Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-03-08
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ESPECIAL STAR Bulletin Corresponaencel

/ Especial Star Bulletin Corresponaencel
! SCHOFIELD BARRACKS. Mar. s.
The entire LIST Infantry arrived at the
{ post at IL a. m. yesterday, completing
! its two-day hike after a 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 at the
! Cashier gate the troops we're met by
/ thc.<rcgimental band which played
them to their barracks. where they
passed in review before Col Hodges.
On March II the lst Infantry will re-
sumo the field training schedule which
was Interrupted February 4. when the
troops were suddenly ordered To Ho-
! nolulu. The days designated for the
! training of the regiment as unit are
March l6, 20 and Goth. ~. -. .
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As part OF the field training Of the
entire command Of this post, series
island OF Oahu will be given at the
| 18th Infantry amusement hall as fol.
lows: March Il, Col Sampson L. Fai-
son. 18th Infantry; March l3, Col. John
f. Mcmahon, 9th Field Artillery;
March IA, Capt Alexander T. McNab.
25th Infantry; March Is, Maj. Ben
iamin B. Hyer, 4th Cavalry; March Is.
Mai Lewis S. Sorley 1st Infantry.
All officers of the post, except those of
the medical department and quarter.
master corps and chaplafns, are re-
quired TO attend these lectures. Off
GERS whose commands are In the field
are permitted but not required to at.
tend. .~, -
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The special instruction.. required by
war department orders. of the officers
recently appointed second lieutenants
will be resumed Monday, March IL.
The officers affected are End 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 we're 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 and
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 Wolf,
Company NJ, LIST Infantry, who Is fur.
Laughed 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.
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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 a 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 |
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.
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The transport, Thomas will carry to
the mainland tomorrow, Capt. Harry
E. knight, 35th Infantry, and Capt.
John r. Thomas, 18th Infantry, VINO
have been recently transferred from
the list Infantry. Capt knight has
been a member OF the LIST Infantry
since 1898, with the exception OF two
short tours of duty with the 5th In /
fantry, while Capt. Thomas has been
with the LIST Infantry since 1901. First
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