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Show THE HERALD-REPUBLICA- SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH, SUNDAY, APRIL 2, 1916 N, VETERAN ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR TEL I OF RING DAYS IN LONG AND ACTIVE Martineau resided with her children Salt Lake Resident Who Sur- in Colonia Juarez, another Mormon settlement in Mexico. She was comveyed Colonia- - Dublan and pelled to flee the country in 1910, Other Mexican Centers, Built when the Mexican confiscations n and threatened the lives as they Railroads and Dams in West- destroyed the property of the colyn-i?tThe Martineaus lost their posern Country and Was Promithree and a half years ago nent in Civil Var and Indian sessions; a son, Henry A., now in Salt Lake, was forced to quit that section of the Disturbance Times. revolution-tor- n republic, penniless. Another son, Joel, remains in Mex((TSMILR when I think of the long ico. The veteran Salt Laker is familiar ami elaborate preparations made the country into which Villa has with by the American troops at Columbus been chased by the American troops. anil the bonier towns before foejjin-nin- jr ' the Sierra Madre3 Villa into Right their chase after Villa and his is making," h& said, 'and it is gobandits,' said James II. Martineau ing to be troublesome to get him out. of 1 Gudell court, veteran surveyor, I surveyed 800 square miles of that for a California comengineer and pioneer settler in Utah. very country know and what it is like. It I "It was not, that way in tin: days pany will be no child's play for the best when we in Utah had trouble with the of trained troops to ferret out men Indians. Why, on one occasion I re- who are acquainted with the hiding n member that there was alarm in places in that vast section." over the depredations of the redAlthough Mr. Martineau recruited skins. The set tiers did not w ait to soldiers for service in the Mexican saltier oass oi provisions ami army he did not enter that country equipment, lhey went riirht alter ! until Ion after peace had been the Indians and for three days and reached and Mexico .forced to bend nights kept up the chase and drove the knee to the United States. In thc redmen into the fastnesses. We his youtlLc had been apprenticed to didn't think about our stomachs. Hut a printer and he learned the "black" I suppose an army travels on its art a" a printer's devil. "I am perstomach: Napoleon said so, at any haps the oldest printer in the west," rate." he said, adding that he still rememThe lon life of Mr. Martineau bers the "case." He graduated from he is now in his eighty-nint- h the office of the Cayuga Tocsin, year has been crowded with romance and published in Auburn, X. Y. he was adventure, with an astonishing vari- born in Amsterdam, in that state ety of jyiblie services. lie who in the and went west to Wisconsin. In c!ajs when the only illumination was Milwaukee he set type on the Sentiproduced by bnrnincr pine knots nel. When war with Mexico was destudied into the niht to prepare clared "Mr. Martineau enlisted and himself for a surveyor's duties, re- was made a recruiting officer, servtired from his profession no later ing in Cleveland and Detroit. Aftthan in 1003, after he had sub- erwards he became a drill sergeant divided the. Uintah Indian reserva- in the barracks in Newport, the tion. A year prior to that work he Kentucky town across the Ohio river surveyed the land on .which now from Cincinnati. stands Colonia Dublan. the Mormon Caught Gold Fever. His service did not lead him into colony in "Mexico the fate of whose people causu: no little apprehension Mexico at that time, but he was destined to play a large part in the only a few days ago. while For twenty-on- e her years development of the southern repubhusband was engaged in surveying lic in later years. In 1840 the gold over a wide range of country. Mrs. fever broke over the country. Cold be-ra- s. iar . TTFTH1 of Driving in Being Ended. this movement huge sweeping were (1) The French northern column, commanded by Colonel included in this command was 1. The plan of LONDON, April French and IJritish a smaller column which advanced Cameroon in consisted, acainst Mora, Mania, and Gama, operations in encircling the and which wa.? under the command roujrhlj speaking, German defenders of the colony and of Lieutenant Colonel Brisset. (2) A Lar-gca- u; ISifMtoMWM , . d, s w-a- British Nigerian column acting from Yola in conjunction with Colonel Largeau's force. Detachments of thi3 force took part in the capture of Garua. (3) The Lobaye column from the Belgian Congo on the east, which was under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Morisson, and which moved up the valley of the Lobaye river. (4) The Sanga column, commanded by Lieutenant Colonel Hutin, which operated to the south of the Lobaye column and which moved up the River Sanga. These two columns'1 were under the chief direction of General Aymerichf com- - 1 t 1 f - - ' i .. :. : . -- ' X. ...'V. it ?J r ' - I ry - THIRTY THOUSAND UNCLE SAM'S YOUTHS - .5 ff SEVEN PLRTTSBURG CAMPS TO TRAIN ---r James H. Martineau ISM IN FULL CONTROL OF GERMAN COLONY driving ,them to one central point German where disarmament could be easily to a Central Point effected. This object has been acTroops ' although the disarmaWhere They Could Be Over- complished, ment of certain of the troops vvas whelmed and Disarmed Prove effected by neutrals in Spanish Guinea. Entirely Successful, Conquest The