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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
GOVERNMENT WILL CANCEL
SOME LIBERTY LOAN BONDS
PURCHASED BY SOLDIERS

In an excess OF patriotic enthusi-
asm many soldiers in the camps ana
cantonments subscribed to the second
Liberty Loan more literally than
they could afford. The result Ii that
today they find themselves embar-
raised for lack Of funds. With war
insurance, compulsory allotments ana
the customary expenditures incident
to army life, some Of the men in the
ranks have frequently complained
that they had less money now than
In the days Of the SIS o month Dase
pay.
Major General Mccain, the Adjus
tant General, has sent the following
telegram to all concerned, regarding
the cancellation of some OF the LID
erty bonds taken by the soldiers:
Department commanders, COM
handing generals Of tactical divt-
sions, and commanding officers Of In
dependent stations are authorized 70
discontinue Liberty Bond allotments
when a soldiers obligations under
War Insurance act do not leave him
sufficient balance to pay his bond al
lotment. Only such number Of his
bond allotments will be terminated as
will permit the soldier TO provide for
his dependents under War Insurance
provisions and take out necessary In.
surance and leave him not to exceed
$3.50 for his personal uses. These
allotments for dependents and insur-
ance premiums must be made before
Liberty Bond discontinuances are
granted and such Liberty Bond dis
continuances % are granted will be
effective not earlier than October i.
Ofncers will report promptly to Quar-.
termaster General discontinuances OF
bond allotments granted by then1s
stating name Of soldier, bank In
whose favor such allotments were
made and amount OF allotments.
Amount OF pay Of soldier deducted
for Liberty Bond allotments befor6
their disturbances will be refund,
ed by Depot Quartermaster, Wash
ington, d. c., where such allotmente
were made I'm favor of Federal Re-
serve Bank. New York. but where
made in favor Of other banks refund
ment must be arranged between SOL
der and such bank. Where discon-
tinuances Of Liberty Bond allotment
are granted as herein provided re-
marks may be omitted from Novem-
Der pay rolls and discontinuances
Form No. 80 will not be required"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
CANTONlMENT TYPES
THE TOP SERGEANT

is TO the food That
10 "cussed considers
kicking At the grub But the fellow who kicks him would
would be that the certainly would be done without him.
earh certainly he'll HarD when
lie mustered in where 81.
trembling O
land
An ancient adage declares that "the
noncom"
American lighting = ~
HI. contacts wide He knows the company
Clothed
And yet he Boy with the Boys when occasion arises
Dignity slips from his mighty shoulders easily ana reveals
being
his
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Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
SOME MAIL

How highly organized are the de-
partments Of the United States Army
is best illustrated by q report OF one
days activity In the once Of the
Adjutant General. Major Henry p.
Mccain.
On that day, $4,000 separate
pieces OF mail were received, This
10 believed to represent the high rec
ord OF any government ONCE. With
In 4S hours only 200 letters Of this
number remained unanswered.
General Mccain says: "0nr mail
these days is Is times larger than it
was before the United States entered
the war. The highest daily mail dur
ing the Mexican affair vas 5000 let
terra. Our force today e. only twice
that Of normal peace times."
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
STILL SUBJECT no CALL

Men who have passed their thirtv-
nrgt birthday are still subject to the
call Of the selective draft. Provisions
OF the law make every registered per-
son subject to the call to the coIora.
unless exempted or discharged.
. The Law reads as follows:
Provided further, That persons
shall be subject to registration 40
herein provided who shall have att
tanned their twenty-first birthday ana
who shall not have attained their
thirty-drst birthday on or before the
date set Tor the registration. and all
persons 80 registered shall be and
remain subject to draft into the
forces hereby authorized unless ex-
empted or excused therefrom az IN
this act provided"
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

