Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-03-15
AN IMMENSE UNDERTAKING
TWENTY THOUSAND TROOPS TO BE
SENT TO MANILA.
Arranging the Transport Service
Progress in Returning the
Volunteers.

The officers of the adjutant general S
and quartermaster's departments are de-
voting their earnest attention at present
to the sending of regular troops to the
Philippines to take the places of the vol
unteers, which are being brought home as
rapidly as the transportation facilities of
the government will permit. The entire
volunteer army is to brought home and
discharged before the 1st of July. New
regiments are being recruited and organ
lied in this country, with a view to their
early transfer to the Philippines. The
main object of the officials is to prevent
any material reduction in General Mac
Arthur's army of 10000 men. There are
about 10000 regular troops in the orient
including those now in China. The volun-
toer army. which is being withdrawn, num-
bers nearly $4,000. In order to keep the
strength up to 10000 1t will be necessary
to transport about 10000 fresh troops from
the United States before the 1st of July
This is an immense undertaking, and is
taxing the resources of the War Depart
nient to the extreme limit.
The transports Indiana, Meade and Penn
sylvania will leave San Francisco within
the next few days with battalions of the
10th Infantry, 9Th Cavalry, the 2Sth In
fantry. 10Th Infantry and Both Infantry.
Arrangements have also been made for
the departure of other vessels, as follows:
The Buford, with capacity Of 61 officers
ard 900 men, on the 25th instant: the
Hancock, with a capacity of "a officers
and ,O6O men. on the 1st of April the
fitzpatrick. with capacity of 81 officers
and 1000 men, on the 9TH of April; the
Warren, with capacity of IL officers and
,242 men,, on the 18th of April. and the
Logan, with capacity of S6 officers and
1,64S men. on the 10Th of April These
vessels will be laden with regular troops
consisting of newly organized regiments or
home battalions of regiments serving in
the West Indies the Philippines.
Satisfactory progress is reported in the
transportation of the volunteer troops from
the Philippines to San Francisco Sever
al transports are now at different stages
of their voyage across the Pacific includ-
ing the Logan. with the SD and 34th Vol
untcer Infantry, and the Garronne, with
the 10Th Volunteer Infantry. The Buford
left Manila February 10. ands arrived at
San Francisco Wednesday last. Many
Washingtonians were on this vessel
According to the schedule so far as ar
ranged, other vessels will leave Manila for
home, as follows: The Thomas, on the
10th instant, with the 18th and the 35th
Volunteer Infantry; the RosecEans. on the
10th instant, with the 3Bth Infantry and
the Grant on the 25th instant, with the
2ath and 32d Infantry. The transportation
arrangements at both ends of the line have
not yet been finally completed beyond the
dates mentioned. The officials of the War
Department are confident rof their ability
to execute the plan Of discharging the
entire volunteer army N the United States
before the 1st of July next without ma
terlaily reducing the number and effec-
tiveness of the military forces in the Phil