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passage of anything wider. A few
sheep and goats are tethered on the
top of the rocks or Oberland as the
upper rim of the island Is called.
Some of the islanders possess pets In
the shape of cats and dogs, and these
may be seen in the yards of the tiny
houses which line the narrow streets,
These highways, like everything else
on the island, are scrupulously clean.
on the water front there is casino
much frequented by the officers of the
German army and navy. Occasionally
their friends come up for a weeks
end visit and Saturday night is a gala
one for Heligoland society.
Bathing Beach.
About quarter of mile from the
island proper Is strip of sand, at
one time a part OF Heligoland, but
the connecting link was finally broken
by the relentless waves and now the
visitor must go to the Dune in a boat
Portable bath houses are set UP on
the beach with a man and a woman as
attendants. The woman looks after
the bath houses while the man, a
rugged old fisherman, acts as n life
saver-not by going out to rescue but
by warning the bathers when they go
out too far.
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magazine carbine. All classes OF ..
cavalry carry the lance. The field
and horse artillery ore armed with
Krupp gun firing a fifteen pound shell.
Germany needs a vast army, for she
Is in the very heart Of Europe sur
rounded by different races OF people
and she has 1870 miles OF frontier "a
guard. The country Itself is small
comprising only 20s.7so square milef
or an area one-flfth less than tho
State of Texas. The population
roughly speaking. is about 65,00o,o0e
one million Of whom are foreigners
people OF almost every nationality.
During the last hundred years Ger
many has been at war with her diff
ferent neighbors from time to time.
and now she is once more In the field
fighting several of them at the same
time,
Once year. usually in the autumn,
the German army holds manoeuvres
and for two weeks they play the war
game in all it's phases. The Emperor
Is always on hand and Is seen at his
best when he rides out and disagrees
with some Of hts officers as to plans
Of attack In addition to the regular
.
/ cavalry which is known as the Kaisers
| manoeuvres.
Army Reviews.
Germany is continually having army
reviews and the greatest occurs on
Sedan Day. September first. On this
occasion the entire royal family ride
out 10 the big drill ground a few
miles from Berlin. The Emperor ap-
pears on horseback and reviews thou
sands Of troops. When his own regi
ment comes in line he leaves his post
and leads them past the Empress
This is one of the prettiest incidents
of the review, for the horse on which
the Emperor rides seems to recognize
the regiment and takes up his march
without the slightest effort on the
part of the Emperor. and on return
ing goes back to the exact spot he
left. While the review Is in progress
the sky Is alive with aeropanes and
dirigibies and the scene Is one Of the
greatest interest. At its close the En-
peror and his six sturdy sons ride
down the Inter den Linden in Berlin
amid the cheers Of thousands of peo-
Pile. Miitarism is Germany's strong
point
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eight hours. At first the island seemed
like cloud on the horizon, but as
the ship came nearer the mass of red
rock presented rather formidable
as we'll as picturesque appearance. A
small ledge of white strand on the
south is the only place where even a
small boat can land. and here on
this ledge is a cluster of quaint houses
including several small summer hotels.
on the rim of the rock which rises
precipitately nearly two hundred feet
above Is n sister village with a church
tower, n huge lighthouse, and wire
less station as the predominating fea-
lures.
Small Island.
The island Is only one mile long
from the pier to the Nordcap Ca rock
on the far end, and a quarter of a
mile wide at the widest part. There
are few trees and no picturesque ruins
to study, and no running water any
where on the island. The drinking
water used is either caught In cisterns
or imported. There are no beasts OF
burden, and many children who live
there have never seen a horse except
| I'm pictures. The largest vehicle for
carving purposes Is a wheelbarrow--
the streets being too narrow for the
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private Is a mere trfe, the lowest
grade receiving (after the cost Of their
food is deducted) about three cents
per day, while the higher ones re-
ceive from ten to fifteen cents per
day. Even the pay of the officers is
udicrously small from an American
point OF view. A lieutenant receives
for the first three yeaps $500 per
month; from his fourth to sixth year,
S425. 90 per annum: from the seventh
to ninth year, s495.00, and from the
tenth to twelfth year. $4,000. and aft
err that 100000 a year. A captain
after serving nine years is paid ST.
