Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1906-10-10
BRINGS REGIMENT
AND A ST0XAWAY
Logan Arrives From
Manila With 2Ist
Infantry
COL. WILLIAMS MEN HAYt.
DONE HARD CAMPAIGNING
CURING EIGHTEEN MONTHS SER.
VICE IN ShMhR SOLDIERS
HAVE SEEN MUCH
FIGHTING

with the 2lst regiment OF infantry, u
big list OF cabin passengers. n large
number Of miscellaneous passengers.
and the youngest stOwaway on record
aboard. the army transport Logan
steamed into port this morning, On
route from the Philippine to San Fran
cisco.
The Twcnty!lirst lnfgntry Is return.
ing to the States after eighteen months
Of strenuous campaigning in Samar.
Orders 10 return at thi} time came III
u pleasant surprise to them. as IN the
ordinary course OF events. they would
have had to remain the Philippines tor
i've or six months longer. il being the
general rule that regiment has to do
two years duty in the Islands when
sent there. The sixth Infantry Is also
returning home ahead Of time. 1t
leaves Manila today. There are nov
two extra regiments In tho Islands,
which accounts for the early return oi
the Twcnty-Grst and the sixth.
The Twenty-ilrst Infantry Is under
the command Of Col G. a. Williams,
who, with his wife, j. aboard the trans.
port. Col. Williams Is one OF the mos,
genial officers In the army. and tells
an interesting story Of the doings of his
| regiment during the eighteen months
| that II has been in the Orient. Al
though its term of service there has
been somewhat shorter than Is the
general rule. the Twcntly-iirst has done
more active service than any othc.
regiment. From the time they landed
ON the islands they have been kept
busy. The regiment was stationed In
| Samar, where most Of the recent dis
turbanccs have taken place. and has
been on the 20 81 constantly that during
the entire eighteen months at no time
| was the entire regiment together In
one place. The different companies have
been scattered all over the district. en-,
gagged In the strenuous work Of trying
to paciiy 1t. The regiment was Not
present at tho crater fight. the sixth
| Infantry, under Col. Duncan, being the
one that DISTINGUISHED itself In that en-
SaEament. But II has been In maHy
another scrlmmaEc. Company u, undcl
the command Of Captain Stacy. was tn,
ono which captured the troublcsOm,
chief Daguhob, Of the Pulajancs an,
killed over 100 of his men. Tho dcfea
Of this band resulted In comparative
peace throughout the district. up to tn,
time Of tho trCaChoroum attack upui
Governor Curry IN Macton. Since tina
occurrence. however. there has bceI
much unrest. and the natives have 10
sorted to guerilla warfare. which i
very difficult IN cope with. a compnn!
will he marching along one OF tn
wrctchCd roads OF Sanar, ~ wadinl
through n swamp, when there vii
come fu8iladc OF bullets from tn,
grass. A charge results In the discuv
cry Of nobody, the treacherous Pula
lanes having made their escape.
Notwithstanding their hard service
the Twenty first Infantry has lost yer.
few men and no officers. Col. William
says that he thinks they hnyc fare
very well indeed, considering the ma
ture and amount of work they had L
do.
The regiment has orders to 80 I,
Fort Logan. near Denver, on It's arriva
in the States. II Is considered doubt
ful. however, II the entire regiment vii
remain there. especially In the event o
any considerable number OF troops bc
Ing sent to Cuba The sending OF man
troops there would leave number o
posts vacant. and In that event II Il
probable that the Twonty-iirst regimen
will be broken up and sent to garri
son several different posts, Before so
ing to the Philippines the regiment wa
stationed at Fort Smell.
The Logan, which Is one OF the hes
trpuSpOris I'm the Hpryirp had an OK