The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1912-02-22
ARRIVAL OF LEILEHUA
TROOPS AT KAHAUIKI
Investigation of Major Ray in Washing
ton---School of Musketry at
Monterey, California.

vi ctllbh was lANi tuDtu yesterday ny
about twelve hundred men of Uncle
Sans land forces.
Soon after nine o'clock on Wednes-
day morning one battalion of the Sec
ond Infantry, commanded by Colonel
j. S. Rogers, consisting of the regi-
mental commanders staff, machine
gun platoon with national and regi-
mental colors, arrived at Fort Shaft
er, the first troops to take possession
of the camping ground mauka of the
Post Exchange of the post. This bat
TALON left its station on Tuesday
morning early and made the journey
by marching from Schofeld Barracks.
Camp was pitched on Tuesday night
by the roadside, which is a favorite
stopping place for troops on account
of a fine swimming hole near Pearl
Harbor, where a dip in the ocean can
be enjoyed by the boys before taps
sound, after long days march.
The line of march was taken up
again on Wednesday,, camp being
broken up early in the morning, which
brought the Second Infantry in good
time to their temporary camp.
It was nearly noon before the bu-
gle orders announced the tramping of
many hoofs, telling of the arrival of
two squadrons of the Fifth Cavalry
at Fort Shafter, Colonel WILDER E.
Wilder was in command These
squadrons left the Leilehua reserva-
ton at about seven o'clock in the
morning and made the twenty-odd
miles in a comfortable trot.
Colonel Wilder has besides two
squadrons of his Fifth horse regiment,
the national and regimental standards
and machine gun platoon, also the cav
airy band.
Within an hour after the arrival of
the cavalry at Fort Shafter, Colonel
David J. Rumbaugh was seen ap-
preaching down the Moanalua road
from Schofeld Barracks with his staff
band and second battalion, national
and regimental standards, and four
pieces and four caissons per battery
of the First Field Artillery, The Ar
tillery was quickly stationed.
On account of the rain, the camp
ing ground was rendered very uncom-
Portable last night for the many men
and animals under tent protection on
this high section of land of the IA
hauih reservation. The red mud
that divides the camping ground of
Camp Wholley from Fort Shafter was
very much in evidence
The question of water was then con
sidered for the use of the hundreds of
horses on the reservation.
The excellent reservoir of Fort
Shafter, which was built only for an
Infantry battalion post, could not
furnish sufficient water for all the
stock" so recently arrived 1t was
at last decided to water the horses of
the Fifth Cavalry at the large, nice
lake in the polo fields Of Moanalua.
The distance from camp to this lake
is only about mile, so the troopers
rode their horses to water yesterday
and will continue to do so as long as
they tarry at the camp.
The tank and troughs at the Quar-.
termasters corral have enough water
for the horses of the First Field Ar
tillery to drink, so they will be &C
cOmmodated at camp.
Drinking water for the men of Camp
Wholley is supplied by pipes running
to the camping ground from Fort
Shafter.
AS to lights, one of the troopers OF
the Fifth Cavalry remarked last night
Army men don't need any light"
These troops participated in the
military parade of this morning.
Major Rays Case,
Major Beecher B. Ray, paymasteI
U. S. Army, is again the subject Of
mittee on expenditures of the Wal
Department at Washington. Major
Ray was paymaster at Honolulu fol
almost two years and has many
friends here.
On February IL, during a session o
the committee, Paymaster General o.
the United States Army Genera
Charles H. Whipple, was called upor
to testify in regard to the records O.
his department.
General Whipple said that Major
Ray had established a record o
changes in station. In thirteen years
he had been successfully stationed a
eighteen points; where the average
assignment of a paymaster at any sta
ton is between three and four years
Chairman Helm asked Genera
Whipple if any Of the assignment
had been made at the direction o