Salt Lake Tribune | 1900-11-22 | Page 2 | Bringing Soldiers Home

BRINGING SOLDIERS HOME All Volunteers Philippines to ba Returned toUnited States S Washington Nov AdjtGen Com bin authorizes the statement that It Is the intention of the War department 10 bring home from the Phillppiens to the United Stales every one of the volunteers volun-teers who cares to come and discharge them here on or before the llrst of July next when under the law the volunteers must be mustered out It is the expectation and hope of the War department that the coming Congress Con-gress will early in its session enact legislation that will enable the department depart-ment to replace the present volunteer force by a permanent force In that case such of the men in the ranks as care to continue In the service will be reenlisted ns regulars and any Apaean cbs that may exist through the mus terout of the volunteers will be sup plied by original enlistments in the United States It Is believed these enlistments can be made Jn time to replace nil the re tired Philippine volunteers before the first of the next fiscal year without causing hiatus Soldier Dead in Cuba t Washington No 2lThh following death list has been received l from Gen Wood at Havana i > Manzanlllo Corp William Blcnken ship company C Tenth cavalry drown ing i Matanzas Private Edjyard J Sulli van company C Second cavalry yel S S low fever I