The Hawaiian gazette., 1918-05-28
Pictures aud Maps
Of Germany
Wanted By the Army
Colonel Jones Asks Those Who
= Have Representations Of
Citiesss Bridges, Roads and
other Scenes In Hunland To
Donate Them ". 49,

=. The. first results Of a campaign for
citizens TO give pictures of cities,
bridges, roads and scenes in general
in Germany vim be sent from Honolulu
to Washington, this week. The, cam
paign was begun by Col. J. Walter
Jones, as soon rs the request issued
from the war department at Washing.
ton was received here, w.
Only one call was issued by Colonel
Jones for maps and pictures, hut "A
large number Of excellent views were
received and placed on view in the
windows Of the Hawaiian News Com
pany, arrangement having been made
by Colonel Jones with General Soper
of the news company, TO receive all
contributions. We. ......
Most Of the American soldiers pre-.
pairing to 90 over TO France have never
been beyond New York. Most of them
have but hazy remembrance of Ger.
many rs taught them in their school
Biographies. The war department be-
lieves II win be well for every soldier
going over to, familiarize himself with
Germany through maps and pictures.
Sacrifices Asked Oh; Il ..,.' >ar..,.
The army posts have some maps, but
these are principally on. the battle lines,
which are practically all in France
aud Belgium. The war department re-
quests intimate pictures Of scenes in
Germany, particularly Of places along
the Franco German border. There are
scores Of residents in the Hawaiian
Islands who have toured Germany
They had cameras with them and snap.
ped hundreds Of pictures. They bought
pictures and sent hundreds and thou.
sands of. postcards home TO friends, %
These are days of sacrifice. Thu
scrap books which contain these re
minders of pleasant journeys in Europe
are priced in the family circle, but, il
| may be that some of these pictures
may save the lives of members Of
other family circles. b. -,
"Suppose, said Colonel Jones yes
terday, "that one of our armies il
located in q place not far from the
German border, They know all that
part of France, Of course, but they
don't know what the country beyond
| looks like. / know there are many
people in Honolulu and on Maui, Ha
~aff and Kauai who have pictures taxi
en- in those towns. They may show Z
bridge crossing a stream or river a
a strategical point, just about where
our boys expect to break through. Tha
picture Of bridge may have been tax
en- a few years ago, but it il safe u
believe that the bridge, or new one
crosses that stream just at the SAM
point, The. picture may contain tn
4 likeness Of a dear relative standing. Of
that bridge-one Of those intiHrat,
snspshotted pictures we all prize--bu
it is worth the sacrifice to give tina
| to the American army here, or on tn
mainland, so that the boys may pas
it around, and get it photographed OIL
their memories.
frontier Pictures Wanted -..
!: 51t1t, is not necessary to give us pic
/ lures OF the far interior of Germany
for the present, What the war depart
ment wants, what the local department
would like is pictures of the frontie
sections of Germany, just across tn
border. That will do for awhile.
"Any one having such pictures, larg
or small, in albums or pasted in scrap
books will do us all a favor by hand
ing them over to General Soper, o
the Vigilance Corps, at the Hawaiia
News Company.
I "We had u wonderful eyes for tn
navy movement here, and L look fo
just as much patriotic response in thi
new request.