The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-03-04

all civilian employees of many and
very necessary varieties and classes
of the army, but in its sweeping meth
DDS embraces a third of the cavalry
regiments of the service.
Mr.. Hay declares through the bill he
is chairman of, that the United
States army is too heavy with cav
airy" Continuing the bill says:
where the British army had a cav
airy force equal to one sixth of the
Infantry" "the American cavalry was
equal to one half of the infantry regi-
mental strength"
AS if England and America could be
be compared for one brief moment in
regard to the land forces, cavalry
particularly needed for the home or
outer post protection. The extent OF
acres, vast expanses Of country, Next
can border, ETC., to be patrolled must
be considered. Texas, only one out
of forty-eight states of the union needs
cavalry attention and is much larger
in area than the whole British Isles.
That England does not need much cav
airy is very evident but America does.
Admiral Mertz Here.
A distinguished visitor within our
gates last night was Rear-Admiral A.
E. Mertz, U. s. Navy, who with Mrs.
Mertz is travelling to the coast as
passengers on the S. S. Manchuria.
Rear Admiral Mertz has been COM
manding the naval forces at Cavite
and Olangapo, Philippine Islands, for
the past two years relieving at that
station the late Rear Admiral Nazro,
u. S. Navy.
Admiral Mertz was accorded an Ad-
mirars salute from the U. s. Naval
Station Of Honolulu this morning,
when he paid an official call upon
Rear Admiral Walter c. Cowles, COM
mandant of the U. S. naval station OF
Honolulu
Admiral Mertz goes for another as
signment of duty in the mainland.
General BandhoItz Passenger.
Another distinguished passenger en-
route to the coast on the Manchuria
was Brigadier General Harry H. Band
holtz, commander in chief of the Phil
ippine Constabulary, the Island sold
iery of the Philippine Archipelago.
General Bandholtz is the second
chief of this successful home guard,
having succeeded General Henry L.
Allen. General and Mrs. Bandholtz
are going to the U. S.
Party for Col. Rogers.
Captain Benjamin H. Watkins, Quar-
termas; err, Second Infantry, entertain
ed most cordially at a stag party on
Monday evening at the regimental
Club House, Schofield Barracks in
honor of Colonel j. S. Rogers, Second
Infantry.
All of the officers of the regiment
were present including Colonel Francis
W. Mansfield, Major Erneste V. Smith,
Captain Edward Aiken Shuttleworth,
Captain Peter E. Marquart, Captain
Archie ]. Harris, Captain Fred V. S.
Chamberlain, Captain Jesse M Guilt
son, Captain George E. Kumpe, Captain
William r. Gibson and Captain De
Witt w. Chamberlain. Among the
lieutenants present were: Lieutenant
Philip ]. LAUDER, Lieutenant Joseph G.
Kay, Lieutenant william G. Ball, Leu
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Laurance o. Mathews, Lieutenant
Joseph A. McAndrew, Lieutenant
Clement H. Wright Lieutenant Harry
Hawley, Lieutenant Ira Longanecker,
Lieutenant Lloyd r. Fredendall, Lieu
tenant Cary I. Crockett, Lieutenant
Sidney H. Foster and Lieutenant Ed
ward L. Hoffman. The band of the
Second Infantry played choice selec
tions throughout the evening.
The occasion was a remarkably
charming one, the host, Captain Wat
kins, plainly showing his hospitable
Kentucky home training.
Colonel Rogers has taken the entire
regiment by storm, captured the Off
GERS and men bodily, without any arm
ed resistance on the Second Infantry:
part.
Col. Helstand on Logan.
Colonel Henry o. s. Heistand, ad
jutant general department, U. S
army, will be an incoming passenge
on the Logan from the Philippine Is
lands, on Tuesday morning next
Colonel Heistand has completed
tour of service in the Colonial depart
ment, at Manila, and is travelling unde
orders to report for duty at the wa
Department, Washington, D. c.