Show CASUALTIES IN ISLES Named of Enlistee Men Who Die to Be Cabled PRESIDENT SO DIRECTS Subject Discussed Whilo Roosevelt Was Entertaining a Number of Visitors at Luncheon nnd Gen Corbin Who Was Present Was Ordered to Instruct Gen Chaffeo to Cable His Full Casualty List Twica a MonthPresident Promises to Attend Dedicatory at St Louis Fair Oyster Bay N Tt Aug 1T11 President today gave orders that hereafter here-after the names of the enlisted mcn I oC the army who die in the Philippines be cabled to this country once in every two weeks When the volunteer army was In the archipelago It was the custom cus-tom to cable the casualties hut on tho withdrawal of that army the practice was discontinued ENTERTAINED AT LUNCHEoN The subject was discussed while the President was enleitninlng a number of visitors at luncheon today Among those who stat at his table were MfiJ Gens Corbin and S P M Youngj Henry Loomin the author Jacob A hills of New York Robert A Morris chairman of the New York county Republican Re-publican committee former Gov David II Francis of 1 Missouri president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company Henry H I Warren of Philadelphia Phila-delphia son of Bishop Warren of tilt Methodist chnrch I and Congressman Mercer of Nebraska rue subject of t cabling the names of life dead soldiers was broached by Mr Hlls He made the point that under the present system the relatives of enlisted men who died In the Philippines are kept In ignorance of this fact for eight or ten weeks while the families of officers offi-cers who succumb there are Informed at one CORBIN IS INSTRUCTED The President was greatly Interested In the matter nnd as soon as it was explained to him ordered Gen Corbin to instruct Con riinffee at Manila to cable his full casually list twice a month While It rosls on an average SlfiO to cable news lo this country oC the I leath of in oflicer In the Philippines Philip-pines It costs about 30 for each enlisted en-listed man This difference Is I due to the fad that the War department hag code numbers for all Its ofllcers while the names of the enlisted men together with their company regiment etc must he seijt in full ST LOUIS EXPOSITION Former Oov Francis discussed St Louis exposition affair with tIle President Presi-dent He Informed him that the t dedicators I dedi-cators ceremonies would occur April 30th next ihlf I being the 100th anniversary anniver-sary of the transfer of the coded territory terri-tory from tIC I French Government to the United States President Roosevelt promised to attend these ceremonies and further stated he would have our representative abroad Instructed to use their hest endeavors to Induce foreign for-eign Governments to have exhibits at the exposition He instructed Gens Corbin and Young who sail tomorrow on tho Fatherland for Germany to become the guests of Emperor William during the maneuvers of the German army lo do all they could to further the Interests of Germany In the exposition rile two army officers came today to pay their respects to the President before sailing Mr Mercer discussed the political situation In the Northwest and he Informed In-formed the President that his reception Jn Omaha next month would not be confined to one political party but would be participated In by all parties |