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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
FIRST BATTALION OF
2ND RETURNS FROM
EAST END OF OAHU

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFFER, July 1S.-After
tour of ten days in the hills Of
I'd Infantry returned to the post yes
terday with the prospect of remaining
in barracks but one week, when IL
will again take the field for a weeks
tour in camp with the fst Regiment,
N. G. II. No accident or incident OF
particular note married the .battalioR's
strenuous ten days while absent on
terrain study, and when ID marched
into the post at IL o'clock yesterday
morning, ranks and distances were
closed as If on drill The return trip
of 1875 miles vas made In three
hours and % minutes OF marching
time. Mr. Charles Lucas, ST., whose
land was utilized by the battalion as
a camp site during the latter part OF
its absence from garrison, was out
spoken in his praises of the conduct
of the men composing the comman1
and in every way showed his cordial
ity to be unbounded. The officers
greatly appreciate Mr.. Lucas kind
ness and liberality in permitting the
use of his grounds as camp site AMI
the many other courtesies extended
them and their men.
During the continuance of the
camp of the LIST battalion at the Luz
cas- ranch, Field Company Z, Signal
Corps, maintained a most efficient
service connecting the
camp of the troops by field line
with the telegraph office at Fort Ru-
ger and thence with all stations OF
the military system that have been
by the company.
The Office in the battalion camp
proved of great assistance and was
in constant service. Private Candee
of Field Company E was the opera
tor in charge and handled the buzzer
system that was installed with great
skill.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

Next week. after a year Of silence.
the big guns and mOrtars Ct Oahu S
coast dcfenses will speak again. The
batteries Of Ruger. De Russy, Arm
strong and Kamehameha will hurl
prOjectiles SEWARD both by day and
by night and the results Of months
Of careful training and preparation
will be shown In few hours Of actual
firing. The mortar battery at Fort
Kane hameha now holds the kaOX trO-
ply for the best shooting Of the entire
Coast Artillery corps last year, and
eli rers and men of the 6Sth and 18th
companies will make a great effort to
defend their title Rivalry is keen
IGcalIy, and the holders will be strong
ly challenged by the other uTganiza-
lions Cf Oahu.
The ten-day period Of service prac-
tee opens next Monday. and while
regulations prohibit notification Of bat.
terry commanders IL advance just
when they will be called on to fire,
IL IL generally believed that this years
practice will he made strenuous and
that there will be little interval be.
tween the firing ri the di Weren't bat
teries Colonel w. c. Rafferty,. com
handing the coast dffenses of Oahu,
is not 4apt To let the grass grow under
his feet. once he starts to test the
efficiency Of his command
Mortar practice this year will be
more difficult than ever before, owing
to the firing at increased ranges which
necessitate the change not only Of
charges but Of proiectiles as well as
the target masses from one zone to
another. This adds TO the difficulties
81 Communication in the plotting room,
where the exact spot on which the tar
get will he at the time the proiectilo
reaches. IL Is predicted. and the NOR
tar laid accord ing tn the figures tele-
phoned to the pit The extreme range
for day practice this year will be g..
600 yards The target Is any point on
the oceans surface within a 5G-yard
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
MORTARS OF OAHUS COAST
DEFENSES WILL BARK AGAIN
Period of Service Practice for All Batteries Here Opens Mex
Monday NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Schedule Is Anticipated
Difficulties Increased This Year

