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actual "hostilities" are scheduled for April %
May 1.
The chief of staff of the army, Maj. Gen. John
L. Hines, and the commander in chief of the
United States fleet Admiral Il. e. Coontz, jointly
occupy the post of chief umpire. Presumably they
will be together the cruiser Seattle, the adj
mral's flagship There is also senior umpire
(Blue) and senior umpire (Black)
Ships notified by the umpires that they have been
put out of action by coast defenses will hoist
special Sunk flag and proceed to an "Out of Ac-
ton" station Coast defenses will be senced
when they are outranged their defenders out
numbered and adjudged overcome Airplanes will
be similarly eliminated from the contending forces.
The attacking fleet (Blue) is composed of
eleven battleships, six light cruisers and tiftysix
destroyers and aircraft carriers, aircraft tenders,
submarines, minelayerS and vessels of the train
an approximate total of 100 vessels of all kinds
Admiral S. S. Robinson commands the battle
fleet; his flagship is the California Vice Admiral
II. A. Wiley on the West Virginia is commander
of battleship divisions. The other battleships in
clude: division - Pennsylvania, flagship of Rear
Admiral H. j. Ziegemeer; Navada Capt. d. w.
Todd, and Oklahoma; "a New Mexico, flagship
of Rear Admiral w. f. Pratt, and Mississippi; go
Tennessee, Capt Il. B. Upham Maryland and Col
orado There are 16-inch guns ON the Maryland
West Virginia and Colorado.
Vice Admiral ]. S. Mexican commands the scout
ing fleet; he flies his flag on the battleship Wyo
ming The cruisers of the scouting fleet include
Richmond, Trenton, Cincinnati, Milwaukee, De-
trot Raleigh and Memphis
The battleships of the Blue fleet each carry
from 70 to 80 4Leathernecks' of the United States
Marine corps. This force of approximately 800
marines is as / to Z compared with full war
strength II is to be noted that the Blue fleet
ries no army forces.
Now as to the Hawaiian islands and the de-
Tending forces: The islands lie in a 300-mie
northwest-southeast curve the five largest in this
order Kauai, Oahu, Molokai, Maui and Hawaii
They are 1850 miles southwest of San, Francisco
and 344O miles southeast of Yokohama. 1t is q
1906 miles from them to Sitka and 1920 to Vladi-
yostok 4,66O to the Panama canal and ALSO to
the Philippines Sidney, Australia, Is APO miles
distant and Auckland, New Zealand $3.50 miles.
The total population is about 100000, made up
of more than twelve racial groups. The fact that
person born in Hawaii has all the rights OF
American citizenship both simplifes and compll-
Gates whatever amagamatlng process may be go
ing on The citizens number about 10000. The
aliens number about 119,000 of whom $4,000 are
Japanese The 10000 Filipinos are included al
though they owe allegiance to the United States.
If is believed that the alien population of the is
lands is of no value whatever to the defense ex-
cent as labor and that much of 1t is positively
detrimental
oahu is second largest, contains 59S square
miles and has population Of $4,000. 1t alone
possesses the qualifications for naval base and
Is the one island defended by land, and air
forces Kauai is 20 miles away and Molokai 30.
oahu, In shape, strongly suggests a butchers
cleaver with head 20 miles square and handle
10 miles square. The cutting edge of the head is
to the west A practically impossible mountain
range forms the entire east coast The whole Is
land is rough country Honolulu, the seat of gov
eminent of the territory with $1,000 people, is on
the west side of the handle. Around the right
angle between handle and head is Pearl harbor.
with It's long narrow entrance and Its spacious
iandlocked harbor Here dredging and fortifying
have been done with the view to making 1t the
finest and safest harbor in the Pacific.
Hawaii is military department Maj Cen Ed
ward NJ Lewis is its commander. It's defending
troops number about $4,000. Honolulu is the de-
partment headquarters. There are six military
posts Schofeld barracks the largest is at the
center Of the island Fort Shafter.
Fort Armstrong and Fort de Russy close to
Honolulu. Fort Kruger Is behind Diamond Head.