The Washington times., 1906-10-13
ARMY DESERTIONS
CAUSING ANXIETY
Innovation in Handling
Companies of Coast
Artillery.
TRANSFERS WILL BE MADE
Exchange Of Companies Between Dis
feTent Forts May Have De-
sired Eject.

decided innovation iu the handling
OF the coast artillery of the army is
being made, au exchange OF companies
between The stations North and South
having been decided upon as a solution
OF The desertion problem.
beseruOus i'm the coast artillery have
become numerous the past Few years,
and more particularly within recent
months 1t has been tnc custom 10
maintain "a certain command at one
Iur- permanently, instead of transfer
ing commands from ou, fort To another
as is done with lhe Held artillery. as
well a~ the cavalry and infantry. II
men are given "a change of scene and
climatic conditions. it is predicted they
may Dee less inclined Co leave the SER
vice Accordingly. nearly all companies
that have been stationed at Southern
posts viii be exchanged with those sta
toned m the North.
Disband Old Fort McHenry.
In making .aese transfers. the War
Department Win disbJud the historic
Fort McHenry. at Baltimore, I'm which
Key wrote "ILe Star-SpaugIed Banner"
The fort viii not only remain un-
manned but viii Doc dismautled. Fort
Fremont, another historic fort. I'm South
Carolina, also viii be abandoned.
Tho changes viii bc 40 follows, as
announced 20 the War Department,
Fourth Company from Jackson Bar
racks, Louisiana, 90 Fort Du p0nt, Del
aware.
Eighth Company from Fort Morgan.
Albania 90 Fort Preble Maine.
Eleventh Company from Key West
Z uacLs, Florida, to Fort Schuyler.
New York.
First Company from Fort DE Soto.
Florida, 20 Fort LevetJ Maine
Seventh Company from Fort Bar
raucas, Florida, 90 Fort Banks, Mas
sachusetts.
Ninth Company from Fort Barrancas.
Florida. TO Fort Warren, AIassachu-
setts.
Fifth Company from Fort screven,
Georgia to Fort Williams. Maine.
Fourteenth Company from Fort
Screyen, Georgia 10 Fort CrebIe, Rhode
Island
one Hundred and Seventeenth Com
rany from Fort Fremont South Caro-
lima, TO Fort Adams, Rhode Island.
one Hundred and Second Company
from Fort tasWcll. North Carolina, 10
Fort Adams, Rhode Island.
SeVtlTN-rfIl Company from Fort
1lI bl. Maine. 10 Fort Morgan. Ala
tsud-
Thirty-IuM Company from Fort Nc
Henry, Maryland, 90 Fort DE Soto
Ilor.da.
New York to Key West.
Elehuem Company from Forl schuy-
Ter. New York. to Key West Barracks
Fleuj4
Scveuy--iNtH Company from Fort
Banks Massachusetts Jo Fort Bar
Iaucas. Florida
Seveuty-scyenth Company from Fort
Warren. Massachusetts. 10 Fort Bar
IinCss. Florida
SsysDty-laurth Company from Fort
Williams. Maine, to Fort Screveu,
Ge0Ueia.
Sry.uty--ecoud Company from Fort
Greblr. Rhode Island Ito Fort Screven.
Georgia.
SeveuU-eiehh Company from Fort
Adams, Rhode Island 10 Fort MoUl-
JrIe. South Carolina.
Seventy Company from Fort
Adams Rhode Island, tu Fort CasweH
North Carolina.
This viii mean practically u Tee
organization ol the enlisted personnel
of the entire coast artillery for every
man viii be given the privilege of a
transfer to any other company or re-
naming at his present post. I'm other
UOTtuuItE TO choose their own posts
This change Wlii take effect next March,
and if the plan is found 90 be satisfac-
tory. general transfers viii be made
every few Years.