Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-16
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ScI,o(ield Notes
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SCHOFIELD BARRACKS, June IL.
A number Of officers and their
families arrived on the transport
Sherman for duty with the regiments
at Schofieid Barracks.
Those Joining the 4th Cavalry are
Capt. Hamilton s. Hawkins, wife and
two children. assigned TO quarters
1ls at Cashier; Capt Conrad =. Bah
cock, wife and two children. who
wfIl take quarters 10S or 11S at Cast
ner. and LIST Lieut. Philip ]. r. Kiehl,
wife and child, assigned to quarters
ice At Cashier. Capt Hawkins has
been assigned to H Troop, Capt. Bah
cock and Lieut.. Kiehl to L Troop
First Infantry Officers.
Joining the 1st Infantry are Lieut.
col. and Mrs. Richard G. Croxton, re-
Gently stationed in the Canal Zone,
and Capt. Robert M. Brambila, who
has been in the Quartermaster Corps
at Seattle.
Col Croxton win move into quar-
tiers 331, while Capt BramDila VIII
have No. 343 Capt. Brambila VIII
take command Of Company !, vice
Mai Edward C. Carey. who has just
been promoted and who win leave on
the first available transport to join
the 18th Infantry.
Lieut.. Palmer Returns.
Lieut.. X. G. b Palmer, LIST Field
Artillery. who has been on q three
months sick leave following an opera
ton for appendicitis. returned on the
Sherman with his sister and is back
for duty with the regiment
Joining the LIST Field Artillery Is
Vet. Wiifred ]. Stokes, who comes
from the mounted service school Al
Fort Riley
New Chaplain for 25th.
Chaplain George w. Prioleau with
his family arrived on the Sherman
He will take Chaplain SCOTS place
as chaplain OF the 18th Infantry.
The 25th Infantry received only one
recruit on this transport.
Recruits Are ouarantined.
The 1903 recruits and casuals arriy-
ing on the Sherman for station &C
schofield Barracks arrived at the post
and were sent to q quarantine camp
north of the post. This measure has
been taken on account Of the prevail
ence of measles on the transport and
the quarantine will be enforced for
perhaps two or three weeks.
Second Lieut.. l. J. II. Herwig, att
/ Cavalry. has been assigned to the
| command of the quarantine camp
! with orders to establish guard to
/ prevent anyone entering or leaving
/ without authority from the post com
mander or post surgeon. Two ser
geants and two cooks have also Deen
detailed from the 4th Cavalry for duty
af the quarantine camp. Nearly al
Of the recruits are for the cavalry
regiment
THE fentage and camp equipment
has been furnished BY the post quar-
| termaster.
Night Firing.
on Tuesday night Battery D, Isl
Field Artillery, engaged in night TAR
get practise, which attracted consider
able notice and drew large CROWD
Of bosefTers to the firing point. Gen
Evans, Gen. Strong and great many
officers Witnessed the firing. s..
1 Three problems were fired, all VIII
excellent results. The targets Wer'
4 picked up by q powerful searchligh'
and the ranging was considerabl.
assisted BY Semple tracers. These
tracers are screwed into the base o
| the projecfiIe and throw out trai
Of light as the projectile makes IT
/ flight.
Unfortunately they started g gras'
g.. 1900. fl,a farvpfs which the troops