One little blunt razor has done IL
all. A peasant Is credited with los.
ing Waterloo for Napoleon, a Joker
is credited with losing the good
standing of a political party, and a
mailman, country's leader-and now
it is q little old razor that has
brought the executive wheels OF the
municipality to a dead stop. All Of
which is to prove the truism that on
little things great things depend.
Mayor ]. J. Fern is at home today
and unhappy. He has not left his
home eince Friday. and according to
VIII Miles, his private secretary, he
will be confined to his bed the rest
of sne week No doubt he is minus
any kind feelings for the razor. The
razor is responsible for 1t all.
Thursday evening wnen His Honor
went home he took out his razor to
perform simple yet at the same
time important operation. He trem.
bled q little as he raised his foot,
possibly from premonition or pos.
sibly from inexperience in conduct,
ing such an operation It wasn't as
simple or as safe as shaving His
1onor says he can shave In FIVE min.
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service. A special musical program
was rendered before the ceremony.
The ushers were Lieutenant Norman
Smith and Lieutenant Leo Francis
Welsh of Mare island: Lieutenant
Schuyler Helm of Mare island was
Lieutenant Jones' best man. Miss
Gladys Carson, sister of the bride,
was maid of honor. A wedding sup
per. was served at small tables
adorned with pink blossoms and pink
roseleaf place cards, and rice bags
made OF silk flags were favors.
Lieutenant Jones and his bride
will enjoy a honeymoon trip to Ho.
noluIu before going to Mare island.
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SAN FRANCISCO vs.. PEARL BaRBOR

The Pearl Harbor drydock Situation is far
from reassuring to Honolulu and Hawaii.
A good many weeks ago this paper was first
70 point out the increasing activity of Coast in
terests to get o big naval drydoek for San Fran
flsco and the resulting danger that the Pearl
iIarbor dock would be indefinitely delayed if
not abandoned ~.
The events in the weeks since then have borne
out every prediction. First San Francisco bus.
'nessmen began work to secure the drydock for
heir city. They found the department ready to
listen to their. claims, the more so because the
collapse Of the Pearl Harbor structure made a
Coast drydock advisable Funds for the San
Francisco work were not available. So the San
Francisco interests began to press on Secretary
Daniels the proposition of using up the unex-
Iended Pearl Harbor appropriation. The move.
1ent has now advanced so far that San Fran
cisco is placing its claims in direct opposition to
hose OF Pearl Harbor
San Francisco will use every resource that in.
8enuity can suggest and influence can employ to
bet a dfydock and get it first The most all-
||oritative adyices from Washington indicate
hat Secretary Daniels is not willing to take the
.1tire responsibility Of proceeding with the
|earl Harbor work, because of the large amount
.| money necessary to overcome the physical diff
Hculties and drawbacks. He is preparing to lay
ne matter before Congress. And the San Fran
.sco papers received last night show San Fran
|'sco is preparing to carry the fight to Congress
SAN Franchises tremendous fightingstrength in
congress has been displayed many times. Two
notable examples are afforded in the Hetch
Hetchy bill and the Panama Pacific exposition
bill Against heavy odds San Francisco won
both ofsthose fights because the whole state was
organized, from the governor down, and the bat
he was waged in spectacular and brilliant fash
'on in Washington. So It viii be if San Fran
t|seo decides that the city nIlst have the dry.
dock There will be a concerted movement on
the part Of the big men 81 the state, backed up
|1 the people in general, and Washington will
Be invaded by the fighting-inen of the west and
Iombarded at long range by the citizens of Cali
|ofnia
It is true that Walter F. Dillingham; cabled
here some weeks ago reasoning the commercial
bodies. But reinsurance is not enough San
Francisco quite evidently has been encouraged
'n the last few days to wage the fight anew
Honolulu and Hawaii cannot afford to relax
heir vigilance The commercial bodies cannot
1lford to rely on the assurances of last week or
last month The situation is likely to shift at
any moment
And Hawaii should have, representation at
Washington that means something besides alb
sent treatment
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AT IT AGAIN.