257.oo year. Only eight out of one
hundred officers ever attain to the
command of regiment. A command
ing general receives s3,495. 00--the
largest salary paid A small amount
is added to this for house rent, keep
of horses, travelling, etc.
All soldiers and officers travel at
reduced rates on railways and are
allowed a certain amount of baggage
free. They usually marry rich girls.
Every Man a Soldier.
Germany has no professional army
like our own. Every German who is
physically able must serve, at least
as a reservist, from the age Of seven
teen to forty-five. Those in the in
fantry serve two years and those OF
the cavalry and horse artillery and
mounted rifles three years; after this
they will not be called upon except In
case Of war.
There are several thousand mer
who Join the army voluntarily for q
term of two or three years and Their
re-enlist and become non-com mis-
stoned officers. Should they remain
in service for twelve years they ar,
entitled to $4,000 on leaving the serv
ice. They are then eligible for posi-
tons on the railway. police, postal
street cleaning and other public serv
ices. There Is no promotion In TIL
army from the ranks as in the United
States. and unless a man has passe,
through one Of the cadet schools b.
can never become an officer.
The German army Is an educated
body for education up to fifteen year
Is compulsory.
Equipment
The infantry Is armed with Mause
magazine rifles of the 1898 mode
while the cavalry carry the Mause
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but because he is a Hohenzollern and
they must live up to the traditions
of the house. This Prince Is popular
with the people, who greet him with
cheers on all occasions.
Prince Adalbert, the third son, is
the sailor prince, and while he is an
officer in various regiments his high
st rank is in the German Navy.
August Wilhelm, the fourth son,
holds high rank in the German
cavalry and varioe other military
organizations, but he, too, is stout and
likes his ease.
Prince Oscar the fifth son, who was
recently married after a series of diff
culties is fond of army life and is
constantly attending drills. He is said
20 be greatly in sympathy with the
deals of the Crown Prince.
Prince Joachim, the sixth son, holds
rank in the army, but he is the studi-
Gus member of the family and prefers
the pen to the sword. The greatest
devotion exists between the baby
Prince and his mother, the Empress
and he spends much of his time In
her company.
Even the daughter of the family
the Princess Victoria Louise. who mar
ried the Duke of Brunswick, Is the
honorary colonel of a regiment and
on special occasion she rides with them
on parade.
The Army.
The German army. of which the
Emperor is in supreme command. |,
perhaps the finest disciplined body o.
men in the world. The strength o.
the army In time Of peace is $50, 900
with 4.430. coo reservists. which in tim,
of war would bring the army up more
. than 5000. 900 men.
To the American the cost OF main
tanning such an army seems appalling
t and 1t would be If the German arm.
was as well paid as that OF the Unit
, ed States. The pay of the German
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Some very startling bathing cos
tunes are seen, costumes which would
not be tolerated for a moment at even
a second-rate summer resort in Amer
lea. On the far side of the dunes are
several gvavos--graves of unknown
people whose bodies have been cast
ND on the beach after storms, for the
waters around about Heligoland are
a practical ocean graveyard. There Is
n life saving corps on the Island, and
these men tell thrilling stories of their
desperate fight to save the lives OF the
men whose ships are battered by the
waves during the long winter season.
1t will be remembered that Zeppelin
dirigihle was lost in one of these
storms last winter and fifteen of her
crew drowned.
Picturesque Marine View.
Just back of the Unterland, as the
lower town Is called, is a flight OF steps
which leads to the Oberland. They
are cut out of the solid rock and are
rough and not easy to climb, especial
" II the climber wears thin soled
shoes. A lift near by. however, car
ries passengers to the top for a trifling
SUI IN. J. TONI lllt SbSc VI NiV CpNi ''ii VI
one looks out over the little red rooted
houses of the lower town. In time
of peace the view is a pretty one.
fishing boats all about and ships rid
ing at anchor far out to sea. Down
at the end of the island men appear
like so many ants. Further away the
bathing beach clusters like bar of
silver striped with emeralds.
on the whole II Is n magnificent
picture, but today all is changed; the
bathing beach is deserted, Destroyers
have taken the place of fishing boats.
