The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-04-09
THIRD BATTALION OF
10TH GOES TO CHINA
More Troops From Manila to the
Scene of Trouble by Trans
port Warren.

MANILA, March Sin response to
n cabled request from Minister Cal
,houn at Picking, China, received, We'd
Resday, Major General Bell has or
dered the transport Warren prepared
for the transportation of the third bat
talon of the fifteenth Infantry and
the regimental headquarters and band
of the regiment to Taku, China. The
troops are to be embarked Saturday of
this week and the vessel will sail the
same evening or Sunday morning.
The third battalion, consisting of
companies |, X l. aud M, stationed at
Fort William Mckinley, is now 432
strong and, including the band and
headquarters of the regiment, the
total number of officers and men who
will embark on the Warren is APP
proximately 500. This is about the
same number as that of the first ex-
petition which left Manila on January
10 on board the transport Logan.
The present expedition goes under
the command of Lieut.-Col. Edwin A.
Root, the senior officer present with
the regiment. Upon arrival in China,
Colonel Root will assume command of
all the American troops in that country.
|, Col. Frank B. Jones of the Fifteenth
is still in the United States recovering
from an accident in which he suffered
broken leg, which occurred just be-
fore his regiment sailed for the Philip
pines in December.
The transport pier presented a busy
scene this morning as large quantities
of quartermaster and commissary
stores were being transported there in
preparation for the loading of the War
! rem. Rations for 100 days will be talk
en- by the present expedition and a
| quantity of stores will also be shipped
north on the transport for the use of
| the troops already in China. The com
panies of the Fifteenth have been pre-
| pared at all times for hasty embark.
alton and very little extra work will be
necessary before they are ready to
board the Warren.
The men of the Fifteenth are already
supplied with heavy winter clothing
| and overeoats and there will be no
delay in connection with the equipping
of the battalion for field service in n
cold country. No wagons or automo-
biles will be taken with the present ex-
petition as those sent with Major ARA
| smith 3 first battalion will be suffi-
cient for all the troops.
Among the officers who will accom-
pany the force on the Warren are the
following: Lieutenant Colonel Edwin
a. Root, 18th infantry, commanding;
Captain Garrison McCaskey, re-
gimental adjutant; Captain Leon L..
| Roach, regimental quartermaster; Cap.
tain Bryan Conrad, regimental commits
sary; Captain Frank M. Savage, com.
harding the battalion; Captain Charles
| II. Bridges, commanding company X;
First lieutenant Owen A. Seaman, com.
manding company l.; First lieutenant
Jesse ID. Elliott, battalion adjutant:
and First Lieutenant James c. Drain.
The war department has authorized
the American Minister at Peking. Mr.
calhoun, to call upon the division com.
mander of the Philippines for 1900 in.
fantrymen and such auxiliary troops as
may be necessary. This number in
cludes the 800 already in China, ana
with the 800 which are to 90 on the
Warren there will be about 1000 Amer.
lean soldiers in that country.
More Troops Go.
MANILA, March lathe Chinese
expedition will be increased to the full
strength of 1900 men authorized by the
War Department when 963 additional
men from the 18th infantry, now sta
toned at Fort Mckinley, join the
two battalions of that regiment now in
China. The new detachment will leave
on the transport Sherman on March Is,
and will be met at Nagasaki by the
Warren. now on her way to Tal1u with
the third battalion of the Fifteenth,
which will transport the additional
troons to their destination.
Major James Bayliss, of the 9th In
fantry, has been detached temporarily
from that regiment and ordered to re-
port to the commanding officer at Fort
Mckinley for tehnorarv duty with the
Fifteenth. or the purpose of putting
the additional detachment of that regi-
ment in shane for duty in China, and to
conduct them to Taku. Upon arrival