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

Especial STAR Bulletin Correspondence
SCHoFIELD BARRACKS Oct. 4
The first brigade exercise CT the LIST
Hawaiian Brigade, consisting Of the
1st and 25th regiments OF infantry and
under the command of Brig. Gen.
Clarence B. Edwards, took place this
morning. Yesterday afternoon men,
orandum order for this exercise was
issued by General Edwards which in
substance was as follows: .
The 1st Hawaiian Brigade (less one
company will stand assembled by 8
a. m. near rock crusher north of Kau-
konahua gulch, in line of masses fac
ing north q. d. R. 425l. Field equip
ment without packs. No ammunition.
Company G., LIST Infantry. Capt.
Campbell King, will outline a defen-
sive position for two battalions q. d.
s. 1897 across the county road about
two miles northwest Of crossing OF.
Kaukonabua gulch. Capt. King will
be in position by a. m.
Whenever at a distance of 500 yards
or less any part. of the attacking line
exposes itself unduly, the defenders
opposite will rise as an indication OF
heavy fire, and that part of the attack
ing line cannot advance until rein
forced.
At the various halts men will be
dropped out to mark losses.
When assembly is sounded, the
troops will be assembled and marched
to their quarters by the LIST sergeants.
The officers will join the brigade com
mander for conference.
The memorandum order also gave a
list of number of paragraphs Of the
infantry drill regulations and the field
service regulations, with which offi.
lcers were expected to familiarize
themselves.
Coast Artillery to Fire Siege Guns.
Two tired companies Of coast artll-
lery arrived at Schofield Barracks this
morning after a long march from Pearl
City, and pitched camp opposite the
line of LIST Infantry barracks. The
SSH. Company, Captain George A..
Taylor commanding. from Fort Kane
hameha, and the 105th Company, LIST
Lieut.. F. ID. Applin commanding. from
Fort Ruger, marched out to hold siege
gun target practice with two antedat-
/ ed 5-inch siege rifles and two finch
/ howitzers The two companies, with
about IS men each, form q provisional
| battalion under command of Major
4 r. w Coe Each company will fire
4 10 shrapnel and Ave high explosive
shells. The guns were brought out
from the coast artillery forts by I'd
Lieut. F. w. Bowley, 1st F. A.. with a
detachment from Battery e, and we're
placed at the firing point near the
rock crusher. Lieut.. Bowlev is out
today with Second Lieut.. H. H. Zornig
1 of the 6Sth Company putting up the
targets. and tomorrow the slaughter
viii take place. Friday morning the
companies will wend their weary way
back to the seashore, or part way
i thereto
/ No orders have yet been issued
about maneuvers this month, but IL is
unofficially known that the depart
ment commander intends to assemble
in camp on the military reservation
at Schofield Barracks all the mobile
troops In the department for field ex
ercises extending over period o.
i about 10 days. commencing about the
i 18th inst. General Edwards recentl!
j received instructions from department
headquarters to select a camp sits
that would accommodate the entire
mobile force Of Oahu The site thai
4 has been selected is practically the
same that was used last year, on the
Il north side of the railroad track and
extending from the LIST Infantry bar
racks at Cashier to Jones ranch flor
meriy Col. McGunnegle's Quarters)
Lieut.. w. A Canoe has prepared j;
diagram Of the proposed camp. The