While German Cruisers ride at anchor
in place of pleasure steamers. The
Casino is deserted, and few people are
to be seen on the streets. The music
has been silenced and the vigilance OF
the men ut the guns has been in
creased. Down on the beach few
men who go out early each morninG
for fish have them on sale, for food
mt present Is high in price and fish
forms the main part of the days
menu.
No PhOtographing Allowed
The Government is especially strict
about pictures of the harbor. but the
writer, by hiding behind posts and
houses succeeded In securing a few
photographs. They even object to the
picturing Of street scenes and the life
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speed limit in ninety horse power
motor car are his chief delights. He
is not averse to flrtations with pretty
actresses. and some of these esCapades
have been the talk of Berlin. Above
all, however he is a Hohenzollern and
his chief delight Is In. soldering. He
has an ardent admiration for Ma
poleon. and the rooms of the marble
palace at Potsdam are filled with pic
lures. statuettes, busts, medalli ions,
engravings and other memorials of
the great Corslcan conqueror. The
Crown Prince Is said to be the idol
of the German army.
Five Sturdy Princes.
Eitel Friedrich. the second son of
the Emperor, is Of an entirely different
type both in make up and manner,
for where the Crown Prince is tall
and slender Eitel Friedrich Is stout
and heavy set. He, too, Is military
but not because he loves the service
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Of The person who tries TO make photo
graphs in any part OF Heligoland is
not happy one.
The whole place fairly bristles with
military operations. Barracks which
will house hundreds of men have been
constructed. A powerful wireless sta
ton is In operation; a sea wall has
been constructed around the island
and guns have been stuck In every
corner Of tho rocks. Thousands OF
dollars have been spent 70 make this
lump of red rock the Gibraltar OF the
North Sea. 1t Is expected to be Of as
treat value TO Germany as Gibraltar
and Malta are to England. Military
experts declare that had Germany
owned Helisoland in 1870 the block
ade of the Elbe and Wesser by the
French fleet In the early part Of the
war would have been Impossible.
Apart from the military aspect, the
little island is interesting especially to
those who love the sea. The two thou
sand natives are industrious ana sober.
Their principal means OF living Is by
fishing. They pay little attention TO
visitors, and are clanish. Their pa
triotism is OF a queer type--they love
Heligoland, and tolerate the ruler of
the nation who happens to own the
island. For instance, when 1t was an
English possession they celebrated
Queen Victoria's golden jubilee with
the greatest pomp, while at present
the Kaiser's birthday or any other
German holiday is observed with equal
loyalty. Their language is peculiar
and seems to be German spoken with
a Danish accent. Dancing is their par
ticular amusement and dance halls
are numerous.
The natives show little interest in
the fortifcations for they are a sim
pie. honest people, who go about at
tending to their own affairs even
though a practically impregnable fort
Is being set up about them-a fort
which In time to come may swallow
up their homes-if extra space Is
needed in Germany's military ex-
! ploits.
German war experts attach the
greatest Importance to Heligoland and
expect it to prove a tower of strength
on account OF the great height of Its
batteries. and because of their range
| a close blockade of the mouth of the
Flbe is practically out of the Ques-
ton. 1t would be a difficult matter to
carry Heligoland owing to the steep
ness Of the cliffs.
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marine and her countless triumphs In
the realms Of science and industry
make an inspiring story, and after so
many years Of peace and prosperity II
seems almost impossible that war, and
war in its worst form, should blot on
the escutcheon Of this progressive ma
ton. The military spirit, however.
has always run riot In Germany.
Everything and everybody Is organ
lied and nearly everybody has a spe-
cial uniform; even the schoolhoy is
known by his special cap. Indeed, 1t
has been called the land of uniforms.
