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Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12

But fr wan thing, this post would
make me homesick." Pvt. Kelley re-
marked sadly 20 the Rookie. Tis
a fine place, savin' tn wan fachure
that it kapes me thinkin' av home too
much"
at don't look much like home to
me-" answered the Rookie in an Of
Tended manner. '1f this place is like
home I'm glad / left"
"Nachully tn post don't bring ye
amy fond rimimbrances ay We youth.
which was on'y four or five years
ago, anyway" Kelley continued.
From all c'fl gather av We past,
ye was brung up out in tn country,
where tn air is pure an sweet, an
tn Yilets an daisies Is CROWN, on'y
no wan In tn country knows they
ARE because av bein' too busy grow
IN corn, whiskers, wheat childer an
other markatible an onmarkatible
produces t spind time watchin' tn
daisies and vilets, excep' in such
cases as tn daisies an yilets is tn
kind that wears dhressess-an' other
clothes.
'Nachully an ARMY post would not
remin' ye av home, onless ye could get
We brain in that condishun 'twould
think revellie was a rooster CROWN;
roosters, ondersthan, bein' tn big
ben av thin sechuns ay tn middle
wes' which is famous fr their corn
crops an ginril disregard .ays tn
rules av English grammar. An on
account av me own masthery av tn
Iules av English l am prejoodiced
against ye home counthrey be the lat
ter offense T. ~. -: 4
Raised In Shanty Town. +.
Tis tn circumstances av me brit
an bringin' up that makes me think
ay home whin l look over this post.
was raised in tn aristocr'ratic
known as Shantytown,
where tn houses was set on tn edge
av tn hill, projectin over like a small
bye sittin' on the rail av bridge, an
where tn back door opened into the
ay cabbage an fried oni-
ons floating up from tn neighbors,
an was elivated from twinty t fifty
feet above tn groun'.
"'Tis tn hillsides here an tn ar
istic sthructhures built in rustic
style-manin' afther tn same design
av' a Pinnsylyany barn-that makes
me think av home. An tn wan thing
lackin', which ] remarked about, is
goats. Av there was jist goats climb
In' over thin rocks below an huntin'
put tn chicest tin cans in tn pasture,
twould be SO much like old Shanty-
town I'd fergit I'm in q post, prob.
ably, an be passin' tn colonel's house
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
Force Likely TO Be More Than
/: Doubled, and Those Here Not
I, Decently Taken Care of

Oahu will have q permanent gar
rIson Of zb,000 soldiers making this
island as their home in two years at
the utmost. and unless steps are taken
20 house them and provide for their
comfort, conditions Will soon be far
worse at army posts than they are
now. This is the general opinion OF
army men and civilians who are fami-
liar with the posts. Hoping for a
solution OF the problems which must
be met, residents of Honolulu have
been asked to cooperate with the
army people in making known the
need OF further expenditures for can.
comments and improvements at army
posts.
A casual trip through the posts here
reveals how woefully iii provided for
10 the army. At Fort Shafter, perch
ed on the side Of small ravine with
a field Of lava rock behind them, stand
little green buildings Of cheap lum-
ber In which hundreds Of men live.
Some OF them have not even been
painted green At Schofeld Barracks
thousands of men are living In bar
racks OF rough board. dressed only
on one side, unpainted and with
tafred-papef roofs, Mobt Of these
buildines, built hufriedlys and dubbed
Temporary structure~ have been IN
use for moro than five years, and some
at Schofleld Barracks showed they
were entering into the senile period
by collapsing In q recent Kona storm.
Spend Night podglns Rain.
When It rains at night at shafter
or Schofeld the men begin to crawl
out Of their beds as the rain drips
through on them. Clad in their sleep.
ing clothes they drag the mattresses
from the hunks and seek to place
them under spots which have develop
ed no leaks Those who get q loca
tion beneath the good part Of the
roof first may sleep. The others spend
the night lodging the rani Some OF
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
CONF ANY JUDGED
BEST DRILLED TO !.
GET SILVER CUR

