The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-08-10
To-day They Will Inspect Fertilization
Sites Recommended by Board
Of Engineers.
Colonel Kerr at the Head of Philippine Detail
Which May Deal Also With
Hawaiis Defenses.

Seven officers of the new general STAFF
of the army enroute to the Philippines
Inspected the proposed site for the mill
itary camp at Kahauiki yesterday aft
ernoon. As members OF the general
stan they are likely to have a good
deal to say in the future as to what the
plan of fertilization of Hawaii will be.
In the morning a visit was made TO
Camp Mckinley. Today an interest
ing program OF inspection has been ar
ranged. First however. in the morn
I ing the seven members of the general
staff will make an official call upon
Governor Dole at the Capitol This will
be at $40 O'Clock. In the afternoon
It is planned to drive over the Pail in
eeting the sites OF the proposed for
b~kations on the way. II the time can
81 spared a visit will also be made to
Pearl Harbor, for while the army and
general stan naturally has nothing to
do with the naval work, yet the MEM
bers are interested because the navy
will play an important part In the plan
OF defense for Hawaii.
PROMINENT MEN HERE.
Colonel John 3. Kerr is the ranking
officer on the Sheridan and Of the gen.
eral staff. He is one of the medal men
of the army. While captain of the Sixth
Cavalry in 1891 he received medal
for distinguished bravery while In
command OF a troop In action against
hostile Indians In South Dakota. Other
members of the stan aboard are also
prominent in the army. These are
I.ieutenant-Colo VIM. A. Simpson
Iieutenant-Colone Henry P. Mccain
Major VIM. s.. Mann, Capt. William w.
Gibson. Captain VIM E. Rivers anu
Captain Robert E. L. Niche captain
Rivers was formerly adjutant at the
West Point Academy.
VIII CONTROL IN PHILIPPINES.
These men have been assigned 10
araI staff duty in the Philippines
Their visit to Hawaii is not neces-
ksarilv official. though their knowledge
-, conditions here is required IL thes
Should happen TO be reassigned 10 ou'S
at washington. The plan OF the gen
eraI staff is to keep certain nuilioei
- -. .e,cers on duty in Washington
others are detalleo
ter, +ba various army departments
These seven men are TO supervise ''ie
nlan of campaign in the philippines up
=, +bair arrival there. Officially Ha-
wa,, is not within their jurisdiction
a. 1.,a,ds are a part of the Depart
ment OF California
The visits OF inspection yes'erua'
were made with Captain Meh- WI
hanson. Depot Quartermaster'
a1-ba officers of the general stan
aboa-d the sheridan are detailed LOT
duty in the Philippines, saio one
the staff members yesterday
simpIv stand in the relation to tha'
dsDar,ment that the general stan does
ITO the whole army
TOUR OF INSPECTION
This morning We visited Camp NC
. KinIev and in the afternoon were driV- /
en- over the site for the new miiit"'
camp at Kahanili. Hawaii Is not III
the Department OF the Philippines Du'
the general staff as a whole has super
Vision over the work here 1 do not
believe the members of the general
.ztafT here will make any recommenda-
tionx concerning the Notifications IN
'tthS Islands. though a report viii be
fnade II called for. We are simply
Erying to famiIiarize ourselves and
Judy the general plan Of defense In the