Show f FORT RT DOUGLAS lA 31 S RETAINED A AI AS ASa a r Y I I rO T Headquarters for Engineers a of West to Be Esi Established Estal Es Es- i r tal lis hed heda a J Ft Douglas will be one Ohe of the few Western Vestern posts that will be retained under the army reorganization reorganization and will be continued as headquarters for engineers engIneers' This assurance was given Senators Senators William H II H. King and Reed Smoot by General Peyton C. C March chief of ot staff of ot the United States army according to information received received received re- re here Ft Douglas after it ceases primarIly II ly ly to be a hospital will be continued las as engineers headquarters for tor the entire entire en- en tire West Vest and at Ft Douglas will be purchased and stored all engineer supplies for tor Western Vestern use Also a detail de- de tall tail of ot either cavalry or infantry willbe will willbe be ibo stationed at the post General March stated These troops will occupy occupy occupy oc- oc cupy the post permanently f In addition to the troops General March said it was intended to Include from fifty to hospital beds at the present Ft Douglas hospital after It ceases Its larger activities about August 1 This number of ot beds willbe will willbe willbe be required for some time to come for Individual Western Vestern men returned wounded rom tom rom France and for the care of ot sick troops on Western detail who vho cannot have as good hospital facilities at their temporary stations I |