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

concentration Of large bodies OF troops
for maneuvers and exercises is en-
phasized in the annual report OF Ma
jor-general William Fl. Carter. COM
handing the I'd division Of the army,
as a result CT his observation Of the
work of his division, euCanped at Ca
weston and Texas tity, during the last
ten months.
The result Of four months concen-
tratiCn in camp" says General Carter.
has been to Undue he 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 Of means and methods that
will stand them in gon;l stead in the
years tC come Approved u:2thCdS OF
supply and sanitation have become fix.
ed in their minds and will Danish
doubt and hesitation in future mGoii-
Zation for war
Our officers have the most varied
training Of any body Of officers as q
whole within my knowledge. All we
need is more officers Of the same
kind and there need be no fear thai
they will not be able to render a good
account Of 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 over the army
we have a large number of field offs
GERS and captains who are eininentlys
qualified to command divisions and
brigades. II 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. .':s. i
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 whole since its concen-
tration. have never known so few
complaints made of annoyance and de-
predations on the neighboring eom1nu.
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 Confederaey. for the rets'~n
10 the heirs of the due'iHg pistols. etc.
belonging to Mr.. Davis and certain
wearing apparel belonging to Mrs. Do.
Vis. These articles we're seized by
Union troops after the downfall of the
Confederacy, and fer nearly so years
lave been kept under lock and key in
rbe war department" Some Of the au-
thorities were disposedhto return the
articles to the heirs as being of no
possible use, to the g6rsrntf1ent, but
we're dissuased by an opinion from
Judge Advocate 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 Oatt!eftags sever al
years ago. Accordingly the attorney.
general has been ASKED for an upin-
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
navigator's work. Elaborate interpola-
tions are done away with, and all in
formation condensed and made readily
accessible. The publication contains
only. 81 pages and a star chart, and
yet has all the information ordinarily
required by nayigators in practical,
everyday work. At present 1t will be
issued as supplement, but later will
be included in the Nautical Almanac
itself
y
Read-admiral T. B. Howard. pres;-
dent of the naval examining and re.
firing board in this city, has been or
dered to assume command of the AS
attic fleet. He will relieve Rear-ad-
miral Reginald F. Nicholson, who has
held that command since March, 1912.
The change of commanders will take
place about February Is. Admiral
Nicholson then will come to this city
for duty as a member of the general
board preliminary to his retirement
the following December. -
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To abolish the so-called plucking
hoard which each year arbitrarily puts
"a certain number of naval officers on
tie retired list. REPRESENTATIVE Trihhls