Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-04-17

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era! crrr.' that tried pvt Melville I
Stale ~ 60. y. lst nj. y. e. Il . on
SIN CAIrGss. Searle was one OF those,
men who ahsented themselves from
Il" oNnNa. ins peCtiun. besides hay in &:
hCrn IRREGULAR ii attending the reg IlaS
drills u lis company. re ,hAry ;
A@GjnSt him included absence from
company drills. aASrr"e from reg,
WcH;al drill. absence Ir III Ia-ad,. a1
srTCe from the ledcr' i ms e. ten. dl,
uhedirnce Of orders md Ct nduct to the
"rrludiCe Il good Or,lcr and mnitar,
discipline. under the C4nd article e
war, Familiarity known - til" 'drNiI :
article" Scarle pleaded cr;lt, IL siv
OF these charges and not guilt, t. our
bat after a lengthy trial tn" coat
found him Smlt, OF this also IL"
sentence WIS that he ray . finc or s.
and receive a public r"primand In
time OF peace the maximum rrnalt>
that can be lmnoScd under the Stat
utes OF Hawaii is dishonorahle dis
charge and a fine Of $50 Searle stated
on the stand that if given another
chance he would make good aud the
CuUrt evidently inclined To- this view
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I'll" national guard is strictly NJ
against it this year. owing to a new
regulation regarding the usc OF the
Fort shutter range by %uardemen The
rance can not be used between the
hours Of 9 and lI:3r Sunday mnrliu.
il being feared that the noise Of the
frinL would interfere with thUrCh
services AS the militia is rCuuirPd
by the war department to fire at 500
yards for both instruction and record
practise and as the kakaakO range
goes no further back than 500 wards
it is a problem whether any great per
CPntaCe Of. the regiment can he put
through the course at all in the short
time allowed. Guardsmen can shoot
only once week, so with poorer or.
ganization and f'cilties they have tC
accomplish the same work as the reg.
ulars in OnesiXth Of the time. The
only solution to the deadlock is an
up-to-ddte militia range and everyone
connected with the guard is hoping
that this will he a reality soon.
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The war game, as played with large
scale military maps and COlOrCd pins
w2S handled last night by a number
Of guard officers, who worked ont an
interesting tactical problem. Lieut.,
col. w. r. Eiley commanded the Rlues,
while Mai. Gustavc Rose handled the
Reds. The situations that came up
were we'll worked out by both sides
81 a.,
the subject OF favorable comment by
the instructor-inspector. Lieut.. w. c.
Whitener, during the Critique that fol
lowed. AS is often the case with map
problems it was a mo decision bout
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Three schools for officers are now
in full swing. They include basic
course for officers OF less than one
years commissioned service. a regular
course for officers Who have not pass,
ed an examination in field service reg,
ulatiOMs for promotion and a POSTCARD
uate course, which is being attended
by all officers who have certificates of
proficiency in all the subjects required
in promotion examinations. This last
school meets once a month, written
work followed by discussion being
the program at present.
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The resignation of End Lieut.. David
l.. Mackaye has been rendered and &C.
cepted as of March 90. Lieut.. Mackaye
has been on recruiting duty for several
months past.
take one years course of instruction