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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-14
MRS. WILLIAM Y. H0RNER
AND SON DIE ALMOST AT
SAME TIME ON THE COAST

Robert Horner last evening receiv-
ed by mail news of the almost stimuli
taneous death of two relatives, moth
eI and son, both in California.
Mrs. William Y. Horner. wife of
William Y. Horner, former member
of the Hawaiian senate and related to
the Horner families here, died on Nov
ember % at Irvington, Cal. She was
IS years old.
Charles Frederick Homer, well
known here as the son CT Mrs. Will
liam Y. Horner, died in Oakland
about the same time. He was a for
mer owner and manager of Lahaina
plantation, also former member of the
Hawaiian legislature and for IA years
chairman of the board of supervisors
of Alameda county and for the past
eight years county tax assessor. H.
was SO years old.
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to abide by the law and the program
of the food administration will find
that they are doing business under
greatly improved conditions, and that
they can obtain a normal, reasonable
return for the important services
which they render to the nation.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-14
RESOLUTION NO. 100.

Be it resolved by the Board Of SUI
pervisors of the City and County Of
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, that
the sum of Two Hundred and Eighty
Six Dollars ($2S6.00), be, and the same
is hereby appropriated out of all
moneys in the Permanent Improve
ment Fund Of the Treasury, City and
County of Honolulu, for an account
known as Additions Electric Light
System.
Presented by
WIN. H. MCCLELLAN,
Supervisor
Honolulu, T. H., Dec. II, 1917.
l hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution passed Fist Reading and
ordered to print a. meeting held by
the Board of Supervisors on Wednes-
day, December IL, 1917, on the follow
ing vote of said board:
Ayes: AHA, Arnold, Bellina, Hol.
linger, Mcclellan, Petrie. Total 6.
Noes: None.
Absent and not voting: Mott-Smith
Total 1.
E. BUFFANDEAU,
Deputy City and County Clerk.
6967-Dec. 13, IA, Is.
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AS compared with last year, double
the number of necessitous school
children in Bath are receiving milk or
meals. A bakery is being established
1T the school canteen,
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-14

For aiding a dcserter ~ concealing
him, Mrs. Florence Finch was fined
five pounds at Dover, Engla-
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-14
RESOLUTION NO. 1862.

Be it resolved by the Board of Su.
pervisors of the City and County Of
Honolulu, Territory of Hawaii, that
the sum of One Thousand Dollars
(sl,000.OO), be, and the same is hereby
appropriated out of all moneys in the
Road Tax Fund in the Treasury of
said City and County to the credit of
the District of Honolulu, for the &C
count known to wit:
District of Honolulu (Puuloa Road
Repairs), 100000.
Presented by
CHAS. N. ARNOLD.
Supervisor.
Date of Introduction:
Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec. IL, 1917.
I hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution passed First Reading and
ordered to print at a meeting held by
the Board Of Supervisors on Wednes-
day! December II, 1917, on the follow
ing vote Of said board:
Ayes: AHA, Arnold, Bellina, Hol,
linger, Mcclellan, Petrie. Total 6.
Noes None.
Absent and not voting: Mott-Smith.
Total !.
E. BUFFANDEAU.
Deputy City and County Clerk.
e967-Dec. 13, II, L.
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Spectators Sheepshead Bay Speedway awaiting drill

