Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-12-31
GREETINGS BY TAFT
President Sends Message to
Soldiers and Sailors.
WANTS NO ONE FORGOTTEN
Expects kilograms to Be Read at
Every Post Monday.
SOME GOING BY WIRELESS
Cables Also Requisitioned to Garry
Greetings to Uncle Sans Dis!
tant Possessions.
NO ONE FORGOTTEN
SOME GOING BY WIRELESS

New Year greetings have been sent by
President Taft to all the soldiers. sailors
and marines in the United States and its
nsular possessions. The President 8
message Of greeting, while addressed to
each command, wherever stationed. is in
tended as personal to each officer and
man.
1t is being sent to all men at every
station in the military service, from the
Washington barracks and Fort TMyer to
the Atlantic fleet NOW we'll, out to sea
from the English channel; the lone de-
stroyers in. the West indies. the gunboats
in Central America and China and. the
soldiers stationed in Alaska; even to the
stragglers of the, Signal Corps in a little
ice camp OH the arctic circle and to
those in Porto Rico, Panama, Hawaii and
the Philippines. ~.
By Cable and, Wireless.
These messages were sent out last night
by the Secretary of War and the Sec
rotary of the Navy. In order that all
may be received by New Year morning
foreign cables and wireless were brought
into extensive use. The troops at the
remote stations in Alaska can be reach
ed by wireless only. as can the battle
ship fleet, on its way from the English
channel to Guantanamo.
The gunbOat Annapolis promises to be
the only ship or station in the entire
service that may not receive the greet
ingS on time. The Annapolis is the sta
ton ship at Samoa, the nearest cable
station to which is at Suva, 1900 miles
away. Irregular mail steamers are de-
pended upon for communication between
Suva and the Annapolis.
Form of the Greeting.
The following message to the navy was
sent by Secretary Meyer:
The President sends New Year greet
ings and cordial appreciation of service
to the officers and men of your command.
Transmit the above promptly to all your
command for publication prior to noon
January 1. 1911.''
A similar message TO the army was
sent by Secretary Dickinson. through all
department and division comma nders, to
greetings to the army will reach the en-
sineers on the Istllmus of Panama. the
Porto Rico regiment Of infantry. the
lo,CUo or more troops in the Philippine
Islands, those in the Hawaiian Islands
and the regiment of the 18th Infantry sta
toned in Alaska, as well as those at all
posts in the United States.
Acknowledged by Atlantic Fleet.
Although the Atlantic battleship fleet is
at sea, wireless telegraph enabled Rear
Admiral Schroeder, the commander-in-
chief of the fleet, to receive and acknowl-
edge the New Year greetings sent by
the President. Rear. Admiral Schroeder
today wired Secretary of the Navy
Meyer:
The Atlantic fleet thanks the Presi-
dent for New Year greetings and wish
.es him and you a happy New YEAR"
The Presidents message was cab.ed to
Cherbourg and from there sent by wire
less to the battleship feet at the. en-
trance Of the English channel. Ihe re-
ply Of Admiral Schroeder was picked up
at Cherbourg and forwarded to the naval
attache at Paris, who transmitted the
message to the Navy Department by
cable