The malicious President Wilson chrac
foe within be feared than without has been spread
Ing the seeds anxiety apprehension Of Americas
men under
According the authors of every camp
their their With
loaned their
the Trench and Camp today prints few cold facts
and
nothing figures They
consolidated the
THE FIGURES SHOW FIRST THAT SMALLER NUMBER OUR
SOLDIERS CANTONNfENTS DISEASE
THAN DURING ANY WAR IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY
which weekly
haphazard, show:
This would Q death Of thousand
plain English given indicate that the
death rate obtains 10 soldiers ont Of every 600 training camps
would die natural the of
time death the the draft
81 uer cent the total "a uer cent In word more
the draft die natural
causes normal times and in peaceful pursuits
from camps
would slightly Of three deaths thousand than
Now the other side of the picture the war between the
s not 5 1sa TOS sa o s s1S o Causes ws i6
stated deaths
mortality
among only
and these only ~ cent
total
Federal armies died disease Federal hospitals This "a
per year OF enlisted during
The actual mortality the Federal forces given (1Ss2
5s.2 thousand.
ta Ce wE Eef Srfs or DISEASE
All which the conclusion that the mortality
today less than oeurh the mortality rate from the
in the between the States
shall say this subject q subsequent
requested that who reads this editorial mail
issue containing HIS Let him also
editorial plainly SO that it cannot escape attention
The figures give absolutely authentic and taken from official
the elaborate care WITH most ior preventing and
lighting disease that surrounds the American soldier Of today
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
SOLEMN LOOKING BLoKEs"

A writer IA the Century Magazine
says Solemn looking blokes" was the
cockney description Of the FIRST Ameri-
can troops that marched through Lon
don.
The Anzacs. the Canadians, the
Africans and the Hindoos had caught
something Of the hysterical joy of the
populace. They had responded to the
cheers of all these thousands that
lined the streets. But the Americans
went On with the ceaseless tramp,
tramp. tramp Of marching feet and
heads that. turned neither to the right
nor left. Only when "Old Glory was
waved directly In an officers face was
there any deviation from the straight
line the soldiers trod. The oficer
came 70 attention, saluted the stars
and stripes, smiled at the one who
waved it-evidently compatriot-
and went on his way.
Stoical 40 the Englishman 10, he was
somewhat upset by the poise Of the
American soldiers. He cheered and
there was no response. He cheered
again. But only that steady tramp.
Humpl Solemn looking blokes, |"
he said.
And solemn looking blokes we are.
Il l. no child's play we have under
taken. Il 10 no festival that we face.
The cheers, the festoons, the delirium
Of ioy-all that can wait. There IL q
job to be done.
That job II the only thing we can
see just now. We are consecrated to
it's accomplishment. As "Old Glory
confronta as we pause for q moment
OF reconSecration.
But cheers, music-a carnivai9 Not
now, Cousin Tommy. All that can
wait.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

No sweet-voiced carol win awaken
America on this Christmas morn. In
stead the clarion imperative of the
bugie will sound . more martial
reveille.
For America 10 ut war.
No hymn of peace will rise from
choir loft. Instead the Battle Hymn
Of the Republic.
For America 10 at war.
No giving way TO yearnings for men
that are away will mark family re-
nnions. Instead proud homage will
be paid to service flags that symbolic
duty IN the doing.
For America 10 at war.
No impatient longing for home in
trench, in camp or on transport. In
stead impotence for the fray.
For America 10 at war.
From pulpit and lyceum on this
Christmas morn must 60 forth this
message - the road to peace Il
through righteousness; and the ideals
Of Righteousness must be upheld, even
on the point Of the spear.
The thoughts Of those at home and
those away must meet In q high re-
solve to make home 90 safe that ma
ton shall not lift mp q sword against
nation; neither shall they learn war
any more.
In the solemn words Of the Presi-
dent: It Is q fearful thing to lead this
great peaceful nation into war;" But
also In the solemn words of the Presi-
dent when he announced that war
must be the choice. God helping her
Ghe had no othsr.n
Every sacrifice that Il demanded
must be cheerfully borne. Every pur-
pose must be subordinated to the ulti-
mate objective. The world must be
made cafe for democracy.
The men that have given up their
peaceful pursuits and undertaken to
bear the heat Of the conflict have q
heritage Of Americanism to steady
them, to inspire them, to lead them TO
the victory that must be theirs.
The things in life that they counted
sweetest are in the balance. They are
things worth striving for and those
who once enjoyed them are ready to
strive, even ls those at home are
geady to sacrifice.
The things in life that we counted
sweetest were ours for the asking
Now our title to them must be proved
The day will come when the clouds
Of battle have rolled away. On that
glad day, with victory achieved, with
democracy justified, with righteous.
ness triumphant, the voice of the
sweet singer Of carols viii break upon
the Christmas morn; hymn of peace
win rise to the high heavens: service
Gags viii be eanctiSed and those who
weep viii not be az those withou,
hope. Home win be thing achieved
Uneil that day
AmerSca 10 nc war.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
MEANS LONGER WAR

