The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-03-21
ARMY AND NAVY

The third battalion Of the Second
Infantry, composed of Companies /. X,
L and NJ, are now stationed at Fort
Assiniboine, Montana.
This third battalion will replace the
second battalion of the Twentieth In
fantry now stationed at Fort Shafter
But this movement of troops will not
take place until June.
At that time a little congestion of
troops at the Kahauik reservation is
expected for the battalion of the Sec
ond Infantry will reach here from
the coast on the U. S. A. transport
leaving San Francisco on June the
fifth, arriving here before the middle
Of that month, while the headquart-
ers, machine-gun platoon and first and
third battalions of the Twentieth In
fantry now stationed at Manila, p l.
will begin their journey to the home
land for duty on June 18th, reaching
this port early in July; when the
troops at Fort Shafter will join their
long separated regiment.
The entire regiment of the TWEEN
tieth Infantry is scheduled for duty
at Fort Douglas, Utah
From the arrival of the Second In
fantry battalion at Fort Shafter, until
the departure of the Twentieth In
fantry, about three weeks time, there
will be a little doubling up" for house
and barracks space at this post.
Officers Coming.
The officers of the first and second
battalions Second Infantry, coming to
Hawaii, are Colonel Francis w
Mansfield, Lieutenant Colonel James
A, Nancy, Major George b. Duncan
and Major William Weigel Captain
Aldred A. Pruden is chaplain. The Cap
tains are Harry H. Bandholtz, Geo. {.
Saffarans, Edward A. ShuttIeworth.
Peter e. Marquart, Archie ]. Harris
Benjamin H. Watkins, William r
Gibson and William A. Kent
Lieutenants are Jesse M. Cullison, G.
w. Barber, De Witt w. Chamberlin.
Philip ]. LAUDER, Joseph c. Kay,
Franklin p. Jackson, William G. Ball,
Alfred G. Booth, Vernon w. Boiler,
Lawrence o. Mathews, Joseph A.
McAndrew, Clement II. Wright, Geo.
w Edgerly, Charles s. Caffery, Allen
w. Gullion, Ira Longnacker, Fred. A.
Cook, Rush B. Lincoln and Cary j.
Crockett.
Captain Benjamin H. Watkins is
regimental quartermaster and Captain
Archie j. Harris is adjutant. With
Captain Edward A. Shuttleworth as
subsistence officer in charge of the
commissary stores for the regiment.
These battalions of the Second In
fantry who are coming to Oahu for
tour of duty, are probably the last
troops that will occupy the post of
Fort Thomas, Kentucky, which they
have just left to journey here.
Fort Thomas is one Of three
posts in the interior of the United
States which is under orders to be
abandoned, for the present, at any
rate. The pretty post has been left in
charge of a caTetaker.
Besides the headquarters and eight
companies of the Second Infantry that
are due to reach here by the last Of
this week or the first of next, the
machine gun platoon of the regiment
are also on the passenger list.
Promotions Coming.
With the coming of the next mail
from the coast, the official notification
of the promotion of many well known
army officers stationed in this mill
tary district is expected. To all in
tents and purposes the facts and names
are known, and the higher rank"
which is so eagerly sought after and
so near and dear to all service hearts
has been attained.
For with the recent congressional
bill expanding the ranks and file Of
Uncle Sans armed force, many of the
field officers receive their promotion
the date the Act becomes a law
The commanding officer Of the Ka-
huih reservation, Major Samuel w..
Dunning, Twentieth Infantry, is one
of several majors who has become a
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES III LnlS way anu
others in the regular order of line pro-
motion.
March the third will be the date
from which officers who gain rank"
will date their happiness by this army
bill.
Among the officers of the Fifth
Cavalry stationed at Schofeld Bar
racks who will reach their majority
through this extra army rank act are:
Captain w. A. Holbrook, Captain John
NJ. Jenkins and Captain Nathaniel f.
Mcclure.
Colonel Wilder Coming.
The new regimental commander Of
the Fifth Cavalry, Colonel WILDER y
Wilder, is expected to arrive here on
the next transport from the coast
Colonel Wilder has just completed a
tour of staff duty, in the Inspector
generals department, with station at
Denver, Colorado, and his selection