Honolulu star-bulletin., 1917-03-08
Sel,o(ield Notes
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SCHOFTEf4D BARRACKS, Mar. 81
The entire lst Infantry arrived at the
post at IL a. m yesterday. completing
its two-day hike after q months tour
OF guard duty in the vicinity of Fort
Shafter and Pearl Harbor The DIFF
ferent companies OF the regiment
broke their various camps Tuesday
afternoon and met at Pearl City, where
the regiment concentrated for the
nights camp. On arriving al the
Cashier gate the troops were met by
the rcgimental hand which played
them to their barracks. where they
passed in review before Cols Hodges
On March l2 the LIST Infantry will re.
sumo the field training schedule when
was interrupted February 4. when the
troops were suddenly ordered to IIo-
nolulu. The days designated for the
training Of the regiment as unit are
March Is. % and 30th.
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As part of the field training OF the
entire command OF this post, a series
of talks relating to the terrain of the
island OF Oahu will be given at the
25th Infantry amusement hall as fol
lows: March II, Col. Sampson l.. Fai-
son, 25th Infantry: March l3. Col John
E. McMahon. 9th Field Artillery;
March IA, Capt. Alexander T. McNab.
25th Infantry; March Is, Mai. Ben
jamin b. Hyer, 4th Cavalry: March 16.
Maj. Lewis s. Sorley. LIST Infantry.
All officers OF the post. except those of
the medical department and quarter
master corps and chaplains. are re-
qnired to attend these lectures. Off
GERS whose commands are in the field
are permitted but not required to at
tend.
The special instructicn. required by
war department orders. Of the officers
recently appointed second lieutenants |
will be resumed Monday. March 12. |
The, officers affected are and Lieuts. |
McGarrigle, Landrum. Cutchin and |
Crooks. These officers have been in
the field for the past month with the
1st Infantry where they have gained |
valuable experience. They are now
excused from further duty with the |
companies to which they were at |
tached and will report to Capt. Elvid
Hunt, 1st Infantry, who will resume
their instruction. First Lieut.. Frank /
". Schneider, 1st Infantry, has been |
detailed as assistant instructor ana
relieved. from duty with Company b.
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Among the enlisted men sailing for
the United States on the transport /
Thomas tomorrow Is Pvt. Joseph Vol,
Company NJ, 1st Infantry, who is fur
longhed to the army reserve after four
years service. As an example of what |
an enlisted man may save out Of his
pay, Pvt. Wolf, by depositing small |
amounts with the paymaster each /
month, has accumulated about $500,
which will be paid to him on his arri-
val at Fort Mcdowell, San Francisco.
All infantry lieutenants who will be
due for promotion during the coming
year to the grade OF captain reported /
to the examining board for promotion
this morning. The examination will
last about week.
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In view of the fact that construction
of new barracks for Artillery troops is
about to commence at this post a
board consisting Of Capt. Robert
Brambila. Capt. George E. Kumpe and
Capt. Charles H. Rice, all 1st Infan-
try, has been ordered to consider and
report and submit recommendations
concerning any changes that may be
desirable in the construction OF the
new buildings.
The transport Thomas will carry to
the mainland tomorrow. Capt. Harry
E. Knight, 35th Infantry, and Capt.lI
John r. Thomas, 17th Infantry. VINO
have been recently transferred from
the 1st Infantry. Capt. Knight has
been member Of the 1st Infantry
since 1898, with the exception Of two
short tours Of duty with the 5th In
fantry, while Capt Thomas has been
with the 1st Infantry since 1901. First
Lieut.. Alfred E. Sawkins, 32nd lnfan-
try, is also a passenger on the trans
port leaving tomorrow Most of his
service on the island Of Oahu hasl
been with the 25th Infantry These
officers having completed three years
foreign service, will go to the border
for duty.
Capt. Robert M. Brambila, 1st In
fantry. has resumed his duties as Of
ficer in charge of the 1st Infantry ex-j
change, after being in the field with
his regiment. He is relieving Capt.
Thomas H. Lowe, 32nd Infantry, who
had charge Of the exchange duringl
Capt. Brambila's absence. Capt Lowe
is now on duty at Pearl Harbor.
Troop B, 4th Cavalry. under COM
mand of Capt Charles w. Van Way,
will march to Kuhuku, this island, to-
morrow morning and relieve Troop A,
Capt Boniface, which has been on
duty there for the past month. First
Lieut.. Dexter Runsey will accompany
Troop B.
The troops OF the Cavalry canton
ment were paid today by Capt Thorn
as r. Harker, Quartermaster Corps
who came from Honolulu for that pur
pose.