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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
SOMEWHERE IN HAWAYEE'
By CPL. JAWsoNE

Sergeant" said the John Corporal
TO Sgt Barne$ Cahin, hasn't the
army made great strides in the last
few wears. Here I've been in the ser
vice seven months and am now a cor
poral. with a fairy good conception
OF what's wanted OF battery com
mander ~..>.. :.
ME bye, in my. threop there's a
young fellow that enlisted two months
ago, VINO SAYS he's going TO shtay in
active service CHE year and then re,
tire 10 civil life and be available
through his experience in active SER
vice 10 take command OF throop oil
volunteer cavalry Why. only the
other day he recited from memory the
first $50 pages in the Cavalry ReSu:
Iations.' so that the old man makes
him lance jack and put MIN in
charge of detachment going to Be
lieve Her Beach, The top soldier
lined No the detachment terntst the
stables and turned thin over 10 the
book learning lance jack and directed
him 10 proceed as ordered. ~.
why, the dub sat his horse like
mummy: he didn't make a move.
He had it all in his head, but diHil a
thing he needed at the time would
come cut OF his mouth. You need eX-
perience and prisince of mind, not
book learning. ...... ~. :
BE the way, let me see, You're IN
the field artillery, a branch OF the
servie that must need cavalr. w n.y.
the other day at non-com's school the
captain shtated that artillery should
ALWAYS be supported by cavalry.
Snre. they can niYer do anything oy
tbimsilyes. There was only wan man
in the wagon soldiers, Larry Do!an by
name. that knew. and he needed the
support gave him. Larry and were
hves tosither in the old country ana
I hadn't seen him for years until /
came across him in the early days III
the islands. -
at was up near Calumpit and the In
surrectos were after soaking us hard.
To the left of us there were two sec
lions of artillery that had been aDan;
6oned on account of the Gu-Gu's nav
ing concentrated all their fire upon
thin. was STINT as courier with
MESSAGES to the officer in command
of the left of the line and as | was
passing the abandoned guns someone
up and yells, BE the glory of God, tbs
Barney CahiIl' rides up amidst the
shot and shell and there, fernist me-is
me dear friend Larry, and he so en-,
tangled up in the harness SO he
couldn't get away with the rest of
the bunch. cut him loose, had him
mount behind me and rode to the
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
EER].HEE News end notes Of the Service sN@EANEKN7
WIRELESS OFFICER OF
H.. NAVY TESTS AMATEURS

Lieut. c, II Maddox. superintendent
OF the Pacific coast district OF naval
communications. recently held an
amateur night for Young wireless
operators in California. oregon. Wash
ington and Nevada-the first OF its
kind ever held T.
! 1t was rather one-sided program
in that Maddox was the only one that
did the sparkling" lie had the first
word and woman's proyerbfal last
word just how we'll he was received
high up in the mountains and in the
valleys of the four great states
through which Maddox flashed his
messages remains to be seen, for
each aspiring operator will mail TO
Maddox the message as received.
The messages were flashed from
Mare Island under good conditions,
The purpose OF the test is TO give the
government a line on the efficiency
Of the amateur operators, whose serv-
ices might be needed in times OF ma
tiOnal danger. 81.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
Scientific Methods and Sani-
tation Establish New
Health Record
~ Askoeiated PressI

