Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-02
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Fort Slafer Notes
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FORT SKATER, March 1.-The
following enlisted men sick in the De-
partment Hospital at Fort Shafter are
TO be sent to the Letterman Genera!
Hospital, San Francisco, and will leave
on the transport Thomas: Private Anvil
d. Buck. | Company. I'd Infantry:
Private George ShimpOnis. C Com
pany, I'd Infantry. Mechanic Thomas
F. Safril, A Company, I'd Infantry. The
organization commanders of the above
named men will arrange to have their
personal effects ready for transporta.
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The Mounted Service Mess. Fort
Schofield. announces to the Fort
Shafter officers and their families that
the hops for March will be held on the
seventh and twenty-first Of the month.
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The 2nd Infantry Band, under
the direction of Band Leader A: Jacob
sen. I'd Infantry. will give concerts
this week in the cantonment, Fort
Shafter. on Thursday at AIS p M,
and on the main parade Friday, Ais,
there will be given the last concert-in
honor Of the commanding officer, Col
Daniel Lane Howell
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Inspection, with muster, preceded
by the usual review took place today
at Fort Shafter and was witnessed by
large number of spectators. It was
interesting because of the fact that it
was the last muster while Col. Daniel
Lane Howell, Infantry, was in com.
mand of the post, as he will probably
leave Thursday or Friday for the
mainland on the transport Thomas.
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All who desire to become applicants
for provisional appointment 10 take
the examination for second lieutenants
of the Army must forward their. ap-
plications to the Adjutant General of
the Army as soon as possible, stating
whether they desire to be examined
April % or July %, 1917.
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1t is not generally known to the en-.
listed men that when a man is de-
tailed for duty from the active or re.
tired list, or the Regular Army Re-
serve at institutions where units of
the Reserve Officers Training Corps
are maintained, a reservist is enlisted
to the pay of his grade in the Regular
Army with increase thereof for the
proper enlistment period. But as this
duty does not constitute Active
Service" as defined by the June, 1916,
Act, the enlistment period for which
payment will be made is the enlist
ment period in which the soldier was
serving when furloughed to the Regu.
lar Army Reserve, or in the Regular
Army Reserve the enlistment period
in which the soldier was serving when
last discharged.
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FORT SKATER, March 2.-The
courtmartial met today at 100 p. N. in
the administration building.
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The examining board will meet at
Headquarters building for the exam
ination of such officers as are ordered
to appear before it at $50 a. M, Sat.
urday, March 8.
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The following officers will report
for examination for promotion to the
grade Of captain on Saturday in ae-
cordance with orders: First Lieut..
Frederick A. Barker. I'd Infantry;
First Lieut.. Henry c. K. AIuhlenberg,
First Lieut.. Alfred H. Hobley, I'd In
fantry; First Lieut.. Lester D. Baker.
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The new manual for courtsmartiaI
is effective March /. 1917. Officers
who are examined in military law
prior to July /, 1917. are not required
to know the new subject matter in the
manual, but those examined July and
after will be examined in the new
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