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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
mine DEPOT IS
PLANNED TO AID
FRISCO Defense
Fort Baker May Soon Be a
Strong Submarine Mine
Base, Says Examiner

As part of the future plans for
reorganizing the defenses of San
Francisco to meet the changing con-
ditions of modern warfare, army of
ficers are considering transforming
Fort Baker, on the Marin shore, into
a mine depot, says the Examiner of
May 9. =. ~.
The development of long range
naval guns has relegated several in
side Notifications to the scrap heap
as defensive posts for the mounting
of sea guns, in the opinion of artil-
lerists. Years ago Fort Point, Fort
Mason, the Presidio and Fort Nc
Dowell were abandoned in any de-
fensive plans against a possible naval
attack. .."......,
Recently, however. officers have
come to the conclusion that Fort
Baker, and even, probably, Fort Win
field Scott, are too far inside the
harbor to be useful in the way in
which they have been counted upon
in the past. Hence, all plans for
strengthening the Notifications look
to mounting bigger guns farther
out, at Fort Barry On. the Marin
side, and Fort Miley and Lake Mer-
ced on the San Francisco portal
That Fort Bakers future would be
that of depot rather than a first
line fort was the inference drawn
when news reached San Francisco
a few weeks ago that the war depart
ment had decided to build at once a
new road and long tunnel connect
ing that fort with Fort Barry. Now
comes the unofficial Information that
the three mine companies, stationed
at Fort Winfield Scott, soon may be
transferred to Fort Baker, and that
post made over into a strong sub
marine mine base. 49,. ..
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
Capt. H. S. Hawkins Declares
Well Fed American Horse
Fit For Service "

Defending the United States cavalry
from the recent statements that have
been made as to its unfitness. Capt.
II. S. Hawkins, 4th Cavalry, of Scho-
field Barracks, recently OF Fort Sam
Houston, Tex, has written for the
Army and Navy Journal an article
entitled The Facts AS TO Our Cav
airy" The Journal says:
Capt. II. s. Hawkins, 4th U. 8.
Cavalry, fayors us with statement in
correction Of some errors Of opinion
concerning our cavalry The first
error indicated Is statement that our
American cavalry horses are insult
able for the kind Of service which Is
now being demanded in Mexico. On
account of the difficulties of supply it
Is stated that Mexican ponies would
be better, since they are supposed TO
be better able to forage for them
selves in the difficult country Of
Northern Mexico. This, as Capt
Hawkins tell us, is a great mistake.
The small horses of Mexico, or any
other land, would never have carried
our cavalry in the rapid and ardu-
GUS marches already made in Mexico.
The larger and better type of cavalry
horse such as We have in our cavalry,
and which is well fed on good oats
and hay, is prominently fitted for
such severe service. Although his
oats and hay may often be denied him
he will go farther and last longer than
the inferior and Il-nourished horse
which has been accustomed to rustic
for himself. and to exc out an exist
ence among the cactus and sand of
Mexico and our Southern borders. A
soldier who has been well cared for
and well fed will go into campaign
and suffer hardships and short ra-
tons far better than an ill-fed, un.
cared for individual who has been &C
customed to short rations all his life.
The same is true of horses.
If in the present campaign our
cavalry horses play out and the.
wastage becomes very great" says
Capt. Hawkins, this fact will be no
argument in opposition to what have
asserted. II will be simply another
example of what history has frequent
" proved, viz, that great wastage in
horses In campaign must be expected.
and foreseen, and consequently that
means must be adopted to supply
large reserves of .remounts. This has
generally been neglected in our coun-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
PREPAREDNESS ISSUE MUST BE
FACED SQUARELY, SAYS TICHENOR