radius Of a small raft, used only as
an aiming point, and tUWcd across the
line q fire about $40 yards in rear
~ a tug
/ Ciffic uities Extreme.
In mortar firing. owing to the fact
that the target IS never visible 10 tho
men who are actually laying the
pieces, the greatest precision CT pro
fectile and powder is required The
shots fly miles skyward and, describ
ing great arc, are expected to fall
on the deck q a rapidly moving YES.
sci, a small mark under the best OF
conditions
From the matchmaking stat on
Officers with the most delicate instru
ments for range finding and obserya.
tlon, track" the course Of the target.
estimate where it will be after the
minute that it will take the proiectile
TO reach it. and then by telephone no.
tify the runners hidden in the pits
what angle Of degree Ct traverse is
necessary In an instant the mortar is
laid and fired. and With a roar that
seems Ia rock the solid concrete walls
and buildings Of tn" battery itself.
the prCiectiIe goes shrieking upward.
That bits are ever recorded at all is
the marvel 10 the lavman II seems
impossible that the speed Of the NOV.
ing target the exact Quantity Of tho
powder charge. the weight Of the pro.
iectile, the wind variation and the dis.
lance can be so nicely calculated cna
minute or so before the shot falls. But
the moderl mCrtars do make hits. and
II the emergency arose. il is probable
that those Ct Oahu's coast defanseG
would give very good account OF
themselves in keeping a hostile fleet
at respectful distance.
During the last few days the crews
Of all the mortar batteries have been
hard at work doing what is known as
balancing the mechanism of the NOR.
tars." Every proiectile is carefully
weighed. and variations are corrected
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

ceiying such ammunition will be re.
Quired TO shoot over a course OF in
structiOn laid down by the War De.
partment, which provides for rapid
fire at 200 and 300 yards, and slow
fire at 800. zoo and 600 yards. Those
members who qualify as marksmen,
or expert are given de-
coratiOns by the War Department and
their names are recorded in the office
of the Adjutant- General of the state
and of the War Department. Clubs
will be required to give bond for the
safe return of the rifles issued to
them. One serious difficulty i'm ac.
the purpose of. the law Is
the lack of proper rifle ranges Only
one state in the Union. Massachu-
sets, had the foresight to acquire
local ranges and bar against future.
OF building operations
In that state every large city Is com.
PEELED by law to purchase and main.
tain rifle range for its home militia.
There has not been a session OF Con.
gress for many years that has not
had presented to IL propositions to
acquire target ranges and maneuver
grounds in different parts of the coun-
Try, all OF which have failed to secure
recognition. g..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
Good Roads for SchofieId -. ..
Barracks Are Now Assured.

y The sum of $4,000 has been
u appropriated for the improve
4 ment of the roads on the post,
< and the work will commence
4 Immediately under the supervi-
4 sion of Capt. Chalmers G. Hall,
Z constructing Quartermaster.
4 The number of roads will be
x reduced to a minimum, and all
4 the main roads will be covered
Il with coral rock and oiled.
4 Nothing will tend to make
= Schofield Barracks more desir-,
x able as a station than the inn
n provement of the roads. The
4 clouds of dust that roll from
= the almost innumerable dirt roads
y in dry feather, and the deep red
4 mud during the rainy season, be-
Y come almost insupportable TO
4 those who have four years to
u serve at this post.
4 The first coral rock road at
y Schofield was recently built by
x Colonel l.. w. " Kennon, 18th
Z Infantry, joining the 25th Infan-
y try cantonment with Cashier.
= This road was built by soldier
Y labor, and though rough and I'M
y even in spots, is vast improve
Z ment over the old dirt road. IL.
4 ..
4 gggs ggsg ggs q 4 z
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
4 HYDRO-PLANES
ADDED TO NAVY'S
FLYING FLEET
Splendid Work of Aerial Scouts
at Vera Cruz Is
Praised
IRv Latest MALL

