Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-02-24
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Especial Star-BuIletin Correspondence
FORT SKATER, Feb. 24.-The
command has been granted an oppor'
tunity to take IN the preliminaries in
the athletic meet by the memorandum
Of yesterday whereby the only drills
required during the present week will
be the first drill period of the day
ending at $3.50. This gives the root
ers ample time to reach Kapiolani
park before the first events are called.
This consideration on the part OF Col.
French is highly appreciated by the
officers as well as by the men of the
regiment @-.: =
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UNOFFICIAL adyicesl from the rscruit,
ing depot announce that large draft
of recruits numbering over 900 men
may be expected to arrive for the End
Infantry by the next transport. This
will bring the regiment up to strength
OF over 1900 men and WIN bring about
a state Of hurried preparation for tar
get practise as the new men viii not
reach the post until about March u
and the season for the first battalion
on the range Is now set to begin on
April 1. The other battalions follow
In order and win therefore have, a
reasonable amount of time for the pre-
liminary instruction work.
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Lieuts. Preston and Fredendall, rep
resenting the End Infantry mess, were
In Honolulu yesterday making the
necessary arrangements for the an
nual regimental dinner that Is set to
take place on March g. The affair
win probably be given at the Young
hotel and will be limited as to attend
ance to the members OF the regiment.
The date selected IS the anniversary
Of the Official date Of the ORGANIZATION
or the Ind Infantry The plans for
the dinner include number OF fea-s
lures of interest-and the responses TO
the toasts are expected to be espo-
cially good. Il
The recruit camp Is. likely to con.
tinue for an indefinite time since ad.
ditional cases Of measles as well as.
two cases of mumps have appeared
among the men since their arrival at
the post. None Of the cases Is serious
but the danger of q spread must be
avoided 50 the new men viii be held
In camp until all such possibility shall
pass. The hours for recruit drills IN
cludes a period In the afternoon 60
that the officers and non-coms on duty
with the detachment are not seeing
any. great amount of the afternoon
features OF the Carnival,
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Company d, End Infantry, defeated
the ball team Of Company e, LIST In
fantry, on the Fort Shafter diamond
yesterday afternoon by a score Of IL
to 3. The game was not star per-
forn1ance but provoked large amount
Of enthusiasm when ID came from be- J,
hind and by good stickwork nosed out
by a sufficient margin. Peed for the
Ind, with Lieut.. Lyman backstopping, |
was the battery for the home team.
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The general court was in session |
again yesterday afternoon engaged in
The consideration Of cases against
Pvt. Hatcher, Hospital Corps. and Pvt. !
Daiuda of Company H, End Infantry.
Both men were charged with derelic- |
Lions OF some gravity but not inyolv-
ing heavy punishment in case of eon-
giction.
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The contractors engaged In con-
structing fhe new water reservoir at !
Shafter have commenced the excava- /,
ion fprFths hasinsand are well down
below the surface. The reservoir will
be of 10000 gallons capacity and is
located on the hill and adjoining the j
present reservoir for the local system.
The. schooner, Dauntless, q famous
American racing yacht, sank at her
mornings In North Cnva channel off