Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1911-03-18
$4,000 TROOPS
FOR FAR EAST.
This Adds Color to Foolish
Runors of War With
Japan
End INFANTRY FOR HAWAII
Makes Round About Trip Via
San Antonio and Tucson to
San Francisco.

Tucson Ariz., March 1S.-Havlng
/ token 2 roundabout course through
! can Antonio. Texas, as if headed for
| the army maneuvers, the Second Unit
cd States infantry under the com
,pand of Colonel Mansfield, passed
through Tucson today en- route to San
Francisco, where the men embark i'm
mediately for Honolulu. 1t is under
stood that this will be an additional
force for Hawaiian islands and not to
relieve the troops now there. The
men are discussing the rumor that
within the next three months, force
of twelve thousand, including infan-
try calvalry,> field and mountain ar
tillery. will occupy the Hawaiian and
Philippine islands, to be prepared for
any possible attack from Japan.
Merely Peaceful Move"
Washington, March 1S.-The two
battalions now en- route will sail with
| in a few days. The third battalion is
Y now at Fort Russell, Wyoming, and
f will sail for Honolulu about June D
/. Two battalions OF field artillery vii
sail for the islands on July >. AL
!. this, it is pointed out, by the wal
!. department, is merely carrying ou
\ the plan worked out several month
:, ago for increasing the inadequate gar
rison at Honolulu.
e Rockies Use Much Tobacco.
e. San Antonio, Texas, March 49,
e Fast freight and express cars are cal
e rying large consignments OF tobacc
@. to dealers in this city, many OF Whor
\ believe that the supply here is nc
adequate to meet the demand that ~
r. 900 soldiers will make for the weet
20 1t is estimated that more than 5000
20 pounds of chewing tobacco is bein
r. rushed this way, Notwithstanding tn
- fact that Uncle Sam has supplied hi
- commissary at the military camp wit
5000 pounds of the kind used fe
% smoking purposes About eighty pt
cent of the enlisted men of the arm
~ use tobacco in one form or anoth'
~, ~ according to an estimate made by
~ Rice, manager of the American Toba
" co Company for the southern distrl
y, of Texas. Mr.. Rice estimates the a
n ditional troops at the post will u
g. 600 pounds of chewing tobacco
week, and that the consumption
les smoking tobacco will be even great'
er- 1t is to meet this increased dema
go that dealers have grown busy a
ay- placed their orders. One dealer h
av. ordered $4,000 pounds and a numt
am of others in smaller quantities frt
hu- 1000 to 5000 pounds each. 1t is su
,de orders as these that have started Vi
shipments of the weed in varic
forms toward this city.
nc. Baking Tons of Bread.
ow- San Antonio, Texas, March IS
SUI Baking tons of bread daily is now
progress at Fort Sam Houston wh'
one-third of the United States army
rec modified. The division bakery on
maneuver grounds, under the supel
the sion of Captain l.. R. Holbrook, tn
ed out 5000 loaves of bread yestert
per WlI0 Uul lUuI OFSho III oSk Wv. -
ace, ovens have been installed, and WI
urn all are in operation, they will turn
par 10000 pounds of as fine quality
con- bread as can be baked in the Uni
e or States, each day. Captain HolDr
ma was ordered here from Fort LeaN
worth. where he was in command
Vi the Bakers and Cooks school tn
liee He has 81 men in his command
these are all busy making bread. I
uen, ,, OF flour are used every day and
~. po is piled in great ricks covered
: ~ tarpaulin near the bakery. One or
- w most interesting sights on the ma
IN yer ground is this long line OF o.
for. each turning out fifteen patches
bread day. The old days of the
of tack have passed for the soldiers
,a as in camp and instead of the bread
had to be broken with a hammer,
going get as good a quality as in serve
dis any American home.