Honolulu star-bulletin., 1914-12-07
Fort Shafer Notes

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SHAFTER. Dec The re-
cent rains have rendered the roads
in the cantonment impossible ex-
cept for light wagons with strong
teams. The roads in the vicinity Of
the officers quarters had been nicely
graded by the engineers and were be
ing metalled as rapidly as possible in
anticipation OF a change OF weather,
but all work was stopped and teams
and stone labor We're transferred TO do
emergency work at the department
hospital The rOa1s ale sea OF
mud, impossible for automobile trai-
Tic. and the supply wagons, such as
milk wagons, ice wagons and vegeta-
tle peddleTs can not get close enough
to the quarters CT officers and their
families to conveniently deliver as
several wagons have been stuck up
to the hub in the mud.
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Since the opening up of new vol
cano on Hawaii companies are begin
Ding to make preparations to make
trip to Hawaii to see the sights before
the field training period opens up.
The first of the organizations to go
over will probably be Company Z, I'd
Infantry, if suita ole arrangements can
be made to visit the two volcanoes
without making an extended practise
march out of it, Some Of the. compa-
nies returning from Hawaii last year
vowed never again. and discouraged;
other companies that had made all
arrangements to go by relating the
hard experiences OF the trip up TO the
volcano and back. II the companies
can make arrangements to travel COM
fortably. and can take. over enough
camp equipment. to shelter them with
out great expense a great many will
go before spring.
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Arrangements had been made to ex-
hibit the pictures Of the Ritchie-Riv
ers fight at the I'd Infantry moving
picture house last night. but as there
was some question as to whether or
not it was strictly in keeping with the
law the authorities called it off and
notified the organization in the after
noon. It appears that the importer Of
these pictures had visited the office
Of the district attorney and received
rather a vague decision a. to the le-
gality of showing these films In view
of this the military authorities deem
ed it wise to be en- the safe side. A
great many were disappointed, but a
good program. was given In, lieu of the
fight pictures.
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The vacancy in the list of I'd lieu
tenants caused by the promotion of
Lieut.. Barker has been filled by the
transfer of Lieut.. Frank A. Sloan
from the 18th Infantry to the 3D.
Lieut.. Sloan and family will join on
the arrival Of the next transport from
San Francisco and will occupy quar-,
ters in the cantonmenr.
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, Lieut. Cleveland C. Gee, Corps of
Engineers. has been ordered to pro-
ceed by the next transport to San
Francisco to reposs to the president of
the examining board to determine his
fitness for promotion to- the grade of
captain. 3d..
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Work on the department hospital
additions is being rushed along and
1t is expected that the greater part
of the building will be completed by
the end of the year. The new operat-
ing room and surgical ward adjoining
are practically complete except the
wiring. ~. -
Lieut.. John B. Richardson, recently,
transferred to the I'd Infantry from
the 21st, will join ON tile transport due
Dec. 13. . 1'.EE........