Falling in with the movement OF
citizens and civic bodies on Hawai-
to encourage the National Guard, the
Hilo Board<of Trade has offered a
silver cup to the company declared
to be the best drilled unit Of the Ind
Regiment. the cup to become the
property of the company winning it
two years in succession.
Eugene N. Deyo, secretary Of NE
board, in q letter 10 Col. ]. .. Easton,
commanding the End Regiment, sug-
gested that the commander Of the
regiment should set dates for The
competitive drill, the first drin not
to be later than March 81, 1916, and
subsequent drills on which the COM
panies are to be judged at six months
intervals.
A committee was appointed at the
last meeting of the Hilo Board Of
Trade to select suitable cup. Those
on the committee are z. N. Holmes.
D. s. Bowman and John T. Moir.
As counter suggestion, Col. East
on wrote to the Board of Trade as
follows
Regarding the competitive drills
for the cup offered BY the Board OF
Trade for the best drilled company
II would suggest that the regular
army officer detailed to inspect the
regiment each year be requested to
decide which is the best drilled COM
pany In the regiment. This he can
do as the regulations require that he
have each company drill as part of
the inspection.
The annual inspection Is as. a rule
held during the months OF February
and March and other competitive
drills could be held when the regi.
ment goes into camp, which win be
about six months later"
II Col. Easton's plan meets with
the approval of the Board of Trade,
Col G. S. Lincoln. inspector.instruct.
or. will be asked to Judge which is
the best company in the regiment.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
HEREHEN News and notes Of the Service 1NZEEN
GNElZAX2G y \ in Hawaii and Elsewhere Y L lNEEZy
ARMY ON OAHU NEEDS VAST SUMS
TO PROPERLY HOUSE MANY TROOPS

them even crawl under their hunks
for shelter. That this condition il
actual Is youched for by army offi
GERS.
Army officers say they can do moth
ing more than recommend. This they
have done over and over, and the
items appropriating money for the
army here are cut out for econemy's
sake, or 50 the money can be used
elsewhere.
At Corregidor Island, at the mouth
OF Manila bay, which Is said by many
authorities to be almost useless, mil
lions and millions are being spent
for improvements and fortificatidns.
On Oahu the army posts are so un.
slightly that ii Is the custom to steer
tourists away from them, or to show
them sily the favored posts where
there are new buildings.
No Sewers at Schofeld.
AS important as the buildings are
the sewage systems OF which there
are now none at Schofeld Barracks.
Thousands Of people are living there
with the same conditions for disposal
of refuse which were used In small
towns century ago. Last year Con-
gress was asked for money to put in
sewers but the item was stricken from
the bill This year the same request
has been made, no action having been
tDken yet
At Fort Shafter more than 5000
additional troops are to be stationed,
And money has been asked for decent
buildings TO quarter them IN. But II
Congress cuts the appropriation as
has been done heretofore, more wood.
en- shacks viii have to be built.
Not only are the barracks crude
and uncomfortable. but the officers
quarters are the same. at is humi.
liating to man to have to live in
a place like this" one officer said re.
Gently. speaking Of the cottage occu.
pied by himself and his wife.
Army officers cannot be too insist
ent, and unless they are backed In
their demands by citizens and officials
Of the territory. they do not think a
change will be made In the policy
adopted Of doing everything on the
cheapest possible scale on Oahu.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
SHORTAGE OF
LUMBER DELAYS
DE RUSSY WORK
Quarters for Non-Coms Under
. Way, Main Work viii Be-
Gin in Two Months

Under the supervision Of Jack Lucas
of the Honolulu Planning Mill Co.,
contractors, the work Of erecting at
Fort De Russy cantonments similar
to those just completed at Fort Ka-
mehameha has been begun. First Of
the buildings to be constructed will
be the non-commissioned officers
quarters. and in a small way the work
on these has been started. Lack OF
material viii delay the progress Of
construction somewhat, and 1t may be
two months or more before anything
is done on the officers quarters; the
barracks and other buildings.
Two barrack buildings built In q
square around a court will be placed
on Kalia road, with drtyeways from
the road into the court. The admin
istration building will also front on
Kalia road. The commissioned Of
ficers' quarters will be built on a line
paralleling the line of the barracks,
and In the rear of them, with an "LD
in the line, turning seaward at the
Eva edge Of the reservation and run.
ming to the beach. The non-commis.
stoned officers quarters will be lined
along the Eva edge of the reserva,
ton, from the rear line of the bar
racks to Kalia road.
Cantonments OF. an entirely new
type. designed in the office of Capt
David L. Stone. constructing quarter.
master, have been completed at Fort
Kamehameha. They are suited to
this climate, built for comfort at the
lowest possible cost, and are finished
to present neat appearance.
Except at Fort Shafter, where lack
of ground for building purposes makes
It impracticable, this type of canton.
ment win be constructed at all the
army posts on Oahu as fast as money
can be secured to build them. Con.
gress will be asked to make an appro-
priation for constructing similar build.
ings at Fort Ruger, Schofield Bar
racks and Fort Armstrong, and for
additioRal cantonments at Fort De
Russy, when more troops are ordered
there.
The barracks are built in the Span
ish style, with an open court in the
center, and the dormitories have win.
dows on both sides, giving plenty of
air
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
Secretary Garfison's Army .
Defense Plan is Offered
Concrete Support

