Salt Lake Herald | 1906-11-16 | Page 5 | Will Serve in Philippines

i Will SERVE IN I PHILIPPINES Infantry at Fort Douglas Expects Orders Daily to Move FULL REGIMENT WILL GOMEN GO GOMEN GOi MEN IN GOOD CONDITION AND ANXIOUS FOR THE TRIP The Infantry stationed at Fort Douglas will leave heave the fort for two years ears service in the Philippines early next spring If private Information received at the garrison garr on from Washington Wash Yash Washington ington week is correct The officers rs at the fort yesterday stated sUited that they were expecting orders dally daily from the war department sending them to the island possessions sometime some sometime time lime between Jan 15 and Feb 15 Those in command of the Twenty ninth have known for several weeks that their regiment stands next in line to be ordered out for active duty and preparations have havo been quietly carried on at the garrison for a quick depart departure ure tire once orders are received confirm confirming confirming ing the private advices received at the fort Men Anxious to Go GoTho GoTho GoThe Tho The men are eagerly waiting official Information as to the prospective move Garrison duty has become Irk Irksome irksome irksome some for them and It has been hard for tor or the officers to keep them contented Fort Douglas is poorly equipped for permanent garrison service The bar barracks barracks barracks racks are arc being put Into shape as rap rapIdly rapIdly rapidly Idly as possible and new quarters are being constructed At present the consists of but nine companies averaging fifty five men each The regiment Is entitled entitled tied to twelve companies of from sixty to men each and it is ex cx expected expected the additional companies will be ordered here lIere within the next eight weeks bringing the regiment up to Its regular standard