Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-04-02
Fort Shater Notes
Especial star-BuneIn Correspondence

Especial Star Bulletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, April > -
The signal corps has received au-
| thority to install a new and complete
telephone system for Fort Shafter and
| the material for the installation is
practically complete in supply at the
post. Work will begin at an early
date on laying the underground cables
u connect up the various barracks
2 nd officers quarters with the central
STATEN and the present equipment will
| lie replaced by new instruments and a
switch board of sufficient capacity TO
| accommodate the large increase in
| instruments that will be required TO
give the garrison complete and mod
srn service. The central will be To-
Gated in the headquarters building
and in the room now in use for that
purpose and the type of system to be
employed will be of the regular signal
corps pattern with the central supply
irg the energy for the operation in
stead of the antiquated hand crank
method All telephones of the local
telephone company will be removed
from the post limits as well as their
poles and wires and the service to
Honolulu will be through the signal
CORPS central and its equipment. Only
those telephones in the system whose
users agree to pay monthly charge
of 81 will be permitted to have switch
ing service to the city and it's system,
as the trunk lines to town will be
operated under an agreement with the
military authorities and the Honolulu
Telephone Company that will preclude
any service to town except from tele-
phones whose users so subscribe to
the fixed charge stated above.
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The class in the garrison school
course finished the recitations requir-
ca in the subject of small arms firing
regulations on Friday of last week
and VIII be examined in the subject
today. The examinations will be writ
ten and commence at 10 a: m. With
the conclusion of this examination the
theoretical period of instruction for
the current year closes and the prac-
teal course will begin On April l. The
latter period will run through to the
close of the maneuvers that it is cal.
culated will take place as usual in
the months of September and October
when all the troops of the mobile
branches of the army stationed on
Oahu will join with the Hawaiian ma
tional guard in camps and field exer-
cises for an extended time.
The monthly INSPECTION and muster
of the command that took place to-
day at s a. M, was preceded by a
review of the I'd Infantry by Colonel
French with Lieutenant-colone Akin
son commanding the regiment After
the review shelter tent camp was
pitched On the parade and the inspec-
ton of the camp was followed by mus
ter of the companies by their respec:
| tive battalion commanders. The engl-
neer and signal corps companies were
inspected by the post commander on
their own company grounds upon the
completion of the review of the I'd
Infantry. The recruits of the regi-
ment were formed by provisional cem-
Ipanies at 1890 FOR general inspec.
ton and later they, too, pitched shell.
ter tent camp and were mustered aft
wards as present with their respec.
| tive companies. 1r
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Anticipatory Of the return to the
garrison of Lieut.. J. P. Edgerly and
Mrs. Edgerly of the I'd Infantry, and
in accordance with regimental custom,
the officers and ladies of the regiment
have arranged to purchase a wedding
gift for the newcomer in the list of
brides. The committee to select the
gift is composed of Mrs. Erneste v.
Smith and Mrs. Walter H. Johnson
and the selection will probably take
the form of some silver service with
engraving in monogram. Lieutenant
Edgerly and his bride are expected to
return to Fort Shafter by the next
transport from San Francisco. They
are at present on an extended tour
that includes visit to Lieutenant Ed
gerly's former home in New Hamp.
shire and later visit to Mrs. Edger.
ly's home in Peoria.
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Notwithstanding the report gaining
credence last week that the com.
mencement Of target practice for the
garrison would be postponed until
April Is on account of the shortage
of target material, the authorities have
managed to secure sufficient amount
Of target frames and pastors for the
range practice to begin. Firing in in
struction practice for the 1st battalion
Of the I'd infantry commenced this
morning at 7:45 under the supervision
of the battalion commander and viii
he carried to completion for that bat
talon and it will be followed on the
, range by the I'd battalion.
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| The new list of non-commissioneC
officers en- provost guard duty in Ho
Fnolulu is as follows: Sergt. Frederick
Push, Company ]. III charge; Sergt
Richard W. Blystone. Company D;
Corp. Robert G. Stevens, Company C;