IA, yet il is mRnifestly apparent TO
one who knows the situation that
there is a greet need of enlarged EN-
phasis upon real preparation for life,
whatever the vocation. .-'.... -.
The great advantage Of the present
interest in preparedness may be that
the officials Of the army and the sane
advocates Of military preparedness
are wisely Incorporating in their argu-
msnts and in their plans recognition
and provision for this principle OF
preparedness for life.
1t has been we'll said that military
dTill in high schools will no more
teach the art OF war than singing in n
high school chorus would educate a
prima donna The tremendous inter.
est and the amount OF legislation al
ready passed concerning the training
of both boys and girls In our high
schools will have rich fruitage IL it
results in stronger bodies, clearer
minds and a preparedness for life
which meets the full requirement OF
those who demand that our young
men shall be prepared. IL necessary,
to serve their country.
Extremists on one hand will de-
mand military drill for its own sake
and in excessive amount. Extremists
on the other side would prevent all
semblance of military drill and the
adequate preparation and training
which is universally needed.
Whatever makes a better man,
whatever makes a better Christian,
whatever stands for purity and moral
ity materially adds to the sum total
of military assets II the need arises.
No organization is so completely
equipped. 50 thoroughly manned, so
widely experienced as the Young
Mems Christian Association for
work like this: and il We can elimin-
ate from our minds the mistaken Inn
preston that military preparedness
means merely the carrying OF a gun or
tactical maneuyers. We will go long
way toward putting ourselves In the
attitude of mind enabling US to face
judicially situation that may prove
to be tremendous opportunity.
You cannot make a boy OF ~ or
IA into a lawyer, or physician or me-
chanie, any more than you can make
him into soldier in this pre-yocation-
al period; but you can give him that
training dsstamina and strength
and moral fiber that will give him the
foundation and aptitude and prepare
ton for citizenship and for life and
to defend his country If need be-.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
PRESERVE TRENCHES
TO DRAW TOURISTS

Citizens of Paris, according to the
San Francisco Examiner of May 4,
have. asked the city authorities to pre-
serve the. present line of trenches that
guards the city,.so that visitors after
the war may gam clear idea of just
what the big excavations look like II
has been suggested that the title, The
Holy Way" be applied to the
trenches. - -"
Because his wife refused to buy him
a new shirt, Carl Gatonsira, aged 81,
of Phillipsburg, n. j., shot and killed
himself
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
EEE.VEE News and notes Of the Service .N.EENEK
SCHOFIELD OFFICER ANSWERS
CRITICISM OF j. 5. CAVALRY

try and is grave matter needing the
attention Of our general staff But
with inferior and smaller horses, even
though acclimated and accustomed &c
the conditions, the wastage would be
far greater, and it would be found
impossible TO accomplish anything at
all The type of horse we have al
ways desired for our cavalry service,
with as much breeding as possible, is
therefore the best for any conditions
whatsoever
THE second point is that cavalry is
unsuited for mountain campaigning
and for fighting in the mountains.
This says Capt Hawkins, seems to
be a persistent misunderstanding The
facts are that American cavalry is
better suited for mountain warfare
than any other arm of the service
No troops can go where cavalry can
not go. This was often proved in our
Indian wars and again in the Philip
pine insurrection. II is true that a
horse cannot climb a tree, but the
trooper can climb the tree and leave
his horse tied TO the base of it, and
not far away. II Is also true that
when the mountains are very rugged
cavalry cannot fight mounted But it
can reach the enemy better than other
troops, and then dismounting to fight
on foot il can find more sheltered To-
cations for the led horses than arc
found on the plains. And so, for this
class of cavalry work, the hills are
a distinct advantage"
During the Philippine instruction
the cavalry campaigned with great
success in the mountains and on the
plains where the mud was so bad
that foot troops were often worn out.
The cavalry was always able to keep
ahead and to operate successfully
against the enemy II is not denied
that there are conditions which make
cavalry work peculiarly difficult, but
| have never seen or heard of any
such obstacles which could not be
overcome by energetic cavalry lead
ers quite as well or better than by
any others. 1t is, of course, net in.
tended to assert here that cavalry can
replace good infantry or artillery in
their legitimate functions, but 1t is
desired to correct any impressions
that our cavalry needs any special
terrain in which to operate. 1t can
perform its functions anywhere, and it
is peculiarly adapted to the conditions
in Mexico, whether on the plains or
in the mountains. Provide plenty of
remounts and American cavalry will
perform its work and prove itself to
be indispensable in any field"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20


