Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-07-23
GRANT AND BARRY CHOSEN
WILL ASSIST GEN. CHAFFEE IN THE
CHINESE CAMPAIGN.
Hurrying Reinforce me nts on the Way
to Taku-Wil Not Transship
at Nagasakf.

Although the orders have not yet been
issued it is pretty generally understood in
military circles that Brig. Gen. Frederick
D. Grant, U. S. ", and Brig. Gen. Thomas
H. Barry have been selected for assign
ment to duty with the military division in
China Their assignment. together with
that of Brig. Gen. James H. Wilson, L. s.
", already announced, will give Major
Gen. A. r. Chaffee. commander-in- chief,
three general officers of recognized ability
to assist him in the management of military
operations in China.
Gen. Grant is now on duty with the
troops in the Philippines. being stationed
near Manila Gen. Barry is a passenger
on the transport Sumner, which left San
Francisco on the 17th instant for Nagasaki
The orders under which he sailed required
him to report to Major Gen. Macarthur at
Manila for duty as his chief of staff 1t
Is now proposed, however, to change his
orders SO as to assign him temporarily at
least to duty with the troops in China
He will undoubtedly receive orders to that
effect upon his arrival at Nagasaki, and
Will continue on with the troops on that
vessel to Taku, China
Gen. James II. Wilson, the senior brigade
commander now at Matanzas, Cuba is ex-
pected to start on his long Journey To the
orient Immediately He will make the trip
by way of New York and San Francisco
and will not arrive on Chinese soil until
ABOUT a month later than the other two
brigade commanders.
The transport Grant is expected to ar
rive at Nagasaki early this week possibly
tomorrow or next day She left San Fran
cisco on the 1st instant with Major General
CnaHee, two troops of the 9th Cavalry and
a battalion of marines. 1t was originally
intended to transship these troops at Maya
sakl to other vessels of the transport ser
vice, by which they were to be taken direct
to Taku, and the Grant was to have con-
unued to Manila
Inc urgent need of these reinforcements
IN Chlna has necessitated change in the
plans, and orders have gone forward for
the Grant to proceed direct from Nagasaki
TO Iaku with the utmost possible speed
stopping only long enough to take on coal.
The officials Of the War Department calcu-
late that General Chaffee and his reinforce
ments will join Lieutenant Colonel Coolidge
and the 9th Infantry at Tien Ts!n before the
end of the month. 1t is also expected that
the troops from Manila consisting of two
battalions of the 14th Infantry and bat
terry of artillery. will arrive at Taku to-
morrow or Wednesday at the latest The
arrival or these troops will give General
Chaffee an effective fighting force incud-
ing marines already there, of about 1000
men.
One of the first duties of General Chaffee
on arriving at the seat of the trouble in
CHINA Will be to report to the War De-
partment the prevailing conditions and his
views to the best course of military pro-
cedure for the rescue of the beleaguered
ministers in Pekin. 1t is said that the mill
tary plans of the administration will be
governed to a considerable extent by Cen
eral Chaffee's report of the situation and
the possibility of a successful movement
against Pekin with the forces at his com
mand acting in conjunction with the forces
of the allied powers.