Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-07
Fort Shafer Notes


Especial STAR Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER, Oct. Z. The
Misses Lehman have issued cards for
dance at the rooms of the regimental
mess of the I'd Infantry for tomorrow
evening. The rooms will be elaborate
ly decorated for the occasion and a
large number of guests from Honolu-
lu and the various army garrisons
, have been included in the 150 invita-
tions that have been extended.
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1t has been announced in semi-of-
ficial manner that the forthcoming
field service and maneuvers for the
mobile troops OF Oahu will be made
under the strietest conditions as re-
CARDS transportation and baggage al
lowance, thus conforming to the con-
ditions under which the Cd Infantry
made its recent regimental march
around the island If such announce
ment be correct then the heavy tent.
age for all officers below that of field
officer will be largely observed by its
absence and 1.-THE 50-pound baggage
weight for all officers will obtain much
to the inconvenience: of everybody con.
Rcerned. Il is known that the CON-
nnand will encamp at Schofield during
the tactical inspection period and the
authorities at that post have commenc.
ed the preliminaries as to- location of
the camp and preparatory labor in
laying out the camp grounds. The
plan. of last year whereby, during the
period that the troops remained at
Schofield Barracks. for the brigade in
spection and maneuyers they were al.
lowed the equipment for 'maneuver or
semipermanent camp" will probably
be departed from this season and the
command will come down to pup
tents" and $company mess arrange.
ments for the captains and junior
grades. The big camp at Leilehna will
be on nearly the same site as was the
camp of last year, but on account of
: the increased size of the companies
will be spread over much larger
area and will run well down to the
limits of the 1st Infantry cantonment.
No official intfnation has yet been
made as to when the maneuvers will
be inaugurated or for how long time
! they will continue. 1t is known, how.
ever, that the authorities contemplate
that the period Of field duty will term.
mate by November /. This in order
that the period of field training shall
not trespass on the period assigned for
garrison training of the commands.
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I The last transport carried away
from the I'd Infantry more than rs
men who were returning to the states
to be discharged by reason of the ex
piration OF terms of enlistment, and
although that number was large, 1t will
be exceeded by the numbers that are
to go back within the next two months
A total exceeding 200 men will, it IL
estimated, be returning within the
time specified, and as the time fol
the assignment of recruits to the regi
|. ment will not arrive until January OF
February Of next year, it may be seer
! that the I'd will be away below the
war strength limit before any addition.
may be expected to fill up the ranks
In this respect the I'd does not differ
from the regiments serving in tn,
. Philippines where, according to state
ments made by an officer returnin,
! from those islands by the Thomas, tn,
: commands are down to an ayerag,
strength of about 40 per company, witt
no immediate prospect for heavy add
tons to their rosters. The Sheridan
due tomorrow from San francisco
: brings but four men for the infantr.
companies at Shafter, and those ar
without doubt reenIsted men VIII,
have asked for a special assignment
to this regiment. ssa:. 49,. .r.s'
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: Captain George D. Freeman, Q. N
: Corps, paid the Shafter garrison yes
lterday afternoon, payment beginning
at 2 o'clock, and on account of the siz