WASHINGTON, d. Cs-1ndications
that public sentiment is to be solidi-
fled In suppo't Of Secretary Garri-
ron's plan fcr an adequate army or
defense developed in Washington In
the receipt bv Secretary Garrison Of
4 letter from the American Defense
Society promising him concrete sup
port." At the same time each mem.
ber of the senate and the house re-
ceived from c. s. Thompson, chair
man Of the society's board Of trustees.
q copy of The Military History OF
the United States" by the late MAI
gen. Emory Upton, with q foreword
by former Secretary of War Eiihu
Root
Heretofore, the preparedness forces
IN Congress have been divided as TO
the practicabflity OF various plans for
strengthening the army branch Of the
national defense, Now, the American
Defense Society, headed BY David
Jayne Hill, president Of the advisory
board; DR.. John Grier Hibben, former
President Roosevelt, William F. Nc
Eoombs and other prominent men has
fndorsed the so-called Garrison plan
and the preparedness element thus Is
given a definite line to follow.
That the United States must rely
for protection on trained regular
troops. rather than the militia, is the
text q Gen. Upton's pamphlet, in
which he cites all the past wars OF
the nation in corroboration Of his ar
eument
Is Not MiIitarism.
Also. he argues and proves that an
adequate regular army does not spell
militarism. An interesting fact in
this connection Is that Gen. Upton's
pamphlet was written in 1880, 36
years ago; it's arguments were in
d0rsed by Gen. w. T. Sherman In
1912, and by Secretary Root in 1904.
, In the course Of his monograph,
Gen. Upton voices the following
views, taken from various parts Of his
paper: sz
Our military policy, or, as many
would affirm, our want Of II, has now
been tested during more than q CEN
tury. 1t has been tried in foreign,
domestic. and Indian wars, and while
military men, from painful expert
ence, are united as to its defects and
dangers, our final success in each
conflict has so blinded the popular
mind as to induce the belief that as
a nation we are invincible.
All Been Prolonged.
All Of our wars have been prolong.
ed for want of judicious and econom.
ical preparations and often when the
people have impatiently awaited the
tidings of victory. those OF humiliat-
ing defeat have plunged the nation
into mourning.
The cause OF all this Il obvious to
the soldier and should be no less OBJ
vious to the statesman. II lies partly
in the unfounded jealousy of not q
large. but even a small standing
army; in the persistent use Of raw
troops; In the want of an expansive
organization, adequate for every pros
.pectiye emergency: In short and vol- |
nnteryk enlistments, carrying with |
them large bounties; and in variety
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
BOWL IS TO BE
READY FOR Use
LATE in Spring
Target Range, Drill and Camp
ing Grounds Being Made;
Office Building Planned

Punchbowl will be ready for use
az target range, drill and camping
grounds and place for maneuvers
late in the spring. and the National
Guard of Hawaii will then have one
Of the best ranges possessed by any
American militia organization.
Prisoners from Oahu prison are
camped in Punchbowl and have clear
ed the grounds and dug two Of fuur
target pits. The pits are located at
the foot Of the slope Of the crater
rim on the makai side Of the bowl,
and the .riflemen wiz shoot from. two,
three, five and six hundred yards
across the level ground and toward
the mountains.
Outside the crater, on the Eva
slope of Punchbowl hill, there Is to
be constructed an administration
building in which will be quarters for
officers and several offices. Wal
.kiki of this, inside the rim, viii be
the camping grounds, where space
fer an encampment of regiment or
even a larger body of men is avail
able, and toward the center of the
bowl a, level parade ground will be
made.
Engineers from the United States
army have made survey of the crat-
er and have given their opinion on the
arrangement After considering this
opinion United States army officers
and officers of the National Guard of
Hawaii laid out the plan Of the
grounds.
Work will now proceed at a rapid
pace as the brush has been cleared
away. After the next two Tifle pits
are finished, leveling work will be-
gin and the camping and parade
grounds will be made ready for use.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12

