Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-12

IN time to allow the men to spend
Christmas at home. The time Of ar
rival on the return trip will prob
ably be about Dec. 90. The vessels
to make the cruise, 1t is intended,
shall comprise the largest fleet of
any nation making q friendly visit,
and viii include all of the available
battleships OF the fleet, probably four
teen; the entire destroyer flotilla,
which at the time Of leaving will
number more than thirty, and several
Golfers, supply ships and auxiliaries.
The decision to. send the fleet abroad
was reached on August Is after q
conference between Josephns Daniels,
the secretary Of the navy; Rear Adj
mfral Charles j. Badger, commander
dn-chief Of the fleet, and Lieut..
Comdr. l.. G. Palmer, naval aid to-
the secretary, held at Newport.
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And the end of the Major Ray case
is not yet. There is just as determ-
ined opposition to the confirmation
Of Major Herbert NJ. Lord, nominated
to succeed Major Ray, as there was
to the confirmation Of Major Rays
original nomination to lieutenant coll
eHel. Several influential members of !
the senate military committee have
declared absolutely that they will
not permit the confirmation of Major
Lord. being OF the opinion that it
would be dangerous precedent to
permit his promotion contrary to the
rule Of seniority Exception to the
opinion OF the attorney general as to
the constitutionality of the law gov
erning promotion in the army is |
taken by a number of senators, and
they are convinced that il they per-
nit the confirmation of Major Lord
The senators fear that the war de-
partment will feel authorized to ig-I
more entirely al laws passed by con
gress governing promotion.
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The secretary of the navy has is
sued an order providing that the term
Of instruction of apprentice seameni
At the naval training stations shall
be extended from three to four
Authority win be granted to !,
The commanding officers, however, to
permit period of six months in
structon to apprentices in special in
stances where they regard such ac,i
lion as desirable.
Popular Mechanics prints picture I
Of Canadian volunteer soldiers wear
ing straw hats made of the kind of I
straw used in horses warm-weather.
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IF straw-hatted. khakiclother soldiers |
coming down the street on q hot day J
Is pleasing" it says. among the
900 soldiers encamped recently near
London, Ontario, for summer maneu-k
rers. not q hat could be found that
was not straw"
Much interest has been aroused in
England concerning the fate of the
military band. Tho official view
seems to be that bands are sort of 4
quickly removes Once regiment
nobilizes for war. the hand, with its;
Danoply, disappears. The non-com-
nissioned officers and men have to
AXE their places in the ranks, either
With a rifle or strctcher in theirt
lands, for which field work they have
lad little or no training.
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Colonel John w. Ruckman is reliev-
ID from command of the coast defens-
s of Manila bay, and of Fort Mills.
md will GENE to San Francisco De-
ember 18th, reporting from here by
wire to the Adjutant-G General for in
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The Oregon will be placed in COM
mission and ordered to report to the
atlantic fleet at Guantanamo" said
ecretary of the Navy Daniels on Aug. /
8. She will be the first large war