Three or four years will be added
to the length Of the war IL Russia 90
fighting force is completely elimi-
mated from the side Of the Allies, &C.
cording to Major Stanley Washburn,
war correspondent and q member Of
the Root Commission to Russia.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26
INTERESTING READING

Nothing the soldiers mother could
read would interest her more than
the news about him. his company, his
regiment and his camp. Send Trench
and Camp home for mother and your
ether relatives 20 read.
Trench and camp. ([Admiral, Md.) 1917-1919, 1917-12-26

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
Mr.. AND MRS. LAU HOSTS !
TO WASHINGTON CLUB

Saturday evening the Washington
Club of the Y. ". G. A. entertained
their lady friends at the home Of Mr..
and Airs. A. B.. Lau, Waikiki.
The house was very artistically de
corated in college remnants and cut
flowers. Many games we're played
during the course of the evening, a
spelling contest being the most excit-
ing. Miss Lily Lee showed her skill
by capturing the ladies' prize. and
Kong Tai Pong captured the gentle
mans prize
At late hour refreshments we're
served and the hour for departing ar
rived all too soon. All agreed that
Mr.. and Mrs. Lau were royal hosts.
Those present, were Misses Lily
Ching. Esther Ing, Beatrice zap. Lily
Lee, Beatrice Ing, Lily Chez, Violet
Ing, Constance Chang, Mary Apo. Ruth
Ing, Anna Chung, Rose Goo, Grace
Ing. Margaret Lee. Violet Tseu. Bes-
sic Chung and Mrs F. S. Sing;
Messrs J. Brooks Brown, leader;
Hoon Ki YIN, George F. zee. Kai
Luke. II. F. lee, Fun Luke, William
Ho. Hen Yung Ing. Chas. Al. Char, J.
T. Young. 3. Y Wong. Kong Tai Pong.
F. S. Sing and A. f. Kong.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
NATIONAL GUARD
TO HOLD REVIEW

In order that the members of both
houses of the legislature may have an
opportunity of witnessing the Nation
al Guard on Oahu, review will be
held Sunday morning at 10 o'clock in
the Palace grounds. The entire 1st
infantry, 1st Separate Company of En-
gineers, Field Company A, Signal
Corps; and the Naval Militia viii par
ticipate under the command Of Col.
w r. Riley.
1t was planned to have the coast ar
tillery companies also in the review,
but due to the fact that it is impos-
sible to issue equipment because they
have mo armory in which to store it,
they have been omitted.
1t is expected, however. to give a
special drill by the coast defense COM
panies for the benefit of the legisla-
ture next Thursday afternoon at 4:3O
o'clock
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
VAR DEPARTMENT
SEEKS OFFICERS

An instance of what the United
States government is doing to prepare
the country for war is illustrated in an
order received today at army head
quarters by General Strong from
Washington.
The order follows in part:
In order that the war department
may have available lists of non-com.
mission officers qualified for COM
mission in grade not above that of
captain IN the temporary force in time
of war, direct each commander Of regi-
ment, coast defense and separate bat
talions and chief Of each staff depart.
ment In your department to forward
as soon as practicable lists of non
commission officers so qualified. 1,
is hoped that there win be an average
of SO non-commission officers from
each regiment and coast defense and
proportionate numbers from other
commands but no organization IS
limited to any number.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
ACCIDENT 70 SOLDIER
REMAINS UNEXPLAINED

