The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-07-11
Macarthur Unable to Spare More, and
Further Reinforcements Must Be
Sent from This Country.
COL. HAYS IDENTICAL NOTE
POLICY OF THE UNITED STATES
MADE CLEAR TO EUROPEANS.
Succor of Americans and Protection
of Their Interests the Sole Object
of Sending Troops to China.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 1O.-In reply
to instructions of the secretary of war of
July General Macarthur cables the adju-
tant general the following. under date of
July Q. 1O:40 p. m:
"Daggett's regiment. Fourteenth United
States Infantry, and Reiliy's battery.
Fifth Artillery. will leave on the 18th inst.
| for Taku on the transports Indiana, Flint
| shire and Wyefeld Taylor. in Samar. not
available. For other infantry regiment for
Chinese service. recommend the first one
| leaving the States. Manila nicely cared for
until arrival of new troops. without draw
ing on Anderson, Bullard or Sargent, which
| Is now impracticable.
"In addition to one months subsistence
supplies with troops, send with Daggett TO
establish depot, three months subsistence
| for 5000 men. Regiments have 500 rounds
ammunition per man. CroZier carries 1000
| 900 reserve and such miscellaneous ord
nance supplies as can be spared from here.
With view to medical supply depot stores
| three months) for 5000 men go with Dag
gett There will be eight medical officers
| in China from Philippines. Send three
| months forage for $50 animals and partial
supply of winter clothing for Ninth Infan-
| try. Shall keep Indiana and Flintshire in
| China waters for local service therein. Or
/ der all large transports home to expedite
| transfer of troops here. Foregoing ar
| rangements easily changed. If department
wishes, ca BILE quickly.
Seven companies of Hardins regiment
and Taylor's battery have been sent to
| Samar, replacing Hughes's troops therein,
| which have been concentrated in Leyte.
| Request authority to permanently transfer
| Samar department to southern Luzon.
| ABOUT 1000 MEN.
| The foregoing is the first official admis-
/ sion of the purpose of the administration TO
/ withdraw additional troops from the Phil
| ippines for the purpose of aiding In the,
| suppression of the rebelious conditions in
| China. Outside of the sailors and marines
of Admiral Kempff's fleet the only United
| States forces now in China are the 1850 Of
| ficers and men of the Ninth Infantry,
which. according to a press dispatch. ar
| rived at Taku from Manila last Saturday.
The additional troops ordered to the scene
| from Manila, according to General Mac
Arthur's dispatch, will add a little over 1000
to the force. The reinforcements consist of
two battalions of four companies each Of
the Fourteenth Infantry, aggregating about
900 men, and Captain Reilly's battery of
the Fifth Artillery. numbering 13s men.
| with six guns. The third battalion of the
Fourteenth Infantry is now In the United
States. posted at Fort Brady and Fort
| Wayne
The Philippine reinforcements should ar
rive at Taku by the Goth inst. The trans
ports for this movement are large freight
boats. and, while somewhat slow, well
adapted for the purpose. They will carry
supplies and stores of all kinds sufficient
for an army of 5000 for three months. A
depot of supplies will be established at
Taku. and will be provided with everything
necessary for the maintenance of the troops
| in active field service, including a we'll
stored medical-supply depot
General MacArthurs dispatch is inter-
preted to mean that no more troops of his
command can be withdrawn at present
without detriment TO the service in the
Philippines. 1t also shows that he was un-
able to send as many troops to China as
the War Department evidently desired.
This is shown by the statement that Tay-
lors battery of the Fourth Artillery. in
Samar. was not available for service in
China, and the further statement that il is
impracticable to draw upon the Thirty
eighth, Thirty-ninth and Twenty ninth
Volunteer Regiments. commanded. respec-
lively, by Colonels Anderson, Bulard and
Sargent. In response to his request he
was authorized by the secretary of war to
transfer the troops in Samar to the depart
ment OF southern Luzon.
THE TRANSPORT SERVICE.
General MacArthur's anxiety to con-
ditions in the Philippines is indicated by
the statement in his dispatch to the depart
ment that he has ordered the large trans
ports the Philippine station back TO the
United States in order to expedite the
transfer of troops TO the Philippines. The
Sherman is the only one of the large troop
ships now in the Philippines. The Logan is
in Chinese waters and the Thomas is
due at Manila on the 18th inst General
MacArthur's message is taken 10 mean that
these vessels will be sent back to the
United States as soon possible. The
transport Grant. which left San Francisco
OH the 1st inst, with two squadrons of the
Sixth Cavalry and a battalion of marines,
is due at Nagasak about the 3oth inst She
undoubtedly will continue her voyage to
Taku. where the troops she carries are
much needed. The rest of the six thousand
troops ordered to the Philippines to relieve
the volunteer army will be forwarded as
rapidly as possible between now and
Christmas.
The following schedule of transports sail
ing from San Francisco and their capacity
has been prepared In the office of the, quar-
| termaSter general. July 10, sumner, $40
men; Aug. l. Meade. $40 men: Aug. l6 Han
cock, l.l0o men; Sept. l, Warren, $50 men;
Sept. IS. Thomas. 1.77O men; Oct. /. Grant.
1900 men: Oct is. Sheridan. 1880 men; Nov.
! Sumner. $40 men. In addition TO these
vessels il is expected that the Sherman and
Logan also will be returned 10 this country
at once 10 assist in the transfer OF regular
troops TO the Philippines. But neither OF
them will be available for that service for