The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-02-09
Officers Hear Twenty-Fitth Is
Expecting Orders for
Fort ShafteT.
COMMAND NOW BUSY PACKING
Wire Stops Negro Troops on Eve
of Departure for Duty in
Philippines.
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(From Wednesday Is Advertiser.)
Another earnest of what Hawaii is
TO expect when the full plans of the
war department have been carried into
effect came with the report that the
Twenty.ffth regiment is now expect
ing orders for duty at Fort Shafter.
Word to that effect was received un-
officially by the local military officials
yesterday, but the could not say posi-
lively that the regiment would come
or when.
This in conjunction with the an
nouncement that the famous Eighth
regiment is now on the way to the
Philippines, that the equally famous
Sixteenth Infantry and the First are
under orders for Hawaii indicates some
deep and far reaching plan on the part
of the powers in command in Washing
ton.
Busy Packing.
According to the information re-
ceived at General Macomb's g head
quarters yesterday the officers of the
Twonty.ffth have already begun the
work of packing up preparatory to the
move they are expecting their regiment
to make in the near future. The regi-
mental quartermaster has put large
detail of men at work making huge
+'suuad boxes" for the men and the
property of the regiment is being pack
ed ready for shipment. Each squad
box will contain the effects of eight
men.
The Twenty-fifth is now stationed at
Forts Lawton and George Wright,
Washington. The headquarters and
companies A, b, G and d, with the
machine gun platoon are at the former,
and companies L, F, G, H, l, K. L. and
M at the last named place. For sew
eral weeks now the command has been
busy preparing to leave the forts, and
it is said that the regiment that will
succeed the Twenty fifth has already
been notified.
1t will be remembered that the Twen-
ty.ffth is the regiment that attracted
so much attention through the famous
Brownsville incident. 1t also has the
reputation of being collection of the
hardest scrappers in the service. Some
months ago it was ordered here, but
its coming was thought inadyisable at
the time and the orders were counter
manded by the war department
Must Rush Work.
The report that the negro regiment
NAV be expected here within short
time has forced the hands of the local
military officials and it was said yes
terday that General Macomb decided
upon the site for the new barracks at
Schofield, not a moment too soon. Gen
In,ap,l 80 racnmmnnH at tinng for
the permanent barracks at the fort
have already been forwarded to the
headquarters of the department of the
West. 1t is thought they will be ap
proved by the secretary of war when
they reach Washington as they stand
As announced in The Advertiser some
weeks ago the new barracks will be
situated closer to the road than the
present buildings. They will be of re
inforced concrete, and will be SO
placed as to give an unobstructed field
consisting of practically the whole res
ervation for drills and maneuvers and
the great parades that will take place
there. The arrangement as outlined by
the general in command is also better
for the health of the men and officers.
General Macomb has chosen site
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road, the barracks will come next and
the stables last of all. This plan has
been adopted with regard to the gen
eral direction of the winds at the post
This fflea will be adhered to when Other
barracks are built.
The increased ease of draining th'
most as it shall be, is another feature
of the generals recommendation. Il
I, 81 fn ctinT1lV the bnT
racks with water as the main supply
comes from the Kaukonahua gulch
The present temporary quarters viii no
he touched until the new barracks ar
completed.
Sixteen Posts to Go.
WASHINGTON, January 2S.-Secre
tary of War Stimson, acting upon a
exhaustive report from the genera
staff. has decided that no less than six
teen and probably eighteen existin
army posts ought to be abandoned a
once, ito put an end to the extrav'
ganee and ineficiency resulting frol
improper distribution of the mobi
army"
The posts condemned are Apach
Arizona; Boise Barracks, Idaho; Brad
Michigan; Clark, Texas; Georf
wright, NashlhBFOhi Jay Ne" ioil
Lincoln, North Dakota; Logan
Roots. Arkansas; Mcintosh, Texa
Mackenzie, Wyoming; Madison Ba
racks, New York, Meade, South d
kota; Niagara, New York; Ontari
New York; Wayne, Michigan; Viii
pie Barracks, Arizona; William Hem
Harrison, Montana and Yellowston
Wyoming.
Secretary StimsOn IS report is made
answer to house resolution by RepI
sentative Bullley of Ohio.
The inquiry has developed intere;
ing information regarding the pla
of the military strategists for the I
ture disposition of the army and