sea. dispatches to the San Francisco
Examiner state.
This was the spectacular feature oil
demonstration to test the telephone
and telegraph resources of the ccm.
try as to their availability in time OF
war. ~. .~..'-..r .-... Is. .. -: .
So successful was the test that it
aroused hope of eventually permit
ting the navy department 10 keep
in constant communication by wire
and wireless telephone, not only with
every navy yard and shore station.
but with American fleets on the two
oceans Supplementing the wireless
tests with the New hampshire and
the telephone tests with shore sta
lions at the four corners of the con.
tinent, the Brooklyn navy yard was
connected by Morse telegraph and
printing telegraph direct with the
navy department. "-
This was the first test made in the
navy of the printing telegraph. Eight
operators were brought from the New
York office to conduct the test. For
several hours eight telegraph mes
sages were being transmitted stimuli
taneously over the same circuit.
Admiral Benson, chief of naval
operations, directed all the routine
business of the navy on the same day
by telephone. He gave orders that
usually require hours IN transmission
in a space of time measured oy sec
onds. ~ .,.......
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
THINKS SUBMARINES OF
AMPHIBi0US TYPE GOOD
INVENTION FOR AMERICA

"Amphibious" submarines, or sub
marines which could be transported by
rail from one coast point to another at
short notice, were advocated recently
by Simon Lake, submarine inventor,
in an address before the New York
Electrical Society on THE Submarine
in the Present War"
Let our railroads run their tracks
down to the water" said Mr.. Lake,
''and we would DE prepared to shift i'm
mediately the boats from one point
to another along the coast"
Mr.. Lake said the weak point in the
submarine as now constructed was the
necessity of directing the aim of the
torpedoes with the boat itself. The
submarine, he added, has saved
countless Thousands of lives by pre-
venting the warsiIips from raiding enc
my coasts" J.. ..s..=.--'
1t is reported that the famous in
ventor has now perfected periscope
for sighting above the surface, doing
away entirely with the coming tower
which has always been problem of
resistance. :>.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20

station ship at Pearl Harbor and flag,
ship for the subdivision.
The st. Louis will leave Bremerton
July Is and will probably take about
10 days to make the voyage. as there
is no particular reason for making a
speedy trip to Honolulu. Whether her
present officers will remain with the
cruiser is not known by officers of
the third division.
That the Alert will continue to re-
main at Pearl Harbor to be tender for
the division is the general belief of
K submarine officers, who have had
no intimation in official correspond
enee from the navy department Of any
impending change in ner station.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-20
navy BUSINESS
DONE ON phone
BY SEC. DANIELS

For five hours on the afternoon of
May Z Secretary of the Navy Josephus
Daniels in Washington directed by
wire and wireless telephone. the opera
tons of United States warship at
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
E. M. LAAKMAN, Druggist

acre will make about four such lots
or FEUDA, which at $500 per year
amounts to $50 dollars for each acre
Of land thus leased. The donee, OF
lessee as he is called, must pay this
stipend quarterly according to the
terms of the lease under which he
holds, or suffers a forfeiture, in
which event he would, as a rule, lose
possession not only of his lot but of
his home which he has erected upon
the lot with his own earnings.
By thus managing, the st. Joseph
Lead Company has added hundreds
of thousands of dollars to its already
overlooking Golfers and has made the
system serve as a check to strikes and
walkouts; for the value of the ten
lnt's home was dependent upon the
operation of the mines. The Land
lord has leased hundreds Of lots, some
for 70 and some for 30 years. Say
that it has leased 800 lots at SIS a
year for all the years since 1894,
which is 81, the amount it has re-
ceived for lease rent would be 21
times 500 multiplied by Is, or in
round numbers S157,500 A snug lit
tie sum for which no tangible value
has been given in return. Thus we
have a crude picture of ancient
FEUDALISM transplanted, and trans
formed in modern dress, as it exists
today in the great Southeast Nilsson
ri Lead Belt.
TAXPAYER.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