viewing officers. Into the light nap
the colors. every red bar looking
afiame. every star aleht. every white
stripe streaking the darkness. In
variably this is the signal for cheers;
there comes a new lightness into the
springy step of the men; shoulders
strain against the coat seams and
there Is a light OF great resolution in
the eyes Of the men as they turn them
toward the small reviewing group.
Many Gray Haired Men.
In ono platoon you recognize the
uniform Of B. r. T. conductor be-
tween two men garbed in well tailored
pongee garments You hear COM
mands barked out by a tall. gangling
lad who you may hear later hally>
hooing In front OF a rife gallery down
along Sheepshead's shore. There are
men with boards. men gray of hair
and mustache, In khaki. responding
with sincere seriousness. 1t Is Won
derfully representative gathering.
Later in the week these same men
may be found drilling in Brooklyn's
armories With loaned weapons they
are put through the manual Of arms,
through bayonet exercises. In the tar
get galleries they are taught marks
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between September and October shall be ac-
cepted and enlisted in these depot units.
When October arrives all members OF existing
home defence units who were unable or unwilling to
enlist in the depot units of the new guard will be
passed into home defence reserve, unarmed by the
State but they will continue to drill and will serve
their community in times of emergency. To this
home defence reserve will belong all home defence
units which their arms and which shall
not enlist in the depot units
Not only will this new guard give an opportunity
of valuable military service to men beyond the draft
age but also men who enter it while they are still
subject to the draft will receive useful prelimi-
nary training which will in their favor if they
drafted into the Federal service and may obtain
for them nome commissioned rank therein.
Too much praise cannot be given to the splendid
patriotism displayed by the home defence members
all over the State who have rallied to its defence
since the inauguration of that movement, and il is
most gratifying that since this order was published
September l should already have received great
quantity of kilograms and letters which have poured
in from all over the State evidcncing the intention
of the present home defence units to avail them
selves of this opportunity to Join the New York
guard and thus secure the rifles to handle which
their months of training in the home defence units
has so efficiently qualified them.
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MY task Is not the usual one which
confronts an Adjutant General of
this State" he said. ITO safeguard the
lives and property OF its citizens. but
there also is now larger responsibility
because 1t will he through the port
of New York that there will go abroad
larger proportion of all the supplies,
military and otherwise. which Amer
lea will send to her own soldiers
abroad and to the Allies.
"Tre responsibility of safeguarding
this outflow Of supplies from interrupt
ton by riot and other disorders is not
alone upon the armed militia of the
State. BY the Constitution all male
citizens between IS and As years form
part OF the State militia and they
should and surely will Join in the re-
sponsbllity already directly charged
to the armed militia"
Not penny that Is needed for this
drilling and training of these thou
sands of men comes out OF the public
treasury. Each county is supporting
Its own aggregation. is providing them
with uniforms. The arms will come
from the Federal Government.
The rigid physical exactions of the
army have kept many men out. Three
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Federalizing Of the Militia Has Compelled
Complete Reorganization to Meet Man
date of the States Constitution

out Of every five OF these have turnea
to the Home Defence Corps. Tha
qualifications are not 30 extreme hero
and waivers on cyesight, hearing and
other deficiencies are accepted. 1t may
come that this country may be COM
PEELED to let down somewhat In the
strictness Of its requirements. When
It does 1t will gain thousands who now
are in the corps Until this day is
reached the numbers sworn into the
corps will have constant growth.
Just to tell how this passion for USE
fulness is taking hold. here Is an in
stance in point. A young Englishman
who Is superintendent of an apart.
ment house uptown gained his citi-
zenship papers month ago. A few
days after he had been enfranchised
he appeared in khaki. rr
"Jolned a company drilling IN the
City COLLEGE Stadium" he explained.
"I can't go to war, but want to help.
Our company has no afflliation with
any organization yet. What we want
to do is to be set when anything
breaks ~,
His commander was one Of the in
structors In City College, his lieuten-
ant a young fellow who had been to
Plattsburg camps before this year.
For two weeks he went two nights a
week for training. Then he reported: {:
I'VE find we have gone ahead SO
fast that we want to tie up to soma
organization. Took a vote last night
and decided to go into the list as q
depot unit. The whole crowd of us
are now in C Company"
The sun., 1917-09-09

to the National Guard. In this county
there has been no organization OF the
Home Defence Corps because OF the
wonderful efficiency Of the Home De-
fence League. the aggregation Of 16.-
900 men gathered by Arthur Woods.
Police Commissioner. Whether the
corps will be organized independently
Of this police auxiliary body remains
to be threshed out.
The league and the corps must not
be confused In the general mind. The
corps Ia the State institution; the
league is an organization brought to-
gether TO relieve the police in emer-
gency. One has military, the other
a police status. However, as the New
York police have been established on
semi-military basis. so has the
league. Thus It would take only the
stroke of q pen to convert the league
into the corps.
The corps and the league numbers
are drawn practically from the same
field. For the greater part they are
The sun., 1917-09-09