Vigorous and vrile, the Emperor
stands out as the worlds most ambi-
tious monarch and It IS said that
while he preached peace he plotted
war and the recent developments GER
tainly show that he Mt least was ready
for the great conflict which Is now
raging in Europe He has gathered
about him such men as Admiral Won
Tirpitz, Prince Furstenberg, Doctor
Won Bethmann Hollweg. Arthur Won
Gwnner. Prince Won Buelow and
Count Zeppelin-all men of ability
whose one aim is for the greatness
of the German Empire. The Crown
Prince. too, sits among these men
with his father, and even at the early
age of fifteen the Prince declared to
his friends that he loved to listen to
his father and Prince Furstenberg
talk politics." The Emperor's six
sons have been brought up in a mill
tary atmosphere. and 1t would require
at least O full column in a daily news
paper to give the names of the regi-
ments and military orders to which
the young Princes belong, for they
seem to be at least honorary officers
Of every known military organization,
Crown Prince.
The doings Of the Crown Prince
make, perhaps, the most interesting
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reading for this young man seems To-
have had his fling at every phase Of
life. He is a full hedEed colonel a.
the age of thirty-two and has on sew
eral occasions shown his father tina
he has a mind or his own--a chip Off
the old block. The father and SON
have clashed a number Of times and
on one occasion he was sent away on
long hunting trip after one of these
stormy meetings, The young man
married to please himself, and h.
pleased Berlin as we'll when he chose
Cecelle, the Duchess Of MecklenberE-
Schwerin, for the future Empress. Tit
1.-THE Princess who Is half Russian and
more French than German, is won
derfully popular throughout Germany
and her little tiffs with her father-in-
law form choice bits Of gossip In Cour;
circles.
The Crown Prince is fairly satur-
ated with miltarism, and at one time
it was stated that It was the Crown
Prince 9nd not the Emperor who was
responsible for the present war. It is
we'll known that war plans were pretty
we'll perfected before the Emperor
returned home from Norway where
he was cruising on his yacht. This
coupled with the impetuous independ-
ence of the Crown Prince, gives added
strength to the truth Of the story. AS
Colonel of the Deaths Head Hussars
the Crown Prince Is famed for his
dare devil horsemanship, and one of
his favorite pastimes used to be lead
ing his squadron of dragons up the
terraced steps of the Sans Souci Pal
ace al Potsdam and holding high links
with them at the crest. His ride in
a perilous steeplechase caused him to
spend some time in quarters under ar
rest
Adventure appeals to him. and rid
ing in Zeppelin and violating the
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able 1t would have been to that coun-
try.
1t is quaint little place rarely
visited by Am orleans. who know 1t
best by Its lighthouse which Is one Of
the most powerful in the world,
sweeping for many miles over the
treacherous waves OF the North Sea.
The nationality of the island has un-
dergone the fortunes and vicisstudes
OF war, of intrigue, and of interna-
tional negotiations until 1t has finally
landed under the domain of the Ger
man Empire. Several centuries ago
the Danish flag waved from it's
heights, and whilst under its control
the island was in pawn to a Hamburg
merchant and was used as rendez-
vous for privateers and pirates, was
finally cedcd to Schleswig Holstein
and receded 20 Denmark--this inter
change having taken place several
times, its nationality changing so
rapidly that It finally became known
as mo Mans Land"
During the Napoleonic wars 1t was
seized by England, under whose
dominion 1t remained until 1890. when
it was ceded by that country to Ger
many In exchange for several tracts
of land In German East Africa. For
many years Germany had been anxious
to obtain the island, and from time to
time the German Government tried to
Induce England to sell. but 1t was not
until Great Britain really needed ppr
ton Of the German East African pos
sessions for an outlet to the sea that
Lord Salisbury consented. England
had made little use OF the island, for
aside from keeping a Governor and a
few soldiers there they paid little at
tention to IT, never realizing its real
value as a fortress until Germany be-
gan to fortify it, When the exchange
Of land was made the English political
writer's fairly gloated over the great
bargain England had made in receiv-
ing so much valuable land in Africa
"for an island half as large as Hyde
Park. and one that would in time be-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1914-09-10
How a Little Lump of Red
Rock in the North Sea
Has Become a Great
German Fort.
"Green Is the land,
Red is the rock,
White is the strand.
These are the cOIors OF Heligoland."

