Show GREATEST ARMY TRANSPORT Inspected By War Officials s and Wills Will-s n For Manila Xew York Oct g Secretary Root of the war department accompanied by the army officers today made an inspection in-spection of the transport Thomas lying ly-ing at the government dock in Brooklyn Brook-lyn and which came here a few days ago from the Cramps of Philadelphia Accompanying Secretary Root were Brigadier General alarshall T LudIng ton Colonel Charles Bird General John C Watkin Surgeon General Stern berg Commander Katsuro Marita of the imperial Japanese navy and Captain Cap-tain Vignat military attache of I the French embassy 1 I The vessel sails Nov 4 for Manila I with the Fortyseventh regiment now I at Camp aieade There are 1346 men I in the regiment commanded by Colonel I Walter Howe Among the vessels supplies sup-plies are 200c ffin < J Secretary Boot said the vessel f was I undoubtedly l the 1 greatest army transport I I trans-port in the world > f |