An unexplained accident with a
possible near tragedy attached was
discovered by passengers on board q
Waikiki-bound Rapid Transit ear q
1904 O'Clock last night, when Pvt
Joseph Sullivan. I'd Company, Fort De
Russy, was found lying directly over
one of the rails near Saratoga road
with severe cash On his head.
Two passengers. with the assistance
of soldiers. took the injured and un-
conscious man to the post hopital at
De Russy and today he was transferred
to Fort Shafter. Army officials are
today, making q thorough inyestiga-
ton to learn II possible whether the
man was struck by the street car fen
der or had fallen upon the rail While
walking or come by his hurt In some
ether manner. Several theories have
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
new CITY BONDS
Plan TO BEPUT
TOLEGISLATlJRE
Bill Authorizing Supervisors to
Float Loan IS Favored
BY Officials

Fri
City officials have a new plan fol
securing a bond flotation 20 finance
the pressing needs for sewers and wa
teryorks improvements.
Defeated at the recent election be
carse the necessary 81 per cent ma
ioFity did rot vote in favor of the
bends, and with no apparent means OF
getting a supreme court decision on
tire klotty points Of how to count
some badly-marked ballots. the Off
cials have now mapped out another
course.
superintendent Of Water, Murray
explained IL as follows this morning:
We are working on bill to be in
trodrced as early as possible in the
legislature. authorizing the city and
county of Honolulu to issue the bonds,
with the approval CT the President
The bill will authorize the bond tissue
for the specific purposes. This the
legislature has the right to do. and II
the need for improvements can be
brought before the members, | am
sure they will make the authoriza-
ton"
The bill will probably be introduced
this week in the senate and probably
a public hearing will be called on it.
While Superintendent Murray was
outlining the plans for the bond au-
thorizaticn, a report was brought to
the garbage department desk, only a
few feet away about an overlooking
cesspool in the Beachwalk district.
This shows how badly we need
sewers in that district" he said, and
related the following incident which
he declares came under his personal
observation yesterday:
The Moana hotel IL digging out
new cesspool on its lawn Yesterday
a gang OF men was at work cleaning
nut the stump of the old cesspool, and
the black muck, the residue soaked
into the soil from long use, was being
poured directly into the stream run
ming down between the Outrigger
Club and the Moana premises.
II went out for swim and swan
but to the raft. Coming back, be-
gan to get the effects Of this stuff
down the stream, and stood
I'D and waded ashore.
There is no question the Moana
Hotel had to clean out this pool and
II seems there was no other place to
pump the stuff. but the point is that
the people down on the beach had to
bathe I'm 1t IL they went into. the water
IN this neighborhood 1t seems to me
hat while the work is going on this
stretch Of beach should be closed to.
oafhers, for swimming is not only I'm.
1leasanf but iasanitary under such
OF course this is matter
or the board Of health to take up.
The bigger point Is the argument
hat Honolulu has got to put sewers
n this district. The situation is grow.
ng intolera6le.v
Supervisor Horner, who was with
Murray, said that while he has OPP
,osed some of the Improvement pro
ects through bond sales. be fayors
he Waikiki sewering plans. There
s no question we have a very serious
lroblem out there" he said
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
KOREA hARU HAS
MYSTERY IN TALE
OF STOLEN MONEY
Local Police Are Called Upon to
eetain Trio Charged With
Stealing Millions

But for the decision OF Deputy
Sheriff Aseh Honolulu might have
been embroiled in an international
mystery plot that developed with the
arrival CT the Korea Maru Sunday
morning. Two Russians, claiming t.
be secret service men for their. govern
ment, asked Asch to arrest three other
Russians on the same boat who, they
alleged, had emoezz.ed six million
rables. The deputy refused to do 81
because the compliments had no
papers and they all went on together
A rlIble is worth 51.5 cents, which
would make the amount alleged to
have been eHibezZled nearly So, 100000.
The story OF chase, which started
far away in Petrograd and Is still pro-
crossing towards San Francisco, is in
yolyed in the tale The deputy does
not understand what IL Is all about
but he is glad today that he has no
connection With Il although he adj
vanced no Information abont the whole
affair until questioned about IT, He
was called to the boat about an hour
before it cast off and had to do some
rapid work and thinking.
An attache OF the Russian govern
ment, with an his proper papers. was
also on board the Korea but said he
knew nothing about the alleged EN-
bezzlement and declared 1t would be
quite likely he would have been In.
formed II there had been one. Dr.
Augustus Marques, Russian consul in
Honolulu with whom Aseh immediate.
ly communicated, also had no informa-
ton regarding the affair.
"The men who told me they were
secret service men also told me they
had been advised by telegraph from
Petrograd to follow and arrest at
vladivostock, explains Asch. "the trio
who had, as government officials, abb
seconded with che money, but they
could show me no credentials, not
even the telegram they were alleged
to have received. Why they didn't
arrest the men in Vladiyostoek or be-
fore the ship sailed from the Orient,
II their story is true. can not guess.
/ also do not understand why they
waited here al day until 5 o'clock be-
fore they appealed to me or why none
OF the Russian authorities know any
thing about IT,"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05