wit can in me han. chasin' tn
growler.
Had Umbrellas at Home.
There Is nanny 'pints av diff'rince
betwane tn post an tn neighborhood
was raised in, wan of the leadin'
vans bein' that in me byehood's home
we was all provided wit an umbrel-
la t. put over US on rainy nights,
which tn gov'ment f'r some reason
has forgot t send out whin they built
these barracks.
'Tis me opinion tn architect that
designed thin was also engaged at
odd times in dhrawin patterns f'r
some ladies' clothing manufactures,
an got tn barracks mixed wit the
peek-a-boo waists wit which womin
was onclothin' themselves about tn
time tn barracks was built, or else
tn contractor thought these was t.
be open work summer houses.
"Av I'd lave here now, 'twould 60
harrd wit me, wherever / slep', on.
less I could git tn lanlord t. tear out
tn roof an put mosquito net in its
place. Av' was to wake up in tn
night an hear tn rain patt'rin' on the
roof an none comm through, I'd think
/ was in jail, or tn lunatic asylum, or
some av those places that is ginrilIy
provided wit waterproof tops, onlike
these barracks.
Save Nails and Lumber.
Buildin' barracks ay number-tin
white pine, knots allowed, dhressed on
wan side, maybe, an lettin' tn con-
trac' t amy wan that can build thin
cheap because he don't intind t. use
nanny nails an is goin' t. save wan
fourt' tn lumber be lawn cracks be-
tween, is splendid thing f'r tn so
jers, tn system proYidin' thin wit
plinty ay fresh air an assurin' thin d
bath wanct in while, av they ARE
not inclined t take wan av their own
accord
But wanct / knew it t. lead to some
slight combustion, whin a rigimint av
cavalry came in a post bringin' their
outfits wit thin, an afther sizin' up
tn place tn bes' they could, made tn
ay putin their horses in tn
barracks an placin' their beddin' in
tn stable, thinkin' tn stable was til
barracks.
9Th result was that it required
about twinty ordhers to git tn cavalry
out ay tn stable an tn horses out
av tn barracks, an as there come a
spell ay tn wurrest kim av weather.
tn horses suffered considerable an
sivril was los wit tn heaves, con-
be exposure Av course whin
tn horses got into tn stables they
was all right agin.
How Costs Are Trimmed.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12

we fin yer estimate av tin millyun
dollars f'r buildin's Is too high. and
have concluded tn structures ought Z
Be erected f,r wan hunder, ninety-eiehf
dollars and sixty-sfvin cints.'
"Afther these hanson Structures Is
built, tn war department sinds over
twice as nanny min, bein' ondher tn
impression that a large sum Of money
was spint fr barracks an more MIN
ought t. be put In thin, an Whin
they ARE full av min an It Begin t.
leak ON thin, tn architects at the. de.
partment gifts mad ay money 70 asked
f'r repairs and wants Z know why
tn buildin' was not made right In ttl
first place"
Don't you suppose the war depart
ment would try to do somethink IL
they knew the roofs Of the barracks
out here were leaking and the bar.
racks blew away when heavy wind
came up?" the Rookie inquired.
Mos asshuridIy / do" said KelIsys
"Th' war department would gladly
thry to do somethin', thryin' bein' van
av its specialties
"It might go T. tn extint av issnins
a ordher regardin' rain bein' allowed
in enlisted mems barracks, OF askin'
tn pos commander could he flgnfa
out some way av repairin' tn btf-
racks wit'out spindin' money. But az
it ever allowed tn money necessary t.
rebuild thin, 'twould probably be
afther the barracks had gradhuIly
faded out av existence and tn min
had turned to fish"
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12

"Whin tn gov'ment is goin' t. build
some new buildin's at post afther
carefully considherin' tn matter since
tn early par'rt av eightane-ninety-fou
tn assistant sicritiry av tn burean
ay buildin's av tn westhern divishun
considers tn estimates sint be tn
min on tn groun' furst, and afther
Fgoin over tn recommendation fr a
|appropriashun av tin millyun dollars.
he begins t thrim it down be lawn
out such Unnecessary parts as tn
floor, some av tn roof, and ay tbs
necessary wan or two ay tn sides.
Dear SIR he writes t. tn man
that sint in tn estimate, 'afther
studyin' your estimate, assisthed by
a experienced architect that graduated
from tn Phony School ay Architecture
las week afther a two months course
and was appinted t. his position here
because av his vas knowledge, an
tn fac tn CONGRESSMAN from his dis
thric' owes his father a bar bill av
two years standin', we have concluded
ye have overestimated an twill be
necessary t cut tn appropriashun, as
it's ginrilly understood Conghress
will not allow amy big appropriashun
this year, be reason av tn fac they
ARE goin Z have T. expind ali tn
money on han diggin' out criks in tn.
doubtful states, as It's near elecshun
time.
Keep WindWard Walls.
" 1t appears t this office tn build
in's ye ar're t. build would be jist as
comfortable without tn roof, an we
would suggest tn sides be lef' out, ex-
cept on tn win'ward. Ye ARE in a
war'rm climate, an tn rain nachully
can't come in from tn side tn win
is not BLOWN from, which indicates |
We have at least two more sides IN
tn buildin' than We need.
1--WE would also sugges' ye thry to |
pick up some cheaper board, tn kind |
We recommep' bein' high grade lum-
ber sucn as is valuable fr hen coops |
an pig pens, which is now In CRATE
deman'. Ye can also do wit'out door
knobs keyholes, hinges and doors, anc
ye could space tn boards ay I
tn floor. After fgurin' on this basis |
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
GENERAL upton Pointed WAY To
PREPAREDNESS THIRTY YEARS AGO