SAN ANTONIO, Tex--Within the
last five months the most complete
medical organization known to the
United States army has been develop
ed 60 care for the 10000 state and
regular troops stationed at border
points and in Mexico.
The system includes five base hos
piiais. located at strategic points in
the long stretch OF border territory
eight camp hospitals at other points
where troops are stationed: can.
tenment hospital at Columbus, \. NJ,
10 Serve the force on duty i'm Mexico,
Ldna % ambulance companies and Al
field hospitals distributed among
troops in the field.
Tie base and camp hospitals az
foTd accommodation for total OF
4gU0 patients and have medical and
surgical facilities equal 20 the finest
lcapitals. Not more than half the
beds have been occupied at any one
time since the nations militia
strength was called into the federal
service. but the room is available in
cnse Of need.
The medical corps has complete
equipment In storage for 20 eNacua-
ton hospitals and two base hospitals.
An evacuation hospital takes care of
800 patients and a base hospital ae-
ccmmCdates 900, so the total reserve
equipment ready for use at mo-
ments notice is. sufficient for 5000
men. Evacuation hospitlls are en-
TREY under canvas and are intended
for use along an extended line OF COM
mrnication.
The base hospitals now in service
are located at Fort Sam Houston, Fort
Bliss. Brownsville, Eagle Pass ana
Nceales. Serving as feeders for these
Institutions are the camp hospitals
located AZ the following points; La
redo. 100 beds: Del Rio. 10 beds; Mar
IA, $50 beds; Deming. $50 beds; Doug
las. 300 beds; Llano Grande, 200 beds;
McAllen, $50 beds and Fort Clark, $50
beds.
last July, when state troops began
arriving at the border, the only army
establishments for the care of sick
were the post hospitals at Fort Sam
Houston and Fort Bliss and much
smaller places at Laredo and few
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
ROUGH RIDERS WILL
END0W COLLEGE HALL

Preliminary plans for the Rough
Riders OF Spanish war fame TO build
and endow Common Hair at Nor
wich University. Mortified. Vt, we're
announced recently.
The university. a military school,
founded in 1918, which was. the alma
mater OF Admiral Dewey, Gideon
Nelles, secretary OF the navy under
President Lincoln: thirteen governors
OF different states, fifty-two generals
in the regular army. six rear-admi-
rails, TWO cabinet officers and three
ministers TO foreign countries, recent
~ was adopted by the Rough
Riders. .-.@ r..
AT the outbreak OF the Spanish
war, it is said, 80 per cent. OF the
graduates and former cadets of Nor
wich volunteered for service
The proposed new building will cost
$lOG. 600 -... .... "*
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
GIVE COAST DEFENSE
MEN VOCATIONAL STUDY

According to orders recently issued
~ the coast defenses of Oahu, voea-
tional training will be a part of the
regular course of instruction to be
aiken up in the. near future. Among
he subjects are radio and telegraphy
course. firemen and gas engine ten
ders' course, automobiles, machinery.
carpentry. plumbing, painting. clerical
course. typewriting and stenograplly.
photography and blue printing and
music. Fort De Rnssy will give adj
vanced grammar and arithmetic on
TUESDAYS. Wednesdays. and Fridays.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
ONE GUARDSMAN SEEKS
WEST POINT ENTRANCE

Although the date set for competl-
tive examinations of members OF the
National Guard for West Point
uary ! to January 15--is only one
month distant, no more applications
fer the appointment have been receiY-
ed by Governor Pinkham since that
OF Martin A. Eennell several weeks
ago ... ~
Two places are TO be filled BY ap-
pointinent Of the government but IL
not more than one or two applications
are received there will be no need OF
the first examination, which is in the
nature of an elimination contest. The
second examination is 70 be held in
March to determine the fitness OF
candids ties for entrance to the mill
tary academy.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
AMERICAN HOSPITALS IN mexico
ARE WORKING IN splendid ORDER

iCther border points Practically the
entire system Of base and camp hos
.pna,s has been built since the call on
.fne National Guard was made.
IS a result Of the scientific meta.
DDS adopted by the medical corps and
the steps taken to insure absolute
sanitation in border camps. the big
command OF regulars and militia has
st a new heath record. From MAY
to October 81. there were only 20
deaths from disease in the force Of
more than l59.000 and Of this small
-nuinber only p deaths were due TO
infectious maladies.
Typhoid fever was formerly the
worst scourge OF camp but il has no
place among the troops along the
Mexican border. From May | to 0c-
tcber rs only 81 cases of typhoid de-
peloped and no deaths resulted from
the disease All OF these cases were
among the National Guard organiza.
tons where in some instances the men
we're not inocu!ated with typhus Sc
rum until after the regiments had
come to the border There was not a
single case among the $4,000 troops
|cf the regular army engaged in patrol
duty and stationed in Mexico with
Gen, Pershing's command
In Spanish-American war days -
over a period OF eight months in 1898,
among fi7000 regulars and yoiun-
teers, the typhoid epidemic reached
tie enormous total of 81 .G0a cases and
there were 2la2 deaths from the di-
sease.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
WANTS NO LAUNDRY

