The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-05-06
Army and
Navy News
y 14s1.s& Ssss.s s.s =

~ Hx - y - - - ~ y H111&&S
Among the sons of army officers who
have been designated by the President
for competitive examination to fill
vacancies to occur among the cadets at
large at West Point in 1910 is Charles
Watson Foster, son of Major Fred Eos
ter of the Fifth Cavalry.
Marines to Give Ball.
A ball viii be given at the Young
Hotel possibly on the evening of June
with members of the marine battalion
at Camp Very as hosts. First Sergeant
Camp has some Of the preliminary mat
tiers in hand and the bali promises to
be an event of Importance in service
circles. The marine officers are taking
an interest in the ball which will bear
the stamp of approval of Major Long,
commanding the battalion.
Fifth Cavalry Band.
If the plans of some who are inter
ested in the University Club reception
to Hon. Charles w. Fairbanks on Sat
urday evening are carried out, it is pos
sible that the Fifth Cavalry band may
be sent to town from Schofield Bar
racks, Leilehua, to give concert in the
club grounds that evening.
Lieut.. Lewis Leaves.
Lieut.. Lewis, Fifth Cavalry, departs
for the mainland this morning on the
transport Logan. Several army officers
came to town from SchofieId Barracks
yesterday to meet old friends aboard
the transport. Col. Schuyler and Lieut.
Col. Hunter of the Fifth Cavalry regis
tered at the Young and during the even
ing met Generals Mills and Hodges who
are en- route to the mainland from Ma
Mia.
Few Get Away.
Few persons from Honolulu other
than military folk got away on the
transport Logan. Among those who
were fortunate enough to secure accom-
modations were Mrs. Higgins, Mrs.
Simonton and Mr. Deas, the latter be-
ing deputy clerk of the United States
Court.
Sheridan on the Way.
| The transport Sheridan left San
Francisco on Tuesday for Honolulu.
Among those booked for Honolulu are
the officers and men of G company, Sec
ond Battalion of Engineers, who are to
replace A company which leaves for the
Coast today in the Logan.
Corput's Court Martial
NEW YORK, April 15.-Capt. Rex
Van den Corrupt of the United States
Coast Artillery, stationed at Fort Gas
well, N. c., was put on trial before g
court martial at the headquarters of the
Department of the East today, charged
with making false claims against the
government for expenses of recruiting
service.
Capt. Corrupt was detailed to Syria
cuse, n. Y, as a recruiting officer som'
time ago. and after completing tina
service charges were made that he ha'
overcharged the government for mileag
in making trips from Syracuse to Wa
tertown and Utica by representing tn
visit to each city as round trip, Will
actually he visited both cities on on
trip on triangular route.
The president of the court assigne
to hear the evidence was Col Calvi
D. Cowles of the 5th Infantry, and Cap
Charles E Hay IT,, of the oath lnfal
try was Judge advocate.
Promotion of Engineers.
The retirement of Col. Milton
Adams, Corps of Engineers, has cause
the following promotions in the Corr
of Engineers: Lieut.. Col. s, w. Roes
Ter, at New York, to be colonel; Ma
David D. B. Gailiard of the isthmia
canal commission to be lieutenant &C
nnel; Capt. William ]. Barden. assistal
to the chief engineers at the War D
partment, to he major; First Lieu
Arthur Williams, at Portland. Ore,
be captains; Second Lieut.. William
Johnson, at the Engineer School
! Washington barracks, to be first lieute
J ant.