Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-03-17
MORE GUNNERS To
GARRISON FORT
De RUSSY

Another company of coast artillery
has been ordered to Hawaii, accord
ing to an announcement given out by
the War Department for publication
IN the papers of Monday morning, &C
cording to the usual custom in regard
to changes of stations for troops. The
Fifty-fifth company is the latest addi-
ton to thu Artillery District OF OAHU
end it will be stationed at Fort De
Russy. -.
This will garrison Ruger, De Russy
and Kamehameha with two companies
each, and will make possible the man
ming Of the 14-inch guns at De Russy
lust as soon as they are mounted. the
ordering of the extra company to that
post is taken as indication that the
Rig ordnance will be here before many
months. ~ III.
The Fifty-fifth company is now sta
toned at Fort Dupont. Delaware. and
it's officers on arrival here will be
Captain Charles A. Wynn, First Lieu
tenant George L. Vanduzzen and Sec
ond Lieutenant Claude NJ. Barnes. :
The addition of another company OF
coast artillery at De Russy, means
that L comnany, Third Battalion of
ngineers. will vacate that post, and
will be stationed probably at Shafter.
The original plan for the garrisoning
of the island called for the engineers
at Schofeld, and. according to the
Washington dispatch. they have been
transferred there However, the Ma
comb board, which recommended a re-
arrangement of tn troops, placed the
engineers at Shafter, and 1t is he
Iieyed at department Headquarters
that this recent order of the War De-
partment will be changed. so as tn
compIv with the recommendations vt
tho last board General Macomb Will
take the matter IN with Washington.
and II is most likelv that the engl'
neers will go to Shafter.
De Russv has seen the somewhat
unusual situation of an engineer OF
ficer. Major Wooten, in command OF
coast artillery post When the engi'
reer company moves, Major Wooten
IS chief engineer officer of the depart.
ment, will probably take quarters -
the city. The engineers have bullt
.heir own barracks at De Russy, ana
The officers have been occupying s"mo
nf the old houses on the reservation
MANY of these will have to he moTe'
| when the big guns are mounted, bu,
on the whole the most Is fairly well
eff for barracks and quarters, and can
get along nicely until permanent
buildings are put ur. In fact. DE
| Russv. on account of its nearness IT.
the city and it's LOCATION on the beach
where good swimming IS to be mad
Is, considered the nick Of the Island
Nv both officers and enlisted men.
FOREIGN Service.
| A clause in the press dispafrhes
telling of the assignment OF the t1ttV
/ fifth to station here. states that Ia
| waii is to be considered foreign serV
/ ioe from now on. This is not clearly
understood by local officers. Hawai-
| sn service has always been considere,
| foreign. so far as credit for the o.
ficers goes, but it carries no increase
| nav or time of service for either the
commissioned or enlisted personnel
! In fact the army appropriation act
August, 1912. express'v states thar NJ
| extra nav or time shall be allowed 70
| Hawaii, Porto Rico. Panama or Alas
ks. In the Philippines alone do tn
soldiers receive extra nav. while serV
i It is believed here that the reference
" is hIieved fnre that 'he referen"
to Hawaii and foreign service mean:
| merely that with = colonial force her
snd inltha Philippines. one list is +
be kent of all service for officers nu'
! side the continual lists of the Unite'
States so that a strict record can -
maintained and utilized in selectln'
4 officers for the nermanent regiment