The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-18
Fifteenth From Fort Douglas
Will Be Replaced by Twen-
ticth in Near Future.
MANY OTHER CHANGES ARE
ORDERED BY DEPARTMENT
Soldiers Now Serving in Hawaii
Will Be Brought to the
Utah Post Soon.

WASHl NGTON, Nov, III Thousands
of troops will find their stations changed
as a result of an order bv the war de-
partment, which affects the soldiers i'll
various SECTIONS Of the country who will
go to Hawaii and the Philippines TO re-
lieve those on duty there now.
The changes arc in conformity with
the government s settled policy Of lin
iting to three years where practical the
tour of duty Of the soldiers serving in
the Philippines and Hawaii.
The movements will begin early next
spring and will not be completed until
the following December.
Three garrisoned posts in tho United
States will he turned over 10 caretak-
ers upon the departure of the troops
now stationed in them. These are Fort
Wingate. New Mexico. Fort Thomas,
Kentucky. and Fort Assinniboine, Mon
tana.
Troops TO go to the Philippines arc:
Engineers-Companies * and l.,
Third battalion. from Fort Leavop-
worth. Kansas.
Cavalry-Third, from Fort Sam Hous-
ten. Texas; Fourth, from Fort Meade,
South Dakota, and Fort Smelling, Min
ncsota,
Field artllery-Second. batteries A
and B and headquarters. First battalion
from Vancouver barracks. Washington.
Coast artillery-Tbirty-t from
Fort Columbia, Washin gton: Eighty
sixth, from Fort Wadsworth. New
York. Ninetieth, from Fort Nc Kinlcy,
Maine; Nipety-ffth, from Fort Han
cock, New Jersey.
Fifteenth Is Going.
Tnfantry-First, from Vancouver bar
racks, Washington; Eighth, from Pre-
sidio of Monterey. Cal: Thirteenth
from Fort Lcavenworth, Kansas; Flf-
tecnth from Fort Douglas, Utah; Tween
ty-fourth from Madison barracks, New
York '-- --.'-.-
The following troops now serving IN
the Philippines will come home to the
posts named:
nginecrs-Compan z and II, Sec.
ond battalion, to Fort Leavenworth,
Kansas.
Cayalry-Second. to Fort Meade,
South Dakota, and Fort Smelling, Min
nesota; Fourteenth to Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Texas,
Field artiliery-Second, headquarters,
band aud batteries + and +, Second
battalion. to Vancouver barracks, Wash
ington.
coast Hr1llJCTy-FllIlStn anu ~ tl
first to Fort Mckinley, Maine; Fifty
fourth to Fort Wadsworth, New York;
Fifty-6fth to Fort Dupont. Delaware.
Infantry-Third to Madison bar
racks and Fort Ontario, New York.
Seventh 10 Fort Leavenworth Kansas;
Twelfth to Preside of Monterey, Cal;
Twenti eth to Fort Douglas. Utah; Tween
ty first to Vancouver barracks, Wash
ington.
Troops to 90 to Hawaii are:
Field artillery-First, headquarters,
band and batteries ID and =, Second
battalion, from Fort Sill. Oklahoma;
infantry, Second from Fort Thomas,
Kentucky.
Troops come home from Hawaii are:
Infantry-Twentieth Second battal
ion. to Fort Douglas, Utah.
Within the United States the follow
ing troops will change:
Field artillery-Fifth, headquarters,
First battalion and batteries A and b
from Preside. San Francisco, to Fort
Sill, Oklahoma.
Fort Wndsworth so Fort Hancock. New
Jersey; F'ifty.sixth from Fort Wads
worth. New York, to Fort Crockett,
Texas,
AT Fort Douglas no official information
has been received. but The Tribune's
news was read to the officers at the club
and they were naturally very much inter-
estcd. The order has been expected Tor
some time and il has been regarded as
certain that tho regiment would 60 to the
Philippines or TO Hawaii. Now II Is
settled that the former VIII be. the sta
tlou and the move is expected TO bc made
in the spring Naturally the city people
regret the change as they are becoming
better acquainted With the garrison resi-
dents and they are taking an active part
In the social life OF ihc city. while the
local residents arc often 10 be found at
tho post The Twentieth. coming here
from tho Philippines and from Hawaii.
is one OF tho best regiments in the In
fantry branch Of the service. II is COM
mandcd by Colonel Iron and at present
one battalion is at Fort Shatter near
Honolulu end the other two battalions are
In Manila.