NORRISTOWN, Pa.-Miss Georgi-
anna Cuthbert, young woman who,
1t was testified, gave up position as
stenographer, mas been halted in her
ambition to go into the laundry bust
ness in Ardmore by a recourse to law
taken by Miss Marie Lusson, neigh
Dor. Miss Lusson dislikes, with other
neighbors, to have laundry operated
in what they term a strictly residen-
tiaI neighborhood' The court has
been asked to restrain the construc-
ton Of the laundry on the. ground that
1t was detrimental.
Miss Cuthbert's mother did washing
on the premises for 20 years. but the
daughter desires to install modern
plant. The case is still being heard.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09

rear. Larry was recommended for
the medal of honor for standing by his
gun and | got so per month for tSo
months for being absent from camp
the following night Me bye, that was
soldering.
Il don't know what the artillery is
coming to. You know. al reyeille
livery morning | make it pint TO go
to the stables and inhale the scent
OF, hay and oats; It's good for cav
alryman. Our squadron had whit out
for weeks hike and was left be-
hind for reasons, so whit over to
the artillery stables for my morning
constitutional and there | was greet
ed with a most pungent smell.
looked up the stable sargent and told
him his grain must be rotting and not
fit to feed. and what do suppose he
told me2 We use the besht of gaso-
line! 'Gasoline!' says !, who iver
heard of feeding gasoline% Well,
SAYS the sargent we use tractors and
not horses in the field artillery now
adays. We are keeping up with the
times and not behind. as the cavalry
seems to be- He thought he was
shmart, but he couldn't tell me if they
have no horses why they have two
horseshoers in each battery Up to
date. hey!
"He whit on to explain that this
was a heavy field artillery regimen
and that Everything, and suppose
everybody connected with the outfit,
will be propelled by gasoline. Well.
there's lot of them in the outfit will
need gas or something of that nature
to make them know they're alive. He
tells me that he as chief Of section
was entitled to and does ride a motor
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
ARMY AVIATOR FROZE
FACE WHILE PLANNING

Sgt. Johnson of the Hampstead avia.
tion school, New York state. froze his
face while flying at an elevation of
coo feet when he was on his way to
New Haven to attend the Yale-Har.
ward game. Johnson returned by au.
tomobile TO his headquarters Lieut..
A. b. Thaw also made the trip by
aeroplane, but did not suffer such dis
comfort as the non-commissioned Off
cer -tt
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
Geo. s f,;,1 : g. Electric 5000

The worlds greatest player piano. 1t IS cqm2-
ped with the Themodyst attachment, permitting
accentuation Of the theme, or melody, AMI the
Metrostyle, permitting perfect control 81 the
tempo as well as the usual Pianola features In
beautiful case Of mahogany. colonial design.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
JIM GREEN PAINTS BUCKETS

Jim Green, ianitor and alIround
man at the quartermasterss depart
ment headquarters on Hotel street.
has just given the fire-buckets that
line the lanai bright coat of reddish.
yellow paint Green believes the col
or will make them more easily distin-
euishabIe in. case of fire.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
str P,an s,fs,'ie 800

If YOU are looking for an electric Panola and
want moderately priced instrument-wlth all
Of the famous Pianoa facility of expression
and control. here's the Stroud. at your com
mand-to give as a Nmas present.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
GUARD OFFICERS RESIGN

Recent army orders show that from
October % to November President
Wilson accepted the designations OF
II officers who had been on duty with
National Guard units along the Next
can border. This would be rate or
about four day.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
LANDRuM TO SKATER

Lieut., Eugene NJ. Landrum, who
was recently appointed from sergeant
to the rank of second lieutenant. has
been assigned to Fort Shafter and at
tached to Company NJ. I'd Infantry.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-09
Would Add to Buildings Now
at Annapolis to Keep
Old Traditions

