The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1915-06-11
OFHCERSORDERED
MS|JDMAR|NES
TO JOIN MARYLAND
Lieutenants Canaga and Wills
Win Leave FiotilIa When
Cruiser Departs
THREE ENSlGNS WILL gs
" FILL UP WASP QUOTA
Men Regret Departure Of Com
mander Smith and Captain
a. of Tender Alert

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Cable orders from Secretary Of the
Navy Daniels yesterday made several
changes Of assignment of officers OF
the cruiser Maryland and the sub
marine flotilla. S., s r II.
Lieut.. Bruce L. Canaga, commander
Of the tender Alert, will go to the
Maryland when she sails for the Coast,
Tie will turn over his command to
Lieut.. Kirby B, Chittenden. who also
will relieve Lieut.. Charles T.. Smith as
commander of three + class sub
marines. EEaI . "a
Lieut.. B. o. Wills Of the submarine
aotilla also will go to the Maryland.
Whether Lieutenants Canaga and Wills
will remain on the cruiser was aot in
tlicated by the order, but since there
Is shortage of officers, especially older
men, it is not believed that they will
De on the Maryland long.
snEgns To Submarines
Ensigns Elroy l.. Vanderkloot, Ar
hur s. Walton and Charles q. McCord
win be transferred to the aotilla from
he Maryland +.
Ensign Harry r. Bogusch will sue
seed Lieutenant Smith as commander
IF the FL. Lieutenant Smith had
command of that boat as well as gen
Jral command of the four submarines.
Lieutenant Crittenden will arrive on
he transport Logan early Sunday
morning, and he will relieve Bieuteu-
INT Smith Immediately. He will re-
ieve Lieutenant Canaga on the Alert
when the latter goes to the Maryland
1 + aattfanank Smith mud his fnfailky will
| sail for, San Francisco on the July
| transport. His sea duty has been
finished
Popular officcrB Leaving
In the departure of Lieutenants
| Smith and Canaga, the senior officers
Of the submarines, two popular Off
GERS are lost, Lieutenant Smith il
| liked. and respected to an unusual de
Tree by his men, who do not express
| their admiration merely "to be talk
n.y." but because they are sincere il
What they say. 'It will be Ions
time before we get a man like the cap
| ;ain,'' has been a common expression
ince it was announced that Lieuten
INT Smith would depart. Licutenan
!anaga has made himself very popu
ar with service and civilians alike
and his departure will be regretted
keenly by his friends.
Since the sailing of Lieut. Leo +
Weleh for the mainland a short tim
after the 'F-4 was lost, the ttOtilla ha
lacked an officer. Lieutenant Welc
was succeeded as commander of tn
r'-3 by Lieut.. Francis W. Scanland
The transfer of Lieutrnants Smith
amiga and Wills make four changes
which will be balanced by the thre
'nsigns from the Maryland and Lieu
senant Crittenden.
There is another new officer on tn
Alert, too: DIR. W. #. Crcss, who too
he place of DR.. Reynolds Hayder
The commander of the third submarine
he F2, is Lieut.. Charles f., Yates.
/ Commander Is Coming
1t is considered probable that
commander for the fotilla will com
, when the four X boats arrive mex
) month The Rainbow is being ftte
3 up as a tender, and it is understood
/ hat she will como, also. With tw
5 ,enders and four submarines here, it
believed that Lieutenant ( Commando
y Briggs will have command of the fl,
y tilla. Lieutenant Crittendcn will be i
4 command until the arrival Of the
= boats, at least.