Honolulu, T. H, January 20.
Editor Honolulu StaT-Bulletin,
Sir: l am sorry that was called
from the city during our heated dis
cussion Of the coastwise laws, but
have gathered up the threads of the
theme by looking over the back mum
bers of this paper. -:
X. Y. q. says in his letter of Sat
urday, regarding the suspension OF the
cCastwise laws, But am still of the
opinion that the majority of the peo'
pie would agree with me if they dared
to-" Well, can you beat that, Mr.
Editor? IF they dared to-" | think
that X. Y. q. better stop right where
he is before he gets any further down
his own throat
X. Y. 2. bewails. the fact that the
sun is seemingly obscured hereabouts
by the large number of Japanese cane
planting contractors who are driving
their own seven.seated, four-speed and
reverse automobiles, while others,
who have had their dividends cut off
have to walk on foot" (no comment).
Did these poor, concentrating Japa,
nese cut off the dividends? Also,
right here let me state that | was
right In my assertion that x. Y. a.
belonged to that class that desired to
cut down the wages of the planta'
tion laborers. He admits it in his
recent letter. Iwonder If he was one
of those poor unfoTtunates who had
to hang up their machines on account
of the shrinkage Of dividends?
In several places in his letter x. Y.
q. says, "But may he wrong" Holy
smoke, would never admit it after
all K Y. z. has said in, the previous
letters about the reinforced concrete
foundation all his coastwise shipping
laws objections rested On. X. Y. z.
says that there are & a great many
others who think that the suspension
Of the coastwise laws would be of
great benefit to these islands. P 8
sibly that is the reason that he thinks
so-because there are a lot of other
people think that way.
know that have departed severe
ly from the subject, but to- get back
to it again, believe that ittwould be
"a most monumental step to suspend
the coastwises laws for gqne, instant.
X. Y. r. claims that hbe plantations
lose s1,000,0Oo right alDng by being
compelled TO Ship their sugar in Amer
lean bottoms. Answer me this, x. Y.
why, in all that is sane, does not
the plantations purchasa and operate
their own steamships? They could
build two or three. egear on what
you assert is thrown away by them in
freight charges to American bottoms.
Today, x. y. q. says At times Ho-
nolulu has the most impure if not the
most filthy water of any city / have
ever known" should worry, but ne
is a booster of the first water for this
city, and especially at this most oppor-
tune time when we want few tour
lists here We should be proud of him.
i mistrust thatfX Y. zsais a'sailor for
he can not get away from the sub
ject of water. First it was the coast
wise shipping laws, then the drinking
water of this city. Some people hide
their light under a bushel, and there
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1.-THE Star-Bulletin invites free and
frank discussion in this column on all
legitimate subjects of current interest
Communications are constantly re-
ceived to which No signature is at
tached. This paper will treat as con-
fidential signatures to letters IL the
writer's so desire. bat cannot give
space to anonymous communications. ]
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the national guard rifle team left for
Camp Perry last summer.
Colonel Coyne was unavoidably alb.
sent during the busy months when
the fate of the Hawaiian militia hung
in the balance, but he lost no time
in familiarizing himself with present
conditions on his return. This morn.
ing he was at guard headquarters for
several hours before even showing up
at his own place of business, and he
and Colonel J. w. Jones, the adjutant-
general, went carefully over the va.
rious orders that led to the organiza-
ton of the present 12-company regi-
ment.
Colonel Coyne will assume COM
mand of the regiment day after to-
morrow, relieving Major w. R. Riley,
now in command. The regiment still
lacks a ieutenant-colonel and one ma
jor, and at the present time there
are no regimental staff officers ap-
pointed. 1t is expected that Colonel
Coyne will appoint the adjutant, quar-
termaster and commissary shortly. and
that some action will be taken toward
either electing or appointing the field
officers.
Colonel Coyne has been known for
years as a hard worker for the ma
tional guard, and has many years ex-
perieI1ce in the militia service, and in
the regular establishment of the Ha
Watian republic. He is a keen soldier
and returns, from leave prepared to
give the major portion of his time to
building up the regiment to topnotch
efficiency.
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legs9t}x MEK T ':'.g!!l.y

are others who could hide their light
especially what they know Of coast
wise shipping laws) under a tnimble.
shall have to wait till Fair Play
comes back to the subject He seems
to have extended his thought waves
till he has brought up problem liken-
ed to Which was first, the hen or
the egg"
MAXIM.
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utes. with or without soap. and never
cut himself -.
Still trembling. ne poised the RACER
and slashed. But alas! He missed.
A semi-eircle of blood showed him
where he had struck. Not since His
Honor was q steyedore has he made
such a mistake, has he missed the
mark so FAR. In everything he has
done, be II dissertation before the
board of supervisors, or q selection
of portion OF q roast pig at q luau,
he has been conscious Of good judg.
ment and accuracy--in everything
but In this simple yet important OPP
GRAFTON. The semi-circle OF blood
shamed him, made him pale from hui
initiation.
But His Honor thought Il would
end with such shame and humiliation.
Yet In that he was again mistaken.
He realizes the mistake now as he
keeps to his bed and listens to the
doctor talk aboet the necessity Of TAX.
ing vilt.tasting medicines in order to
drive the poison. derived from the
cut. from his body. He has been
told that for several days more he
win be confined in bed and nc. doubt
those days will be spent in as much
humiliation as actual pain. For His
Honor hates to miss.
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SERVICE

The ideal that. animated the splendid work Of
Rose G. Dawson was service, service in its best
and deepest sense. The memorial proposed in
honor of her work and to express the sorrow of
the community over her death, should carry out
this IDEAL No monument for show; no useless
structure reared to display fanciful and trivial
design; no ostentatious and ornamental memo
rial is fitting or proper Better plain and sim,
pie thing which has a daily use, however hum.
bic Miss Dawson would have wished it so.
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Los ANGELES BELLE
NAVY OFFICERS BRIDE
Miss Ethelyn Carson and 1t,
H. A. Jones United at Bril-
liant Ceremony
IBy Latest Nail

Los ANGELES Young naval Off
GERS in dress uniforms and young So
ciety inaids in bewitching gowns as
sisted this evening at the wedding Of
MISS Ethelyn Carson and Lieutenant
Herbert Augustus Jones Of Mare
island. which took place In the pres
ence Of 100 guests at the family
home. G21 ST. Paul avenue.
Rev. Father Joseph Glass read the
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COL d. N. APPEL: The appoint
ment of Col Gorgas as surgeon gen.
eral of the army is very gratifying to
the medical corps generally. He be-
comes a brigadier-general, but in a
way the promotion is far from an
advancement, as he is now getting
1880 year as canal commissioner,
which salary he will have to give up.
However, he is in line for a major
generally as a reward for his SPLEEN
did work in making the Canal Zone
almost a health resort He is the
senior medical officer of the army,
and was fully entitled to the appoint
ment Of surgeon general, but some
times there's a slip, and we're all
glad to see the appointment actually
made