Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-06-16
COL. REICHMANN
Go MIN & To
18th

II ne recent news Oh dSSlSHUSul Vi
Lieutenant Colonel Benjamin w. At.
kinson to the Second Infantry at Fort
Shafter would seem to revoke the or,
Ger issued some three weeks ago, as
signing that officer TO the Twenty
fifth infantry and to confirm the
news contained in a letter recently
received by an officer of that regi-
ment; that Lieutenant Colonel Carl
Reichmann is TO be the 25th's new
lieutenant colonel. The news stated
that Colonel Reichmann expected the
assignment and would arrive with his
family on the August transport The
colonel was promoted TO his present
rank last month and his promotion
automatically relieved him from the
detail as major on the general staff
of the army. Colonel Reiehmann has
many friends in the Twenty-fifth who
will welcome him to his new regi-
ment. In the service at large, Cob
onel Reichmann enjoys the reputation
of being one of its most efficient Of
ficers. not only in matters pertaining
to his own arm but his versatility ex-
fession. A linguist of distinction he
has done much translating of foreign
military papers; for many years a
student in military matters, he has
specialized in the subject Of tactics
which knowledge has resulted In the
detail on three occasions as instruc-
tor IN that department in the service
schools at Fort Leavenworth. His
writings along these lines have given
him an international reputation among
military men. He was detailed as
military observer with the Russian
armies during the late Russo-Japan.
ese war and also came into consider
able international prominence while
serving on similar detail with the
Boer forces in South Africa. Being
of German birth he was able to con-
verse fluently in the kindred tongue
of the Beers, and this fact, together
with his activity in the discharge Of
his duties as observer, led the British
War office to suspect him of having
pronounced Boer sympathies, which 1t
considered unbecoming an officer re-
presenting neutral nation, and to re-
quest his recall from the theatre of
war. While this accusation was dis
claimed both by Colonel Reichmann
and the United States government,
the request was complied with and he
was recalled before the completion of
the war.
That his eminent fitness was estab-
lished by his reports Of this war was
shown by his subsequent detail to the
scene of war in Manchuria.
Colonel Reichnnann was born in
Germany and he served as private,
corporal, sergeant and first sergeant
of Company /, Goth infantry from De-
cember, 1881, until August, 1888, when
he was commissioned a I'd lieutenant
of the Gath infantry, promoted LIST
lieutenant 7th infantry in 1891; cap
tain 18th infantry in 1898; major, 24th
infantry from 1907.
He is graduate of the infantry and
cavalry school 1889 and of the army
war college 1910. During his detail
on the general staff he served as
chief umpire at Sparta, Wisconsin,
during the maneuvers of the provi-
sional war strength infantry regiment
which was organized for the import
ant duty of trying out the new infan-
try drill regulations which led to the
decision of the war department to or
ganize the regiments for the Philip
pines and Hawaii at t he normal
war serength of one hundred men per
company. Lieutenant Colonel Akin
son commanded a battalion of this
regiment.
The battalion of field artillery re-
turned to the post Friday noon from
Red Hill, where it was in camp for
two days. 1t brought the news from
Honolulu. made public in the news
papers, of the decision of the war de-
partment to send the first battalion
of the regiment from the Philippines
to join regimental headquarters here.
The prospects of having the entire regi-
ment together for the first time in
its history will be big boost to the
artillery from an athletic standpoint. 4
The battalion in the Philippines is
stationed at Camp Stotsenberg, where
its ball team has had two successful
seasons against all corners. With the
exception of the Oath infantry team,
they have defeated all other regimen
tai. teams in the islands. Their arri-
val promises to greatly strengthen the
artillery ball team here.
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At his own request, Captain William
S. Mapes, 25th infantry, has been re-
lieyed as regimental quartermaster
and assigned to Company K of that
regiment. Captain Martin Novak sue
ceeds him as quartermaster and re-
sumes mis- old staff position which he
was obliged to relinquish last Decem-
Der by the operation of the "manchu"
law. First Lieutenant Joseph Mar
mon, 18th infantry, has been attached
TO command Company A.
y - -...
Owing to the large number of re-
cruits that have been sent out from
the coast for the 25th infantry and the
several hundred additionals who are
expected within the coming two
the regiment is being much
pushed for time to complete its tar
get practice within the seventy DAYS