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

Especial Star-Bulletin CoTrespondencel
FORT SHAFTER, Sept. Am i'm
portant order from the war depart
ment has just been issued called The
Unit Accountability System which
completely reyelutionizes 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: OBJ all other articles of govern
rent property in the hands OF organ
iEations 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.
supplying Deficiencies by requisitionl
the system must be in force and work
ing smoothly blythe end of the pres
ent year. In accounting for the prop
erty an organization commander will
account for-one unit, complete or
with certain exceptions instead of
itemizing hundreds of articles.
At the monthly inspection and mus
ter on June Both and December ast
each year, the mastering officer will
he required tofnspect and verify each
The primary object of the system IL
TO lessen papeis work. and will relieve
'officers and 6ieFks 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 |, ,3rd Battalion of Engin-
GERS has completed the. marksman's
course in target practice with splen-
did results. Those qualifying as
"marksmenY with their scores, fol-
low: ~ a
4 CT. Pvt. Lloyd E. Henry ...... 80
Sergeant Thomas Hinton .....s. 35S
4 CT. Pvt. Clyde r. Kinney ...... $40
a CT. Pvt. Charlie NJ. Fuller $40
1st Sergeant Frank Frazier -. 336
2 CT Pvt. Elbridge Henry 1885,. 335
1 CT. Pvt. George l. Schmidt $50
Il CT. Pvt. VIM C. Freundt 49,. 334
Il CT Pvt. Geo. T. Williams 49,. 333
i CT. Pvt. Abraham l.. Bernstein 1888
d CT. Pvt. Walter NJ. Moss -. 33l
4 CT. Pvt. Geo. Shirley ........ 327
4 CT Pvt Harry Ewing ...-s.. 326
Sergeant Baxter Dellinger ....... 319
4 CT Pvt. Charles F. Mugge -. 31s
p CT. Pvt, Robert F. Bowman S1S
Sergeant Thomas Sheehan 49,. 317
1 CT. Pvt. John L. Willis ........ 3l2
4 CT. Pvt. Joseph Wolfram -. BIZ
Il CT. Pvt. VIM Golden ........ BOT
2 CT. Pvt. Noel B. Francis 1885,. 307
q CT Pvt. Chas. H. Richie ...... 307
sergeant James III. Stewart 49, 307
Il CT. Pvt. Terrence j. Morris -. S07
4 CT. Pvt. Charles Workman -. BOO
2 CT. Pvt. Calvin R. Willett -. 304
corporal John NJ Dillon ........ 30S
4 CT. Pvt. Bernard J. Beck 800. 300
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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 a view to determin-
ing whether or not they will be retain
ed in service. they will leave on the
transport, FRIDAY, the 5th. 2
Private Chester Allay, c. Co. 4th
Cav; Sergt. Paul r. Kutzner, Il" Co.,
4th Cav; Private William Brown, A
Co, 25th Inf; Sergeant Edward JUDI
son, Q. NJ. c.; Private James Clark,
t6Sth Co., c.. A, C. ....:...- -
Private Frank Tause, Battery d.
1st 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. .
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. II.
y y 5.
Mrs. Charles T. Demmer, of Soho
field Barracks, is visiting Captain and
Mrs. p. F. Marquart. -.-
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