Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-11-22
Camp LiIiuokalani is Making
Good and Training Has
Just Begun
(By a Staff Correspondent

Nov. 22.-TWith thousands of men
grouped around the mess hall at Camp
Liliuokalani, Kawailoa, where the Ma
tional Guard encampment is located,
the LIST Infantry band struck up the
tune lover There" This was the sig
nal for applause, and one of the en-.
listed men said: II surely wish that
We were hearing that tune in reality
"over there
Brighten. Samuel /. johnson was
standing beside his tent when the band
had finished the selection. That Sc
lection is always fayorite with the
boys" said the commanding officer.
ut expresses the sentiment of the big
majority Of the men in camp. only
wish that the government would allow
uB to remain here for three months so
that we would be ready to take our
stand over there.
From General Johnson to the buck
privates the sentiment appears to be
that three months of training at ka.
wailoa would be the logical thing.
From Company A of the LIST Infantry
to the cavalry quarters on one END OF
the camp, the wishes of the men are
that they would like to remain in
camp and learn enough to entitle them
to chance to really do something. =
The men do not appear to relish
going back to their homes. There
were few who said yesterday that
they had enough of the life at present,
but they were very few. Out Of 40
men In one company who were asked
Ix,l,
train and do their bit" 81 answered
in the affirmative.
Camp Is "SpotIess Town"
Camp Liliuokalani isn't like the
camp which was formed the first day
the men arrived at the field along the
sand dunes. Then 1t reminded one of
Q boom town in desert. Today It
looks more like a city. And the man
who invented the expression Spot
less Town" could find some excellent
ideas at Kawailoa. One lady who
visited the camp yesterday said that
she thought 1t was immaculate.
General Johnson is enthusiastic
over the showing made by the men
during their short stay in camp. And
he has reason to be. 1t has been a.
case of drill, drill, and then more
drill, but the men have entered into
the spirit of the work, and as result
has been carried on in manner
which meets with the approval of all
visitors.
General Johnson gives the credit to-
the regular army men who have as.
sisted in the work of putting things
IL. oh Lot n 1fof e.
sell, Captain Sneed and the other
army men are highly praised by the
commanding officer. In discussion
Of the problems which came up, Cen
eraI Johnson gave great credit to the
men who have worked hard to make
the camp life a success.
And in turn the regular army OF.
ficers have given General Johnson the
credit for the performances OF the last
few days. But as one officer put 1t,
there has been a real esprit de corps,
and this has worked wonders. Cen
efal Johnson, the regular army men
and the officers and enlisted men have
worked together to make Camp Liliuo-
kalani more than worth while. |
Booster Spirit Strong ~. Il
Ones first impression of the camp !
after discussion with the officers and
men is that of a booster coRmittee in
n boom city. The men go out of their
way to say good things about the CON-
sanding officer and other officers,
md the officers have nothing but kind
words for the men.
One of the first general orders is
seed in camp was the sanitation or.
der and when the men leave the camp |
they. will have learned much about
this feature of army life. There has
b1en only Z per cent sickness at Ka.
wailoa, which comes close to record. /
oanitation Is Excellent
IN speaking of the camp sanitation
yesterday Major Kerns said: at has |
been hard fight, but there has been
more progress in the last 4S hours |
than ever before. / will be satisfied /
IL the men learn the ideal methods for
instruction purposes in sanitation by
the time that they break camp. 1t /
has been lesson that will be worth |
while, and the men must know how to
keep clean and keep disease out OF
the camp"
During tour OF the camp one of
the men was asked what he thought
OF the camp sanitation. He said,
Major Kerns goes after US with both |
feet, and sometimes he says things !
that hurt, but after all it is better to
have that, to contend with than to have
an epidemic around the regiment"
The men have not been vaceinated
ARinst typhoid, but despite this only
n very small percentage of the men
hase been ill. For the first few days I
garbage cans were used by the kitchen
force, but from now on there will be
no garbage cans on the grounds. Every
bit of kitchen waste will be thrown
Into the incinerators and burned. Or
hers have been post for the men to /
bathe at least twice each week, and /
showers have been arranged so that
they may be used every day.
Water Supply Good
There is an excellent supply of good I
water, and this water is placed in can.
vas sacks for each company. Latrines
Rre burned out every day with straw {
Ind crude oil, and sentries have been I
placed on duty to see that the camp I
orders are carried out to the letter. /
Cleanliness is one of the big features