Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-08-08
Fort Shafter Notes

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LspeciaI star Bulletin Correspondence
- FORT SKATER. Aug. S.-An i'm,
portant departure in the scheduled
work CT the End infantry will be in
aHgurated next week by Col. F. H.
French. who will take up the various
organizations in order, and test them
cut as regards their state OF instruc.
tion and preparedness. This inspee-
lion is under the recently ordered
plan of progressive Instruction, as set
cut in order from the war department.
ana will be initiated by a practical
series of problems. TO be solved and
carried ont on the. field.
The scheme viii be to take the cor
porals in charge OF their respective
squads. and call npon them to show
how they handle their men under GER
tain announced conditions. Stimulating
those of actual service.
Later the sergeants viii be put
through the same line of problems of
appropriate device and the sergeants
Will be followed in turn by the off.
GERS, beginning with the lieutenanis
and followed by company and battal.
ion commanders. This testing pro-
cess will be entirely practical in ma.
ture, and will take place on ground
suited 10 the problems in hand: and
will, of course, be under the direct
observation of the regimental com
mander. The value of this plan is evil
lon cir IL 1nk >
regiments commander will have first
hand knowledge OF the qualifications
CT the various individuals that go to
make up the list of his subordinates,
from the junior corporal to the senior
battalion commander. The work in
Volyed in this inspection will take an
extended amount of time. but the re-
suits obtained will Justify the labor
in every way possible, and the infor.
nation derived win be invaluable.
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The cabIed information that the
transport Thomas did not sail from
Nagasaki until the sixth, and will
therefore not reach Honolulu until
the 10Th or Goth of the month, has
decided Captain and Mrs. E. A. Shut
tleWorth to take passage for tho main
land on the Niagara, due to sail from
here for Vancouver on the 18th. as
their initial step ON the long leave
that Captain ShHttleworth has been
granted. Lieutenant Sidney III. Eos
ter will also take passage for the
coast by liner in preference to- wait.
Ing for the delayed transport.
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Captains Peter 2. Marquart and
benjamin h. Watkins, I'd Infantry,
have been confined to their quarters
for some days past by illness. Capt
Marquart having experienced an at
taelS,of infiammatory rheumatism. and
Captain Watkins being down with an
attack of grippe. Both are now con
Valescent, although Captain Watkins
is still confined to his room. Mrs. vii.
liam r. Gibson, of the garrison, has
also been under surgeons care for
some days with a mysterious com
plant that was most painful, and APP.
peared to be threatened case of In
lection OF the arm. possibly due to
an originating cause of a bit from an
insect, or the sting of mosquito.
happily she too is now we'll along to.
wards complete recovery. much to the
satisfaction of her friends.
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For the information of the many
friends of the officers and ladies' of
the Fort Shafter garrison. who have
been attendants at the popular infor.
NAL hops on Saturday evenings, the
committee announces that the date
tor the next hop will be the 10th, In
stead of the 9th, as the original sche-
dule called for This change has
been made in order that these af.
fairs will not fall within the same
week as those of the Schofield Bar
racks garrison, as was heretofore the
case, much to the disappointment of
the members of both garrisons. With
this change of dates in effect, the
hops will be given on alternate Sat
urdays at nine o'clock
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