Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-04
Fort Shafter Notes

FORIt SHAFT Eft, O0pI. f.--aH I'M
portant order from the war depart
ment has just been issued called "The
Unit Accountability System" which
completely revolutioniZes the method
of accounting for property in the
hands Of organizations.
Hereafter government property will
be divided into two classes, viz: (a)
Unit accountability equipment, which
will include all articles of engineer.
ordnance or signal property for field
service worn on the person, carried
On horse or pack mule in the field
and combat train. and for which or
eanization commanders are account
able; (b) all other articles of govern
rent property in the hands of organ
stations and for which supply officers
are accountable and organization com
manders responsible.
With the order comes a manual
which prescribes in detail the articles
to be on hand in each organization,
whether a company, troop, battery or
detachment. 49,
BY invoicing surplus articles and
supplying deficiencies by requisitiOn,
the system must be in force and work.
ing smoothly by the end of the pres
ent year. In accounting for the prop
erty IAN organization commander will
account for-one unit, complete or
with certain xeeptions-instead of
(itemizing hundreds of articles.
At the monthly inspection and mus
ter on June both and December 91st
each year, the mastering officer viii
he required to inspect and verify each
unit.
The primary. object Of the system IL
to lessen paper work. and will relieve
officers and clerks from many days Of
swivel chair" labor-and Is great
Improvement over the old way.
The manual Is a splendid piece of
work and shows the result of several
years hard work by the general staff.
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Company I, 3rd Battalion of Engin-
GERS has completed the marksman's
course in target practice with SPLEEN
did results. Those qualifying as
"marksmen' with their scores, fol-
low:
II CT. Pvt. Lloyd e. Henry ..... $40
Sergeant Thomas Hinton $500. 35S
1 sCl. Pvt. Clyde r. Kinney ...... $40
4 CT. Pvt. Charlie NJ. Fuller -. $40
1st Sergeant Frank Frazier -. 1876
/ 2 CT. Pvt. Elbridge Henry ...... 335
II CT. Pvt. George L. Schmidt !. 335
/ CT. Pvt. VIM. C. Freundt -. 3S4
/ CT PVT. Geo. It. Williams =. 1873
IL CT. Pvt. Abraham L. Bernstein 33e
| / CT. Pvt. Walter M. Moss 49,. 33i
ii CT. Pvt. Geo. Shirley ........ 327
II CT. Pvt. Harry Ewing $1,000. 326
Sergeant Baxter Dellinger ..... 319
L CT Pvt. Charles f. Mugge -. 319
2 CT. Pvt. Robert F. Bowman ;. 31S
Sergeant Thomas Sheehan -. 317
/ 1 CT Pvt. John L. Willis $685.. 312
Fl CT. Pvt Joseph Wolfram -. 312
L CT. Pvt VIM Golden ....... 307
2 CT. Pvt Noel B. Francis ...... 307
2 CT Pvt. Chas. H. Richie ...... 307
sergeant James H. Stewart -. 3O7
l CT. Pvt. Terrence J. Morris 49,. 307
1 CT Pvt Charles Workman -. 306
Il CT Pvt Calvin r. Willett -. 304
corporal John NJ Dillon ........ 303
CT. Pvt. Bernard j. Beck ...... 800
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A board of medical officers having
recommended that the following nam
ed enlisted men be sent to the Letter
man General Hospital at San Francis
CO, for further medical treatment, and
observation with view to determin-
ing whether or not they will be retain
ed in service, they will leave on the
transport, Frloay, the 5th.
Private Chester Allay, &c" Co. 4th
cav; Sergt. Paul r. Kutzner, IL" Co,
4th Cav; Private William Brown, AZ
Co, 25th Inf; Sergeant Edward judi
son. @. NJ c.; Private James Clark,
6Sth CO., C. A. c. -
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Private Frank Tause, Battery d.,
lst FIELD Artillery, who was sent to
1st Field ArtilIerq. who was sent TO
the department hospital few days
ago for an operation, from Schofield
barracks, died Tuesday. .s--z.. =. s.
His remains were sent to Honolulu
for preparation. and will be shipped to
San Francisco on the next transport.
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Lieutenant Augustin G.. Rudd, 4th
Cavalry, is patient in the department
hospital from Schofield Barracks.
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Mrs. Charles r. Demmer, of Soho
field Barracks. is visiting Captain and
Mrs. P. e. Marquart. 49,.