Honolulu, Feb. 8.
Major-General Walter G. Short ye day relieved Lieutenant- Gen., eral Charles D. Herron as Commanding Officer of the Hawaiian Department, America's most, powerful Army post.
The change of command was accomplished during a colourful cere-many at Fort Shafter, in which the Gath Coast Artillery and colour guards of every military organiza tion at Oahu passed in review.
They bid the new commander welcome and gave an "alpha" to old commander, Gen. Herron, on his retirement, received a letter of congratulation from Gen. George C. Marshall, Chief of Staff of the U.S, Army.
Mrs. Short pinned a third star on her husband's shoulder, he thereby becoming a __lieutenant-general_—United Press, ¥Benghazi Taken
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.