Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-05
.Sc,o}ield Notes

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SCHOFiELD NOTES -. re l234S.
SCHOFIELn BARRACKS. March >.
Company A. 25th Infantry, COM
handed by lst Lieut.. Carl J. Ballinger.
left Schofield Barracks on Saturday
morning b, train and in the afternoon
sailed for the Zig Island for l0-days
trip. First H.eGt Robert G. Calder.
32d Infantry. also accompanied the
company. While on Hawaii they will
be eamped III the military camp at
KIlauea and visit all points 81 inter
est on the island. After their return
Companies G and ii of the same regi-
ment will make the trip.
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First Lieut.. livingston Watrous, 2Stk
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 E. 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-
jutant OF the 4th Cavalry for the past
year. has been relieved and Can't
Kerr T. Riggs has been selected in
HIS stead. 49,.
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The school of fire has completed
short target range 10 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 be used and
will be More convenient to all con-
cerned. r.. - Il
The 32d Infantry was paid on Fri.
day at the 1st Infantry Exchange by
Capt. Thomas r. Harker, quartermas-
ter. ...... Il
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When returning from Honolulu on
1Sl O6Is JOiIu EDcbtB
N. G. Company, 32d Infantry, met with
a 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 to 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. r.. -.
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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 I'd In
fantry at Fort Shafter. but was later
transferred TO the a2d .Infantry with
station at Schofield Barracks. He win
come to Oahu on. the March transport.
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The ladies of the various regiments
al the post have recently become very
much interested in Red Cross work
and are busy making surgical dress
ings. Each of the SIX regiments sta
toned in the garrison has its 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 Ia
dies and when completed will be pack
ed int boxes and shipped to the Red
Cross Society in Washington, d. Z.
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First Lieut.. Harold G.. 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 anu
numerous officers in the garrison re-
ported for their examinations.
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; 1st Lieut..
Richard B, Clark, to the 32nd Infantry,
and 1st Lieut.. Oscar G. Shelton, to the
18th Infantry. Heretofore there have
been very few dental surgeons, at
Schofieid, but now each regiment at
the post has one to do the work of
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 IL The Officers detailed for fha /