Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-01-02

concentration OF large bodies of troops
for maneuvers and exercises is em-
phasized in the annual report Of Ma
tor-general William II. Carter. COM
handing the I'd division Of the army,
as a result OF his observation Of the
work of his division. enCamped at Ga!
weston and Texas ''ity. during the last
ten months.
The result Of four months COncrn-
tratiCn in camp" says General Carter,
has been to Undue the units OF the I'd
division with esprit de corps. which.
while based upon peace performance.
needs only active service to prove its
depth and value. The experience from
day to day will make and leave upon
the minds of officers and men i'm
pressions CT means and methods that
will stand them in goni stead in the
years to come. Approved In2thCds OF
supply and sanitation have become tiX-
ed in their minds and will Danish
doubt and hesitation in future m0bili-
cation for war.
! Our officers have the most varied
training of any body of officers as 4
whole within my knowledge. All we
need Is more officers CT the same
kind and there need be no fear that
they will not be able to render good
account CT themselves in any com
nand to which they may be assigned
in war From personal observation of
them | am confident that not only in.
this division, but all eoFer the Earmy
We have a large numbers of field off,
GERS and captains who are 1eminently
qualified to command. divisions and
brigades. If professional ability, high
standards of ethics and training and
patriotic desire to render good service
be made the basis of comparison be-
tween our officers and others the ma
ton need have no fear Of the results.
OF course, experience in actual COM
mand will improve them and enable
superior authorities to differentiate
the best from the less successful in
the higher grades.
Similarly with the soldiers in the
ranks. 1t has been a pleasure to OBJ
serve the high grade Of discipline and
training which have characterized this
decision as a whole since it's concen-
tration. have never known so few
complaints made of annoyance and de-
predations on the neighboring commu-
nifty as has been the case here"
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Secretary Garrison doubts his au-
thority to comply with the request Of
joseph A. Hayes of Colorado Springs,
Col, husband of the eldest daughter Of
jefferson Davis, president of the
Southern Confederacy. for the return
to the heirs Of the dueFing pistols, etc,
belonging to Mr. Davis, and certain
wearing apparel belonging to Mrs. DE-
Wis. These articles were seized by
Union troops after the downfall of the
Confederacy, and for nearly so years
have been kept under lock and key in
the war department. Some of the au-
tnorities were disposed TO return the
articles to the heirs as, being Of ro
possible use to the government, but
| we're dissuaded by an opinion from
Judge Advocate-ge general CroWder that
the articles. might be considered as
public property, and, If, so, could be
disposed of only by act of Congress.
1t was recalled, too, that it required
an act of Congress to restore the cap
tured Confederate 0atl!eflaGs several
years ago. Accordingly the attorney
general has been asAed4 for an opin-
ion as to whether the secretary of
war has independent authority in the
premises or whether it requires the
consent Of Congress to restore the
articles to the heirs.
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A contribution to safety at sea has
been made by the United States naval
observatory in the form of a publica-
ton which greatly simplifies and IA
cilitates computations incident to the
navigators work Elaborate interpola-
tions are done away with, and all in
formation condensed and made readily
accessible. The publication contains
only 81 pages and star chart, and
yet has all the information ordinarily
required by navigators in practical.
everyday work At present it will be
issued as a supplement. but later will
be included in the Nautical Almanac
itself.
Read-admiral T. B. Howard, presi.
dent of the naval examining and re-
firing board in this city, has been or
dered to assume command of the AS
atic fleet. He wi! relieve Rear-ad-
miral Reginald F. Nicholson, who has
held that command since March, 1912
The change of commanders will take
D1apa ah0ut Fahr1larV TX Admiral