Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1898-06-13
MARINES=GUERILLA FIGHT AT GUANTANAMO
Four Americans Killed and One Wounded Enemy's
Loss Unknown
PLANS FOR PUERTO RICO AND PHILIPPINES

WASHINGTON, June 3.-The United
States army for the invasion of Cubs
sailed at daylight from Key West, over
1900 strong.
MOLE ST. NICHOLAS, June IL, p.
M, copyrIpht.- expedition frem
Tampa, under General Shafter, con.
voyed ny Amenican warships is an
xiously awaited by the fleet off Santiago
Operations will begin Immediately after
the arrival of the transports which are
expected this week When the Asso-
ciated Press dispatch boat Dauntless
left Guantanamo bay Sunday morning
for the Heytien cable. The cable
is to be spliced and Admiral Sampson
will hold it for direct communication
with Washington.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The first
division of United States troops to
begin the invasion Of Cuba sailed from
Key West at daylight. The expedition
comprises 773 officers and 1864 en-
listed men, all under the command of
Major. General Shafter. A large force
of transports conveyed the troops under
a strong convoy of warships ranging
from the immense battleship to the
small gunboat and armed fast sailing
yachts.
OUR BOYS SAIL WITH sHAFTER.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-It was for
mally announced at the War Depart
ment this morning that the first mill
tary expedition had left Key West at
daylight today bound for Santiago. All
yesterday tsscc-e was lively conference
between officials of the Navy and War
Departments and after an all day ses-
sion the war board completed plans for
conveying troop transports. Major
General Shafter, who commands this
expedition, has force of 773 officers
and 1861 enlisted men. United States
regular troops make up the greater part
of the force, there being only three
volunteer organizations on the ships.
These are the list New York infantry
volunteers; the End Massachusetts, in
fantry volunteers, and two dismounted
squadrons of four troops each from the
1st United States volunteer cavalry, the
regiment which Col. Wool commands
aud of which Theodore Roosevelt is
lieutenant colonel Whether either of
these officers is with the two squadrons
named is not yet known in the War
Department.
1t was difficult to prevail upon the
mounted riflemen to leave their mounts
behind, but this was necessity, 1t is
said owing to lack of Accommodations
for the horses on ship board. The best
the department could do this time in
the way of supplying a cavalry con-
tingent for the expedition was to in
clude among the troops one squadron
of the End q. s. Cavalry, fully mounted,
with nine officers and $50 enlisted men.
The full list of troops that make up
this expedition as reported to the War
Department by General Shafter, is as
follows: Infantry regiments: Sixth
and 10Th, list New York volunteers,
10th, 2lst, End, 18th. 9th, Gath. 8th,
22nd; End Massachusetts, volunteers,
1st, 18th, 18th, 7th, 18th, 3rd. goth; total
infantry, Sc officers and 10,709 enlisted
mer.
Cavalry: Two dismounted squad
rons of four troops each from the 3rd.
9th, 9th, lst and 10th cavalry, and two
dismounted squadrons of four troops
each from the first United States vol
unteer cavalry. Total dismounted
cavalry, 159 officers, 2,875 enlisted men
Mounted cavalry: One squadron of
the End, 8 officers and 280 enlisted men.
Artillery-Light batteries E and K,
1st artillery; A and F second artillery,
81 officers and 1853 enlisted men. Bat
teries G and FL fourth artillery, siege;
officers, 132 enlisted men.
Engineers Company G and E, 0 Off
GERS, 200 enlisted men.
Signal Corps-One detachment,
officers, 45 enlisted men.
Hospital detachments are included in
the above figures The staff corps num-
bers fifteen officers. General Shafter
In his report, indicates the great OBJ
stacles that had to be overcome to en-
bark his force at Port Tampa, and it II
net likely. if his recommendation car.
ries any weight, that the effort will
be made again to embark so large
number of troops frem this port with
out considerably enlarging the ship
ping facilities.
CAPTAIN TAYLOR IN COMMAND.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-Captail
Taylor, of the battleship Indiana, is Il
command of the naval convoy whic
accompanies the transport ships t
Cuba.
PREPARING THE SECOND ARMY.
WASHINGTON, June 13.-The Wa
Department announces today that
has begun active preparations for tn
second army of invasion. Its believe
the second army will go 10 Puert
Rico.
Troops will arrive off Santiago Thur,
day morning, at the latest, BARN