Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-12-12
ARMY FROM CUBA
WILL LAND HERE
Homeward Movement Viii BEGIN
January | and Continue
Until April |.
army TRANSPORTS WILL Be USED
All the s.idiers Of Army Of Cuban
Pacification to Come Ashore at
Newport News-From Here Various
Detachments Will be Distributed
Marines to Arrive First.
(By Associated Press.)

WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. 1l.-At
the war department today the first
details regarding the withdrawal from
Cuba OF the American army of paci-
f1cation, which has been on duty there
since the fall of 1906. were made
known. The movements Of the troops
will begin January l and will be con-
pleted by April l.
The officers and civilians on duty
in connection with the provisional
government will sail from Havana the
day after the inauguration of Presi-
dent Gomez and the troops remaining
on the island after that date will be
withdrawn as rapidly as transporta-
tion facilities will permit
Land at Newport News.
The army transports will be used
in bringing the troops home. and all
the troops will be landed at Newport
News. Va.
The Sumner will make five trips
and the Meade and Mcclellan one
trip each.
The cruiser Prairie will make two
trips to transport the marines now
on duty in Cuba. The first OF the
American forces TO leave Cuba Will
Prairie January l.
On the transport Sumner, January
2. the Twenty-eighth Infantry will
sail for Newport News and thence
proceed to Fort Smelling. MINI. The
Prairie will leave Cuba again on jan
uary Is with the remainder Of the
marines.
Civilians Leave Jan. 20.
All the officers and civilians who
have been serving in Cuba in main
tenance Of the provisional govern
ment will sail on the transport Sum-
ner for Newport News on January 20.
the dav after the Inauguration.
Company I. OF the signal corps. also
will leave at that time on the Sum-
ner
On its third trip to Cuba the trans
Fort Sumner will bring away the men
of the Fifteenth cavalry. They will
depart on February Is and with them
field artillery.
Three Transports Feb. 81.
When these men have landed they
will proceed to Fort Myer. Va.
The greater portion of the troops
will leave Cuba on February q on
the transports Meade. Sumner and
Mcclellan This date will see the re-
moyal OF the headquarters Of the
army OF pacification. the 5th. 18th and
18th regulars of infantry. the 18th
cavalry and batteries A and B of the
Second field artillery.
These troops will proceed to Wash
ington 10 take part in the inaugural
parade March 4.
The 18th cavalry will go 10 Fort
Og!s thorpe Ga: the Eleventh Infan-
try to Fort D. A. Russell. Wyoming:
FIFTH Infantry to PlattSburg barracks.
" Y: Seventeenth Infantry to For,
Mcpherson. Ga: and batteries A. and
r Second field artillery TO Fort ID. A.
Russell. Wyoming.
Last Troops to Leave
The last troops 10 leave will be the
Twenty-spventh Infantry Companies F
and G. Of the engineers and all re-
naming officers and such detach-
ments and civilian EN- owes as II may
b. necessary 20 leave n Cuba after
the withdrawal Of the provisional gov
crnment. These sail on the Sumner.
on April I.
The Tweniy-seventh Infantry will
proceed to Fort Sht ridan. H.. and
Companies and G.. Of the engineers.
to Washington barracks. Washington.
n. c.
The details. Of the movements Of
tho troops as given arc only tcnta-
tive.