~REEN land, red rock. white
"a A. misunderstanding could be more
VIZ descriptive OF the little island of
~1a the North Sea than these colors.
At present Gray are the guns" must
be added to complete the description
now that the island has become a part
OF Germany. 1t has changed from a
peaceful excursion ground into verit-
able porcupine. Hidden away In the
red rocks are immense disappearing
guns which can be brought out with
as much ease as porcupine raises Its
quilts at the first scent of danger. Just
after Austria declared war on Servia
all merchant marine shipping ceased
at Heligoland and only the German
Navy was allowed to come near the
island. The great guns came out from
the hidden recesses in the rocks, and
Germany made ready for the enemy
who might attempt to enter the
Fatherland from this section. The
"Konigen Louise" which had been
converted into mine ship, mined this
channel, but was finally sunk by the
British. Later, the "Amphion," one
IF the smaller British cruisers was
unfortunate enough to be blown up by
one of the mines which had been laid
BY the vessel destroyed the day before.
rhe disaster occurred not far from
Heligoland according to the dis
patches.
Belonged To English.
Only a few years ago Heligoland
belonged to England and had 1t been
in her possession at the present time it
can be readily understood how valu-
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Personal Sketches Of the
Emperor Of Germany,
His Six Warrior Sons,
and the Men They Com
nand.
mand.

VMPEROR williams fighting quail
En,r tiles are hereditary for his earli-
n est ancestor, Count Thassio, of
%.h zollern in Swabia, was one OF
The generals of Charles the Great. His
successor, Count Friedrich l., built
The family. castle of the Hohenzollerr
near the banube in the year $50, and
ever since that time the family has
been known as the Fighting Hohen-
Eollerns." 1t was not until the seven
teenth century that the Hohenzollerns
had a standing army. Friedrich Will
helm the Great Elector, was RESPONSE
BILE for this, and after his reign. which
lasted from 1910 to 1888, his son
Friedrich l. found himself at the head
Of a we'll drilled army of $4,000 men.
With such an army at that period /;
was easy to enlarge ones domain and
the king began acquiring land, and
when Friedrich Wilhelm III. came
to the throne the area of the Hohen-
Eollern lands was nearly one hundred
thousand square miles with popula-
ton of nine millions. Napoleon ap-
peared about this time and some Of
the acquired territory was taken by
the French.
Came To The Throne In 1888.
Emperor william came to the
throne in 1855, and under his dynamic
leadership Germany has advanced to
the front rank as a military power.
His reign has been one of the most
remarkable in the history of the
world, and Germany's great growth in
population, her colossal foreign trade,
the development Of her merchant
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-09-26
The Millinery Department
On the Second Floor

y y
Millinery has always been Of our most i'm,
portant lines, and we have made ample provision
for il in our store. We carry the famous Knox
hats for women in addition, to the newest Eastern
creations
We have always kept this department up to the
highest standard, showing at all times the newest
millinery ideas. Every steamer has brought us
creations from the East and the showing of
hats in the new department is splendid, indeed We
cali your particular attention to it.
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Our Employees Rest Room and
Lunch Room

this feature for employees. We felt that the new
store would not be complete without this comfort
for the loyal workers who you faithfully from
day to day We do not treat our employees as
mere help" We realize that they are human be-
ings like ourselves; and we treat them as such.
Aside from the humanitarian motives that
prompted us to provide for this ROOM we feel that
we shall be more than repaid for it by the m.
creased efficiency and satisfaction of employees
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The New Color Room

This is also new feature in Honolulu It is
situated the ground floor, near the silks and
dress goods department In this room is repro
duced the artificial light under which evening
gowns are usually worn. It enables you to deter
mine exactly how becoming particular color win
be in the light under which you intend to wear it.
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New Ready-to-Wear Department

located on the Second Floor.
We have installed in this department the most
modern fittings for the proper display and main
tenance of high-class apparel stock. 1t shall be
aim to show at all times broadly comprehensive
stocks of coats, suits, wash dresses silk dresses
evening gowns and wraps.
New glass wardrobe cases of the most modern
type make selection easy.
It has always been our policy to alter free of
charge garments costing more than S. This policy
will be continued.