six principal columns engaged Tactics tineau continued. When trouble broke out with the Indians I offered Veteran Compares Prepara my services and was made adjutant tions for Chase After Indian general of the Cache military 'disOffenders and Funston's Atrict with the rank of colonel. I was attached to the staff of Gen. rrangements at Border Line to Samuel H. Wells of the department the Disparagement of Villa's of Utah. It was at Logan that we were compelled to chase the Indians Pursuers Reminiscences of VA-V- , . into the mountains and we didn't x.V .... Half-centuwait to fit out a commissary, either. of Life. We .went right after the Indians." Settlement of the Indian trouble ' left Mr. Martineau once more at lib- the first lines to be constructed, in erty to employ his talents as a sur- 1831. He was also the builder of the towns Delaware and Chesapeake canal and veyor and builder. Thirty-fiv- e Mexico he the Delaware breakwater the last old and Arizona in Utah, he in Arizona laid out and superintended the building of the Gila Bend government undertaking. Mr. Martineau, despite his addam, 2000 feet long and 40 feet wide. Then he became an engineer for the vanced years, is in good health and Union Pacific railroad; later he was enjoys unimpaired mental faculties. employed on a geodetic survey under His memory for dates and events is direction of the Smithsonian insti- unusually clear and he is able to retute, his work taking him to central count at length and connectedly the Nevada and parts of Utah. train of occurrences in his long and neither did he succumb. The trail disTo the Mr. Martineau belongs active life. taken by the little caravan was lined route the of tinction cast-ohave lived, much of my life out having surveyed for miles with "I provisions now old Utah Central the of of doors," he said. "Perhaps that railway, and accoutrements of wagon trains Short from the Line, Ogden has had a deal to do with my vigor. Oregon which had gone on ahead and been he also I quit smoking fifty years ago. I Lake. From to Salt Ogden the disease. scourged by surveyed the route to Franklin, Ida! haveJjeen abstemious in all my habReaches Salt Lake. In Mexico he surveyed a railroad its. That may also account for my Through untold privations the line from Chihuahua westward to health and my years." wagon train toiled westward, crossThen came the work of loMinaca. "I have met several of our presiing plains and mountains, reaching cating the 800 square mile tract for a dents, but onhr in my later life. In Salt Lake on July 22, 18.50. Mr. California company in the Sierra early life I remember William H. Martineau intended proceeding to Mad res country. California. "I was told, however, Seward, afterwards a member of Lina line of from this coln's cabinet. Seward was in Aucrossbe respite there would Taking that trouble in Mr.N to Martineau returned endeavor, burn defending a negro charged with ing the Sierra Xevadas, for it was to the attached Utah and himself, murders. He was a clever several in late the year before wewere ready one was the service. of lie to leave Salt Lake. So I concluded public lawyer; he almost succeeded in freecorevenue internal earlier to remain here. I have called it my deputy ing the negro, despite the overwhelmclerk Cache of Avas the first llectors; home ever since, although my duties ing evidence against him." countv; the first recorder of the Mr. Martineau takes an active have taken me from Utah for years town of Parawan: Cache county's concern in world affairs and is parat a time.", first surveyor and later recorder of ticularly interested in the Mexican "So I never got to California with Logan and an alderman there. situation. the gold hunters and I never got any he will "that "So said, see," you "Those .'Mexicans got all I had in California gold, but I got something mine is life of. the if spice variety better than gVdd,' for I was married that part of the world and almost all has been somewhat spicy; certainly I I have in any part of it," he said. in January, 18"2, to the little woman have had the variety." "There .is no particular reason why sitting over there." She was Miss Mr. Martineau seems to have in- I should admire those people. But Susan Ellen Johnson, born in Kirt-lanherited his engineering .talents. His I want to see permanent peace in O., the home of the early Mora well known engineer in Mexico under a stable government. It father mons, and the marriage was in Iron county, Utah, where Miss Johnson iew lork state, lie, was the con- is a wonderfully rich country and whs living and where Mr. Martineau tractor for the old Croton water is capable of great development. It was engaged in surveying. Mrs. health. She is the mother of. twelve '1 joined the Mormon church after works of New York City; he built the deserves better than it has received Martineau is 80 years old and in good children. railroad, among from its factional leaders." , settling in Salt Lake," Mr. Mar Perth Amboy-Camde- n had been discovered in California. Mr. Martineau caught the fever and started across the continent. Leaving Milwaukee, he struck out for Missouri, there to join an overland party alout to set out from St. Joe. The caravan was delayed by one circumstance or another until Mr. Martineau despaired of getting out of Missouri until the next spring and he added another to the variety of his callings by becoming a schoolmaster in a country log schoolhouse near St. Joe. Teaching until the following spring this