Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-02-08
AMERICAN navy GAINS
FRIENDSHIP OF AZORES
Treatment of Portuguese on Islands
Brings New Spirit OF
Cooperation.
SECURED FOOD FOR STARVING
Entertained Natives With "a Nigh.
In Venice" and Protected Towns
From Attacks OF German Subpia-
rincs During War.
ny CLAIRE PRICE.

III tbAfht PtICF.
PONTA DELGADA. THE AZORES
Feb. This mid-A;lantic archipelago
of nine islands is one of the mos,
valuable naval bases in the seas 1t
is in the hands of Portugal, although
the late war it has beeu used
by agreement as an American naval
base. The story Of its association with
the American navy Is naval episode,
unlike most Of tho naval episodes
which find their way into print. 1t
sheds new light on navies and the
purposes Tor which navieS are created.
For the highest purposes which call
Davies into being. are not the purposes
ternattonal friendshie '" The sa Sl 1 Is
the nat ons finest diplomat
American naval forces first went to
the Azores III this war in September
1917. Commander Hugo Osterhaus in
the United states ship Marietta. and
l.ieutcnant-com Dean Causey.
commanding Division Four of the
American submarine notillas. along
YIN two converted yachts, the United
S Sta,es ships Marga:et and Galatea,
guard at Ponta DelEada.
LISBON REVOLUTIONS
WE'RE BEiNG CONDUCTED
= AZ the same time. Rear-Admiral H.
me Fifth Division OF the Atlantic
Fleet. was chosen to command the
M III. base, In November. 1917. he
time the last o: I.isbon's revolutiohs
was under way. and the Azorean situa-
t1ii was delicate one
early in January, 1918 an advanced
pas. outnt was organized at the
IIi Il tnns,. Island yard In Philadelphia
from the Washington yard. naval
ie,jtynncs ec n;n and medical and in
supervision of Rcar-Adniral .Dunn's
H me OF s;ar, Commander Louis THE
United state, nis % ship j! }an.od onto the
port OF Spanish War days, and made
fTeaay Tor transportation to Ponta
ana was loaded down with every.hinr
use mat might be needed. from hair
LIDS To- ammunition. Two destroyers
;arn. and presently she beca mo -.
,S,d an IN the bay, remaining there for
PORTUGUESE SoJn,E,s
when she finally freed herse,f nr 80
q, - me Hancock and her two DE DE
and h;s lanIed Rear Admiral Dunn
JJn.nnary. ~, 1915. Three da eada on
S@ar "..!'s1 ,bH san dfG took place Coioncl
diplomatic ,and consuIar ran; me
= 5Hes and the Twentv-sixth Portuwneso
lie estabi ish hand ban greeted him,
rop pS'a white building with a green
Tooi overlooking the lit,le harher cen
~ T ,E. bbe eiG: A radio was put mp
mess was opened. Tbere was ar.ers
miincn!ty about landing the 7 sTm.s
suhs, bui an agreement was nna1Iu
bv $3.50 p"r,n mat they were to be manned
tusuese nrtillerymen could be sh>,
now 10 handle them In The ;n,api II
, nc we:e manned by Americans, and nd
rcndlhe the competition OF The wrhnnI'
Ils or the Portuguese, thev 70 III,
manned by Americans II IS nroh st III
1 IN w .,n The American base is finaii,
the 'e.rfuc .nsy WI! DE presented to
them overlooks the harbor ,ud or
plner IS used 10 guard the British uirn
Tess station. ''S" "ire-
AMERICAN OFFICERS GET
FOOD FOR poRTI-CrESE
Rear-Adm!ral Dunn found ,ha $3.50
IN = poverty-stricke con6itinn TT RS
'iiercc mad been cut off bv tho wor
~, me great pineapple crops which
burg were 80 w yGil IN London and Ham
w wi noats which called at the jsIand.
~ ne MAJ! boats from Lisbon.
NJ a. ."tNgs We're III immediate need
=. Honr' and on the reuuest of c.
era! Simas Machado. of tho D.. zen
- my; VINO was high commissioner &c
I lne azores ar' ADMIRAL Dunn undertook
States fo,. no o secure -four from the
trai Machado was supnorted To- Hen
miral Neupath, OF the Porturuese ,a ,".
f Tno was ~ command of the naval de-
iem,e OF the islands
three hundred tons Of oo,,r
secured by Admiral Dunn. but ~,
ansir arrival ~ Ponta DelgaJ, "p ,ba
the cns,n,nr or customs sought to levy
vas MOI agreed TO by Admiral Dunn
ana a compromise was reached IN,
T n,H me hour was admitted free or
uu.t. nut the containers-in this =, ..
pdcS-wSrp a ho II
me! We're returned to tho naval a.,
'horitics. Despite this agreement ~
iaees atc hreSses about the native vii
ing me lettering, Eagle Brand"
GASOLINE Is SECURED
FROM THIS COUNTRY
70 affect this distribution. the nava,
aupn'! once at the Azores had taken
in Ponta De!gada The hour paiace
sooner distributed than famine 10 a.
Gaso,int made itself felt and Admirni
ihrnsb distributed ,h navy gasoline 10 help
amount Of which is exported n ,Se
hited states for the manufactur. ~
' nIshaa Paper. Gasoline was also fur
me harbor, and returning ships YER
loaded with Azorean pineapples and
remp for American markets. All this
strictly the navy's duties: but viii b
seeking to cultivate the affections of
me Azoreans. the navy quickly made
OUT or the Azorean peoples new friends
lor the United States. And that is the
supreme duty of navies
In October and November 1918. the
Worldwide epidmic of inhunza struck
IN Azores. The upper classes suffered
little, but the lower classes were very
hard MT. Admiral Dunn set aside navy
medicines bedding and cots to help the
sufferers. Later. when there was a
shortage of kerosene, he sent out petty
officers TO distribute Kerosene TO keen
the home lamps burning. He organized
the Portuguese Red Cross 10 work not
only in the. Azores. hut also in the
Portuguese Madeira group. .nus help
ing the natives to help themselves His
officers and men gave program at the
Coliseum Avcnida in Ponta Delgada, at
which more than $1,000 was made for
the new Portuguese Red Cross. Ire
sent the tug Montauk to the Maderias
with doctors and medicines and nurses
To help fight influenza down In this
corner of the world.
AMERICANS ENTERTAIN
WITH VENETIAN NIGHT
On July 4. the Americans gave the
greatest entertainment the Azores had
ever sen in the Count of Fuentos's
gardens. IT was called "a Niqbt in