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today the queen Of the air." from a
military viewpoint, having about $50
a%eroplanes at her command, the great
est number of which are of the most
modern type, capable of carrying as
many as eight passengers with 5000
pounds of ammunition. Austria has
only about $50 flying. machines of va
rious types. Italy has about 200 we'll
equipped airships of various types,
while the Italian army aviators have
had the benefit of training in the re-
cent war with Turkey. France has a
large fleet Of airships with a well
trained corps of aviators who are
ready to go into action at a moments
notice. The French army and navy
together have about $50 machines.
Germany has an aerial fleet operating
about 500 a%eroplanes and d%irigibles.
The latter are considered by many
aviation experts to be below the aero
plane in warfare. being too clumsy and
too hard to control, as we'll as more
easily discernible. CuriousIy enough,
Great Britain. the empress of the
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chimes and airships is possibly the
most thrilling and most imaginative
use to which a flying war fleet might
be put.
Another use of the flying machine in
war time is the direct attack on con-
voys and on troops on the march. or
halted in close formation, by aero
planes carrying machine guns.
Not least in Importance among the
uses of the %aeroplane is the quick
transport of staff officers and dis
patches and the promoting Of general
intercommunication.
The methods of defense against the
agile fighters of the air furnish a pretty
problem. Most. recent experiments
have shown that at a great risk of life
and expenditure Of ammur on artil-
lery fire "a be employed in destroying
the airships. but the defense is so I'M
certain. the ranges so hard to deter
mine and the chances Of hitting tho
machine or the driver either with
shrapnell shells, bullets or artillery
shells so small that great damage
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sea-" has less fighting strength thai
any other country. She has only
about 100 a%eroplanes properly equipped
and ready for service at the present
moment.
What are the possible uses to which
a flying machine may be put in war?
The first is reconnaissance-that is,
the examination by trained officers Of
definite tracts Of country or localities.
with a view to ~ascertaining the nature
of the country. the roads. railways. riv-
ers and bridges. battle positions. the
nature and extent of Notifications, po-
sition. number and nature Of the enc
my's troops. position Of supply trains.
military depots and military move
ments that are in progress.
Then. there is the harassing and de-
laying Of an enemy by the discharge
Of light bombs on encampments, biv-
ouacs and large formed bodies of
troops and of i%ncendiary bombs on
supply stores. b.
Attack on Airships.
The attack on an enemy's flying ma
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and II It is a friend we can do no harm
in going above 1t. If an enemy, 1t is
all important to us that we should
reach and keep the upper level. Little
time have we to decide OF our action.
We were only twenty miles apart when
we first made it out, and at five miles
we ourselves may be visible.
I'VE are rushing toward each other
at tremendous speed. and in ten min
utes that fifteen miles shall have been
covered.
I'VE turn backward on our course,
push the motor to its utmost limit and
rise. Now our speed is reduced to that
Of the airship. and five minutes hence
we are still fifteen miles apart. but we
are $500 feet high.
Another five minutes and we pass
the 5000. Still another and we are at
$500 feet, higher than the probable
level Of the airship. so we can afford to
clo~" with her. We turn again and
rush fri speed toward her. She looms
up larger and larger. and we recognize
| her as an enemy-a stately, graceful
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in commemoration Of the GEN.
tenary of the raid and burn
- ing of Washington Aug. "a,
1914, planned an outline of maneuvers
1t was a sort of bloodless battle. AS
may be imagined. 1t Is far more diff
cult now to reach the city than then.
The British had little trouble in 1911
in sending its raiding party to loot.
plumber and burn. This incident Of our
second wal with England was one Of
the most picturesque events in Ameri-
can history.
A stirring dramatic episode it was,
n its heroine was none other thai
the famous Dorothy Madison. Vivid
even at this day is the picture of the
scene as she herself described it in
letters written actually while her ears
were being assailed by the booming Of
the British amor at B~ladensburg,
for fighting was already in progress
Just outside Washington and utmost
haste was being made to pack up and
remove from the presidents palace. as
1t was then called, everything of value
that could be taken away.
While stream of dismayed fugitives
passed over the Potomac by way Of
the Long bridge. leaving Washington
almost d~epopulated. Mistress Dolly. in
the absence of her husband, coolly d.
rected the activities of a force Of clerks
detailed for the business Of salvage. At
her order linen sacks. roughly sewed
together for the purpose, were hung
around the walls to receive portable
stuff. All Of the silver and the costly
velvet %draperies were duly bagged. and
special care was taken to insure the
preservation of the constitution OF the.
United States. Washington's commits
sion as commander In chief Of the
American armies. and. most. precious
OF all. the Declaration Of Independence.
which last by the way. afterward hung
for many years in the dining room at
Montpelier. the Madison home in vir-
ginia. A much priced bit Of loot II
would have been for the British II
they could have got hold Of 1t. In the
midst Of hurry and confusion when
h army was laundering al the gates
Of the city Mistress Dolly found time
to sit down and write q letter to her
sister as follows:
VIII you believe It. my dear sister.
we have had Z battle 4 Bladens-
burg7 And ! am stu here within.
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and will not be shipped to Panama BE-
fore next spring.
When Lieutenant George r. Goethals,
~. {. 4. son Of Colonel Goethals, the
builder OF the Panama canal. who has
been IN charge Of the building OF the
f~ortihcations at the Pacific entrance to
the canal. arrived In New York on his
way to West Point, where he acts az
Instructor. he would o discuss his
work on the canal. but his leaving Il
that time, declared men familiar With
ltfie construction In Pahalna, indicated
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creature. moving OF serenely uncon.
scious of her peril.
Five minutes pass. six, and still h
holds on her a Seven-see. h
suddenly turns, her bow shoots up. a
stream of ballast falls from her. She
has seer her danger and is trying to
escape by rising and by flight Can
she do it?
Every Moment Precious.
every moment Is precious. It 10
certain that she was well below US
when her lookout first saw US. prob
ably not more than 5000 feet. Had we
only escaped notice mi minute longer
and were her captain and crew novices
at their trade her destruction had been
assured.
but her crew are perfectly disci-
plined and trained. They have not
lost a moment. Still. tho turn has
taken her nearly a minute. and we are
but three miles away. She has risen
200 feet during the turn and can now
rise at 600 feet a minute. while u ut
most power is 300 feet a minute. Our
speed is twice hers so long as we do
not rise. but only equal to hers when
we are rising fast.
I'VE keep straight on, still at $500
feet. Two minutes pass Only two
miles are now between us. but she Is
now on our level.
1T must be a chase to the highest
attitudes. The sky is cold and clear:
without one grateful cloud in which
she can wrap herself impenetrable and
hide from her mosquito torment.
Minute after minute passes We
rise, pursuing her. Each minute she
gains 800 feet of altitude on US. and
we gain no single inch In distance, but
no matter. Stream after stream Of
ballast falls from her side, and see
how they are throwing their petrol
tins. garments. anything to enable her
to rise still higher.
"Their only hope is to keep up and
up. trusting our fuel may give out nc
the engine cease to take us upward.
Vain hope. Our engine is working { {:
Well as ever. and We have fuel for sew /.
eral hours yet.
1T is only a question Of endurance
now. At such a level no airship We,
built a have any reserve Of fuel left
Ultimately her engine must stop, anG
she will drift a helpless mass before
the wind. She may begin to fall"
h British expert her concludes:
I'm a fight between flying machines
victory will go to that which can fy
and rise fastest, maneuver easiest and
shoot the straightest. Numbers and
tactics will have their effects, Just as
! in fight on sea or on land"
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sound Of the canno Mr.. Madison
comes not. May God protect him!
Two messages covered with dust come
to bid me fly. but I wait for him. At
this late hour a wagon has been pro-
cured. I have had it filled with the
plate and most valuable portable arti-
cles. Whether it will reach its desti-
nation, the bank of Maryland. or fall
into the hands Of the British. events
must determine.
On that lamentable Esd day Of Au-
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Philadelphia where he remained.
The British troops entered the city
after nightfall on Aug. % and en-.
encamped a short distance east of the
capitol. After burning the capitol
they marched up Pennsylvania avenue
to the presidents palace. General
Ross. their commander. with the off,
GERS Of his staff. ate supper at the
house OF an old lady named Sutor
close by. and at the conclusion Of a
~leisurely meal he ordered his men to
Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times., 1914-08-13
that the fortincat,ons had been COM

that the Notifications had been COM
pleted.
The building Of tho forts guarding
the canal has gone on for years SUR
rounded by the greatest secrecy. and
even now little is known about the de-
lenses. At the Pacific end Of the ca
nal forts have been built on the is-
lands OF Flamenco. Perico and Macs. IN
Panama bay. and on the mainland at
Balboa- At the Atlantic end the forts
aresAt Toro Point and Margarita ID.
Sands gtasdIng the west and east sidss
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aI- go E
gust no regular meals were served in
the palace" Mrs. Madison. the clerks
and the servants of the household
snatched a bite when and whore they
could; hence there Is no truth In the
oft told tale of a "sumptuous banquet"
which the British invaders when they
arrived found smoking on the table,:
Before his ANAL departure Mr.. Madi-
son distributed what food and wine
there were in the house among the
tired and hungry American soldiers
who happened by.
The last person to leave the man
sion was John Sionsa. . porter. who
carried Mrs. Madison's pet parrot to
Colonel Taylor's house four blocks
away. left It there. came back. locked
up and took the keys with him -
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Photos by Alne.ican lgess Association
AN %aeroplane in flight over a Brit.
ish ship. 2.-Projectile used on aero.
planes. 3.-French bomb throwing
%aeropIane with aviator about to dros
missile. 4.-Winston Churchill Teen.
ter Iower) aIishting after naval aero
plane flight. 5.-German diriaib.e
alishting on French territory. G.
English military %aeroplane flying at
night. 7.-Towine a~eroplane out to
English battIeship. 8.-Rear of Yep.
peIin q, German dirieibIe, after
alightins across the frontier of
France and French cavalry officer.
BY JOHN J. BREEN.
"HE question in the minds Of
every military man when
Austria declared war against
Servia was, What will be the
role of the aeroplane in a conflict be-
tween the great European powers? 1t
vas the first time that the world
would have a chance to behold in ac-
ton the most ingenious method of de-
struction ever devised by man.
Discussing a war between the triple
alliance and the triple entente over the
Austro-Servian i%mbroglio. British Off
GERS in London predicted that the
aerial corps Of both sides would play a
most important part in the fighting
and that the relative aviation strength
of the various nations that will be
drawn into the war would in a great
measure determine their general fight
ing power.
Russia, more so than any other coun-
try. has one in for aviation. She Is
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Centenary Of W%ashington's Capture by British

sIGADIER GENERAL MILLS.
in commemoration Of the GEN.
tenary of the raid and burn
ing Of Washington Aug, "a,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-21
GENERAL EDWARDS IS
SELECTED FOR GRAND
MARSHAL OF PARADE

Following time-honored custom.
tribute viii be paid to the nation;s
soldier dead on Decoration Day, May
80. by comrades in arms and BY the
younger generation or soldiers who
are now wearing the uniform Of Uncle
Sam. Veterans, regulars, militia and
probably the Kamehameha cadets viii
take part in the Memorial Day pa
rade. which will march through the
streets of Honolulu to the Nuuanu
cemetery where memorial services
will be held, and salute fired over
the last resting place Of the soldier
and sailor dead
Brigadier General Clarence 4. I'd.
wards has been appointed grand mar
shall OF the parade. According to:
present plans the troops IN iine Will
be the I'd Infantry. one battalion OF
coast artillery. the 1st Infantry, NJ.
g. H, and probably the Kamehameha
cadet corps No ORGANIZATIONS viii
be ordered in from SchOfield Barracks,
but probably. as was the case last
year. members OF patriotic societies
stationed at Leiiehua viii be given
passes in order that they may march
with their societies In the parade.
Lientenant-Gol0 w. r. Riley.
commanding the 1st Infantry, n. &. II.
has given Company X the honor OF
firing the saInting Yolley.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-21
MEN'SLEAGUE
To HEAR FROM
DANCRAWFORD

Dan Crawford, the prominent Eng
fish mission worker, whose recent
work IN Africa has won him world
wide fame. and who now is q visitor
In Honolulu. viii be the guest Of
honor at q reception at O'Clock this
evening which VIII be held In the
pariors Of Central Union church un.
der the auspices OF the Mems League
OF the church. Folloing the recep-
ton, the members OF the Woman's
Society viii serve dinner.
At the close Of the dinner, q bust.
ness meeting. OF the league will be
held, ct which time Zeno K Myers,
chairman OF the Pa Ola Day camp
committee. VIII present a report on
the recent campaign conducted by
the league with view to raising
funds for the maintenance Of the
camp. A report regarding the Big
Brother movement 10 Honolulu. win
be read BY WilfAed Humphries, boys
work director Of the Palama Settle
,1nent. The meeting win come To a.
close with an address by Mr.. Craw.
ford. who has chosen as his topic,
The More You Know Her, the Bet
Ter You Like Her America, which
is the title Of a book he now Is com.
pleting.
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SIMPLE SUMNER FURNISHINGS

The house furnishings In summer
should be as simple as possible 4tiis
not only for the sake Of appearance
but that the labor OF caring for them
may be Hghtened. 49, ~ y
Summer Is the time Of outdoor life,
and just as much OF the outdoors
should be brought into the house as
can be- Members OF q family whose
house has a porch VIII spend many
summer hours on II. and suitable
porch furnishings viii add much to
their comport. But the living rooms
also may be given a summary air, an
atmosphere of airiness In fact, a
few changes and touches win result
in giving q seasonable atmosphere to
the entire dwelling. 4.
II there Is space TO store such ar
ticles Of furniture as are not needed
for the summer. q rooul viii have a
much more airs feet WITH the elimi-
nation for the time being of a chair
or 50. or perhaps a table. Perhaps
the furniture put on the porch will
provide all the change necessary In
this respect At any rate, heavy hang
ings should be taken down and packed
away, lighter hangings, appropriate
TO the season, taking their place n
necessary Do not be anxious about
the sunlight in summer. or AT any.
time, for that matter BY all means
free the rooms in summer Of small
articles that are not essential for use
or ornament There almost always
is an accumulation Of such ID the win.
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LINDSAY WILL not
TAKE HONORS
FROM OFFICIAL
Insists Credit for Capture oil
Seattle Men Belongs to
Captain McDuffie

r. ]. Richie and Al. Deputer, who
were arrested here yesterday on infer
nation from Seattle. where they are
wanted on charges OF grand larceny,
may return to face their prosecution
without extradition. Captain OF De.
tectiyes McDuffie. whose quick and
clever work resulted in both arrests,
Is of the opinion that at least one OF
them, meaning Richie, Is willing to
return. waving the papers
Referring to the account Of these
arrests published this morning, which
makes Alexander Lindsay. Jr, the
hero Of the tale. the latter said:
The statement In this mornings
paper that the arrest OF r. j. Ritchie
and A. Deputer, alias yanderyecken,
was due to the clever detective work
of myself is hardly fair, in that II
gives me credit which should have
been given to Captain OF Detectives
McDuffie.
'sThe facts in the case are as fol-
lows: =
Acting under cabled instructions
by the Detmer Wooden Company of
Seattle. filed complaint against
these parties and secured an attach.
ment on their goods which had been
shipped to Honolulu on the Homo.
Ian. On Monday morning Chief of
Detectives McDuffie showed me a
cable from the chief Of police of Sc
attic stating that warrant had been
issued for these two men for grand
larceny, that they. were passengers
on the Niagara and requesting McDuf.
file to arrest and hold them pending
extradition.
When called at the office Of Gas.
tie & Cooke. Richie, who It appears
did not come on the Niagara but on
the Sonoma. under the alias Of ]. Hig.
gins, appeared with the bill of lading
and claimed the goods. The appear.
ance or Ritchies tailed with the de.
scription furnished by the chief of DO
lice at Seattle. / therefore saw Nc.
Duffie and told him my suspicious. A
few hours later, McDuffie had the
man at the police station and iden.
titled him as the man I had seen at
Castle & Cookies. He admitted that
he was Richie. and stated that De-
ruter was coming on the NIAGARA. On
the arrival of the Niagara McDuefie
boarded her and arrested Deputer."
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ter season.
In the matter OF porch furnishings.
u word OF warning should be spoken.
THERE should not be too many OF
then, and on no account should they
pie oyer.furnish their porehes just as
they do their houses. Simplicity
sh0nld be the keynote here as else
where. A cluttered-up porch is even
worse than cluttered-up room. un-
desirable as the latter Is, for a clut-
tered-up porch advertises the house
aunpleasantly, while room is not open
to more or less public inspection.
There Is plenty OF artistic porch
furniture available at moderate prices
and with a little care fitting selections
may be made Anything in the ma
ture Of bric-a-brae on the porch table
Is Objectionable. II the table is pro-
vided with a cover. It is wise pre-
caution to have the cover weighted.
This may be done by making a double
hem around the edge and filling this
hem with shot: or heavy weights.
such as tailors use for Weighing coats
and wraps, may be attached to each
corner Of the cover. on the under side
and part way between the corners as
well.
Excellent vases for porch use are
these OF the artistic green pottery.
Get vases that stand securely: any
vase that ane is in doubt about should
have sand or shot put in Il to weight
IT,
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During recent army mane0vers ii
the Philippines Sergeant Murphy with
patrol keen for getting back to
camp and supper. came to ) bridge
over mountain torrent. with the
placard DESTROYED Much ayerse 10
. long detour. the sargeant did i little
Teccnnoitering, and. finding the coast
apparently clear. led his men TO the
bridge. Hallway thev were canfIii 81
gallopink officer HI! can't YOU see
that this bridge IS supposed to bt 18.
stroyed7 Sure do Str. answered
Murphy. but this detachment Is SUP.
POSED to be swimming And he 61s.
sage was safely effected rrIh1' |eI1
Republican.
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KEIOS TO PLAY
SIX GAMES HERE;
A BASEBALL WAR
tcontnued lson page one,

RI z s. sstagss
Wednesday, May 81 Coast be.
Tense.
Saturday. May 80 Coast Defense.
Sunday, May 31-Asahis.
Wednesday. June S--Punahous.
Saturday, june 6~Hawaiis.
1t viii be noticed that no game Is
scheduled against the AllC Chinese. This
would undoubtedly be the best draw.
ing card of the whole series, but the
league and the team can't get togeth-
er on the financial end Of the deal.
The proceeds Of all games go to the
league treasury, on the ground that
the league is financing the stay-over
Of the Keios, and putting up their
guarantee of $500. The profits viii
be divided among the teams of the
Oahu League at the end OF the sea.
son. However, the Chinese figure that
as the Oahu League season hasn'r
opened as yet, the club is free
agent. and Manager w. Tin Chong liz
holding out for his share Of the pro-
fits OF any game he plays, to 90 to
the team direct. This led to dis
agreement, and as the result every
team is losing out. The best drawing
card is cut OF the schedule, the. Keios
get less than they would otherwise.
the leagues percentage Is cut down,
and the Chinese get nothing at all.
That IS, It Is unlikely that the Chi
nese viii be declared in on the league
melon il they "insnrgeD at the start,
and refuse to do their share Of the
work.
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Sherman Allen, former assistant sec,
rotary of the treasury, was appointed
a member Of the staff of the superyfs-
ing architect of the treasury depart.
ment.
The rs members Of the crew of tho
French schooner Jeanne dare were
saved after their boat was sunk in
collision with the bark Calamity off
Sydney, C. b.
When an Englishman decides to en-
ter the, ministry they say he will take
orders. We say the same Of man
who decides to enter natrimony
Columbia State.
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THE MOANA Hotel
TO HOLD DANCE
TONIGHT

z The management Of the Moana Ho-
tel invites tourists. local army and
navy and society folk to dances 10
be given this evening beginning at
mine o'clock.
+ A Hawaiian qnintette win play dur
ing dinner advertisement.
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ALFRED CARTER, barber offis
GER: Three Argantinos were LEFT Sc.
hind with the departure Of the Pacific
Mall liner Mongolia for Japan Two
of the men were found at Camp :
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The members OF Honolulu Chapter.
No. I. r. A NJ. win meet in the Ma
sonic Temple at 1880 o'clock this
evening.
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In observation of Ascension Day
prayer with the celebration Of Holy
Communion was held at St Clements
chapel. .Punahou. at 10 O'Clock this
morning.
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Captain of Detectives MeDuffie and
his staff rounded up a delegation Of
Filipinos at several fayorite llaunts.
yesterday, the defendants appearing
before the district magistrate this
morning. Simono was sentenced to
two months imprisonment. having
been found guilty of gagrancy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-05-21

A meeting Of the members Of Scho-
field Lodge. F. and A NJ. viii be
held al Leilehna at 7::30 o'clock this
evening. There will be work In the
first degree.