Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-10

division OF the Atlantic fleet are now
en- route to Guantanamo, Cuba Inc
armored cruiser Washington, the remain
ing unit Of the division, which is under
going repairs at the Portsmouth, n. ID,
navy yard, will be ready for duty March
Is. when she will be sent to join her
division .
The scout cruiser Chester has sailed
from Pensacola. Fla, for Tampico. Mex
leo. and her sister ship. the Salem. -
en- route from Pensacola to Galveston,
Tex. Definite information In regard 70
the purpose of these movements couio
which centented itself with the simple
announcement that they were merely
cruises.
The extensiveness of the medical &C
compartments to the army ana navy III
the movement southwark adds to the sig
nificance of the operations. The hospital
ship Solace. equipped as floating IN
Urinary, will participate in the maneu-
vers. She will leave GUANTANAMO In d
day or two for New York or Norfoik
with eighty sick from the battieshlp
fleet in Cuban waters. and then Will De
fitted out as a medical supply SHIP III
addition to her use as a hospltai Vessei;
and sent to join the vessels or AomIral
Staunton's division of the Atlantic neet'
ordered to Guantanamo.
Test of His Machinery.
Surgeon General Stokes Of the navy is
accepting this opportunity to prove the
efficiency of his machinery to carry out
short-notice or emergency orders. En-
tensive preparations are being made like
wise by Surgeon General Torney of the
army to take care, from medical stand
point, for any length of time OF the 2O,Vp
soldiers who are being rushed to the
frontier.
reserve medical supply which con-
for three months, will be shipped from
ST. Louis for San Antonio today. Two
base hospitals. which are the largest
used by an army in the field. are being
assembled at st. Louis. from which point
they can be dispatched SOUTHWARK Oh
Geographic notice.
In addition to four field hospitals and
four ambulance companies. the surgeon
general is rushing to the front at san
Antonio fourteen regimental hospitals anu
two evacuation hospitals. Adequate med
ical and hospital facilities also, are be-
ing made for the troops which will De
stationed at San Diego, Cal, and Calves
ton, Tex.
The War Department last night made
public the text Of the kilograms sent to
the adjutants general of the several
states. inviting a limited number or
militia officers to avail themselves OF the
opportunity afforded by the Texas ma
neuvers for observation and technical
study.
Invitation to Militia.
The dispatches sent by Gen. Robert K.
Evans, acting chief of the bureau OF
militia affairs Of the War Department,
follow:
1.-The adjutants general of all states and
territories and the District of Columbia
militia:
I'm connection with the mobilization of
federal troops for maneuver purposes, l
am instructed by the Secretary of War
to inform you that the department de-
sires to extend to limited number Of OFF,
tunity to attend these maneuvers for
purposes of observation and instruction.
with this end in view it is request
ed that you furnish this Office. at the
names of officers. line or staff. Of the
organized militia of your state whom
YOU recommend for such duty, giving
the name of each officer, his rank and
arm of service and the probable time
that he will be able to report and to
remain at the encampment. The de-
partment will consider this service as
falling within the provisions of section
Is of the militia law. aQd. therefore,
the pay and transportation of such OF
GERS will be betrayed by regular army
disbursing officers from the special an
nual appropriation for joint maneu-
vers. 1t is requested that, in present
ing the names of these officers. you
will accompany the request with an
estimate of their pay and transporta-
ton to the nearest maneuver camp.
inasmuch as the accommodations are
limited, it will probably be necessary
to make selections from the lists pre-
scented. Information as to the officers
selected by the department for this
service and the places to which they
will report will be furnished later.
after the lists have been received and
acted upon"