was in 1850 he found companions who, with a twelve-wago- n overland started train, for the land of gold. On the journey he was seized with cholera the only member of the train to be stricken and for days his life was despaired of. He was crude the but fates attention, given were kindty disposed "find the disease did not spread to his companions, Lo-?a- IFE , - j I mandant of the French-Africa- n Equatorial troops, (ii) An Anglo-Frenc- h commanded 'expedition hy General Dohell, under whom was the French contingent commanded hy Colonel Mayer. Working from Duala as base, this force carried out many expeditions to the north and east of that town' and took part .in the operations in the neighborhood of Yaunde. (G) The column formed at Mitzic, which operated on the frontier of Muni in the direction of Oyem; later on this column was placed under the command of Lieutenant Colonel Le Meillour and extended its area of operations eastwards. In addition to these land operations British and French naval forces maintained an effective blockade of the coastline from Duala to the Campo river so that munitions and supplies could not reach Colonel Zimmerman, tha German commander. The capture of the series of positions Mania, Garua, Ngaumdere, Tibati hastened the fall of Yaunde, and compelled the precipitate retirement of the Germans southwards in the direction of Muni, where the German governor and commander-in-chie- f are said to have taken refuge. In the course of their retreat Hhe German columns came into collision on several occasions with the French column advancing from Duala to Yaunde, along the railway line parallel with the British column following the mctor road further north. The Germans sustained heavy losses in these ;encounters. They only succeeded in delaying somewhat the Anglo-Frenc- h march through the great equatorial forest, over tremendously broken country, but they did not avoid the vigorous pursuit which resulted in the occupation by the allies of the Ebolowa, the last important post held by the Germans. General Aymerich took command of the allied troops at Yaunde and made arrangements with - General Dobell for the pursuit of the enemy in some southern regions, where his were last detachments roaming about. Thus ends the conquest of Cameroon. The Germans had devoted thirty years' steady work and the expenditure of great sums of money on the colony. In the Victoria and Buea districts alone fully $5,000,000 have been spent on the development of the plantations of cocoa, rubber, and other tropical products. i 5,.jV-s.j- ryi ye& ..... 1: .. ...owvjwvwh 2rx i 4 I "tChVs-.- ' v - ' V V-- ,. , ' I ' i A - St'"i ) '1 . f i 4 ft I ' 1 fee j ... rEATTK OSTOAj Cal.. will be:in early in July. Other camps will be held at Fort Sheridan, III.; at an Antonio, Tex.: Salt Iake Citv, Utah, and American Lake, WashJ Others will probably be anonunced -- . . yAI little later, especially for the middle west. camps at seven differenr tttITH enrollexpected pointsof ami an men. W ment th "l'latts-tir- r,.o0 idea" will loom lart;e in .lationa The "I'lattsbursr aff.iirs this year. i.Ua" is a plain plan for nKirary of Americans. It rtjs not ad- training orate militarism. It is imply a p'tn - ks to Kive younsj men for or five or heatthv, outdoor life nrd military training in the flM undr ter.'iir army officers and with regular array trocps. camps orisina! I'lattsbur The on Ivke Champlainwill continue thP first one will open June uhr rnfiii.mo Four until July follow there .In sucother camrs willuntil The October cession, lasting year, will be at 3 Forto canr. this flrt from April Oglethorpe, r.a.. The tump at Monterey April Cu. v- .- w York. Headquarters In To systematize the work, the Military Training Camps association has been orKanize.l with headquarters at York City SI Nassau street. New K. Jay is In executive charge of I. for enrollment in the the machinery camps all ov.-- the country. There is no conflict amonif them. Kach rren from Its tributary terare working in close ritory and all Mr. Jay says "the association will steer clear of pollticiO activities and devote itself ofexclusiveencour-tRins- ? ly to the single, purpose and providing military training for young men." Gen. Leonard Wood, head of the deof the east. In a public statepartment ment effect of the r says: "The whole camps has been excellent, both from the standpoint of Increasing1 the sense of each man's responsibility to the nation for service and his obligation to fit himself to render It effectively and I believe all men who efficiently. have attended these camps have left them better, physically and morally and with a higher and better conception or their duty as citizens." Foundation for National Army. under present conditions, Since. the men at the camps are obligedobli-to express pav their own way nounder the gation oris enlistment involved. Those who have followed the trend of the training", the poshowever, are Impressed with becomof the Plattsburg Idea sibility for a national ing the foundation army. through effective help and governrecognition by the national the w'nole Idea ment. Throughout prevails the spirit of efficiency, discipline, patriotism and national service. The purpose of the training cimps association Is to develop the common alms not only of the several camps but to the Plattsburg work with results the students camps have have accomplished. The student volunteer camps, which started at Gettysburg in 1913. have been merged into the