Show I 1 1 PORT FORT DOUGLAS TO BE GU GUARD ARD HEADQUARTERS Major l jor Rose Is Transferred Here from fronI Presidio jin jn San Francisco I Fort Douglas la is to be battalion headquarters headquarters head head- I II I quarters for tor tho the Twenty third battalion bat- bat I tallon lallon United States guards formerly with headquarters at the Presidio San Francisco Orders were received yesterday yes yes- t rda at the tho fort stating th that t MaJ I James A. A Rose nose commander of or the battalion battalion battalion bat bat- will tr transfer his headquarters 1 t from om the Presidio to Fort Douglas and assume command this week I Hea Headquarters 1 thus established at Douglas will have Jurisdiction over o the Twenty third companies A and C Cat Cat Cat at the Presidio Grace I Ida a. a and Garfield Garfield Gar- Gar field the same territory covered before tho the transfer was ordered When hen MaJ Gen John F. F Morrison was here a n few days ago he intimated that some somo such recognition was waa to be given Fort Douglas Douglas Doug Doug- las last which ho said was a of ot great Importance Rose nose will be Major accompanied accompanied ac ac- ac companied b by an nn adjutant and twelve twel office clerks clerke which is 18 Indication of or the great amount of ot work vork that will bo be re required required required re- re of ot the stalL staff Tho The routine of ot such an nn organization Is Immense because be- be cau cause caune c of ot the tho millions of ot dollars dollars' worth of ot government property under Its Jur- Jur 1 l n. n Since Inco t the tho organization ori o of Uie had Its Us headquarters tern at the Presidio and the transfer Is of ot considerable rl blo consequence Captain Game Gamo is tile the ranking line officer of or the guards now no noat at the post pos postas' postas as as' 9 well aa as tho com commander mender of or company compan B and b by virtue of ot this circumstance and army regulations Is commander of ot ottha the tha fort tort until the ranking major ar ar- ar- ar rives rl Tho The situation at nt Fort Douglas Is perhaps unparalleled among the arm army posts In tho the United States The general hospital has lias LI ut Col Eugene C C. Northington as ns commander the tile Seventieth Se engineers detachment Is in command of or C CApt pl H. H M. M Miller an and the Four Hundred and Third engineers engineers' depot und under r r the command of or F. F J J. J The war prison barracks barracks barracks bar bar- racks Is located locate at the fort tort in charge of ot Col Cot George I I. Byram who receives his instructions directly from WashIngton WashIng WashIng- ton The personnel of the officers officers' staff of ot company compan C 13 is Capt Calif M. M I. I S. S Game commander B. B E U. Spencer adjutant adjutant ad ad- R n. I. I L. L Boggess George E. E Roche nn and Henry I F. F Marshall on detached dut duty Lieutenant Lieuten nUt ant Spencer adjutant of ot the guards Is in charge charSe of assigning men to proper vocational work In the tho suar guard or organ organ- ani- ani Company Compan B n now has a roster of or IGO men exclusive of ot officers |