CONTINUED from page onel
a Mexican named Ortega, who is list
ed on the ships papers as passen-
ger, but w,.o is asserted to be repre-
senting the Mexican government, the
Japanese steamer Kotohiro Maru,
which arrived this morning for bunk
er coal en- route to Japan, is believed
in shipping circles to be the same
steamer which carried to Mexico the
munition manufacturing plant men
toned in the Associated Press des-
patches of March / telling of the Ger
man plot TO form a German-Mexican-
Japanese alliance against the United
States.
Because she is from Mexican port
and had to be fumigated for mosqui-
toes, the steamer was held up off port
here following inspection by the quar-
antine doctors. AFumigating pots were
placed aboard her this forenoon and
she was due to enter port this after
noon.
The Kotohiro's bill of health shows
her to have cleared from Manzanillo
after first calling at Salina Cruz The
New York Maritime Register of Feb
ruary IA reports her to have cleared
from Yokohama January for SaIina
Cruz. The captains name is s. Moi.
chi. The steamer is not reported as
calling at San Francisco for .bunkers.
She made no call here, either
When boarded this morning by the
quarantine doctors and customs in.
spectors the steamers officers were
very uncomrnunicative and did not
speak much English. 0rtega was list
ed on the ships papers as a passen-
ger. according to. DR.. A. n. Sinclair,
acting assistant surgeon of the U. s.
public health service, who boarded
the vessel. The crew consists of 40
men, an unusually large number for
vessel Of the freighter's size. as she
is only go feet long and of 1861 tens.
Her owner as listed in the 1916 Am
erican Lloyd's Is given as K. Matsu-
gaia. The freighter is in ballast, an
other most unusual incident.
In the Associated Press despatch OF
March ! telling of the German at
tempt to form an alliance of Japan
and Mexico against the United States
the following paragraph is significant
and is connected by local waterfront
men with the Kotohiro's movements:
The announcement of these Ger
man. operations on the Pacific coast of
Mexico. -. recalls the announcement
made a few days ago that a complete
cartridge manufacturing plant had
Just been received at ManzanilIo from
Japan, with 200 Japanese experts to
put the plant into Immediate opera
ton. Il was announced at the time
that with this plant Mexico expected
to be made independent of outside
munition plants
Waterfront men this morning be-
lieved the reason the tramp steamer
is rushing hack to Japan in ballast is
to load another cargo Of munition-
manufacturing machinery at once for
the same Mexican ports. Ortega's
presence on board is said; to be as
supercargo of the freishter, represents
ing the charterers, either Mexican
firm or the Mexican government.
One report which comes to the Star
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
NO OFFICIAL CHARGES
YET FILED AGAINST
WAIPAHU POSTMASTER

The complaint of a Korean that
Postmaster John G. Lewis of Waipahu
appropriated $151.65 which the Ko-
rean meant to have sent as money
order to his native land for a picture
bride" has been lodged with the fed.
eral officials here and the postoffice
department is investigating but no
warrant for Lewis arrest has been is
sued or win be until an order IS made
to United States District Attorney HUI
Der through charge from the post.
office department.
Lewis is still holding office and viii
continue to do so until his successor,
William Miner, who has already been
nominated by the president, is con-
firmed and has qualified.
There is at present no postoffice
Inspector in Honolulu and the local
postoffice officials have laid the
case before coast officials and are
awaiting advice from them.