movement. Plattsburgfrom Thegeneral its headassociation, at 31 Nassau street. New quarters York City, has announced that It will send any applicant full details concerning enrollment and Instruction. kov-ernme- nt ate -- OT KCKSS.RV. According to R. B. Wolverton, United TOWERS States radio expert, the high steel towers, hitherto thought to be Indispensable as a part of the outfit of a' wireless station, are not necessary at all. He says that a wire stretched along the ground for about 500 feet will answer the purpose as weir as the elevated antennae. He asserts he has sucup" messages from cessfully "pickedstations with this simvarious dlstant of great ple attachment. Improvements value may be expected in wireless telegraphy and telephony if this discovery proves to be what he asserts. Retreating Germans destroy railway bridge in Cameroon (upper left); British repair bridge (upper right) and are now using it to transport troops and supplies. - CZAR IUOHEST MAX. f The world's richest man undoubtedly! is the Czar of whom it hasj been said that he has so much money that nobody can count it. And it Is aj fact that the wealth tiiat is his as con- troller of the Russian church, and as i ruler f all the Russias, including that of the members of his extremely j wealtuyto family, would certainly be too sreat as it does all count, the wealth of including which. i esli- - i Russia, mated at $35,000,000,000. The czar'sstapersonal wealth, according to one works out, at Saoti.OOO tistjeal genius, a day. a7id should Russia fcet down to i SEISMOGRAPH SERVES AS SPY EARTHQUAKE shocks have long the explosion of the projectile on impact. It was found possible even to distinguish the direction and the source of the vibrations, and also the caliber of the gun if the observer had available a comparative diagram based on of different previously studied effects sized weapons. Says Mr. Skerrett: "The apparatus employed by Professor Belar, which is hardlv bigger than a typewriter and easily carried about, is so responsibe that the inventor is able to identify any street noise, and can a the record by tell glance at w hether the cause of the registered wave was a cab, a team of horses, or a train of cars. The records are such that a person once familiar with them like a stenographer's notes can see at once what caused them." vAmonsr the nossihilitie.a of this au tomatic Sherlock Holmes is said to U the distinguishing between the shocks caused by the enemy guns and those of the army by which it is employed, and the revelation of the number of guns used by the enerny and their distribution. The Laibach observatory. It is explained is toofar removed from the Isonzo front to make legible records of the sort just described, because the observer for the purpose must be minro ui me liriiiif Winn!! iiiu line and, at the same time, should be in telephonic communication with his own artillery so that he can isolate the waves made by the foe's ordnance. an adaptaProfessor Belar hasnnfmade i notnii 4Sn) nlfA submarines. Indianapolis News. by the' seismograph, and now by adapting the instrument to record the shocks caused by fire it has been converted into aartillery kind of scientific military spy. ae- - ' to Robert G. Skerrett, writing cording in the Scientific American. Expericonits last cent or rather kopek in the ments along this line have been single-handeducted for years by Professor Belar. an Nicholas, royal exchequer. could keep the entire Russian Austrian scientist. It just so happens, in the field for several weeks. the army says, that Professor Belar's Most of tiie czar's wealth is derived workwriter of latter years has been at Lai-bacfrom landed possessions of which he which is fifty miles away from has nearly 150,000,000 acres, three-quarte- the Isonzo where the Austrians of which is rich timber and and Italians front have battled so desperateyielding big rentals. The other quar- ly in some of the heaviest artillery ter is mining land. Siberia's mines are duels. Professor Belar has watched owned by the czar, while his jewelry Iii-- seismographs day to day and and art works are of fabulous worth. through them has from to the able been give The czar's state income is about recwar world the first "autographic out of has ords" made by the earth shocks of bathowever, he to provide for which, Die expenses of his tle. household, which includes the upkeep But this is really the climax of a of more than 100 palaces,, to say noth- long' series of experiments; About of with the Russian its court, ing years ago Professor Belar laid eight 230 5000 30,000 servants, automobiles, authoribefore the Austrian an army of ties a scheme for themilitary thoroughbred horses and use military several thousand soldiers and detec- the seismograph. Tests were taken of In tives. 1907 with' specially constructed instrua ments. In order to get as The republic of Colombia has recent- series of records as possible,complete the seiswere placed at different facilities for and ly acquired own money, mographs will set about making its coining from' the guns and howitzers, ranges were for which her mines produce abundant and topographical conditions also if the national congress is taken into account. The graphic recsilver; so Inclined, emeralds enough to set a ords differed markedly in recording gem in the cravat of every hero decor- the tremors induced by the "kick" or recoil of the guns and those caused by ating a half dollar. j i d, , ! h, rs $10,-000,0- 00, ij-ii- vc 4. . A. |