WASHINGT0 N-Four new hydro.
aeroplanes win be added to the Navy
Departments squadron within the
next month. Two of these are of the
Curtiss type, which has been in us3
for some time and has given general
satisfaction. The third is Wright
flying boat, different from the Curtiss
mainly in that II is ''bobtailed" instead
of having a long afterbody, and its
rudders are on the machine instead
of being on the boat body.
The fourth machine is of the Bur
gess-Dunne type. being the invention
of a retired British army officer nam
ed Dunno. II is modified to some ex-
tend by w. Starting Burgess, the Am.
erican expert Its special feature is
said to be inherent stability. 1t is
claimed that this machine is able to
hold its position in the air without
the use of horoscopes or other arti-
cial means. The machine is being
purchased mainly for experimental
purposes, and it will be used at the
navy's Pensacola aeronautic station,
Good Record at Vera Cruz.
With the return of the navy's aero
plane squadron from Vera Cruz, which
II left on June I3, the most success
full series of flights ever made for
scouting purposes has been complet
ed. Several flights were made every
day. During the 43 days service OF
the aerial squadron over 200 flights
were made without a single accident.
The flights varied in duration from 10
minutes to two hours and the average
sneed was about 60 miles an hour. The
aeroplanes never failed in all this
time to respond to call for scout
ing flight
The number OF naval officers de.
tailed for aviation duty is now beng
increased from 10 to 20 by the add.
ton OF a new class, and within year
il Is expected to increase the number
20 35. The new men are first given
course Of preliminary instruction in
the construction of motors and aero
planes by the Burgess, Curtiss AMI
Wright companies. After this they
go to the Pensacola station for slA
weeks for further instruction and then
are expected to begin work in the
air. They are picked from the appli
cants for this duty in the grades G.
ensign and lieutenants, junior grade.
and lieutenants. After they have be-
gun to make actual flights they are
allowed 35 per cent increase in pay,
mainly because they are unable to
get life insurance.
Special Appropriations.
While at the present time there is
money available to purchase the four
new, flying boats mentioned, which
will bring up the navy's total to IL, it
is likely that before long Congress
will be asked for a special appropria-
ton for aviation purposes. The work
done at Vera Cruz has drawn general
attention TO the navy's air squadron.
Because of the sale of the battle
ship Mississippi to Greece, the navy
aeroplanes must find new mother
The Mississippi has been used as the
headquarters and home for the avia.
ton officers, and also as training
ship for aeronautical experiments
Capt. M. l.. Bristol is in charge of
the navy aeronautical work, with
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

The smiling ccuatenance Of CAPITA
Guard. will be missing in the joint e
tary duties and Captain Easton, one of
at home. So also will I'd Lieutenant
ant H. NJ. Morehead, with 1t when it r
cent regimental orders and will repo
Company M was formerly Compa.
year, the designation was changed so
The company is in flourishing condi
for enlistment
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
URGEoN-GENERAL WILLIAM c.
HNRHhS

recently appointed to be chief of the
medical corps of the army with rank
Of brigadier-general Surgeon-general
Gorgas has recently returned from
South Africa where he went to study
sanitation problems He won fame
and promotion by transforming the
email Zone from a fever jungle to one
g the healthiest places on the map.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

in Jack Easton, commanding Co. NJ
ncampment with the regulars next W
the NEST enthusiastic officers Of tn
Us. Caceres, so that Company NJ W
caches Oahu. I'd Lieutenant j. l.. X.
TT for duty as soon as the outfit Ian
ny d, but when the list Infantry, n. G..
that all the companies on the outsi
ton and Captain EastCn is able to pi
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

the Hilo organization OF the National
eek. business interferes with mill
e territorial service, will have to stay
i'll have only one officer, LIST Lieuten-
Cush.ngham has been attached by re-
DIS
H.. was reorganized the first of this
de islands could be in the Sd battalion.
ok and choose among the applicants
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

TOULON, The French submarine
Calypso was sunk TODAY by the de-
troyer MousQueton during maneuvers.
The. crew was saved. it is thought i
will be impossible to salvage the sub
marine. on account of the great depth
at which she is lying.
The Calypso was navigating on the
suface at the time of the collision
and most of the men were on deck.
The shock was severe and a great hole
was torn in the submarines side. The
boat sank IN a few minutes.
A heav.' sea was running at the
time but the ether warShips carried
cut the rescue work with great ski
and daring.
The Mousqueton was badly damag-
ed and mt into port.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

A board of officers has been aD
pointed by orders from post headquar.
tiers to consider and recommend Q
course of instruction to be followe>'
in the post graduate course for Off
GERS at Fort Shafter during the schoo
year 1914-1915. The board will b.
composed of Lieut. Col. B. w. Atkir
son, Maj. Erneste V. Smith. Maj NJ
chael ]. Lenihan and Maj. Herbert {.
Williams, all of the Cd Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

mated by the delivery to Secretary
Daniels of a check for $12.532, 276.96.'
The check was signed by an Ameri-
can agent representing the Greek
government which does not figure
in the transaction.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

The First Aero Squadron, which
has been on duty at Galveston. has
been ordered back to San Diego,
which would seem TO indicate that the
war department plans do not contem-
plate sending any more troops to Vera
Cruz. The squadron was to accom-
pany the next brigade that would
have gone TO the Mexican sea port.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
ORDERS OF THE
HAWAIIAN DEPT.
July 16, 1914.

