Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
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! SCHOFlELD NOTES ... re l2343
SCHOFIELn BARRACKS. March ).
Company A, 9th Infantry, COM
manded by 1st Lieut. Carl J. Ballinger.
left Schofield Barracks on Saturday
morning hy train and in the afternoon
sailed for fhe fig Island for Delays
trip. First iI.rLt Robert G.. Calder.
32d Infantry, also accompanied the
company. Willie On Hawaii they Will
be csmped st the military camp at
kilauea and visit all points OF inter
est on the island. After their return
Companies C and II OF the same regi-
ment will make the trip.
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First Lieut. Livingston WatrouS, 25tA
Infantry, who went TO the main
land on the December transport on
leave of absence, has been granted a
two months sick leave. The lieuten-
ant will return on the May transport.
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Due to the fact that numerous Off
GERS from Schofield are returning to
the mainland on the next transport,
having completed their foreign tour in
Oahu, two new regimental adjutants
have been selected in the past week.
Capt. Harry L. knight, list Infantry.
has been relieved as adjutant Of the
LIST Infantry and will be succeeded by
Capt. Elvid Hunt. Capt. Leonard W.
Prunty, 4th Cavalry. who has been ad-
iutant Of the 4th Cavalry for the past
year, has been relieved and Capt.
Kerr T. Riggs has been selected In
HIS stead.
The school of fire has completed q
short target range In the gulch near
their camp, where rifles and machine
guns can be tested. Heretofore il was
necessary to make these tests on the
main target range Of the post, but in
future the new range will he used and
will he more convenient 10 all con-
cerned.
The 32d Infantry was paid on Fri
day at the 1st infantry Exchange by
Capt. Thomas r. Harker, quartermas-
ter.
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When returning from Honolulu on
NJ. G. Company, 32d Infantry, met with
serious accident when the steering
gear Of the automobile he was in
broke. causing the machine to run
over the bank. The sergeant was
thrown out and was severely cut and
bruised. He was later taken 1.-The
Department Hospital at Fort Shafter
and will probably be confined there
for some time. The other men in the
car, although badly shaken up, es-
capped without injury.
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There seemed to be doubt as to
what regiment Capt. William C. Rus
sell was assigned. According to the
latest service papers received the cap
tain, was first assigned to the % In
fantry at Fort Shafter. but was later
transferred to the 32d Infantry with
station at Schofield Barracks. He will
come to Oahu on the March transport.
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The ladies OF the various regiments
at the post have recently become very
much interested in Red: Cross work
and are busy making surgical dress
fngs. Each Of the six regiments sta.
toned in the garrison 'has it's own or
ganization. which will meet once each
week for this work. One house has
been set aside In each regiment for
the use OF the members and here the
bandages are being made by the la
dies and when completed will he pack
ed in boxes and shipped to the Red
Cross Society in Washington, D. Z.
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First Lieut.. Harold c. Vanderveer,
field artillery. has been assigned to
the 9Th Field Artillery at Schofield
Barracks.
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The examining board for promotion
commenced its work last week ana
officers in the garrison re-
ported for DETERMINATIONS.
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The following assignment of dental
surgeons who arrived on the last trans
port from the mainland has been an
nounced: LIST Lieut.. Donald W. Forbes,
to the LIST Infantry; LIST Lieut.. Terry
p. Bull, to the 4th Cavalry; LIST Lieut.. !
Richard B. Clark. to the 32nd Infantry,
and lst Lieut.. Oscar G. Shelton, to the |
18th Infantry. Heretofore there have
been very few dental surgeons at
Schofield, but now each regiment at
the pest has one to do the work of f.,
the regiment.
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A new special courtmartiaI has been !
appointed to meet at the Field Artil- |
lery- Cavalry Cantonment for the trial
OF those enlistment men brought be-
fore it. The officers detailed for the |
court are: Capts. William s. Browning,
9th Field Artillery, and James P. Bar
ney, 4th Cavalry; LIST Lieuts. James E.
Clancy, 18th Infantry; Archibald v.
Arnold, Field Artillery; Dexter C.
Rumsey, 4th Cavalry, and Ernst Sed.
lack, LIST Field Artillery Judge Advo-
cate.