Vigorous protest aSasnSt-tb eStaA-
lisHuent of a second naval atadezu5.
somewhere on the Pacific Coast,
which. d board OF naval authorities IS
considering al the present time. is
made by tha Navy. League % tac
United States through its publication
Sea Power
The reason, or rather the excuse
for this moyem emf, saws Tie article
lis the. recent increase in the ng1!he
OF midshipnen allowed by. law. whic|
was expected 10 result in taN5ng the
capacity of the academy
1T is a fact that TIE academy Twins
quarters were designed TO acCommO
date oaly about 1000, but by mo9iiyins
the method OF assigning quarters an,
by increasing the staff Of civilian in
structors, the 1890 midshipmen. 30.
more than last year. are be:ns takel
care Of satisfactorily and eyerytain4
we are told. is running ike clock
work
"Of course, the maximum number 0
midsEipmen allowed b. law Will no
be reached until two years from nov
and in the meantime increased fac4l-
cycle. and be the molly, he had on q
pair of spurs while telling me this.
Had they used these tractors in
stead OF horses when Larry was II
the service he'd never got the media
of honor. for he could sprint as fast
as the rist No. me by ;. no arttlleT,
for mine | couldn't keep UP with the
pace. You a corporal in Swim months
and yon know eyeryth ng about artil
Iery to be able To command battery
In about another swim months tbs
surgeon will send you TO st. Eliza
beth's and there you can command
the attention of the guards
I'm looking for retirement before
the fever catches me.
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30

always within the choice of the ma
ton, and | want to remind-and re-
mind you very solemnly-of the
double obligation you have laid upon
me, | know you have laid it upon
me, because | am constantly reminded
of it in conversation, by letter in ed
itorial by means of every voice that
strikes me out of the body of the
nation. Youl have laid upon me this
double obligation; We are relying
upon you, Mr.. President to keep us
out of this war, but we are relying
upon you, Mr.. President to keep the
honor of the nation unstained.'
'''Do you not see that a time may
come when it is impossible to do
both of these things? Do you not
see that if ! am to guard the honor
of the nation, | am not protecting it
against itself, for we are not going
to do anything to stain the honor of
our. country? l am protecting it
the action of others. And where the
actions of others may bring us, | can
not foretell. You may count upon my
heart and resolution to keep YOU out
Of the war, but you must be ready if
it is necessary that | should maintain
your honor That is the only thing
real man loves about himself
Some men who are not real men
love other things about themselves.
but the 'real man believes that his
honor is dearer than his life; and a
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30

nation iss merely all of us put to-
gether and the nations honor is
dearer than the nations comfort and
the nations peace and the nations
life itself. So that we must know
what we have thrown into the bal
ance: we must know the infinite is
sues which are impending every day of
the year, and when we go to bed at
night and when we rise in the morn
ing, and at every interval of the rush
of business, we must remind ourselves
that we are part of a great body pol
itic in which are vested some of the
highest hopes of the human race
why is it every nation turns to us
with the instructive feeling that if
anything touches humanity, it touches
u.s. Because it knows that ever since
we were born as nation we have
undertaken to he the champions of
humanity and of the rights of men.
Without that IDEAL there would Ibe
nothing that would distinguish Amer
lea from her predecessors in the
history of nations. Why is it that
men that love liberty have crowded
to these shores? Why is it that we
greet them as they enter the great
harbor at New York, with that ma =
jestic statue of liberty holding up a
torch, whose visionary beams are sup
posed to spread abroad over the wa
tiers of the world, and to say to all
men. come to America, where man
kind is free and where we love all
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30
america is afraid of nobody.


know that | express your feeling and
the feeling of all our fellow citizens
when | say that the only thing | am
afraid of is not being ready to per-
form my duty. | am afraid of the
danger of sham; | am afraid of the
danger of inadequacy; / am afraid of
the danger of not being able to eX-
press the great character of this
country with tremendous might and
effectiveness whenever we are called
upon to act in the field of the worlds
affairs, for it is character we are
going to express, not power merely.
THE United States is not in love
with the aggressive use of power. 1t
despises aggressive use of power
There is not foot Of territory be-
longing to any other nation which
this nation covets or desires There
is not a privilege which We ourselves
enjoy which we would dream of de-
nying any other nation in the world.
If there is one thing that the Amer
lean people love and believe in more
than another it is peace, and all the
handsome things that belong to peace
Il hope that you will bear me out
in saying that | have proved that |
am partisan of peace; and | would
be ashamed to be beligerent and i'm
patient when the fortunes of my
whole country and the happiness of
all my fellow countrymen were in
lvolved But | know that peace is not
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30
works of righteousness al

