Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-12-22
Fort Shafer Notes


Especial Star bulletin Correspondencel
FORT SHAFTER, Dec. 21.-The
golf match between the officers from
SchofieId Barracks and those OF the
service stationed in the vicinity "t
Homo lulu that was scheduled for Sun,
day On the Moanaiua course was post
poned by reason of the heavy ruins
Ct Saturday afternoon that threatened
to continue into the day for playing.
The match will be set for later date
to be agreed upon by the players.
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Captain Archie J. Harris has, &C
cording to the telegrapbic news, been
ordered detached from the I'd hmm
try and will, it is thought, be ord led
for duty with a regiment now on the
mainland. The cause for such action
is believed TO be due. 10 the fact t2al
Capt. Harris now has over ~ yeArS
foreign service with practically four
years Of that time On Oahu. Under
the practise of the war department rs
generally Understood by officers, ell
officers situated similarly as regards
foreign service may expect similar or
ders. No announcement has as yet
been received as to ( apt. Harris fu-
ture assignment nor has his successor
as an officer Of the 2nd Infantry been
anne tHced. Speculation on that point
sends Lieut.. Gourerneur V. Packer.
now Of the LIST Infantry but due toI
promotion. to the End Infantry to I'LL
the vacancy as captain caused by the
detachment Of Capt Harris.
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The general fatigue for all hands
that has occupied the troops at Shat
ter since the LIST of November Will
terminate according to present plans
on December "a A work of especial
importance that has been completed
by the fatigue parties is that Of clear
ing a great additional space adjacent
to the target range. This space is
now available for combat firing by or
CARNATIONS as large as battalion and
this will avoid the necessity OF the
troops marching to Schofeld Barracks
to undertake that class Of range firing.
Following the cessation OF the fatigue
and with the arrival of Christmas
week it is expected that the army Gus
tom of no duty other than that re-
quired as guard and necessary police
will obtain from Christmas day until
the arrival of the New Year.
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Capts. Martin, Knights and Jordan
and Lieut.. Hinemcn of the LIST Infan.
try were down from SchofeId Barracks
on Sunday to witness the victory Of
the football team of their regiment
over the eleven of Company ! Of the
Engineers. Lieut. Everitt Of the list,
the manager and coach Of the visiting
team, was also among those present
and expressed himself entirely salts
fed with the outcome of the game.
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? Lieut.. Frank 4. Eesson of the In
football game. yesterday afternoon. is
reported to have received a slight
conclusion of the brain by the hard
fall that he suffered. The surgeons,
however, report that Lieut.. Besson is
progressing faVorably and no unto
ward results of his injury need be
feared.
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j, Lieut.. Clyde r. Abraham of the 9th
Infantry has by recent orders OF the
war department been transferred to
the End Infantry and ordered to Join
that regiment. Lieut.. Abraham has
been on duty at the Bingham school,
Asheville, n. C., where he filed the
position of professor of military sci
snce and tactics.