OF other defects which need not here
be stated.
In time Of war the civilian as much
as the soldier Is responsible for de.
feat and disaster. Battles are not
lost alone on the field; they may be
lost in the cabinet, or they may be
lost In the private office OF the Secre.
tary Of War. Wherever they may be
lost, It is the people who suffer and
the soldiers who die, with the knowl.
edge and the CONVICTION that our mil.
itary policy Is crime against life, a
crime against. property and q crime
against liberty
Secretary Cushing Stetson, who
was In Washington, said the Ameri-
can Defense Society now would push
an untiring campaign along definite
lines Of preparedness
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
HAS ARMS
FOR 100000 men
IN CASEOF VAR
But Gen. Crolier Says This
Gives No Security; Need
Munitions Plants

WASHINGTON, d. C.-Estimates
were given the Senate Military Com
mittee by Brig gen. Crozier, chief OF
ordnance. showing that a plant cost
ing $400, 100000, operated by a force
of 10000. 900 workmen. would be re-
quired to manufacture ammunition
and war materials necessary to keep
an army Of 1,00o.00 men in the Held
and equip an additional million re-
cruits. II
Gen. Crozier strongly disapproyed
any proposal for government monop-
oily of the manufacture OF war sup
plies, insisting that best results could
be accomplished by relying upon pri-
yate establishments to supplement-
the output of government plant in
time of war.
Gen. Crozier amplified testimong al
ready presented before the House
committee to show the inadequacY OF
present reserve stores for the al,my.
Ordnance equipment for an army
of 250,000 has been assembled and
the country Is in better position IN
this respect than at any time since
the close Of the Civil War, he aid,
but even this gives no security In
view of the time required to produce
guns and ammunition in the quanti-
ties the European war had show to
be necessary.
Only powder has been delivered to
the European belligerents in any CON-
siderable quantities up to this time by
American pla5.s, Gen. Crozier ex.
planned, although orders for many
kinds OF weapons and Ammunition
were placed more than year ae0.
The largest orders, he said. we're
for military rifles, and while 100000
or so old pattern weapons already had
been sent abroad. none Of the M1ny
hundreds of thousands of modern RI
files ordered had yet been delivefed.
Artillery ammunition, he added.
would moi, start abroad in bulk for
some time, and the number OF srIaIl
caliber field batteries already deliver.
ed had net been large. -
Before the military and naval com
mittees Of the House the condition
Of the country % to drugs mich
would be necessary In great qu6@.lty
In war time was brought ont b khe
surgeon generals Of the army md
navy. Both agreed that supple or
quinine and opium might be c6mDIste-
~ shut off II the United States be-
came involved in war, and that treat
stores OF these drugs should be accu-
mulated In times Of peace.
Surgeon General Gorgas OF the
army said certain drug supplies we're
being obtained from Germany and
Austria Sub rosa" but he did NOT 20
into details. He said the army 4as
equipped with reserve medical stores
to last a force of 250,0OO men q vSar
only.
Material enlargement OF the navf's
hospital facilities was urged as imber-
atfve by Surgeon General Braisfed.
He said an increase of about 1000
men In the hospital corps was needed.
and that new modern hospital ship
and improvements In existing land
hospitals should be authorized.
South of Norfolk and San Francis.
co, the surgeon general explained. the
navy at present has virtually no hos
pital facilities. He said the hospital
corps should be enlarged from the
present 1870 men to 200, and that "a
more surgeons were needed.
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12

Corner 0 company
this dormtory full Artillery
company reading billiard baths
oneIourth Of the structure
Noncommissned
provided There 10 Of these built $500
& f-s# s
Company officers large living and dining three
with BATH 20 Of built $4,000
- s e-s H .s
tain large living and dining servants rooms with bath
a 5000 = tt.E4 8
Company Artillery
i
Honolulu star-bulletin., 1916-02-12
GUN MADE IN KRUPP'S
WILL SHOOT q MILES

PARIS.-A Swiss newspaper says
that the Krupp works have turned out
a new 17-inch naval gun with q firing
radius of % miles. This gun, safs
the newspaper, has been mounted and
has been found suitable for war
ship.