Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-01-06

the Artillery District OF Oahu. HI
will probably arrive here on the Feb
rUary transport.
1t mas been surmised for some time
that the sending of more coast artil
lery troops to Hawaii, and the grow
ing importance of the islands from 6
military standpoint, would NEAR
that a high ranking officer would be
sent here to command the coast de-
tenders, and the underground" haC
it that Colonel Haynes was slated fol
the job. The Army and Navy Journal
Of December 81 states that Colonel
Haynes will leave his present station
at Fort Munroe for Honolulu, and
this confirms private advices received
by coast artillery officers here.
Colonel Haynes recently completed
a tour in the adjutant generals de-
adjutant general Of the department of
California. He became a full, colonel
last April, at the same, time that, Lieu
tenant Colonel. Campbell, adjutant
general of this department. won his
silver, leaf. He is we'll liked both pro-
fessionally and socially, and his as
Segment to duty here is popular. -
At the same time, It Is with eonsid-
cradle regret that local service people
see Major E. ]. Undertake snperced-
ed as district 3. commander. Major
Undertake came to Fort Ruger as a
captain when that post. was nothing
more than a rock-pile, and he has
made it oneio OF the most attractive sta
tons on Oahu, as. well as oneHof the
most efficient, mortars batteries In the
service, II 10 not known yet whether
or not he will be transferred. but the
general opinion is that he will be- left
here to complete his foreign tour
Where will Colonel Haynes take
station2" is the question that il now
going the rounds, 70 n .=,s=i;.sEIi. IKE
Fort Kamshameha should properly
become district headquarters, as it is
to be, the largest coast artillery post
on Oahu, with at least four companies
to man the batteries, and possibly a
mine company as we'll. However,
there is nothing but a 12-inch gun
battery and partially completed NOR
tar, pits at the Pearl Harbor post at
present, and Il is hardly likely that
the senior officer Of the corps will
consider camping there with the 6Sth
and 18th companies. Ruger, with its
two companies, is only majors COM
maud. and it, seems probable that De
Russys will be made temporary district
headquarters. According to the origf
nal. plan OF coast defense, the present
engineer post was. to- have been head
quarters of the artillery district, bat
under, the present scheme Fort Ka-
Inehameha. with its big guns, mortar
battery. and secondary batteries
guarding Pearl Harbor. is to be the
main post of Oahu .s..gs.ss.s, No.. 4
General Mood Coming? ..-.. B.
Why all this rush of troops to Oahu
On short notice, before there is roof
to shelter them? Al high ranking OFF,
Ger. Of this department who has made
a good many accurate g0esses up to
cate, answered, this question as fol-
sfhe War Department is throwing
all the troops il can lay hands on and
transport toward Hawaii" he said, Tin
order to make command large
enough for General Wood to take
when he goes out off Office as chief
Of staff March 4. II has been the plan
o. the general staff for some time past
to make Hawaii an Independent ,diyi-
sion, as everyone knows. but the work
Is being hurried up on Woods account.
He has had about all the big COM
pands that a major general can hold,
hut ha 10 MI q
else people may say Of him, and he
las done some splendid things for the
srmy. Oahu is in the military spot
light just at present, and Wood wants
to be where there's most doing. If
General Murray was to be the next
CHEF of staff, General Wood might
Rave taken tie Western Division, but
it looks now as though General Barry
would get the staff billet, and this
leaves Oahu an open field for Wood
Watching Oahu.
Mainland papers are keeping close
Match on military matters Hawaii.
and there is rumor going the rounds
trat the Big Island is also to be in
cluded in the fertilization scheme.
This, however, seems highly unlikely,
as it does not jibe with what has al
resdy been given out, or with common
sense. There is nothing to defend on
Hawaii, and troops there would be
cut in the events of sea attack.
The following is from the San Fran
cisco Examiner of recent date.
Another move in making the Ha-
waiian Islands the headquarters for a
Pacific Division of the United States
Amy has been made through a War