manship and revolver practice. Moth
ing that goes to make a soldier is
omitted in their schooling. 1t may be
that they never will be called upon to
use their fatal gifts, but IL the time
comes It will not find them wanting. And
what Is going on in Brooklyn and in
Nassau county Is going on all through
the State. Maybe, at some future time
let us hope in the celebration of
some signal victory Of our boys In
France-they will have opportunity to
show the public how carefully its safe
guarding has been done.
Many OF these men, those In Class
A. will be called for service soon.
When the former militiamen move on
to France there will be watersheds and
aqueducts that will need guarding.
ammunition plants. bridges and pub
lie buildings will have to be protected.
It is these men who will be summoned
to the duty.
Their training now Is being limited
to the infantry branches. 1t Is contem-
plated that there will be no emergency
that will call forth more than this. The
men have been divided into regiments
and soon will take over the armories
that are to be vacated. When this is
done they will be given the practice
in machine guns that Is part Of the
infantry curriculum. Each regiment
will have It's own signal company, too
and there will be ambulance corps at
tached to each.
A further scope for their duties was
outlined a few days ago when Adjt.-
Gen. Sheriff. took command.
The sun., 1917-09-09
Brooklyn Home Defence Corps drilling Camp Riegel-
mann Sheepshead Bay. at night Gen. Eddy in command

men for home defence. But this func-
ton had been attended to before the
opening OF depot units. In fact for
months there have been awaiting this
service more than 5000 men. II is
to that strength the Governor will
carry his Home Defence Corps. He
could make it $4,000 or even 10000
and be assured of sufficient men. And
this. too, at no cost to the State.
Already there have been sworn in
more than 10000 men Under the state
oath who are being maintained moi
out Of the State purse but out Of the
patriotic contributions of the commu-
mites from which they have been
drawn. Throughout the State there
ing. awaiting such time as they may
swear:
I will bear true faith and al
legiance to the United States of
America and to the State OF New
York: that i will serve them
honestly and faithfully against oil
their enemies whatsoever. and
that l will obey the orders Of the
Governor Of the State Of New
York and the officers appointed
over me and faithfully perform
my duties as a soldier in the Home
Defence Corps according to the
laws and regulations governing
such military forces Of the United
States.
The sun., 1917-09-09

men who have failed Of acceptance IN
the army or else cannot pull them
selves away from their families to
give their entire time to their coun-
trys service.
However, in the corps the men VINO
take the State oath are under COM
plete military domination. They COM
init themselves to service ITO"
which there can be no withdrawal uh-
less with tho approval OF the highel
oe,cers. The men In command are not
chosen because Of their social position
their club connections or their ousi-
ness affil,ations. They must conform
70 the standard set for the National
Guard. As a matter OF fact. the ON
GERS roster Is drawn almost entire'v
from men who have served IN the
ruard. Many Of them have seen ser
vice in the Spanish american war;
%here are a number who were Mt the
| horder last summer. There are others
who have had tho beneft OF Platts-
burg training.
They have to meet the physical re-
ouirements; they must come up TO the
, mental standard and more than either
thew must be versed In military knowl-
edge. Brig. Gen. George r. Dyer Is
in CHARGE Of the counties In the met
! ropolitan district of New York In
command Of the men in the Brooklyn
brigade is Gen. John G. Eddy; Major
f. p. Delmasse is brigade ad1utant
and as aids there are Lieuts. Harry
H. Van Horne, Arthur G. Ellsworth
and John J. Bonner.
The men must attend drill ono might
a week at least. In the early days OF
their training. they are called twice
week. The company rosters Of th'
Brooklyn brigade. for instance. SHOW
few delinquencies in these demands
Whereas tho National Guard. in nor
NAL times. stopped their drills durin,
tho summer months. the $500 men o
the Brooklyn outfit through all tn
J sweltering days OF the summer, ham
mered away at their training.
Tremendously inspiring 1t has bee
, TO see these thousands OF men at thei
. drill Monday and Tuesday nights o
. the field that used to form the en-
trance to the old Sheepshead Ba
r racetrack. II Is now the motor speed
: way, but the backfield under the cave
, of the great saucer gives an expans
, Of ground that easily holds the me
} Of this brigade.
, To the blaring of music from a re
cruited band, the rockies are marche
, and counter-marched for about tw
? hours. They march or stumble-ao
, cording to their length of training
The sun., 1917-09-09

