Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-09-12
ARMY NAVY
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! inc buIiGlaS more convenient for the
supply officer and the clerical forces
| of both the. supply company and tht
post quartermaster. f"
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The street cars Of the Rapid Transit
& Land Company started to run cars
last week On trial, but as some of the
posts were found to be too close II
the tracks 20 properly run cars when
crowded. they will need to be replaced
| and il is. expected that with the re.
stretching of the trolley wires which
viii take some days, the cars will
run regularly on Friday of this week
to the great comfort of all concerned,
especially visitors TO the department
hospital and the main post of Shafter
But what of the cantonment?
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Pvt. Fred B. Wersing of the Tele-
graph and Telephone Detachment, Co.
NJ, Signal Corps, has been transfer.
ed from Schofield Barracks to Fort
Shafter, and Pvt Earl R. Robertson
has taken his place at Schofield Bar.
racks. -, ...... -.
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William p. Wood having passed the
required examination before a board
Of medical officers has been promoted
to the grade of hospital sergeant and
transferred from the dental surgeon
Office in department headquarters and
assigned to Ambulance Co. No. 8, and
Pvt. LIST Class Edward G.. Owens has
been. assigned to the Office of the de-
partment dental surgeon. ~
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The navy department in Oahu has
issued blue print directory to the
Fort Shafter headquarters, giving the
names, addresses, rank and telephone
numbers of an naval officers and ma
rine officers aud warrant officers of
the same in the naval station of the
island and marine barracks, as well
as including the 18th submarine divi-
sion, the U, s.. cruiser st. Louis and
also retired navy officers residing in
Honolulu or Immediate vicinity.
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Notice has been published by the
Post Exchange officer that he expects
to receive. on the November 9TH trans.
port from the Philippines a consign-
ment of the beautiful lace and en-
broidered white articles often request
ed by the Women Of the post. These
articles to l,te sold at the Post Ex-
change, will consist of shirtwaists and
lingerie of, various patterns and
prices. Some of the articles will be
suitable for Christmas giving.
The women OF the post viii be great
~ pleased with this accommodate
OF the exchange, as the only reason
for not buying and possessing the
Philippine work is the trouble of get
ting shipments of the same.
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Fort Shafter will be fully repre-
scented in the Honolulu School for
Boys by quite number of the sons.
of officers, including Wentworth Gin.
ton of the commanding officers family,
James e. Bell, son of Capt. James E.
Bell, and John Bennett, older son of
LIST Lieut.. Claire r. Bennett. This
large enrolment shows the spirit of
military preparedness engrossing the
minds of the boys of the post
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Musician Bird Glass Passe Confione
of Headquarters Company, End Infan.
try, has been transferred as private
to the Headquarters Company of the
9Th Field Artillery at Fort Schofield.
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Pvt. John w. Graves Of K Com
pany, End Infantry, has been trans.
ferred to Headquarters Company OF,
this regiment, and Pvt. August Boeh..
mer has been transferred from Com.
pany,. End Infantry, to the Machine
Gun Company, End Infantry.
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Z Corps. Peter Bruncick and John H..
Williams have been advanced to the
grace of sergeants. - .- .. ...# i
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The commanding officer Of Company
L, End Infantry. has recommended
that Pvt Harley T.. Fogleman be rails.
ed to the grade of sergeant in that
company, which recommendation has
been approved.
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The following men were requested
by the company commander of the
Machine Gun Company, End Infantry,
which request was approved and these
men were transferred to that organi'
Zation: gss= ...
PriYates: Eclat Embry, Co. A. Rus
sell Richer, Co. b; Elijah B. Crawley
and Jack Schmidt, Co. C.; Edgar A.
Reynolds and John De Long, Go. d:
Michael Sabatine and Joseph Donohue,
Co. r; Benj. c. Palmer. Co. +; Sam
uel May and Robert A Henderson,
Co. G.: billiard Johnson, Co. H; EN-
NETT Smith, Co. K; William A. Tamnle-
hill and Leo Service, Co. l.. ~
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During the absence OF the company
of the Machine Gun c.,
Capt. James E. Bell, who also has
charge of the Fort Shafter exchange
Lieut.. Gorge NJ. Halloran acts as ex
change officer Capt. James E.. Bell
will be absent from September II to
October IA, attending the school OF
FIRE and musketry, recently organized
at Fort Schofield by order of the wal
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