Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-09-26

Morgan lIlt SlcdIilei Aloii liAas w ~SS
originally announced.
All of the marines ordered to Cuba Will
doubtless get away from the Umted states
by Saturday, and it Is expected that tne
cruiser Brooklyn will sail from League
Island tomorrow morning. The cruiser
Prairie is making every possible effort TO
complete arrangements for sailing tomor-
row. and it Is expected that 1T will leave
Boston not later than tomorrow evening.
The marines from the Atlantic fleet were
organized and sailed last night under or
ders direct from Rear Admiral Evans.
When they arrive at Havana Col. Waller
will direct their reorganization as the sit
uation may demand. Lieut.. Col. Franklin
J. Moses. now at the Annapolis marine bar.
racks Is to command the I'd Regiment OF
Marines Maj. Edward R. Lowndes. now
at the marine barra cks at Charleston, 5.
c.. is to command the 9Th Battalion
: The LOCO marines who are to sail this
week for Cuba are divided temporarily into
a 4th and 5th Expeditionary Battalion.
Officers have been assigned temporarily to
these battalions, but win be reassigned upon
their arrival at Havana, as Col Waller
may see fit.
officers Detailed for Cuba.
The full list of Marine Corps officers who
are to sail on the Prairie. Brooklyn, Texas
and commercial ships from Key West Mo-
bile and New Orleans follows:
Col. Littleton w. T. Waller, commanding
| marine brigade (marine barracks, navy
yard, Norfolk, Va); Lieut.. Col. Franklin ].
Moses commanding I'd Regiment (marine
barracks, Naval Academy, Annapolis Md;
Maj Edward r. Lowndes commanding 9Th
Battalion (marlne barracks, navy yaro,
| Charleston, S. c..
Where Now Stationed.
Fourth Expeditionary neutrality-suspicious.
-Theo IL Low, L. S. R. s. Hancock; Newt
| II. Hall, marine barracks. navy yard, New
| York. First Observation-Disclosures X. Tracy,
olye I'd 'ra n IS
! Halford, marine barracks, navy yard, Ports
! mouth, n H. Harvey C. Egan, U. S. r. S.
Wabash; Clarence S. Owen, Z. S. r. S. Lam
caster; William NJ. Small, marine barracks,
navy yard, New York. Second leutenants-
| Henry S. Green, Julian p. Wilcox, Bennett
Puryear, jr William w. Buckley, William
| C. WISE ir., Benjamin B. Gossett, William
| c. Powers, jr., Sydney s. Lee, Robert Tit
| toni Ross e. Rowell, all stationed at ma
rne barracks, Annapolis, Md.
Fifth Expeditionary Battalion-Captains-
David d. Porter and Henry c. Davis, ma
| rine barracks Washington, d. c.: Randolph
Thomas Z. Lyons. marine barracks, Guile
| bra P. R.; George Van Orden, parine>bar-
| racks. Pensacola. Fla; Harold c. Snyder,
marine barracks, navy yard, Washington.
D. c.; Writ McCreary, marine barracks,
Key West Fla; Rush r. Wallace, marine
barracks, New Orleans. La; William w.
| Low, marine barracks, San Juan, P. r.
i First lieutenants-Giles Bishop, jr., marine
barracks, Culebra, p R.. Frank F. Ro-
bards, marine barracks, Pensacola, Fla;
| VIM. E. Smith, marine barracks, Charles
| ton. S. c.; James j. Meade, marine bar
racks, Norfolk. Va; Sidney A. Merriam.
marine barracks, San Juan, P. r. Second
Lieut.. Benjamin S. Berry, marine barracks,
Washington, d. G.
Cuba are expected to be at the port from
which they are to sail by this evening.
The Portsmouth On. HI, Boston and New
port Or: ID marines are are to sail on the
ANNAPOLIS marines Will sail on the Brook
| lyn from League Island, and the Norfolk,
Washington and Charleston g. Co. marines
| Will go on the Texas from Norfolk.
Forty Thousand Troops to Go.
In the event that intervention becomes
| necessary practically every soldier of the
regular army. with the exception Of those
| in the Philippines and the coast artillery,
! will be landed in Cuba. 1t will be the pur-
| pose OF the army to accomplish Its purpose
as speedily as possible, and to that end at
| least 200 men will be sent to the island
J with all possible dispatch. In fact every
| available soldier in the United States
| will see service in the island, leaving at
| the various posts only the care takers and
| a few scattering companies at remote sta
| .ions.
| Army officials now regard American in
| PREVENTION in Cuba as only matter of
| few days, and are fully prepared to meet
the situation. Gen. Bell. the chief of starr.
| and Gen. Ainsworth, the military secre-
| tary remained at the War Department I'M
| I'll long after midnight last night, sending
| out warnings to the commanders of the
various army stations. and going over the
| plans which they have outlined for the
! movement of the troops. They were back
| ct their desks early this morning.
| Although 1t is not officially SO announced,
| ii is said that Gen. Funston will have COM
,nand of the first troops which land in the
| island. He Is one of the younger officers
| and is thoroughly conversant with the
| island and speaks the language fluently
When a large force of troops is landed
| however. 1t Is probable that officer Of
| higher rank will be detailed to have COM
! mand of the invading army, but the first
detachment landed will be commanded by
| Gen. Funston, although Secretary Taft's
! original purpose In bringing him on from
, the west was for the purpose of having his
| assistance in bringing about peace.
| 1t is confidently stated that Gen. ].
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