July 16, 1914.
Special Orders No. 1872.
2. Under exceptional circumstan.
ces. leave OF absence for one month
and 22 days, with permission TO
leave the department, to take effect
upon arrival at San Francisco, Cal,
of the August transport, is granted
Captain Joseph C. Kay. End Infantry,
Fort Shafter, Fl. T. j.:
Attention is invited to the require
ments of General Orders No. 1876, war
department, 1907. and General Orders
No AZ, series 1918. these headquar.
ters (S717).
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
ARMY NOTES

From all information obtainable by
army officers, il now seems probable
that the Thirtieth Infantry, which will
come here from Alaska posts on July
Goth, will remain at the local Preside
throughout the Panama. Pacific Inter.
national exposition, regardless as to
whether the Eighth Brigade returns
from the border line prior to the
opening of the exposition. The war
department has signified its intention
of staticning as many troops here as
possible during 1915, and as the Thir-
tieth is coming here first anyway, and
as the command is anxious to have
station here during the exposition, ii
is more than probable that the men
of the command will find that for
once their own desires and that of the
war department coincide. l
There are, however, vague rumors
that seem to have some little founda-
ton, that the Eighth Brigade may
soon be relieved from border duty and
returned here intact No orders will,
however, be issued until the Mexican
situation clarifies and some results
from mediation become apparent.
After the Thirtieth Infantry COM
pletes its duty here it will be sent
to Plattsburg Barracks, N. Y, for sta
ton, taking over the post from the
Fifth Infantry, which hereafter is to
have permanent station in the canal
zone. The Plattsburg Barracks will
remain virtually deserted until the
Thirtieth goes there Movement of
troops to Panama will not take place,
however, until there is some sort of
a settlement of the Mexican trouble.
y y -"
1t has been decided by the war de-
partment that the Alcatraz island dis
ciplinary company, when it takes up
its quarters at Old Fort Point, will,
in addition to its other military du-
ties, be allowed to have regular target
practice; so that, with the program
laid down now for the handling of
such companies, there seems to be
no reason why the men composing
them will not get exactly as good and
broad military training as men in
barracks. ."#.-. ..r
The decision has been reached that
hereafter, in the case of a man SEN
fenced to Imprisonment and dismis-
sal, the dismissal portion of the SEN
tence may be suspended until it is
seen whether or not he intends to be-
have himself sufficiently to get into a
disciplinary company. If he does so
and shows himself fitted again for ac-
tive duty, the dismissal part will be
wiped out and the soldier will be re-
stored to the ranks. If, however, the
man shows no effort to retrieve his
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

The promotions in regimental and
company officers which will probably
result as the promotion of Colonel
George Bell, Jr, to the rank Of Brig
adier-General, are as follows: Lieu
tenant colonel Charles H. Barth, Ad
jutant-general's department; Major
William F. Martin, Fifth Infantry;
Captain John McA. Palmer, Fifteenth
Infantry: First Lieutenant Ned NJ.
Green. fifteenth Infantry, and Sec
ond Lieutenant Walter S. GTeaCen,
Twelfth Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
July II, 1914.

