The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1909-07-28
Army and
Navy News
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Twenty thousand tons of coal is the
amount which Admiral Sebree, COM
mander of the Pacific fleet to visit
here in September, requests Captain
Rees, commandant of the naval station,
to furnish to his eight vessels. The
naval station has on hand about 80 900
tons and ten thousand more are com
ing from Norfolk on the American Ha-
waiian steamship Arizonan, via Magel-
lam The cruiser St. Louis, due here
from Samoa on or about August Ii,
will require about thirteen hundred
tons. just how Admiral Sebree is to
stow away twenty thousand tons of
coal in his two squadrons is a puzzle,
as ordinarily they do not take more
than a maximum of 1900 tons each.
Admiral Sebree wants twenty thou
sand tons he can have them.
Admiral Sebree's feet will comprise
the first and second squadrons, com
prising the flagship Tennessee, Cali
fornia, South Dakota, Washington,
West Virginia, Maryland, Colorado and
Pennsylvania. Admiral Barry is in
command of the second squadron.
Commander Benson is chief of staff,
Lieut.. Commander Offley, feet en-
gineer; Lieut.. Bloch, aid-fag secretary.
The vessels leave San Francisco on
September 5 and arrive here about the
18th.
Captain Rees has had no informa-
tion whatever of the cruiser St. Louis,
since the cruiser left Honolulu for
Suva and Page Page. He was inform
be back about August IA.
Pilikia at Naval Station.
On Friday of last week Captain
Rees. U. s. n, commandant of the
Naval Station, received from Wash
ington a decision unfolding his action
in the right to discipline Lieut. Com
mander Stanford Moses, U. S. N, Cap
tain of the yard and commander of the
U. S. station tug Iroquois. Under the
naval regulations all correspondence
originating at station and intended
for headquarters must pass through
the usual channels, in this instance,
Captain Rees. Captain Moses, accord
ing to the story which came from the
naval station yesterday, erred in send
ing to Washington a report concern
ing difficulty between Captain Rees
and himself, over Captain Rees' head.
As result Captain Rees has suspend
ed Lieut.. Commander Moses for five
days from his duties at the station and
aboard the Iroquois.
In June Captain Rees requested Cap
tain Moses to place the Iroquois in
shape to proceed to Pearl Harbor June
Is, at which time Captain Rees wish
ed to be a passenger. On June IA
Captain Moses reported the vessel
ready for the trip. Later he reported
that further time would be necessary
to put the boat in shape, work being
required on the boilers. Captain Rees
requested the hoilermaker to come be-
fore him. Captain Moses is reported to
have expressed the wish to be present,
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ward the boilermaker in the nature of
an investigation. This request was
denied but Captain Moses accompanied
the boilermaker into the presence of
the eommandant, whereupon Captain
Rees reprimanded Captain Moses for
illconduct to his superior officer.
The report of Captain Moses to
Washington is said to have included
like charges against the commandant
towit, being guilty of conduct to the
prejudice of good order and discipline.
An investigation followed, the govern
ment naturally coming upon Captain
Rees for report.
Then the Secretary of the Navy is
sued an order sustaining his action IN
administering reprimand.
Captain Rees. when asked to make
statement. refused to do so on the
ground that it was a matter he could
not discuss for publication.
Took Walking Test.
Civil Engineer Glenn S. Burrell, U.
S. n, and Carpenter Theo. II. Scharf,
completed the prescribed walking test
prescribed by President Roosevelt in
general order No. 6, on Monday morn
ing, each officer having covered more
than the fifty miles within the allotted
time of three days. They underwent
| physical examination before taking
the test and passed satisfactory ex-
| animation after the walk. During the
fall army, navy and marine officers IN
and about Honolulu will take the
riding or walking tests. Captain Rees,
being within year of his retirement
| for age, does not have to take the test.
/ Pearl Harbor Buildings.