"The men will be called upon to per-
form tho same service now performed
by the National Guard when the Ma
tional Guard is called to the colors.
and will be organized upon a military
basis. will bear the insignia OF rank
the same as now worn by the National
Guard. and II called into the service
for more than one day will be paid at
the same rate now paid to the Ma
tional Guard, will be subsisted and
transported and will be furnished with
arms and ammunition supplied by the
Federal Government through the State
of New York. The men In Class A
may be called into service anywhere
within the State Of New York. but not
for service outside Of the State. The
men OF Glass B will perform the same
service as Glass A, but will he called
for service not outside their county"
In other counties. except New York,
there has been preparation and the
inswearing of men I'm proportion 10
thS quota contributed by that section
The sun., 1917-09-09

paredness. There was one Of these
that gave the State Immediately 1000
armed and drilled men. These were
the men Of Nassau county who had
uniformed themselves and had .38
calibre revolvers and 30-30 Winchester
rifles This force has been increased
to $500 men, a splendid organization
that will stand up with any militia
outfit taking the feld-except that the
Defence men are somewhat older.
On April 2 Sheriff Edward Riegel-
mann of Brooklyn sent out a call for
volunteers to join his defence corps.
1t was few days afterward that Gov.
Whitman issued his proclamation. He
asked that the corps be made up In
two classes. These may be defined:
Glass ALL male citizens of good
character and unquestioned patriot
ism between the ages of is and As
who are not enlisted in the army or
navy service. National Guard, Home
Defence League or any branch Of
service that may be called upon in
the present crisis and who do not
contemplate enlisting at this time in
the Regular Army, Navy or the Ma
tional Guard.
Glass bail male citizens having
the qualifications specified in Glass
A, with the exception in their age
they range to Ga years.
The original proclamation stated as
nature of service:
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That is the name they bear now. the
new militiamen. As the Home Defence
Corps they can be called to serve at
any time in whatever capacity the
Governor dictates In any place In the
State. Unless they are in active SER
vice they will work without pay. too.
And there are more than enough men
ready and anxious to do It.
One OF the many advantages that
accrue to the State through this body
of men is that their service carries
little deprivation to the army. The
men OF the Home Defence Corps, as
they are being enrolled now, are above
the draft age and have minor physical
defects that would unfit them for the
constantly active life Of the firing line
None the less they are a formidable
body, capable for any crisis.
Last April. right after the declara-
tion of war, the organization OF these
men was begun. Representatives OF
all the counties conferred with Gov.
Whitman. Before that time there had
been many forward moves In pre-
The sun., 1917-09-09
By CHARLES H. SHERRlLL,
Adjutant.Ceneral, New York.

On September I, finding that there was much
Misunderstanding to the difference between the
depot battalons and the home defence units of the
New York regiments drafted into the Federal ser
vice, and also finding that not only was Gov Whit:
man required by the Constitution to arm guard
for the protection of this State but also that most
of the home defence men greatly desired rifles I
issued order which it is hoped will meet all the
phases of this problem.
The New York guard will be reorganized in CO..
operation with existing home defence units and
there will be established depot units of the guard
not only in all the existing armories but also when
application is made therefor in the many counties
which did not possess a unit of the old National
Guard. Rifles will be given only to the members
of the depot units already formed and forming an6
to such members of the home defence units which
The sun., 1917-09-09
Photos BY a Sun star photographer

