The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1902-10-01
I'LL SAIL THIS DAY
ON TRANSPORT
THOMAS
", REMAIN HERE SEVERAL
US INSPECTING MILITARY
MP-THE DISTINGUISHED Of
;IAL AND HIS PARTY.

tenant General Nelson A. Miles,
&, anding the United States Army,
'e visitor in Honolulu about a
ek from today.
he transport Thomas which was to
today from San Francisco will come
~ way of Honolulu, and make long
ugh stay here to enable the COM
Ter of the Army to get a good idea
military possibilities of this ter
=. He will then go on through to
Philippines where he says he will
in long enough to make a thorough
pection of the army there, the forti-
..ions and the military needs.
rs ice and Mrs. Galbraith, who re-
'ed this morning by the Ventura
- have returned by the transport
Is but that Justice Galbraith's
ave of absence expires October 4,
hile the Thomas sailing October 1, will
y rrive here probably until October
Lieutenant General Miles will be ac-
lDanied by his wife. His aide-de-
is Col. Marion p. Maus who will
Ilso be accompanied by his wife. Frank
o. Of Philadelphia, a personal friend
!. Miles will also accompany him
:" 1ting the party. Inspector Gen
Il JOhn L. Chamberlain will also be a
'seager on the Thomas going to in
ect the troops in, the Philippines and
is expected that while here he viii
MI the troops at Camp Mckinley.
tenant General Miles began his
49, " career during the civil war,
ii lg the army from civil life, and
'-i-g to extensive, command before
ci IL war was over. He was in COM
al of Fortress Monroe Immediately
r the civil war when Jefferson Davis
u president of the late Confederacy
"a a prisoner there
After the war General Miles continued
military service and in the years fol-
in 1870 won great reputation as an
? fighter. He has always been
fertile in ideas. He has always
' ready to investigate anything new
na promised greater efficiency for the
L. The bicycle corps, improved
les, field maneuvers, overland trans
>. !at!on of soldiers during times of
peace when garrisons are moving from
)ne post to another more liberality in
from the ranks to commits
sions, greater freedom to enlisted men
20 discard uniform for civilian dress
yhen on leave, and great many other
lapa rtures from old customs, are some
'f the things he has introduced. In
nj things and at all times General
Miles has been the friend of the en-
listed man. 1t was in his behalf that
e. Indue the CndTBeS against lIle COIll-
nissary department out of which grew
.ie "Gmbalmed beef investigation.
Through General Miles efforts the
lgly -haki is to be superseded by a
lily more serviceable and less un-
slightly service uniform. OF this Gen
aral Miles himself says:
THE new uniforms for the army were
'rig' Hally ordered to be worn on the LIST
/, I9ry but their use has been post
Jone5 until the LIST of next July. All
az re and enlisted men must begin
- g this new uniform on that date.
ampaign uniform is of an olive
Dior and in less conspicuous than
H. From a distance it is hard to de-
tect . armed force as the uniform is
the or of the ground. The officers
gings, or English puttee, and the en-
listed men will wear the same puttee
IS, however, will be made of canvas
3 4 of leather. The officers mount
lTl' wear close-fitting tan boots, and
FOR full dress patent leather boots"
OF the recent German Army maneu-
vc~" The comparative merits of Euro
"Ii. armies and his opinion of the re-
eat British praise of West Point, he
says:
rom the accounts l have read the
Gelman army maneuyers must have
beHn most satisfactory. But then there
saw the maneuvers in Germany four
years ago. 'Erhere were 125,O0O men
nassed together for these movements.