Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-10-13

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
SCHOF1ELD4 BARRACKS, Oct 13.
Work begins in earnest today for
the First Hawaiian Brigade. Follow
ing minute inspection Of the camp
on Saturday afternoon by Brigadier
General Maeomb, announcement was
made from the various regimental
headquarters that officers not on
guard or similar duty might absent
themselves from the brigade. camp IN
til Sunday afternoon and the six
O'Clock train for Honolulu carried
away a number of officers of the
End to spend twenty-four hours in
quarters at Shafter, while officers Of
the LIST and 25th hiked briskly across
the space separating their respective
camps from their permanent quarters.
The camp inspection by the Brig
|ade Commander on Saturday was set
for two o'clock, but at about one a
"sure enough" rain came up that con-
tinued for nearly two hours when the
wind, that had swung three fodrths
around the compass, blew away the
clouds and the sun came out The
downpour was a tropical one, and
there had resulted some scurrying
throughout the big camp to loosen
tent guys that tighten with rains and
to dig protecting trenches around each
Of the hundreds Of tents. At that some
of the tents in low-lying ground we're
well flooded by the twoinch rainfall.
as a results the straw-filled bed sacks
or the End Infantry camp we're pretty
well soaked. But an hours sun will
remedy that condition.
neral Macomb was accompanied
by Colonel Galbraith, Lieut.. Col.
Reichmann, Major Penn, and Lieut..
Crockett as he went up and down
the nearly forty in number Of the
company streets. In these streets the
companies were at attention in ranks
and under arms with field belts on,
while the remainder of their field
equipment was arranged In uniform
manner on the rolled up straw filled
sacks.
Only the End Infantry Is using
sacks for beds, as the LIST and 18th be
ing but short distance away from
their home station were able to trans
port to camp the useful folding can
vas cots. But when the brigade
march begins all three regiments will
come down to the ground level on
sleeping arrangements
Sunday afternoon many motor par.
ties from Honolulu and Fort Shafter
were out to see the unusual sight of
over three thousand regular infantry
i'd camps and yisit with friends along !.
the half mile sttktch of officers tents
or in those Of the enlisted men ar.
ranged in regular lines over nearly
one hundred acres of Leilehua plain.
The camp is along the Oahu railway
line from Dowatt station towards the
new concrete post at Cashier and is
on a. well turfed stretch Of land. Most
of the End know the dust and its bad
qualities. at headquarters, as two bat
talions were in cantonment at, Scho-
field for nearly 90 months
- y II. :.
The problems for today's work we're
not announced in advance except to
the umpires, so each of the various
commanders from company UP to reg
iment will get his assignment under
conditions of time and object as near
~ like service conditions as is pos
sible. While as. to the enlisted men
he only knows that something will
be doing" and that something may
take him some miles away from camp
but that evening will see him back in
a comfortable camp where he may
divide his time until the next days |
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