Lacking any knowledge Of plans
in Albany. but confident in the knowl.
edge that there would be a call either
for the organization Of depot units
or Home Defence bodies-outside tho
Home Defence League-the entire
company delivered itself to the Ma
tional Guard. 1t Is to be the nucleus
OF a wholesale organization in tho
regiment. When the announcement
In regard to New York county is made,
these men will be able to go in with
months Of training back of them.
Theirs is the kind of spirit that Is
going to keep this State safe from
those restless persons who may try to
stir up riots
The state OF New York is as well
protected as at any time in its peacs
time history. To begin with, the, y
is the developed police force Of New
York 900 men grounded in the ele-
ments of military knowledge. and tho
forces of the other large cities. There
is in addition to this the Home Defencs
League and its 1000 members and II =
marine and mounted branches. There
are finally the 232 troopers Of the ne WHY
formed state Constabulary. Somebody
start something,
The sun., 1917-09-09

through their evolutions in the glare
Of a battery OF lights. To the specta-
tors on the fringe Of the field. they
present an eerie spectacle as they
diminish among the shadows OF the
trees on the far side OF the field.
About 10 o'clock the call for review
Is sounded and the various fragments
are welded into a whole. Out Of the
darkness they swing behind the band
and step along with fine martial pre-
cision. veterans and rockies alike. as
they turn into fours before the re-
The sun., 1917-09-09

Charles H. Sheriff.. the newly appointed Adju.
tant- General of the State. is the father of the
preparedness parade movement which swept the
country year ago and is noted for his organizing
ability. When at Yale he was famous athlete.
He is lawyer and served as Minister to the Argen
tine Republic in the Taft Administration.
The sun., 1917-09-09

Sitting-Left to right: Col. Harry
McCutcheon, Brig.-Gen. John s.
Eddy, Col. Havemeyer Snyder.
Standing-Capt. Wynans, Col. Neil
Nelson, Major E. p. Delmasse,
Lieut.. H. Van Horne and Lieut.. A.
G. Ellsworth.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-11-13

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Scbiccfs tom "aommiSiGr for Yin.
Lamb" iitebetfor @eneralguperner Ne-
fraioii.
2onoooGcn er trnoot i%anlnien, %
DC r~iisiiifc HcprGientanter / Den ig.
norcrcs iuloitrnoig. Zen bar bcilitt'
tct ot pGlgc ct Stoisbireftornt, iom
ifal opcrorogeS oeu %epcritc Wpnoig.
beb.
9anbbagamanb Eroiesior bon
@enot bar telegraierct til GrGiibcnt
@ilion, at paa 8rnnb al BET 'lcttc
gor / 6iuIonb er @efolfniu9eu itilct
opcrior Den rene SnneerSnso, meo.
minorc Der fon iaaes Ssbcmioler ira
DC Screnebe Stoter.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-11-13
Siolte tvife Relerpe uofdlot.

True translation filed with the postmaster
at DEBORAH, Ia. on Nov. II, as required by
act of Congress of Oct. o, 1917.
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i 2ebet al De iioite Gage uofalot jim
,iibitc Heierpe, efter buao Der tele9ra-
ieres ira 3iiricb / Onsbags. Iae
Wanoifaber, iom tioli9ere bar pGret
fasieret, fit Srore til at meloe Jig for
mn ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, % inoen "a Ii
nler par aae, iom life bar abioIut
llopgtigc, paa Sci til 9pelieSplao-
iene.
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met, forflares ianleOeS, at Oct er Gen'
tralmagternes Seniigt at gisre Ell en'
oclig oeiperat I~nltrengelie paa TeIt'
fronten, isr Si9lpen ira De 6oreneoe
Stater fan bli effeftiu.
Decorah-posten og ved arnen., 1917-11-13

True translation filed with the postmaster
at DEBORAH, Ia. on Nov. l2s as required by
act of Congress of Oct, Il, 1917.
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@anifcligbeoer, iom sc tpife 5oriua-
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tiger ban, til at binbrc ocn brittle
fire roaer", iom Spifernc foloer Den
ifribenbe Spprreilo, fra at giere
l%on9iomme, men itaoigc 6rcmifriot.
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moo blot bolber Siniernc tDllot beIat,
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9riternes Srcmgona.
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