Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-07-24

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Especial Bulletin correspondence)
FORT SMARTER. T. H., July 3D.
Pyts. Charley Hammersfahf and Frank
w. Elliott. Company III. Second Infan-
try, have been detailed on special
duty to take course Of instruction
as company musicians.
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Pvt. William l.. Howard, Company
A, Second Infantry. died at 7s45 q. m.
Tuesday, in the department hospital.
His death was caused by cerebro-
spinal meningitis. He had been q
patient in the hospital since May 81.
Howard was born In Owensboro. KY.
and was IS years old at the time OF
his death. He enlisted at Jefferson
Barracks. Missouri, February Is. 1916.
End arrived In Honolulu on the April
transport. His nearest relative Is his
father, l. M. Howard Of Spottsyille,
Kentucky His remains will be sent
to his home In Kentucky on the next
transport
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The following officers have been re-
lfeved from duty in the Hawaiian De
partment and ordered TO the main
land: Capt. Frank e. Hopkins. First
Field Artillery, and Capts Larry B.
McAfee. Leartus J. Owen and Edward
I ID. Kramers. all OF the Medical Corps.
Capt. Hopkins has been ordered to
Texas City to command Field Com
parry e. Signal Corps. He has been
detailed IN the Signal Corps. vice Capt.
Dennis H. Currie, who has been re-
lieved from duty with the Signal Corps
and assigned to duty In Oahu with
the First Field Artillery.
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A board OF officers has been ap-
pointed at Fort Shafter to meet to
determine and report upon the loads
to be transported In the baggage sec
ton. field train Of q regiment OF In
fantry and Of battalion or company
when detached for field service In
Oahu, in time OF peace or war. along
the line indicated In the war depart
ment orders. The board consists OF
Mai. H. D. williams, Capt. A. G.
Knowles, and Lieut. Nicholas w. Cam
panoIe, OF the Second Infantry.
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The first battalion Of the Second
infantry have gotten their orders to
20 out In the field. They leave Fort
5hafter on Monday, July Is. to be out
until August It'll. The battalion VIII
be In camp near Koko Head where
the second battalion now Is. The sec
ond battalion will return to the post
on Saturday, July 24th
Lieut.. Matheson, Engineer Corps,
returned this morning on the transport
Dix Lieut.. Matheson went 20 San
Francisco several weeks ago for exam
nation for promotion. He win return
to the mainland on the August trans
port with hts family, having complet.
| ed his tour of service In Hawaii.
First Lieut. Thomas G. Spencer has
been granted one months extension
Of his leave Of absence. Lieut. Spen-
Ger left Hawaii in the June transport
and win enter the next class Of the
Signal School at Fort LeayenWorth.
Pvt. First Clsss Patton w. Brooks,
Company M, Signal Corps, now ct
5chofield Barracks, has been ordered
20 Honolulu TO report to the depart
nent adjutant for duty In the depart
nent signal Office.
A board Of officers has been ap-
pointed to meet 1t Fort Shafter TO In
vestigate, report upon and make rec
concentrations In the case Of Sgt First
class Chester C. Walters. Hospital
Corps.
Pvt. Roscoe E. Roberts. Hospital
Corps. who arrived on the transport
Sherman. has been ordered to the De
oartment Hospital for duty.
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Pvt Second Class Harry Becker,
Company /, Ord Battalion Of Engineers,
hss been ordered to Fort Mcdowell,
California, for discharge.
Sgt fElectricianl Edward !. Ander-
son, Quartermaster Corps, has been
ordered to Fort Shafter for duty.
Cpl. Logs H. Cook, Company c, Sec
md Infantry, has been discharged
from the army.
No evidence OF guilt having been
presented, the charge Of espionage