Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-09-13
N[GROTROOPS OYORK
Soldiers Returning From Phil
ippines to Be Stationed in the
Eastern Metropolis
MOVE MAY EXCITE ANGER
Step Is Taken Because of Protests
From Other Localities Against Re-
ceiving Them = Important Changes
Made in stations-Reno to Be
Abandoned.
MOVE MAY EXCITE ANGER

Washington, Sept. BY deciding
to station negro troops returning
from the Philippines in New York,
his home state, General Oliver, acting
secretary of war. has Gained the storm
of protest from other communities which
objected to receiving the soldiers, but
has taken step which will probably
/ raise howl of indignation in his own
constituency.
General Oliver yesterday issued an
order providing for the relief of sew
eral regiments that have been serv-
ing in the Philippines for more than
the full allotted term of two, years.
Among the returning organization is
negro regiment-the Twenty Fourth
infantry. With the dispatch to >the
Philippines of the Twenty Fourth in
fantry some months ago the United
States was left without negro troops.
except q few short term cavalry men
employed in the stables at the West
Point Military academy.
When the proposition was made
about two months ago to return the
negro troops several strong protests
were made to the department by con-
gressmen and other prominent persons
representing communities where 1t
was reported these troops were to be
! posted.
General Oliver has settled the mat
ter by ordering these soldiers into his
own state. On February Is next, ac-
cording to the terms of the order, the
Twenty fourth infantry is to sail from
Manila for San Francisco and proceed
| by rail to New York headqua1 tiers, the
band and two battalions to be selected
by the regiment commander to take
station at Madison barracks, near Wat
ertown, and the remaining battalion at
Fort Ontario, near Oswego.
The other changes of Importance rA7
corded in the order were as follows:
The First cavalry, now at Fort
Clark and Fort Sam Houston, Texas,
will sail from San Francisco September
Is, to relieve the Third cavalry in Man
lila. The Third cavalry will sail from
stations in Texas vacated by the First
cavalry.
The Fourteenth infantry will sail for
Manila January 5, the Twenty-third in
fantry February 5, the Fourth infantry
March 5, and the Seventh infantry
April 5. They will relieve the Twenty
Fourth infantry, which sails from Man
liza February Is to take station at Mad
ison barracks and Fort Ontario, as al
ready stated. The Second infantry will
sail March Is, to take station at Fort
Wayne and Fort Brady, Mich, and
Fort Thomas, KY The Eighth infan-
try will sail April Is to take station
at Fort Mcdowell and the Presidio of
Monterey, Cal, and the First infantry
will sail May Is, to take station at
Vancouver barracks. Washington.
instructions are given to the COM
handing officers to relieve short term
men before the departure of their reg
iments for the Philippines.
Another paragraph of the order re-
lieves the Twenty-second infantry
from duty at Fort Mcdowell and the
Presidio at Monterey, Cal, July 1,
when they are ordered to Alaska, TAX
ing station at Fort William H. Sew
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ard Fort Liscum, Fort Egbert, Fort
Gibbon, Fort ST. Michael, and Fort
Davis. They will relieve at those
places the Tenth infantry. which is
ordered to take station at Fort Benja-
min Harrison, probably constituting
the nucleus of the new brigade post
at that poRt.
The Nineteenth infantry battalion at
Fort Reno. Okla, is ordered to Fort
Mackenzie, Wyo March 1, to relieve
at that point the battalion of the
Fourth infantry, which is ordered to
the Philippines.
Fort Reno, Okla, will then be placed
in the charge of caretakers and ulti-
mately will be abandoned.
Stopped.
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