The st. Louis Globe-Democrat, the
Republican party organ Of this State,
continues its campaign for the
Equalization of Taxes"-by which it
means the increasing of the valua-
tions of Missouri farm lands so that
farm lands will be taxed about dou-
BILE or treble the amount of the pres
ent tax. But it appears that the g.
D. is itself paying taxes on an assess
ment of only about two and one half
per cent of its actual value. Now
isn't that paper in fine shape to con-
duct a campaign for higher taxes on
Missouri farms
The railroads announce that they
haven't enough cars to handle the
freight. More Democratic hard times
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
ARKANSAS

Fer Sale-5,000 acres fine Saline
River Valley farm land none more than
3 liz miles from railroad, located SO
miles from Little Rock on the main
line of the Iron Mountain h. r., adj
joining $4,000 acres that sold at $40
to $25 per acre. Your choice at the
low price Of Sc to $12 per acre on
terms to meet your pocketbook.
For Trade-2,00O acres of improv-
ed land, same location at $25 and $50
per acre. Give full description of
your property, legal numbers, stat
ing amount Of mortgage and interest
first letter. Write for literature.
C. A. Shaeffer Land Company,
641 Reserve Bank Building,
March 31) Kansas City, Mo.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

grain farming has not yet been dem
onstrated, so modern farm practice is
showing the Importance Of the devel-
opment of animal husbandry. The
close relation between the fertility
of the soil and keeping of live stock
is demonstrated at experiment sta
tions and by the successful farmer.
Produetiveness Of the acre of land is
the main factor for which the farmer
is everywhere striving, Because the
productiveness of the land is main
tanned and often increased is sufi-
cient reason for the keeping Of ami
mails on the farm, not even taking in
to consideration the increased profit
from the live stock farm.
Farm manure is now, and always
has been, the greatest available re-
source for maintaining soil fertility
on the typical middle-west farms.
Generally speaking the most prosper
GUS farms of this section today are
those on which live stock is a large,
if not chief, factor in production.
While the practice of blowing I'M
der clover and that of adding straw
and slower directly to the soil will
unquestionably keep up the humus
or vegetable matter supply, such ma
terials are too valuable for the nutri-
ton of animals to be thus employed.
At the Missouri Agricultural Exper-
iment Station, for two years, the av-
erage income Of clover pastured off
with hogs amounted to $40 per acre.
All such materials as slower, hay,
straw and grass can be proftably
marketed through animals, and at
least so per cent of their soil building
value saved and at the same time a
considerable profit secured from feed
ing the animals.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

Some months ago a Good Samari-
tan of Cape Girardeau county drove
past the County Farm and there saw
little blind boy playing in the yard
lie was attracted by the buys evident
brightness and keenness Of intellect
and determined to do something for
him. He set on foot movement by
'qoman's club in Cape Girardeau
which resulted in an investigation of
the case. Now, the boy has undergone
three operations and can see by the
aid of glasses sufficiently to distin-
guish objects and the surgeon in
charge of the case says another OPP
Grafton will give him a normal Wis
Maiden Merit.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
PERRY COUNTY DEFEATS
STOCK LAW PROPOSITION

The proposition prohibiting the
running at large of sheep, goats and
hogs was defeated in the special cleo
ton Tuesday by a vote of 1907 to
915. 1t is estimated that two-thirds
the voters of the county voted either
for or against the measure, showing
unusual interest throughout the coun-
ty.
Two districts, Silver Lake and
Yount, voted 275 of the 1862 majority
against the measure. Throughout the
remainder of the county the vote was
more evenly divided. Silver Lake and
Yount lie in the portion of the coun-
ty in which there is much unfenced
land not profitable in cultivation and
much used for grazing.
The vote in Perryville gave a ma
jority of % against the measure.
Perryville has about 800 voters, and
of these 339 votes were cast either
for or against the measure. The city
now has a stock law and was probably
less interested than any other portion
of the county.-Perryville Era.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
How's This /?

We offer One Hundred Dollars
Reward for any case Of Catarrh
that cannot be cured by Hall
Catarrh Cure.
II. ]. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
We, the undersigned, have known Z. J.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
NATIONAL BANK OF COMMERCE.,
Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
acting directly upon the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Testimonials
sent free. Price rs cents per bottle. Sold
by all Druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
LIVE STOCK AND
SOIL FERTILITY
BY F.. B. Mumford, Dean, Missouri
College of Agriculture.