TO- --.-L July III IJIf'
Special Orders No. 1873.
1. Private First Glass Roberts A
Tibbitts. Quartermaster Corps, Soho
field Barracks, H. T., is transferred
as private to Battery Z, LIST Field Ar
tillery, at that post. He will report
to the commanding officer of the or
ganization to which transferred, for
duty. III
The expense of this transfer will
be borne by the soldier. (S70S).
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18
July IA, 1914,


General Orders No. %.
/. Lieut-Col. Charles S. Bromwell,
Corps of Engineers, having reported
this date in compliance with para
graph s, Special Orders No Sc, war
department, 1914, is announced as De
partment Engineer, vice Major Will
liam p. Wooten, Corps of Engineers,
with station in this city.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

afford ample facilities for service
with the city system. In consequence
of the installation of this government
system all instruments of the local
company have been removed from the
post and no more will be contracted
for by the individuals or the depart
ment
All of the technical work Of plac.
ing instruments, laying underground
and overhead cables as we'll as set
ting up the big switchboard was
done by the men of the detachment
of the telegraph and telephone com
pany of the Signal Corps stationed at
Fort Shafter under the direction Of
Lieut. Frederick F. Black of that
company. H.. E..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

WASHINGTON-Th sale of the
battleships Mississippi and IDAHO for
use in the Greek navy was consum-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

Captain Benjamin II. Watkins has
been detailed asa member of the spe.
cial court martial at the post, vice
Major Z. " Smith, relieved on ac.
count of absence from the garrison
on field service
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

ieut.-Commander H. c. Muslin in
charge of the station at Pensacola.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

Following tie announcement Of ap-
propriations for the purchase ~ field
guns and ammunition for. heavy ar.
tillery, comes the news Of the fOEma-
ton by the government of a new reg
iment Of field artillery, which will in
cIude the coast artillery companies
from Forts Williams, preble, Leyett.
Mckinley, Lyon, Baldwin and Pop
ham. which compose the Portland
LMeJ defense district To this reg1.
ment will be assigned twentytOur .
inch siege guns and 6-inch hOwitzers.
This heavy artillery will follow tho
first expeditionary force into MeXiCo.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

record, the suspension of sentence or
der will be vacated.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-07-18

EaggEs gssss &c 4
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
ASTHMA and HAY fever
A Guaranteed Relief

"I have arranged with George A.
Gorgas, 16 North Third street and
Pennsylvania Railroad Station, that
every sufferer from Asthma. Hay Fever
or Bronchial Asthma in Harrisburg can
try my treatment entirely at my risk, "
DR.. Rudolph Schiffmann announces. He
says: Buy a 50-cent package of my
Asthmador or Asthmador Cigarettes,
try it, and if it does not afford You
Immediate relief, or if you do not find
it the best remedy you have ever used,
take it back to George A. Gorgas and
be win return your money, cheerfully
and without any question whatever.
After seeing the grateful relief it has
afforded in hundreds of cases, which
had been considered incurable, and
which had been given up in despair, /
know what it will do. l am so sure that
it will do the same with others that /
am not afraid to guarantee it will re-
heve instantaneously. The druggists
handling Asthmador win return your
money if you say so. You are to be
the sole judge and under this positive
guarantee, absolutely no risk is run in
buying ,Asthmador."
Persons living elsewhere will be sup
Piled under the same guarantee by their
local druggist of direct by DIR. r. Schiff-
mann, st. Paul, MINI.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-11-17
GERMANS GREER GAR
ON FIELD HOSPITAL VISIT

Petrograd, Nov. 17,-During fort
nights sojourn with his armies in the
field, the Car spoke to thousands OF
wounded soldiers in the field hospitals
His Majesty also visited many wounded
Germans and Austrians, addressing
kindly words to them. In one ward
entirely occupied by wounded Germans
the men, who were unable to rise, spon.
taneously greeted the Car with a
three-fold 'Hoeh. -
In connection with the imperial tour
at the front, one characteristic episode
may be noted. The Car inquired
about the identity and destination of
a column passing the imperial train
and was told it was composed of off.
GERS and men. who had recovered from
wounds and were returning to their re
spective regiments.
His Majesty ahghted and spoke tc
them, asking where and how they had
been wounded, 1t appeared that thew
rad all taken part in the early battles
of the war and were eager to go to the
firing line again as soon as possible. Ii
was ascertained, incidentally, that 81
per cent. of those wounded in the early
stages of the campaign have now re
turned to the ranks.