The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-11
GUARDS
.4N0IlT0lOSEBONUS
BID Island Plantations Decide
) That Call To CoIors viii Not
Affect Former Workers

H1L0, June 'S-Plantations Of tn,
Big island will pay the regular month
~ bonus to their former employees cali
ed Ito the ColOrE with the nationa
guard. As soon as the figures for the
big annual bonus are made UP that
/ als6 will be paid to the men who are
woodworking Uncle Sans khaki.
This was the cheering announcement
made this morning by Colonel More.
head, commander Of the second Reri
ment, who had taken up this very i'm.
-porthnt matter with number of plar.
tation representatives saws the Hi!u
Bdt.H6rald of June !.
lt'I just had talk with Mr.. Rcntou
Hind said the colonel at the nrmOry
F'sRHd he tells me that the bonus will
The paid without fail and at once. So
soon rs the figures ON the big annual
bcHus can be made up that also will be
paid fo the men. This is going to MEAN
a lot to all of them for not a few have
been depending upon that bonus &c
meet the Inevitable expenses attended
upon pulling up stakes and switching
srlm civilian to military life"
Down to Hard Work
With company commanders, the reCi
mental adiutant, Captain Deyo, and
Ms headquarters staff working fifteen
hours q day the units of the Big Is
land guard, are swiftly shaking dowr
into shape. IT will take several days
probably at least week before thf
Haper work can be cleared away and
the ground barred for the real work OF
patting q real military polish upon
the men
This does net mean that the officers
are neglecting that most important
part Of their work. Already Captain
Deyo has mapped out full dav i
schedule and that went into effect this
morning. 1t reads with most familiar
twang to all old soldiers does that
= specinf OrdeT' so-and-so.
beginning with first call at seven
o'clock in the morning, mess call nj
seSen-thirty, assembly for drilI-ff,
teen minutes of setting up exercises
or agony" as the old soldier calls it
and three solid hours of drill and in
strnetion, the day tapers off an the af
tsFnosn with recall from drill, retreat
paess, tattoo and taps, at nine thirty
Wedding Out Unit
d The work ,of wedding out the ply
sieRlly unfit hes already commenced
Lieutenant Carter. L. =. NJ. C. X. be
gan today the task of sitting them out
Of Captain Wood s command in KO
hala and he Is due in Hilo tomorrow Il
begin physical examinations of the Of
dGers and neil on duty here. Colonr
Morehead said this morning that he
IL confident that the percentage OF
lossesD from this examination will bt
slight, probably not more than FIVE per
qcut.' II this opinion proves correct il
viii show that the giardsmen of tn,
Big island are finer body of men ply
sically than their fellows on the main
land, where the loss from physical
causes sometimes mounted to as high
as thirty percent,
From now on the orders against tn,
men of the guard undertaking any out
side duties during the day will be
strictly enforced, said the colonel thi,
morhihg. Captdin Deyo as regimenta
adiutant has issued orders that "uo eh
listed man will be permitted to perform
any dates not Of a military nature
between the hours Of seven a. IN. nnC
! Gvr-thhty p. M Those hours are It
BE- sacred to their Cncle Samuel.
Officers are instructed in the SAINT
order. to report the adiutant when lcaN
ing their quarters, and will not he nj
lowed to leave the city limits except
with special permission of the com
mHnding officer, either by day or night