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staff were advised OF the request Of the
secretary OF war and Quartermaster Hum
phrey and his assistants began to hire
transports and to order supplies delivered
Immediately at Newport News where the
first expedition will be modified. Sufficient
supplies to last 5000 men for thirty days
are being rushed to that point with full
speed. Quartermasters depots at Philadel-
phia, Boston. New York and many other
cities are being drawn on and Captain
Samuel f. Smiley. Of the Fifteenth in
fantry. has been ordered to Newport News.
where he will secure store houses and look
after the supplies.
Whit Directs Embarkatiou.
Brigadier General T. ]. Whit, commander
of the department OF the Missouri. was
ordered to Newport News today. where
he will assume full charge of the en-
| barkation of troops. He is to remain there
indefinitely and will look after a second
and third expedition in case the govern
ment finds il necessary to send large
army 10 Cuba.
Although the military secretary and the
! chief Of stan were unable TO communicate
With President Roosevelt. preparations for
/ the immediate departure OF the first eXpedi-
/ ton were only little delayed as the secre-
| tary OF war, the president and the mem
| beers of the general stan had gone so
thoroughly over the situation that there
is general understanding as to the policy
! OF the administration. II il now known
that Brigadier General Frederick Funston.
who is already in Cuba. is to be in COM
mand OF all the troops sent to Cuba.
! Colonel f. ID. Crowder OF the Judge advo-
cate general once. who is to be Secretary
Taft's legal adviser in the organization of
| the new government in Cuba left Washing
ton today for Havana with a secretary and
several assistants, who are to be with him
in his work.
Organization of First Expedition.
Full details of the organization OF the
FIRST expedition were made public by the
chief OF stan tonight. Lieutenant Colonel
W. ". Wetherspoon is to be chief OF the
expedition stan and he will have as his
assistants the following officers of the gen
! eral STAFF corps:
Major William A. Mann, Major Francis
j. Herman; Major David Gaillard Captain
George W Read: Captain Charles T.
The military secretary OF the expedition
win be Captain William G, Ham of the
| artillery corps. Major William C. Lang
nit Is to- be the engineer onicer. The in
speotor general win be Major E. s. Greble
Major Chaunoey b. Baker win be chief
quartermaster and has left for Cuba with
hve assistants. Other oficers on the ex-
petition stan are:
Chief commissary. Major Harry E. Will
kins; depot commissary. Captain H. C.
Cole; chief surgeon, Colonel Valery Hav-
ard; medium Inspector. Lieutenant Colonel
Blair u. Taylor, chief ordnance officer,
Captain William II. Tschappat: chief sig.
nal of1cer, Captain William Mitchell; chief
paymsster, Colonel Charles IT. Whipple
judge advocate. Major Blanton winship.
Secretary Tsft telegraphed today for
Major Jefferson r. Kean OF the medical
department and Frank Mcintyre, captain
OF the nineteenth infantry. who will sail
for Havana at the earliest possible mo
ment. Captain Mcintyre has been tempo
rarily in charge Of the bureau OF lnsulai
AFFAIRS Of the War department and has had
wide experience. both in Cuba and the
Philippines.
Fort Omaha Men 90 Front.
One hundred and twenty-five members II
the signal corps from Fort Omaha hsvs