Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-08
ARMY.NoTES
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Scnofleld, Honolulu, probably VIII De
the post which Rev. Ignatius Fealy.
for nine years curate at st. Joseph's
Church. will be assigned when he
takes up his duties as chaplain in
the United States Army Father Fea-
ly left Washington yesterday for
vacation OF few days, before as
Stunning his new duties at Fort Myer.
Va. where he is to be stationed prior
to his regular assignment. He is
likely to remain at the Virginia post
just across the Potomac about a
month
Plans for a big reception and public
demonstration on the occasion of
Father Fealy's formal leavetake are
being made by a number of his
friends, no definite date for the affair
having yet been fixed. 1t was stated
today that a priest from the Apostolic
Mission House at Brookland is TO be
assigned temporarily to fill the vac
ancy occasioned by Father Fealys
departure from St Jesephs
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Armor plate made out of cotton -
counterpart of car wheels made out o.
paper - is the dream an inventor
capitalist, Col. MarcelIus E. Thornton
Of Hickory, \. c., told of in letter
to Secretary Daniels of the navy de-
partment. Col. Thornton. an old ac-
quaintance of his Acknowledgement,
Secretary Daniels, is sure that it is
the right idea and that it can be az
complished.
The resistant power of cotton is
well established by practice in war
fare. During the civil war the con-
federates used cotton bales as an ef-
fective rampant against cannon balls.
Col Thornton has plan for max
ing armor plate out of cotton, to dis
place steel, now exclusively used for
that purpose He writes to Secretary
Daniels about it, in the expectation
that his idea may be made available
for the sheathing of naval vessels. :
II know II can be DONE" he writes.
81 intend to do 1t. ] believe such an
armor plate would be superior in eff
ficiency to any that can be devised
from any process" y
Col. Thornton does not reveal any
OF the details of his secret for manu-
featuring armor from the south's sta
pie product 1t Is, of course, there
fore, impossible to furnish any infor+
nation as to how he would go about
&c. - : - .:5- r. +. =.
II Amor plate made out of rubber
was the idea of an earlier inventor,
never made practicable 1t was ex-
pected that such a defensive device
would provide a medium OF elasticity
from which cannon balls and shells
would bounce OFF and fall into the wa
ter harmless. E.. : !.
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An exchange Of rourtesies between
the Army and Navy departments is
intended to result i'm adding to the
store of knowledge of the cadets Of
of both services. T1e $4,000 model
|of the big dreadnought Florida has
been sent to West Point Military
Academy by order pf Secretary Dan
|iels Of the Navy Department. Score
tary Garrison of the War Department
expects to return the compliment by
sending to the Annapolis Naval Acad-
envy model of one Of the. coast artil-
|lery stations -. u. -.
The superintendent of the Military
Academy has been charged with res
possibility for the models of the Flor
ida, and will see that it is handled
with care. The cadets will be given
ample opportunity to examine it.
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AS one result OF the recent inyesti-
CATION into the lighthouse service by
Secretary Redfield and a committee
of other officials of the Department
of Commerce, George Warrington,
superintendent of naval construction
of the service has been dismissed and
Edward c. Gillette. assistant engin-
eer in the service has been appointed
BY President Wilson to succeed him.
Mr.. Gillette, native of Philadel-
phia. Pa, was formerly inspector Of
the lighthouse district with headquar-
ters at Boston. No specific charge
was preferred against. Mr.. Warning
ton, his dismissal being due, it is
was said. to the desire to improve
ment in the service. af .: