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In 1871 he was appointed To the Naval
Academy at Annapolis. There he was
a popular though not II brilliant
student. and was graduated about the
middle of "a class of thirty-two. getting
his highest marks for such purely
military accomplishments as naval
tactics and fencing.
His ability TO command Vas early
recognized and he was a cadet officer
even in his first year. That he was
a we'll behaved student is indicated BY
the fact that In his graduating year
merits. the maximum dement's per-
mitted being $50,
On graduation he made his firs,
cruises in the Hartf )rd, FArragut's
old flagship, and the Powhatan on the
north Atlantic station. In 1875 and
1877. In 1878 he visited the Paris eX-
position az an ensign in the compile
ment of the Constellation. From 1880
To 1888 he was on survey duty as an
officer II "A coast and geodetic survey
ship. and then in 1888 he went out
to him for four years in those
waters. going out as a Junior Lieuten-
ant aboard the Ossipee by way OF the
Mediterranean and the Suez Canal.
In 1887 he came home to help bui.d
mp the new navy, Somehow he had
acquired "A sound technical Knowledge
OF steel, and 50 he was established at
Pittsburg AZ inspector Of steel being
manufactured fur the new ships.
After two years Of that he became a
member of the famous steel board,
headed by the late Admiral Bob
Evans. where he also served two
years, finding time during that period
to act az secretary Of the Bunce board
engaged in '~reorganizing the nav
yards.
Three years Of sea duty followed
aboard the monitor Miantonomoh, the
dynamite cruiser Nesuvius and the
training ship Essex. and then a period
of shore duty in the office OF naval in
~telliRence at Washington. In 1897 ht
attended the Queens jubilee in Eng
land as a Lieutenant OF the Brooklyn
In August Of that year he MAS SEN
out To the Pacific coast as an officer
Of the little gunboat Marietta-tht
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infantry regiments each contains n
machine gun company. Signal Corps.
Medical Corps and. the other branches
all are there. backingsupsthe .predOmi-
nant infantry. ~"'.f; '.i
Indications are that they are all to
remain some time. ~TOSreRlace them
1t IL understood that admiral Caper-
ton has recommended the creation Of
a permanent constabulary. Differed
and trained by Americans! Such a
co~nstabulary was :! orssnized under
American direction in Cuba, and has
become a highly efficient force.
In Liberia. in Africa, where there is
an American receiver of customs reve-
nue., such a ~constabularS, differed and
trained by Americans, has been oper-
ating for several years, and has COM
pletely eliminated border warfare,
which In years passed menaced the lit
tie republic. ..,
The higher direction of, affairs, the
negotiations with the nominal admin
istration-the politics of the thing, in
other words--all are in the. hands of
Admiral Caperton. So they will re-
main al least until the Senate next
winter has Il chance to ratify the pro-
posed treaty with Hayti' for the Amer
lean p~rOtectorate. Z.
Some one went inquiring about
among navy offlcers the other day to
learn just what manner OF man is Ad-
miral Caperton. 9ho lis charged with
such extraordinary powers and duties.
There in not "A great deal TO tell
about him." said one who has been an
intimate friend OF the .Admirars for
thirty years. HE il just the plain,
u%nassnming. modest, likable and very
human individual you know, him to. be;
all naval officer. There are many like
him In the navy.
He never has done. anything spec
tacular, for he never has. had a chance
He has had lots OF important work,
but It was just routine work. and the
fact that he did it. very well attracted
no particular attention to him. He
has a spectacular Job now, but he does
not know II IL spectacular. He isn't
thinking at all what tits going to get
for him. All HI" thinks about - how
! to DO 1t we'll. = t.g. 81, .,
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making V E They point to the fact
that Napoleon failed In much the same
Job, for, 1t will he recalled, Hayti
wrested her independence from Ma
poleon and chased the French troops
out OF the island something more than
100 years ago. Bobo and his followers
assert darkly that they will chase Ca
perton's force out in the same man.
mel. They do not want TO he made
over
Caperton is quite sure that Bobo is
wrong, though Caperton is not dis
cussing the subject very much. True,
Caperton never undertook to make
over a nation before and does not
regard himself as an expert in the
work. but being an American naval
officer Of long experience who has
been called upon to do many difficult
things and who never has failed he
is convinced that he will finish the
job all right. An American naval Off
Ger has to accustom himself to many
strange tasks.
The Dartiguenave Government os-
tensibly is In control. but in reality
Admiral CapertOn Is. Should Admira1
Caperton and his forces go away II
would he urgently necessary 10,
Dartiguenave to go also, because II
he tarried he might 1~sss1deuly. The
co,'Nc.nrs and otfer officers Of skt
Governms,rr S-s performing theil
duties, although only along the coast
in the region under control, honestly
and AZ efficiently as they can. Thu
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As the loading Of the ship was de-
laycd and might have to leave without
the the agent OF the steamship
line. one of the largest and richest
merchants in the village. asked the
Governor whether 1t was his intention
to take the men at work on the wharf.
lie assured the agent that such was
not the case and that he had gath
cred in all the idle that he required.
AZ quickly as they disappeared these
two dozen wharf workers returned
| only to he told under raised guns that
they must come at once. without even
notifying their families. to the cruiser
about to set sail. The work came to
an absolute standstill. as the Gov
ernor had forced into the army the
engineer who ran the crane. This
so angered the captain of the Amer
lean steamer that he. through an in
terpreter. told the Governor a few
plain things.
This encounter and a side talk the
merchant had with the black Governor
led to the release OF the engineer.
The next day the merchant. of course.
made a big contribution to the Gov
ernor for the presumable use of the
army.
Boys less than 10 years were taken
along in the ~nondescr!pt horde that
was sent away in the cruiser. Two
men working on the sugar plantation
who sought to escape from the SOL
diers were killed and a boy OF Is had
his ankle shot away.
In many places. chiefly outside OF
AZua, and along the boulevard lead
ing for twenty-five miles out OF Santc
Domingo city can he seen rude crosses
These owe the graves Of unfortunate
peasants shot down and hastily pu,
out of sight. Along this beautiful
boulevard. known as the "Terraceria.'
with spreading palms and flowers. Civ.
ing It an ideal tropical touch. one
would see half a dozen of these rudel,
constructed crosses every few miles
To the Santo Dominican they are the
mile posts TO liberty. Every new
grave, they say. means n loss Of tina,
element which has kept the country
in a turmoil.
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NONE authorities assert that the
population Of the black republic
~ of Hayti is 1000. 900; others
put the figure at 100000.
Haytians themselves are careless as
to the exact figure. and they have not
bothered much with censuses.
But whether there are l.i00, 900
Or ?,000,00 OF them, every last Hay
tian happens now for the first time in
the country's history to know just who
10 boss. That boss is Rear Admiral
william Banks Caperton, L. s. ~, who
/ all intents and purposes is Uncle
SANS viceroy. To him has been en-
trusted supervision OF the task OF
making over the Haytian nation.
This is a task demanding military
skul statecraft. diplomacy. tact and,
above all, common sense. To drop into
n country, take possession OF its ma
chinery OF government, suppress a
revolution, establish martial law. grant
a legislative body permission to elect
q observation-disclosures IN a IL
tain that President In office and hold
a turbulent and savage people is a
rood deal OF an undertaking for a
naval officer. But, being a typical
naval officer, Admiral Caperton Is
uSing II all az being in "the days
0oyk"
r:oper!y to handle the situation Ad-
u,::. Cspsr.cn AVA several var
ships and in addition 2.2OO marines
sne warships handling the ports am
the marines the shore population. TIL
warsh!ps are the protected cruiser
Washington. the Admirars flagship
the battleship Connecticut and foul
smaller craft. tina Castine, the Nash
willie, the Sacramento and the Marietta
Commanding the marines are Col, Lat
ueton w. r. Waller, who won fam
IN the battle at the taking OF PekiI
during the Boxer troubles, and Col
Eli X. Cole.
This Is the force then with which
Admiral Caperton has undertaken tn
\ making over Of a nation. All this, !
must be understood, Is not war.
A great many Haytians are yer!
snire in their own minds that Admira
| Csperton Is not to be successful in hi
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same Marietta. by the way. tina, now
forms part OF his squadron in Ha q
The opening OF the Spanish Amer
can war found the Marietta cruiS.u-
on the west coast OF CENTRAL .tmcr.c,.
She va despatched at once for ,.'
Atlantic via the Strait of Msgr.lau,
As advance agent for the Oregon her
duty being to provide for a coal slpu.'
for the big fighter at the various p'r'',
June 4 the Marietta reached NtN
West. after three months of cont,n"-
Gus steaming and after travellins -.
600 miles. Her performances w."
really quite as remarkable as tlnS"
of the Oregon, but We're lost sigh, ~ a.
the moment. Too small to he an III"
tive craft for the battle line. tho Mar
eta did not take part in the na't." o.
Santiago. being at Key West as q d.
patch BOAT at the time.
In 1899, following the war. Nou a.
Caperton. then n Lieutcnant-'omuf.
der, was put on duty at the navy - "
factory in Washington as in~p"yt'' ~
ordnance. From 1901 To 1901 he We
on he r, Airle. cruising in West lrl
wst-ts and getting acquainted "
sN '''S WV va siAthNi " Nv -
handling.
A year al the Naval Wa collie
Newport, three years as inSuc,'' =
lighthouses, and then e Ions ,rnI-' 10
China via Suez follow, Il. tie tu'n ".
n out 10 the Orient u '.''
brought back the Maine from Ma.
also by way IT the SueH, follow" ''' !"
by taking the Maine ON a cruise fl" =
Caribbean
In 1909 and 1910 he was a .
again, being naval secretary and
ecutiNe OF the lighthouse board 60 '
+, then came a period AS commando
the Newport station, following ~.
in November. 1913. he having lot u".
a Rear Admiral in the meantime -
was assigned Ia command the A. H'
reserve fleet.
4 great variety II service, al
but not so bristling with posS' 'i.''
as the task upon which he il u"N '.
gagged. But, in it all, he ptoN't .
ability to handle men. and that Is .
chief requirement, in the H">''"'
problem.
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Lesson for Hayti Seen in Way Her
Little Sister Republic Is Work.
ing Out Her Destiny

This is the second Of q series Of articles describing sctuai condi.
iieas in Hayu and Ssnto Domingo and the nature Of the task Of the
United States in the pachcaton Of the island. The writer has gath.
cred bis materials on the field and has had exceptional opportunities
to obtain the facts.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
BY Associated Press.

LONDON Eng III" WelIs-MUran
fight at the London Opera House. in
which Bombardier Wells the English
champion, added yet another TO the
dramatic defeats OF his career, has
started storm Of questioning as to
why an able-bodied man with the mil
itarl title OF "BOmbardier" should be
taking part in boxing matches in
stead Of being with the British. army
at the front.
We do not wish to CTitiCise Wells.
remarks the Dali, Chronicle. except
to say that, first. his most famous Op-
pOnent, Carpenter, is now serving
with the cOlOrs in France. and, sec.
ond. it seems to us improper that he
should retain a military title in the
prize ring when his public perform
ances proves that he is in a fit state
to go mo the field
Wells reply came back by return
mail 1t was as follows: My duty
is clear must stay where | am. and
| think my reasons are good. Could
| see my way clear to go to the front
| would be the lightest hearted man
in England. l have been in the army.
serving several years in India, and
secured my discharge to devote my
despite a halfdOzen defeats, sup
lose ] may claim OF have attained
some proficiency. During the war
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28

TAKE A GAME
FROM Chinese
TRAVELLING CHINESE.

Everyone is we'll, and having fine
time The weather has been good
with few exceptions. From now on
we will have shorter jumps and bet
ter railroad connections"
So writes Alfred zap, of the TRAY
cling Chinese, to the Star Bulletin.
The following is an account of a
game dropped by the Chinese to the
University of Oklahoma, played at
Norman, Oklahoma:
"Our first game with the University
Of Oklahoma C"Sooners") was called
off on account of rain.
THE result of the second game
vas a defeat for us, the score being
3 to 0. The runs. were made in the
very first inning when one got pass,
two hit and another sacrificed. Out
side of this inning the "SOOnerS'
were unable to score and since we
never had a chance to score We could
not turn the tables in our favor.
There was lots of snap and pep on
both sides and the 100 per cent field
ing of each team kept the spectators
very interested.
Time and again We tried for a bat
ting rally, but luck was either against
us or the excellent pitching of the
hired pitcher of some Southern league
shut us out. Whenever we hit the
ball it had a tendency to go into the
1ielder's hands or if not, it was a
strike out. The pitcher had a world
of speed, nice curves and change Of
race and a fair splitter. Too bad it,
was not Apaus turn to pitch, other
wise the story might have been diff,
ferent
The score:
Chinese, hits 20 0 0 % 2 Is
Runs ......0 q q q u . q %
Univ. Okla, hits o u o 2 X-6I
Runs ......3 0 y 0 O . u X-3l
Battery-Chinese, G. Chin and
Mark; University of Oklahoma, Pom:
der and Felt Time of game, IN. 80
m. !
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
INTER-ISLAND
BASEBALL CUP
GOES TO MAUI.
Three Ties For Four Prizes In
Carnival SerieS-Lai Tin
Best All Round Man

After considerable delay. owing to
difficulty in getting his committee to-
gethPr, Chairman NJ. b. Henshaw, of
the Carnival baseball committee. has
announced the awards for the Febru,
airy inter-islanl baseball series. The
decisions are l. 'sed on a careful con-
sideration of the block scores Of
games, together with the general eff.
fectivenesS OF teams and individual
players
Team championship is tie between
Maui and the All-Chinese Cup to go
to the Maui team
Batting prize a tie between KaleO
OF the Maui tenn, and Cross OF the
25th Infantry These men TO toss up
for the medal Kaleo played in two
games was eight times at bat and
secured four hits Cross played in
three games, was at bat six times and
secured three hits. This gives both
men percentage of 500.
Base-ste aling a tie between Lai Tin
and En- Sue, with four stolen sacks
each. These players will have to toss
for the medal when they return.
Player Of most benefit to his team,
I4ai Tin Of the Chinese. Lai Tin had
only 10 chances, which he handled
with single error. His nearest COM
Petitor, in the opinion of the commit
tee, was Ayau, who handled %
chances, with two errors. Lai Tin
batted .46l to Ayau's .42S, and stole
four bases to his rivals two.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
GENERAL STAFF.


formation the Hotel and
~ STAFF.
W.. The AdTant General
w. Ziegler Capt arthur '" c Orn Dep
(Breveted CoonelO
al B. Surg-gen
Capt Henry van Gieson u d. L.
W. Short, Chief O. NJ
Will peters Leo L.
' Aide Governor CaptJ D. Doughery. Infantry.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OFFICE,
Whiener, w. S. A. Observation-Disclosures
FIELD AND OFFICERS 1877 INF.
Lieut. Col r. liam E I'd
Capt w KanaehoIo ADJ
OSuivan. O. NJ I'd Lieut. George H. Cummings q N
Capt J.. Camara, A.. P. Merle Johnson LIST Bat
Warham, Comsy LIST Lieut. Charles Frazier AdJ
Rose, 2ndR LIEUT. ".
COMPANIES STATIONED At HONOLULU.
Smoot j. L. K Cushnghhm
100 p.
Lieut. A. I'd Lieut. Frank
Wednesday, 1870 m.
Lieut. L. R. Mdeo I'd Lieut. Manuel sou"s Friday
Company D-Capt Kob W.
schaefer. Wednesday, 7:15 m. -
Ho, I'd Lieut. Geo w.
MOnday p N.
Tuesday
Company Capt Kane W. NJ
100 i N.
W. Remington Lieut. c. K Ano
Tuesday, 7:l5
Battaon)Cap W. LIST Lieut. w
I'd E. X. Chung. Thursday 1870 p.
H. s
"SS''' srArroNgD ON MAUI
I-WauKu-Capt W. w Chilingworh
I'd Lieut. R. K. Wilcox
Company Young x.
STATIONED ON HAWAII
Company MoCap Easton Is, Lieut. NJ Morehead I'd Lieut.
MEDICAL OFFICERS WITH SANITARY TROOPS.
Ma D. Capt R. W Ben1.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28

OF CAVALRY IS
WON BY TROOP B
Cavalry League.
Especial star-Bul1etln Correspondence

Especial tar-Bul1etin Correspondence
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, April %.
Troop B won the Cavalry champion
ship yesterday when they admins
tered a severe defeat to the nine
from G Troop. This is the last game
of the season for B and after very
close race with NJ Troop they have
finally captured the rag.
B had the best of it in every de-
partment of the game Duncan was
a master in the box for winners, al
lowing three scattered hits and walk
ing no one. He also accepted seven
chances without an error.
Troop G, by very stopping fielding,
assiste>. in their efforts to pile up
a good score.
B Troop started the first inning
with three runs. Duncan singled,
stole second and scored on a two
Dagger by Backes. The latter stole
third and scored when Biddenfield
let Fennys grounder pass. Fenny
stole second and third, then scored
on Hawrys sacrifice.
From then on B Troop continued
the motion until they had accumulat-
ed nine runs.
Troop G made their lone tally in.
the eighth when Moleski reached
third on Murphy's error and was
scored On a sacrifice by Harris.
Troop g.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
SPORTSMEN OF FRANCE
FLOCKED TO THE COLORS

body to send cigars and cigarettes to
the settlers At the front. The Aero
club was trans formed into head
quarters Of an aviation military corps
for the defense Of Paris That is how
everything stood in France and In
Italy as well. for the Italians were
taking heed Of the French method III
preparing aud were following the
sport scheme in great part IN their
tremendous mobilization.
Every week. even now, cross Coun-
try foo, races, bicycle races and m"
rorryclr races are held, for these
lacts are the best thing in the world
to prepare tie men for the arduous
work at the front"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
ARTILLERY BALL
CHAMPS Win And
LOSE YESTERDAY
Field Artillery League.

Especial Star-Bulletln Correspondence
SCHoFIELD BARRACKS, April 2S
Battery G, the winners of this
years artillery pennant, played a
double-header yesterday. The first
game was played with Battery A.
Burnett, the clever A Battery pitch
err, was beaten on the errors of his
team Holding the Little Giants" at
his mercy for five innings, it looked
easy, but the intiold began to uncork
q bunch of miserable errors in the
sixth and the c Battery crowd put
over nine runs in the last four inn
ings.
Burnetts and Browns hitting was
a feature of the game, the former col.
lecting four safeties and the latter
three.
Score by innings: RH E
Battery & 20 0 0 90 3 3 0 SO 5 3
Battery A 20 2 0 0OO1 IA 8 6
Batteries-Burnett and Wilkinson
for A, Montgomery and Mead for c.
Three basehits, Ryan and Wilkinson.
Struck out, by Montgomery 9, by Bur
nett II. Bases on balls, of Burnett
2, of Montgomery 2. Umpire, Dona-
hue.
Battery D Trims Champs.
In the second game of the double
header the champions lost to Battery
ID in well-played game. This team
has been winning everything lately
hut they started too late to be pen
nant contenders.
The game was called at the end Of
the seventh on account of darkness.
Each pitcher allowed three hits in
the seven innings, but the d Battery
FIELDING was little tighter.
In the second, Schultz walked. stole
second and scored on an error by
Ryan. In the fourth. hits by Newton
and Schultz brought in the winning
run for ID.
Score by innings: r H K
Battery c .....0 0 0 90 / fl ;
Battery ID ......0 | o 90 - 3
Batteries-Schultz and Purcell for
ID; Galley and Mead for c. Stolen
bases, Schultz ?, Newton. Bases on
balls, off Galley |. Struck out, by
Galley 3, by Purcell 3. Umpire, StOn.
The Bank of England earmarked
$4,000 pounds sovereigns for Argen-
tine account.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
DOES THE RING INTERFERE
WITH GENERAL RECRUITING ?
That's the Question That British Newspapers are All Ex.
Not Going to the Front-He Has Hot Comeback

have boxed several times Oh behalf
Of war funds, thereby doing the little
bit that lay within m power.
Two Of my brothers are at the
front, and third was the first man
killed in his regiment alone re
main at home to support my wife and
children and the other members of
the family dependent upon me If |
Lad no ties. | should be off to the
front without delay"
In this same connection, several Of
the newspapers have renewed the agi-
tation that professional boxing be sup
pressed until the end Of the war
The only prize-fight worth entering
at present" writes one editor. lis the
gigantic struggle in France"
Lady Randolph Churchill. on learn
ing that a considerable number of wO-
men were present at the Wells Moran
for the newspapers: II should hope
that women had something better to
do than to watch sham fighting at
this moment"
There is plenty Of opinion, however,
in favor of continuing the boxing
matches. Eugene COrri. the referee.
sums up this side of the argument in
the statement: "BoXing is a stimu-
lus to the fighting spirit; nothing is
better calculated to maintain the
spirit of British pluck; boxing does
not hinder recruiting-it rather en-
courages it."
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-28
BASKETBALL CUP WILL
BE HELD BY ALERTS

The cup offered by Lieut. Col. 4
= W Il Riley. \. g. H. for the =
y basketball championship Of the \
. Service League, has found a =
. home aboard the /. 5. 5. Alert. =
The Alert and I'd Infantry =
teams were tied at the end OF =
y the series and the submarine dis =
astcr occurred before the tie =
= could be decided 1t was then =
= agreed TO let the tie stand, but =
. 10 play an exhibition game for =
y the "A benefit, and let the win =
= ncr hold the cup. Salvage ope- =
= ratiUns have occupied 50 much =
= time, however, that the teams =
= have not been able to do any y
= practising, and it was thought y
= better to toss for the cup y
y Heads" said Lieut. Wills of =
= the Alert. and when the coin that y
y Lieut.. SmOot, the league man y
y age. had fHpped, came down y
= heads up, Lieut.. Wills walked off y
y with the trophy. The names of y
y both teams will be on the cup, y
y and the series of 1915 stands as y
y a tie. y
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SEDENTARY SOLDIER

1t seems to me that everything
Is always going wrong.
For these outdoor athletics
never have been strong.
gained myself swivel chair,
A cushion with it came,
But now they get an order out
I'll have to play some game.
hate the sight of tennis courts
And golf can't understand;
All horses are ferociOus beasts,
And baseballS hurt my hand.
Why should l have to work my hands
Why work my massive brain?
Five minutes mental exercise
Is something of a strain
The table Of equivalents.
1t seems not just to me-
A lusty bout of auction bridge.
High in the scale should be
If there were justice in the world,
A swivel chair once got.
Should be sanctuary safe
From sporting tommyrot
Gross public debt of the United
States on March 81 was $2.NS6.92h. 0I1.