Show TWO COMPANIES FOR GOLDFIELD Federal Troops Now in Nevada Nev da Camp to Be Con Consolidated Consolidated Washington Dec The war de department department department has been In hi correspondence by with General Funston in Inan San an Francisco I relative to the disposition disposition disposition tion of the troops at Goldfield in lon eon conformity with the presidents intentions to maintain the force there pending the meeting of the legislature of Nevada General Funston intended a reduction I in the number of troops at the mining I camp but the war department has de decided decided decided to retain there all of the present force numbering men In the In Interest Interest interest I terest however of simplicity and to avoid the maintenance of a considerable number of officers who were not need needed needed needed ed it has instructed General Funston to consolidate the nine companies into two I General Statement General statement of the case was as follows San Francisco Cal Dec 30 1907 The Adjutant General Washington D C CI CI CI I desire to renew recommendation made in my telegram of the ith l th from Goldfield that commanding off officer officer I Icer of the Infantry now stationed there thera be authorized to In Increase crease two companies of ot regiment to men each by transfers from remaining seven companies at Goldfield of men having at least three months to serve the companies thus ed to remain at Goldfield until war depart department department ment merit desires its return to stations Regimental headquarters machine gun platoon and remaining seven seen companies to return to stations soon as transfers have been completed Poor Facilities F for Drilling Many men are pow now being discharged In the reducing com companies panics to mere skeletons Inadvisable to send recruits to Goldfield Facilities for drill and Instructions not good and andis andIs andis is poor place for men not yet disciplined Regiment should be receiving and training recruits preparatory to ln Alaska Two companies in increased Increased increased creased to full strength will be ample for any contingency likely to arise Mere presence of detachment however small will prevent trouble by fact tact of its presence Action also recommended aa as in m line of economy as tents should be floored If troops are to remain lon Ion longer longer ger Signed FUNSTON Commanding |