Show Serg Sergeant ant in U LL 0 S. S General In Samoa J I JI I l I i 4 1 I i I.- I. t e yv k j I I l I I IS i t 4 S. S S S 1 I i I Ii i I I II I I. I S u m t i I In I SERGEANT A HURON R A AND ND HIS MARINES I WASHINGTON April 11 By ByNEA NEA Service Service Service- Service Nelson e son Huron Is only a n. first sergeant In the United States marine corps but he Is a n. full general in the Samoan Islands Alto Also he Is the only marine In Inthe Inthe inthe the Islands Ills His official South Sea title Is chief of ot the FIta The Fitas Fita-Fitas arc are the Samoan I fighting men They are the only military force In the place place the tho whole arm army So Sergeant Huron is isI isa isa a supreme commander In chief I America secured Pago Pago the principal city of ot the Samoan group as a coaling station In 1878 Following Fol Fol- I lowing years of ot squabbling over I I rights in the Islands between this countr country England and anC Germany In 1889 all aU three nations sent I warships down to see what was what Came a terrific hurricane through which only the English ship I survived I TREATY E ENDS DS I That broke u up tho the Impending I fight light and the next next year ear 1900 everything was settled by treaty I America got the islands of ot Manua Olosega Ofu Ou Rose and Tuf Tutuila Tu- Tu f tulla on the last of ot which is Pago ago lago Pago These islands were taken over by bythe bythe bythe the navy department and a navy captain made governor His only ony troops consisted of ot one ma ma- rine This This- seemed like hardly eno enough gh so the marine set abo about t organizing organizing ing an army As the Samoan natives natives na na- na- na tives were were- very ve friendly it was not long long- before the marine found hirn se sef general of ot an army of ot men They made splendid troops being great natural fighters fine physical specimens and very intelligent They were enthusiastic about their Jobs and particularly enthusIastic enthusiastic enthusiastic about being members of ot the marine corps STRIKE OVER NAVY The story is told of ot how one of ot their generals Sergeant Cox was sas killed in a hurricane There being i no other marine available a navy master of ot arms was assigned to take his place The Fitas Fita-Fitas Immediately went wenton on strike How could they marines marines ma ma- ma rines sines be expected to serve under undera a a sailor They staged a general walkout and went back to their homes Since that time a marine sergeant has always been in command He lIe Heis Heis lIeIs is picked with great care as a general general general gen gen- eral should be by the marine personnel personnel personnel per per- office and personally examined exam exam- ined med and approved by the commandant command command- ant of ot the corps Sergeant Huron took the Job last July Tuly He was born In Crown City 0 O. in 1874 He enlisted in the marines ma ma- rifles rines April 26 26 1896 and served with ma-I ma the corps during the Spanish-Amer Spanish ican war Philippine insurrection Chinese boxer rebellion and the y V arid war But flut of ot all aU his different assignments assignments assign assign- ments he much prefers being generaL general general gen gen- eral of he the Samoan a arm far tar cry he contends from being a freckle faced kid in own inCa Crown City |