Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-10-14
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Especial Star, Bulletin Corrcspondeneel
FORT. SHAFTER. Oct. 14.-The Of
fieers OF Cos. C and ID. Sd Regiment
Engineers, have received word from
/ the department headquarters that the
following men have successfully pass
ed their examinations and have re-
ceived their appointments to the
higher grades created for the En-
gineer Corps by the act of June 8:
Sergeant 1st Class Ernest Meyers,
Co. ID, Ord Engineers, to the distin-
guished grade of master engineer, SEN
ior grade; Sgt 1st CT Frank Frazier,
Co C., and Sergt. LIST Glass Charles
Evans, Co ID, of the grade of master
engineer. junior grade. The examina-
tions for these higher ratings took
place in Fort Shafter October SO. and
the appointments have been confirm
ed by the chief of engineers upon
the recommendation of the regimental
commander, Lieut.-Col. r. r. Ray
mond. Corps of Engineers. The adj
vancement as noted above brings an
Increase of $50 per month for the
senior grades and $50 per month for
the junior grades. These new ratings
in the Engineers Corps are modelled
after the ratings existing for some
years in the Coast Artillery Corps and
Signal Corps, and as are now in opera
ton In both the Medical Department
and the Quartermaster Corps. The
master engineers are to be congratu-
lated not only upon the increased.
rating but also upon their most sue
cessful examinations and their in
crease of pay.
Pvt. lst Class Frank Wisniewski
has been advanced to the grade of
corporal in Co. ID, I'd Infantry, upon
the recommendation of Ist Lieut.
Frederick A. Barker. company COM
mander.
Two recommendation of great in
terest to Fort Shafter officers ap-
pears in the report on the military
academy at West Point presented by
Col. c. p Townsley, recently pro-
NOTED to the rank of brigadier gen.
eral and formerly superintendent of
1.-THE Point" First. ii is recommended
that six weeks OF the time assigned
to instruction in equitation during the
indoor winter work be transferred to
instruction in field artillery, and Sec
ond, that the academic course be
so that the entire subject Of
minor tactics be taught theoretically
and practically in the department of
tactics. instead Of, as at present, hay-
ing field service regulations taught in
the first class year in the department
Of engineering; the practical and
theoretical instructions commencing
with the essentials are recommended
to be begun when the cadet enters
and to continue progressively so that !
upon graduation he has a thorough !
knowledge of minor tactics. And a |
third recommendation might be add |
ed, although il is not new this year, |
hat the instructors at West Point be |
fetailed as such for four years re
CARELESS of any detached service they |
nay have had, and Congressional |
ill to be enacted. is urged along these
ines. The wisdom and purpose of this |
is self-evident in the cause |
If more systematic instruction.
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First Lieut. Guy l.. Gearheart, who |
vas recently examined by board at |
Fort Shafter for determining his
for aviation work, has
,een assigned to the aviation section
# the Signal Corps and ordered to /
'eport to San Diego as student in the
signal Corps Aviation school.
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Here is definite answer to a con-
tant query of enlisted men. II you
Unlisted before November i. 1916. you
nay choose whether you will be fur
oughede to the reserve or will remain
With Your organization until the COM
'letion of your seven years enlist
nent period For the persent the
Var Department has suspended the
to the reserve after three
ears service.
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Lieuts. Hamilton. Britton, George
uyer and Robert Allen Sharrer,
orps OF Engineers. recently arriving /
rom the mainland. reported to the |
officer OF Fort Shaffer
Dr. duty in the Sd Regiment Of Engin-
ers stationed here. and were later Il
worn in to the office Of fri lieufen-
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