Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-10-05
Fort Shafter Notes

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Especial Star-BulIetIn Correspondencel
FORT SKATER, Oct 5.-Captain
and Mrs. James z. Bell will shortly
remove from their present quarters
In the eantonment to those formerly
occupied by Captain and Mrs. Wat
kinS in the main garrison.
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The lst battalion will finish record
practice in combat firing tomorrow
as far as the work for squads and
platoons is concerned and will then
take UP the firing In the problems for
companies. This done the range work
on the Fort Shafter range for this
season will be completed. It is the
Intention Of the regimental command
er to undertake problems for the bat
taiions and also for the regiment
when the command shall be at Scho-
field Barracks during the period of
tactical inspection. These latter
problems will be of great interest
and should develop some pretty sit
uations. The recent additional allow
anee of so rounds of ball cartridges
for each man in the companies has
made It possible for Colonel French
to undertake the battalion problems
and the Fort Shafter range being so
limited necessitated the firing to be
undertaken at the tLeilehua range,
where practically unlimited space is
available. =.
The prompt action of the county.
authorities in the matter of repairing
the broken places in the county road
within the limits of the garrison Is
highly appreciated and in addition
marks good administration on the
part Of those charged with the main !
tenance of highways. The road had
become badly hunmocked and cut by
the heavy hauling of material for the
additions to the department hospital
and were not repairs promptly made
would soon have necessitated COM
plete overhauling. The post authors
ties are at last able to commence
metaliing the roads in the canton
ment and they hope to push that part
of the general repairs to completion.
The recent heavy rains have made
the cantonment roads well-nigh inn
passable until they succeeded in drain
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The contractors engaged in drilling
the well for the water supply of Ka-
mehameha have set up the derrick
and other apparatus and will com
mence the actual drilling this week.
The surveyors have completed the
running Of the line of stakes for the
location of the big pipeline that will
carry the water through the post of
SKATER to the artillery garrison.
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The announcement that Lieut. and
Mrs Fred A. Cook of the End In
fantry would leave for the states on
the Thomas was in error as Lieuten-
ant Cook has not yet been returned
to duty from his Illness and Is still
patient in the department hospital
although well along towards recov-l
cry.
Lieut.. and Mrs. F. D. Glassford were
visitors from SchofielA Barracks yes
terday and remained over to be with
Mrs. B. II. Watkins pending Mrs.
watkins departure by the Thomas
today. Mrs. Giassford and Mrs. Watt
kins are friends of long standing and
were schoolmstes in eirlhood days.
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Mrs. Palmer n Pierce, wife of Ma
jor Pierce of'.the 18th Infantry, was
an overnight guest of Colonel and
MRS. b. w. Atkinson during the stop
of the Manchuria last week at Hon
olulu. Mrs. Pierce is.en route to Join
Major Pierce, who Is at the station of
his regiment in Picking.