Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-13
ARMY &NANY

Sotlo(gld Notes
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ScH0F1EI4D BARRACKS. March
I3.-This afternoon about SO enlisted
men of the LIST Infantry reported to
Col. Hodges. wis is president OF a
beard OF officers appointed TO recon-
mend enlisted men for temporary
commissions in time of war. These
men may be commissioned captain.
first lieutenant or second lieutenant.
depending on their ability and all
have been recommended by their COM
pany commanders The other officers
of the board are Capt G.. de Grasse
Catiin, Capt Eitid Hunt and LIST Lieut.
Frank V. Schneider.
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PytS. Robert Hinzman. Troop NJ,
and a. r. Robertson. Troop H, 4th
Cavalry, alleged deserters, who were
arrested by the police authorities in
Honolulu, have been turned over to
the military authorities at Schofield
Barracks for trial by general court
martial. Robertson was found on
board a whaler in the harbor. Pvt.
Richard ]. Moore, Company C, 32d
Infantry. is to be tried on the same
charge. He was also picked up by
the police in Honolulu
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All companies of the fst Infantry
We're paid yesterday afternoon by
Capt Thomas H. Harker, Quartermas-
ter Corps. About $4,000 in cash was
paid out. The 9th Field Artillery viii
be paid today and the 25th Infantry
will be paid next Monday.
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In order to assist in recruiting the
regular army in tue United States, the
War Department has decided to use
the newspapers OF rural communities
for this purpose Hereafter all conf
pany commanders will send all news,
items relating to the men Of their
commands to the War Department
with view TO hayi7 such items pub
lished in local newspapers of the
counties In which the men. formerly
resided Blank forms for this purpose
have been furnished company COM
manders, who will forward them three
times each month By adopting this
method, relatives and friends of SOL
diers viii be kept posted as to their,
whereabouts and duties. and the army
will be brought to the attention of
men Of rural districts who have form
erly had no opnbtt unity to observe the
doings of the army. This utilization
of the press IL expected TO- bring bet
ter results than the, recruiting meth
DDS now in force.
The next examination of enlisted.
men for commissions as probationary
second lieutenantss in the Regular
Army WIN be held on April 90. Appli-
cations to take flae examinations must
be forwarded pr March Is. The ex-
aIninations viii BE similar to the three,
that have been held this year. and
which resulted. lin several enlisted
men Of this post being commissioned
by the President,
Orders recently received from the
War Department announce the names
OF the two new. batteries OF coast ar.
tfllery in the coast defenses Of Homo.
lulu rs follows: Battery Boyd anu
Battery Adair, in honor Of Capt. Chas.
g.. Boyd 10th Cavalry, and Lieut..
Henry r. Adair. 10th Cavalry. respect
lively. Both of these officers were kill.
ed In action at Carrizal. Mexico, June
q, 1916, by Carranzista troops.
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Troop e, 4th Cavalry, has gone to-
Fort Kamehameha for guard and pat
rol duty. While there the troops will
be quaftered I'm barracks and enjoy
the routine Of post life instead OF
camp duty which is exceedingly I'M
pleasant in the present rainy weather
Capt. Jerome .; Pillow commands
Troop e with 1sf Lieut. Richard kim
ball on duty with the troop
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A new special court martial has
been appointed to meet at the 25thI
Infantry HEADQUARTERS. Mai. Hugh ID.
Wise, Capt. John B. .Corbley and Capt
Charles L. Wyman are members. First.
Lieut. Walter H. Frank is Judge ad-
vocete.
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Cpls. Harold J. Cross and Oscar
Ramsey. Cock Joseph II. Duyall. Pvts.
1st Glass FRANK e. Gilkerson and Hor-
ace c. Livingston, an or the Medical
Department, have been ordered to re.
port to an examining board at Soho
field Barracks to take the examina.
ton for the grade of sergeant, Medi-
cal department
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The following men have been. or
dered to proceed from this post to
Fort Shafter and report to the officer
in charge of the School for Bakers
and Cooks: For instruction as cook:
Pvt William II Webb. Machine Gun.
Company, 32nd Inf. : Cock William NJ.
Lee, Company d, 25th Inf; Prts.
Frank II. Stodalak and William d.
Healey. Supply Company. and Henry