Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-03

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and hire. These houses are about |
two-thirds completed. \ large laun-
dry is about 80 per cent completed.
Water Supply Assured.
One of the most important matters
dealt with in connection with Scho-
field Barracks during the past year is
the permanent water supply. A con-
tract has been let for the construc-
ton of forty-million gallon dam on
the south fork of the kaukonahua
river that will impound all the water
than can possibly be used by the per
manent establishment. This supply
will be carried through five miles OF
24inch pipe, which is now being man
ufactured.
On July last board of officers con
rered in Honolulu to study the broad
general problem Of defenIe. and work
out specific plan that would make
Gahu impregnable." General NJ. NJ.
! Maconb, department commander, was
| president of this board, the other
! members being Lieutenant Colonel
Morrison, infantry; Major Wooten, en-
cineers and Major Blakely. coast artli-
1 lery. This board held sessions during
a period, of five weeks, and took eX-
h5ustivet observations in the field. The
report was regarded here as surety
confidential, but from Washington
comes the news that some OF the rec
, concentrations have been made public
/! one of the most important being that
i not all the mobile troops he stationed
lat Schofield, but that four regiments
of infantry be held nearer to Pearl
parbor. the all-important base that
would have to be guarded in time o.
war. 49,.
Maneuverss important
| During the latter part OF octooe!
y the entire mobile army on the Island
=, divided into two commands of about
e,tual strength. engaged in maneuVef
: campaign of q weeks duration. Ihese
: were the most extensive field opera
ftjons ever held here, and proved ootn
Interesting and instructive, showing
-inkat course would be taken by host'
t troops landing on the north coast am
: how their advance on Pearl Harbo'
: and Honolulu could best be chScken'
One of the most important events O
. the army year was the comlns OF tn'
: FirstJnfantry last May. This regimen
e came from Vancouver Barracks, WASH
J. / inpton. and went under canvas
= Schofield Barracks. Its 'commandln:
, cfFcer Colonel George X. McGunnesi
!, is now in temporary command OF III
o department, during leave OF anSen@
/, taken. by General Macomb early III lie
D. cember. .,,,u
d., ON March IL, 1912, company th1r
a. battalion of engineers, reviewed
~ eomnany. second battalion, with sts
Il finn at Fort De Russy. The laIte
n. organization returned to the malnlan'
h. for station at Fort Leavenworth.
70 While the First Infantry and eng
1f / moor company were the only new o
-. Plantations to come to Oahu durli
10 1012 word reached here during ~
m comber that the Twenty-Fifth lnfa'
40 trov colored, and the 10th, 6Sth an
" 75tb companies of coast artlliel
@. would arrive during January, 1918.
is staff Changes.
90 The consolidation of the quartz
o. master, pay and substance uepa'
90 ments. coupled with the recent Ma
chm" law. made some changes IN u
denartment staff Last June May
30. r Frank Cheatham came here FRO
en- Washington to hold the position
ps- chief Guartermaster of the Depa
on ment of Hawaii. Up to December
is he had as his immediate assistant
nv Cautain Frank B. Edwards, a specs
81 ist in concrete construction, VINO Ou
lat the barracks and quarters at re
in Ringer. and who had charge or [
important Schofield Barracks VOL
ed and CAPTAIN Cliffard Game, dep
ted ouartermaster and in charge or I
ion transport service here. Both the
ian officers were sent back to duty WI
an troops. CAPTAIN G. G. Hall, Fifth {;
,as airy, and Captain Ralph B. list
NOT First Infantry, being detailed to I
ar. ouartermaster corps, and taking
the places of Captains Edwards and Ga
va. RESPECTIVELY. Captain D. B. Case,
~ merlv depot commisary, was ira
,ro. ferred to Schofield Barracks as p
~ ouartermaster December 10.
hn4 Captain c. c. Carter, general ST
"p. was first relieved from duty at
~ partment headquarters last May
0l ordered to command the 159th &C
-. pany at Fort Kruger. and was Ia
nnt. ordered to Fort Monroe. Va. For
en' eral months there was no general $
wv officer attached TO the department,
TAT last November Major Conklin,
eral staff. took station here
ltes department staff was further
OF mented at the same time by Lieut.
airy ant Colonel Raymond. medical co
but who IS now sanitary inspector CT
&C department.
end plans that will change the Ell
lud- military aspect Of OahU were Ter
gent lated during 1872. and before the
lnds of the year were showing results
lest Major B. Frank Cheatham's CONN
on the year just closed. 1T haeS
,ost, a remarkably active year for t5e
ters partments of Hawaii, and much