The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-11
Secretary Nays Circular.
TROOPS MOVING TO CHINA.


WASHINGTON. July 10.--Gen. MacAr-
tnur cables the war department that me
evrss tee, infantry And The run Fif,h sF1
troops are being sent 10 replace these.
In reply 70 irstructions Of the secretary
q WAT Of July = Gen. MacArthyr ca
s'baggeit's regiment Fourteenth United
sta1es w y sey he ba, ak or atn
Wyeheld. Taylor In samar. not availa-
bic. For other infantry regiments for
snvms Msn es cared fore
until arrival OF new troops. without draw
ing on Anderson. BulIard or Sargent.
which 4. now impracticable.
In addition to one months subsistence
supplies with the. troops. srnd with Dag
Gett TO establish depot. three months
subsistence fer 5000 men, Regiments
Crpzier carries one million reserve and
such miscellaneous ORDINANCE. supplies a.
can be. spared from here. With view
10 medical supply, depot stores for three
months for 5000 men go with Daggett:
there viii be eight medical officers In
china from the r,htilippinss send three
supply. winter clothing for Ninth infan-
try. Shall keep Indiana and Flintshire
N china waters for local service therein.
dite transfer OF troops here, Foreso-
Ing arrangements easily changed II de-
pnrtmrnt's wishes. are .cabled quickly.
lor's battery have been sent TO samar.
repiacing Hughes troops there. which
have been concentrated In Leyte.
Request authority to permanently
transfer Samar department TO Southern
Luson.
MACARTHUR"
This bulletin IL the first official admis-
sion OF the purpose Of the admnlstra-
tton 10 withdraw additional troops from
the phiiippines for the purpose OF aiding
ditions IN China. Outside OF sailors ana
only troops n chna aro the 1850 offieers
accordl,y 10 press dispatches, arrived AZ
Takn from Manila last Saturday.
The addtt'onal troops ordered to tho
MacArthui's dispatch, will add a little
over 1000 to tina. force. The reinforce
ments consist OF two bnttalinns OF four
try. agsresating about 800 men, and Capt.
Reiily's. battery Of the Fifth artillery.
numbering is men with ak guns. The
Third battalion Of The Fourteenth infan.
Fort Brady and Fort Wayne, The phil
ippine reinforcements should arrive nj
Taka BY the soth inst The transports
used for this movement are large freight
boats, and while somewhat slow, are we'll
adapted for tho purpose. They will carry
supplies and stores OF all kinda snfri-
Gent for an army of S,ooo men for three
months.
A depo. Of supplies VIII be established
a. Taiu, and win be provided with every
thinE necessary for the maintenance OF
the troors I'm active field service includ-
fnG well stored medical supply depot
Gen, MacArthur's dispatch In inter
pfeted To mean that no more OF the troops
Of hts command can be Withdrawn at
present without detriment to the service
IN the Philippines. IL also shows that
he was unable 10 Send ms many troops
20 China ~ the war department evidently
desired. This Is shown by his statement
that Thyior's battery of the Fourth artii-
iery IN samar was not available for ser.
siee w china. and by the further state
mont that II " impfactlcable Go draw upon
the Thirty eighth. Thirty-nlnth and
T~enty-ninth volunteers, comman iea re-
spective'y w Coils. Anderson, Bullard
and Sargent, In response 10 hts requaAt
he was urged hy the secretary of war
&C. transfer the TROOPS IN safuar to The
depArtment 81 eauthefn InKon.