Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1914-04-03

further orders. The transport Prairie, with
part of the Second Regiment aboard, il
at Pensacola. / know nothing Of any sail.
ing orders that may have heen received
by the commander of the Prairie.
Col. Lejeune did not comment on re.
port that arrangements had been made
Friday at q conference which be attended
in Atlanta for the immediate opening Of
twelve marine recruiting stations in the
South. This report was made public in an
Associate Press dispatch from Chatta-
nooga. 1t was said that three Of the re
cruiting stations were to be opened in
Mississippi, two in Alabama and two in
Louisiana, New Orleans having been de-
cided upon as the central station of the
Southern recruiting service.
An important order just issued by the
Navy Department places the Butler bat
talon of marines now distributed among
the battleships at Vera Crus, in Col. Le-
jeune's brigade, assigning it to the Second
Advance Bose Regiment. Major But
Ter, who commanded this battalion in the
fighting in Nicaragua during the 1912 rev.
olution and later in the Canal Zone, has
been detached and ordered to Washing
ton. He probably will be promoted to
Lieutenant Colonel and assigned to the
TO the command Of Q new regiment Of
marines.
The transfer of the Butler battalion the
Second Advance Base Regiment gives to
that command nearly 400 Of the best
fighters in the Marine Corps, and places
under Col. Lejeune practically al Of the
marines who have seen active service in
the tropics. Lieut.. Col. Chas. ]. Long,
commander of the First Advance Base
Regiment, aboard the Hancock, also saw
active service in the Nicaraguan revolu-
as did most of his men.
Major w. G. Neville has been promoted
to Lieutenant Colonel, and Saturday took
command of the Second Advance Base
Regiment of marines ut Pensacola. Major
Philip s. Brown OF the First Regiment
has been transferred and placed in COM
mand of the battalion Of marines now
stationed at the Pensacola navy yard.
This battalion was detached from the &c.,
ond Regiment aboard the Prarie, - . re-
suit of the Butler battalion having been
assigned to that regiment. Major Brown
babe farewell to his comrades aboard the
Hancock Saturday and departed for PEN
sacoia. His battalion probably win be as
signed lister to . newly organized regi-
ment.
= Major Brown will succeed Major Harry
Lee, who will take command Of the But
Ter battalion.
The departure from New Orleans of
Major Brown leaves . vacancy in the
First Regiment which probably viii be
Tiled by promotion Of one Of the captains
next week.
Col. Lejeune's Record.
John Archer Lejeune was born m Pointe
Coupee parish Jan. 10, 1857. His parents
lied several years ago. HE fisst military
raining was received ct the Louisiana
State University at Baton Rouge, where
ne spent three years, 1881, 1882 and 1883
In 1884 be enter the United States Naval
College at Annapolis. He completed the
full six year course, four years at Annap-
oils and two years as naval cadet aboard
the old wooden cruisers vandalia and
Adams in the Pacific. He was commits
stoned second lieutenant in the United
states Marine Corrs July l, 1890, since
when he has served aboard bsttleships
aud cruisers Of ell classes and ct different
navy yards throughout the country. He
has risen gradually, and only Last week
was raised from the rank Of lieutenant
colonel to that Of colonel. To-day, at the
age Of forty-eeven, and . well-nigh per-
feet specimen OF manhood, he is in COM
command of Uncle Sans first brigade Of
expeditionary troops. II the boys aboard
the Prairie and on board the battleshipe
off Vera Cruz are a. fine-looking fellows
as those on the Hancock, Col. Lejeune il
at the head of 1000 well.trained men, rep
resentive of the highest type Of soldier.
Although q Louisianaian, Col. Lejeune
has never witnessed Mardi Gras in New
Orleans. Orders to come 10 Washington
to stand examination f0s BIZ promotion