The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1918-06-14
.SNEEPINGCRAA6ES
SHAKE UP OFFICERS
Aviator Clark Ordered Away;
Many Local Captains Pro
= 49, NOTED To Maiorities i


Sweeping changes in the military
establishment of the Hawaiian Islands
were authorized yesterday by the war
| department, which not only changed
commanders and other officers at the
mobilization camp at Fort Armstrong,
but ordered a large number of officers
To leave the Islands and report for
dHtt' upon the mainland, most of them
l'ehptaihs who are all promoted to the
rank of major. r..
One Of the most startling of the
changes is that Of Major Harold M.
Clark, Y. 3. 4. who has been in com
mand OF the aviation section here for
several months who is not only de-
taehed from the aero work, but Is
ordered to duty with the l59th depot
Brigade. ..'' - o" ?. - h
Major Clark has not flown in a sea-
plane since the night he brought his
senplnne down in the forests or Km-
wiki back OF HiIo, on his fight from
Honolulu to the island of Hawaii.
The flight ended disastrously for moth
ing has been recovered from the wreck
| OF the machine except the camera. Major
Clark s fight was the subject Of in
ouify by board appointed by General
Wiser, which Intercepted a number
of witnesses here and on Hawaii con
ecrnipg' the state OF the weather the
| afternoon Major Clark few over
| Hawaii. II ia understood that most
of these witnesses testified that the
weather was clear aloBg the coast,
which was not followed by the aviator
He flew straight inland, wns swallowed
up in the fogs and eventually landed
on top of tree and for two days was
not heard Of
The departure " Major Gla'.SD ieGses
the aero squadron without r'p,irt, and
no successor has yet boeu aamed to
resuIne the aerial invest cations.
Captains Promoted
Captain Ralph G. Hol"alat, 81 The
=, Second Infantry Mt Fort Shaftcr 10
comes major, and Captai: J Gward
Witsell, who has been in s"rtCr.in-
spector Of the Hawaiian National
Guard and more unity must,rmg
officer at the m0h''i :atiIa rnn, Tor
the national quart bccn mes MFR aud
is ordered to leave TO- tn asst at
once to duty at the 162 depot bri-
gade. Major Witsell will leave regret
ted by practically very naa lin the
Hawaiian gnard, 20" II was he VIII
Intensified the instruction ~ 'hc rItad,
who lectured to them nigh: after right,
and made ii possible FOR So mary ofi-
GERS to pass the sX"nI, nations of tae
regular army and become pdiccys in the
fedeEalized guard rn,-+t w -. ~,
Furthermore, orders issued yester lay
detached Col. William Grnnett, =. ,ond
Infantry, U. s. A., rs commau Ter Cf
the camp, Major Wits,ll as mustcr,rE
officer, and Lieutenant Ballard, eth
Robert O. Edwards. CunAt Nrtih, ~
Corps, of Fort De Russy is named as
commandment. The change u said to
have been made Or rTn zen dr"n shle.
The list Of the promotions and their
new duty stations are rs follows.
List of Promotions
Capt Daniel E. JuTphy, 4th (a>uiry,
Schofeld, to 10th depot brigade.
Capt. J.. J. II. FerYlg. +th la,nI1y,
Schofeld to l62nd depot brigade.
Capt. JOhn'N. Smith, ,roM with LIST
Infantry. l62nd depot brigade TONER,
ly at headquarters as casual lGicer.
Capt Ralph @. Holiday, 3nd lnfan
try, Fort lShafter, TO mach:1e gun
training camp, Georgia
Capt Gustav J. Gonser. 32nd lnfan.
try, Schofeld, to l63rd depot hrgale.
Capt. F. J. Riley, Infantry, Schofcld,
to Tooth depot brigade.
Capt f. +. Witsell, mastering Off,
Ger Fort Armstrong, to l62nd depot
brigade. ~. ''"TN
CGpt Alfred lockwood End Infan.
try. Fort Shafter, to l62pd depot bri.
gade.
y Capt Carl l.. Cohen. end Infantry.
Fort Shafter, to I6Oth depot brigade.
Capt: Carl J. Ballinger, infantry,
Schofeld, to 16lst depot brigade.
Maj. J, R. Baxter, infantry, Scho.
field, to I54th depot brigade.
Mai. Harold NJ. Clark, aviation
corps Fort ,Kamehameha, transferred
to I5ath dep bot brigade.
Capt. Ernest % ]. Carr, infantry,
Scbefeld, to l59th depot brigade.
Capt. Hugh Keen, infantry, Scho-
field, TO l60th depot brigade.
Capt. G, H. DanielsOn, infantry,
Schofeld. to lSsth depot brigade.
The officers win he engaged in re.
ctuiting work Tor their SBrigadcs at
the front. 4 ,depot' brigade is the
home station for that part OF division
whose name it bears and its function
to keep the brigade mp to war strength
and replacing casualties.
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