the works of righteousness and
peace "
New circumstances have arisen,
President Wilson declared today which
make it absolutely necessary that this
country should prepare for adequate
national defense.
We are in the midst of a world
that we did not make and cannot al
ter" the president said. Its whole
atmospheric properties are among the
conditions of our life also; and there
fore as your responsible servant. [
must tell you that the dangers are
infinite and constant.
Il should feel that | was guilty of
an objectionable omission if | did
trymen that new circumstances have
arisen which make it adequately nee
essarv that this country prepare her
self for war. not for anything that
smacks in the least of aggression. but
for adequate national defense"
Americas improvident neglect to
build merchant ships the president
said in explanation had left the coun
try dependent upon other nations to
carry its commerce, nations now at
war, all friends of America, but pre-
occupied stubbornly steadfast in the
maintenance of their main purpose
wherever the ordinary rules OF
commerce at sea and of international
relationship are apt to be thrust aside
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30

or ignored he continued. there is
danger of the most critical kind Of
controversy
Tie necessity for quick action was
made the keynote of the presidents
preparedness addresses in Pittsburg
and Cleveland on this. the first day
of weeks tour of the middle west.
He :old of difficulties encountered
in maintaining the peace and up
holding the honor OF the United States
at the same time. Two things he
said, were told him by almost every
one who came to the White House.
One was that the people were count
inc on him to keep them out of war;
and in the next breath, he continued,
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30

he was told that the people counted
equally upon' him to maintain the
honor of the United States
Have YOU reflected that It time
might come when | could not do
toth?' he asked. Have you made
yourselves ready to stand behind
your government for the maintenance
of the honor of your country"
After nobody doubts that given
time enough we can assert any
amount of force necessary. But when
the world is on fire, how much do
YOU want to take to be ready When
You know that there are combusti-
Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1916-01-30

Continued on Page Ten)
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04
Would Create New District large

Would Create New District-A large
delegation from the western part of
the county were in town Saturday, dis
cussing pro and con a proposition to
create a new district in a neighbor-
hood between Bull and Castleford-
Judge A. w. Ostrom represented the
petitioners and Attorney H. G. Hazel
those opposed to the creation of the
district After considerable friendly
talk, the matter was taken under ad-
visement by the board for few days
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04

Have MOrtars on DIspiay-The Par
rott Optical company has a window
display of two mortars and fourteen
shrapnel shell which were presented
to the city of Twin Falls last year by
the war department at Washington
These will be set up in the city park
in the near future. The mortars are
OF bronze and were made by Boston
company and the dates on them are
1853 and 1862.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04

]. and z. Coates Darning Cot
TON
]. and p. Coates Crochet Cotton,
white, ecrue, all sizes. ..121sc
Safety Pins...-....-........--.-4c and Sc
Wire Hair Pins, bOx4c and 10c
Curling Irons Sc, 15c
Featherstitch Braid 5c, Sc
ShinOla Shoe Polish, black or
tan .--.............................-
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04

Stanley Still at Large-Harvey Stan
ley, the Rock Creek man who last
Wednesday sawed away the bars of
his cell at the court house and made
successful daylight getaway, has
not as yet been located. Stanley was
recently arrested on statutory
charge.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04

NJ ]. Sweeley, the Republican candi-
date for attorney general who had
been in Boise attending the meeting
of the state platform committee was
in Nampa Wednesday enroute home
He appeared well pleased with the
outlook for his success at the coming
primary.-Nampa Herald.
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04

Open New StOre-The United Stores
opened for business last Fri
day in the new store building located
at 124-126 Main Ave- N, with a COM
plete and up-to-date line of dry goods,
shoes and furnishings
The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-07-04
Week End yisitors-A party of fiv

Week End VisitOrs-A party of five
young ladies, students at summer nor
NAL school, at Albion, motored from
that place last week to spend the week
end with friends in and around Twin
Falls. They were Misses Gertrude
Walter, Dorothy Wright, Irene Frost
Maryetta Detweiler and Miss McGin-
mis-. They returned Sunday.