BY F.. b. Mumford, Dean, Missouri
College of Agriculture.
The problem of the American
farmer today is how to conserve the
fertility of the soil and yet insure
a reasonable income. In considering
changing from grain farming to the
raising of live stock, the Missouri
farmer asks himself if this change
has been successful in maintaining
BOIL fertility. From the New Eng
land States westward to the Dakotas,
he sees trail of once depleted soils
reclaimed by substituting dairying
and stock farming for exclusive grain
farming. The result of profitable
systems of live stock farming on ev-
en- the poorest of soils is to be seen
in Holland. Denmark is another ex-
ample of a country whose soils were
becoming depleted by wheat produc-
ing but where system of live stock
production conserved the soil fertil-
ity.
Permanent success from exclusive
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
FARMS FOR SALE

40 acres PIP miles west of Farm
ington; about 80 acres in cultivation;
good buildings; ON rock road.
100 acres 2 miles of Pennington
on a good road. ITO acres in cult
walton, balance timber. Al buildings
of all kinds. This farm is in high
state of cultivation and is one of the
best stock and grain farms in St
Francois county.
so acres 7 miles from Pennington,
all in cultivation; fair house and
barn, and can be bought at bar
gain.
90 acres IL mile of Doe Run, on
rock road; good house and barn; all
in cultivation. Owner grew over
300 bushels of wheat last year. Well
watered and good outside range for
stock.
For sale or trade, 7-room house,
large lot, well located and in good re-
pair; price right.
46 acres, / mile of Pennington on
rock road. Nice, smooth, level land;
about 40 acres cleared. No build
ings.
40 acres A miles from town, we'll
improved; good land.
Also 6 per cent money to loan on
real estate security.
For further information, call on or
address,
VIM. O'sULLIvAN.
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07
Modern Feudalisn

Many years ago the common peo-
pie were solely oppressed by Over
lords, Barons, Landlords and other
men of great power and mighty influ-
ence who held sway and rule over
those under them. AS time passed
and the people multiplied in numbers
there arose contentious over the soil,
and when two races of people came
in contact to determine who should
occupy certain country, there was
a deadly combat and the stronger
would drive the weaker race out and
take possession in the name of theil
king or ruler, who would parcel on
the conquered country to Barons
Princes and Lords. These in turn
would let portions of their domains
to tenants, who were the common
people-the laborers-on condition
that each tenant pay his Lord sti-
pend, a certain service, a portion of
the yield, etc.
Some of those 0verlords would of
ten have as many as hundred ten
ants under his dominion, and would
soon grow very wealthy, erect fine
Manor or Castle--a perfect palace
and his Golfers would overflow with the
wealth of the realm 1t was very
unpleasant method of holding pos
session of small piece of the soil,
but was absolutely necessary to have
possession in that realm. Some of
the tenants would pay a certain
amount yearly, and the manner and
time Of payments depended on the
terms of the grant or lease. Some of
the tenures were for one year, some
for several years, and others for the
life of the donee. There were two
chief classes Of those grants; free
holds and leaseholds. A freehold was
a grant for life; leasehold was a
grant for term of years. The lat
ter were much more numerous than
the former,
This feudal system was in some
what modified form transferred to
this country in course of time, and
has been the chief manner of holding
lands in the mining district of st.
Francois county for many years. In
1894 a Leasing Company-an Over
lord-known as the Bonnie Terre
Farming and Cattle Company, which
had been organized as a holding COM
pany--a subsidiary company of the
st. Joseph Lead Company-took a
deed from the parent company to
large dominions of land in the Lead
Belt district and established MOD
ERN FEUDAL system, which has re-
suited in its acquiring great wealth
and power by forcing the collection of
yearly stipend of $500 from each
of it's hundreds Of tenants or vassals.
they are called in modern vernacular,
Each Of these FEUDA, or leases as
consists Of plot of ground about
rs feet wide by $50 feet deep. One
The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1916-04-07

In the meantime the country should
not forget that its normal and intel
lectual resources are and have always
been its principal assets.