Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-03-09
THE TROOPS EN- ROUTE.
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that anything was missing essential
to the comfort of the troops or the an
inals on the road,
There was g0oG reason for this be-
cause, as the records of the quartz T.
masters department show, every de-
tail of tile movement had been work.
ed ont with the greatest perfection
long in advance. Lying on the desk OF
TIT nuartermaster general and in the
hands of his aides, were typewriter
statements showing the exact method
Of routine troops and supplies from eV-
cry part o. the United states to san
Antonio, Texas. Every particle of IN
formation that might he needed by the
departmcnt was included. The trunk
lines of railroads; the small feeding
lines: the water route; the number Ul
sleeping cars and fiat ears and box
cars; and other vehicles aNailabic,
were carefully eatalogucd, as was an
exact record OF the number Of men
and animals and the tons of supplies
thai could hc handled by each carrier.
1t vas not asserted that all Of this
data had been prepared since the or
troops in Texas, but. it was pointed
out The same information existed AZ
tc c"ery point in the United states
where it was probable there might he
need to concentrate great body oil
troops. All that was part Of the great
work which the general staff hls been
d ing for the last 10 years, assisted
to the utmost by the staff depart
Hients.
Particular credit attaches to that
part ef the quartermaster general 5
department which deals with water
transportation. Last Tuesday four of
the big army transports. the kilpat-
rick Sumner Mcclellan and the
Meade. were lying in the mud at New
port News They had been long out
of commission with only one small
crew of care takers to look after TIL,
ships. The captains and a few of
the engineer officers were available
and were ordered at once TO put the
first three named ships in commission
1t was not believed that the Meade
would be needed at present. orders
were telegraphed to New York to
obtain crews for the ships. They We're
rushed to Newport News. the vessels
We're docled. cleaned, and painted.
the supplies are now going aboard and
they will be ready to embark two full
regiments of coast artillery bv tomor
row night and to sail fer Galveston
Friday morning.
Details of the composition of the
full division Of troops which will be
concentrated at San Antonio, under
command of Maj. General Carter. were
made public by the war department.
The division will consist of three
brgades of infantry. Il field artillery
brigade. divisional cavalry attach
ment an Independent cavalry brigade.
and number of auxiliary troops, in-
Guiding members of the signal, medi-
cal and engineer corps of the army.
The first Infantry brigade will be
of the 11th, 18th and 18th
Infantry. the second of the 18th, 22d
and 23rd Infantry and the third of
the 10th. 18th. and 2Sth Infantry.
The field artillery brigade will be
formed by the 3rd and 4th Field Ar
tillery
Tie divisional cavalry attachment
will consist of the 3rd Cavalry, which
for the present. it is announced, will
on the border.
The independent cavalry brigade Will
be composed of the 9th and 18th Cav
airy
The following auxiliary troops have
been attached to the division:
The 3rd Battalion of engineers; Cos.
A and d of the Signal Corps: four
companies and four field
hospitals.
The three brigades will be command
ed by Brig. Generals a. NJ. Mause.
A. f Smith and Ralph w. Hoyt while
tho remaining units of the division will
be in charge of colonels to be selected
by Major General Carter. The Sig
nal Corps in the field will be COM
nunded by Major George Squirer. as
sistant to the chief signal officer of
the army.
While in the South Major Squirer
Will incidentally give close attention
to the operation of the aeroplanes now
operating in that part of the country,
studying their value from Il military
II duuitioil 10 tit -Voo Hldi HIS p" Hieh
will be concentrated at Guantanamo,
Cuba 800 will be drawn from the bar
racks along the western coast of the
United States and placed on board
the armored cruisers of the Pacific
feet. These vessels will be assembled
al San Pedro and San Diego. Calf
The cruisers California, South Da-
kota and Pennsylvania already are at
San Diego while the West Virginia
and Maryland are at the Puget Sound
navy yard whence they will start for
southern waters within Il few days.
GERMANY WATCHING