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4 THE GARDEN ISLAND. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, U15. THE LATEST WAR PICTURES ! - lz. r agS! .r -sssssna 3 . -7- ' ' BEGINNING TO MAKE GERMANS OUT OF POLISH SUBJECTS. In the wake of the German armies there are being established German schools for the instruction of the conquered people. Evidently, the powers that be. in Germany, believe that by getting the younger generation at the right time, they will Germanize them thoroughly, and in time make them good subjects ian Head quarters, decorating a Belgian officer with the Legion loval and true to their new ruler the Kaiser. The photograph shows the idea in action, A group of of the photograph 1 'ISI1 cnnuien sire m-cii n-rie m une 01 mc uptn-air stnoois receiving instructions irom their tierman schoolmasters, The instructor lnis just asked them a question in German and a number of the eager scholars who think thev know the answer are seen with their hands raised, ready to tell what thev know, Were it not for these schools, it is feated that the children would be neglected, so far ns education is con cerned, as the majority of the school masters of their native tongue are engaged in combating the German invasion, BELGIAN KING SEES A SOLDIER HONORED President Poincare, of France, at Bel of Honor and the Military Modal. King Albert is the tall man in khaki in the center watching the ceremony. ft- D-p f 11 Tm 1 rrr n : , v ;. ....... 7 1 '(t 1mm- :;;:.-: .. . , Iks & s 0 " Z22ILi iMj, .q- m -v-jJ lilSWM" v i ..:fctL';2 PP, i WffeV OBSERVATION BALLOON ABOARD AN ITALIAN HATTLKSHIP. LORD BROOK COMMANDER OF CANADIAN TROOPS IN I " " fJh 0-r-.'V1 1 FRANCE. L J.Vr'li fclT K fef Bp?- - ' ... i i i k 13 h tq '' w . - .L. t ?w-QJ kt&r 'rir W " BARGES INTO tili-w H'iV!. Wf ;r j7r- ! - THE MIDDLE SPAN OF RAILROAD BRIDGE BEING FLOATED ON POSITION. Almost with the neatness of clockwork, the new 250-foot double decked railroad draw span weighing 1,400 tons, slipped into place in the new Harlem Rjver Bridge of the Interborough Rapid Transit Com pany's Third Avenue Line, New York. August 22nd. The span was built on piles near the Manhattan Shore of the Harlem River, just above the First Avenue Bridge. When it was finished it was lowered to four barges. On the barges at low tide had been placed twenty-four sand jacks. The sank jack is a larire box with a trap in the bottom for letting out sand. On top of three of sand in the box are vertical beams supporting the weight. GOPmlGHT UNOtRWOOO 4 UHOCHWOOD. M. COLONEL GOETIIALS TO RESIGN GOVERNORSHIP FOR AC TIVE ARMY SERVICE. Mijor-Giiurul George W. G et!r.ils, Governor of the Canal Zone, arrived in Njw York, August 9th. He sai he would offer his resigna- The barges having been run under the span at low tide, the steel structure tOI next month to take efteet in November. Colonel Goethals is ac CHIEF OF THE CARRANZA WASHINGTON JUNTA. Eliseo Arredondo is chief of the Washington junta of the Carran zistas and it is through him that communications of the Mexican "first chief are submitted to the State Department. Arrtdondo is a first cousin of Genet al Carranzu on his mother's side and is a na tive of the Statt of Coahuila. Be fore the revolution he was a Fede ral district judge and later when Madero came into power was a member of the lower house of the Mexican Congress. After that he was Secretary of Government of Coahuila, a position that corres ponds to that of Secretary of State in one of our States. Before he came to Washington, Mr. Arred ondo was Sub-Secretary of the In terior in the Carranza cabinet. wne (Inn ted off the oiles to the barges at high tide. At 5.47 Sunday morning, the old bridge having been compauied by Ins wife and son, ThtVms. and is here on a leave of floated off on barges placed under it at low tide and built up with wooden false work, the work of pre- absence to vi ;it the Pan una Pacific Iip nition. The Colonel expects paring the central pivotal base for the new bridge was begun. The old bridge is center bearing. The to ,)e P't active army list an i if this i not possible, he will ask whole weight of the bridge rests on a two-foot phosphor-bronze ball, the hardest metal known and has a for his retirement with the rink of hrijadLr trn.'ial. He told news supporting rim of wheels in a raceway outside this to steadv the span in turning to let ships through the pier men that he intended to visit the IJ-iiKHi-imi is a private indi draw. Outside the raceway is the cog gear for turning it by electricity. After the pivotal bearings were vidtnl in 1 desired that no fuss h? m i le i' nt him by any of his offi potton ready, the four barges were floated into place at high tide and when the span was exactly in the cials. Tint .Mrs. G)?tha!s is anxio.is to l-.-ive th - Canal Zone perman right place, the tracks three feet above the level where they should join the tracks on the shore spans; the ently was s'n v i by a rem irk sh ; m idi s'lorilv after the ship left raps in the bottom of the sand-jacks were opened and the sand allowed to run out as the tide ebbed. The Qiiarantina.and started for tho pier. "I hoe we never go back", she .great structure sank with a click into space, directly upon the great bronze bearing. said. Passengers In And Out The following arrived by the Kinau Wednesday morning: Miss Barker, Mrs. E. B. Derby, Chas, Gav, Miss A. Mitchell, Miss I. E. Smith. Ben Vickers. J. C. Plankington, Chang You, L. P. George, J. M. Lvdgate, Mrs. H. Oliver. A. L. De Fries, M. S. Henriqucs, W. Hookano, J. Mc iienny, L. C. (jing. F. Zoller, Mrs. Geo. Kaupiko. Chov Doowan, K. Mivake. H. P. Faye, Mrs. G. R. Ewart, Robt. Ewart, E. Ewart.-R. L. Hughes, Mrs. H. Hughes. Mrs. J. W. D.mald. Miss J. T. Mcln tvre, H Lane. H. S Trescott, A. Kruse, J, Gomes, R. C. Rice. Miss A. Kapuniai, J. K. Kapuniai, F. C. Frey. Nishimoto, Mrs. P. Keoneula, K. P. Ho. The following arrived bv the W. G. Hall Friday morning: Mrs. W. F. Hood. Miss W. An dermann. H. Johnson. L. B- Bo reiko, C. W Spitz. Hans Gitiel, F. E. Howes, S. Robinson, S. E. Larsen, G. Heine, E. I?. Mahlutn, P. Contrade, Mr. and Mrs. Spill ner. K. Kumazawa. The following-sailed by the W. G. Hall last Tuesday afternoon for Honolulu: C. W. Spitz. Mrs. J. Bolster, Mrs. H. Gomes. Mis ter Gomes, A. Gomes, Kambava shi. Otari, Master Otari, Saka. F, C. Morrow, W. Sheridan. M r. Meadow. Mr. Mills. Miss. O. Wa Use, Miss M. Yu, Miss S. Yu. Phillip Palmer. Mr. Carden. Mr. Donald.