Show SOLDIERS ARE PLEASED WITH FORT FORI DOUGLAS I First Battalion Now Installed at Post and Wives of Officers Will Soon Arrive The first battalion of the Twelfth Twe Infantry Infantry infantry In In- fantry nearly strong i is now in installed installed in- in stalled at Fort Douglas the officers in their homes th tha companies in their barracks Following the hustle of ot yesterday yesterday yesterday yes yes- in getting settled the soldiers are now able to look around The fort fortis is pronounced by all to be the most desirable desirable desirable de de- de- de of ot all aU posts at which they have ever eyer been sia stationed The officers officers' quarters which have been vacant for some oine some time are now oc occupied occupied occupied oc- oc up to t th of their capac capacity ty The officers with families have been assigned assign cd the regulation sized quarters while the unmarried gentlemen mU must must- t divide with each other otnel In order ordel to practice practice practice tice economy in space A large number of ladies accompanied the battalion from the coast with their husbands and more will wIli arrive from the East where they ther have hae been staying during the absence of the regiment In the Philippines The battalion which Includes companies companies com corn panics A B D. D C and D is Under tinder the command of Col Cot John W W. Bubb who has already tal taken en charge at Fort Douglas relieving Maj Califf wha wh has been in command since the departure of Ma MaJ Young Toung for Denver The other oIlier officers are Harry L. L Haskell Maj f Palmer G. G Wood Capt Charles Charles' II Barth Adjutant Adjutant Adjutant tant Capt Robert L. L Hirst Quartermaster Quartermaster Quartermaster Quarter Quarter- master Capt r James fJames P. P Harbeson Capt William F. F Creary Dana T. T Merrill Lieu Francis J. J McConnel McConnell McConnell McCon- McCon nell nel Rhees Jackson Deitt DeWitt De- De Witt itt C. C Lyles and Sherman A. A White Capt Waldo E. E Ayer Capt William J J. J Pardee Moor N. N Falls and Albert W. W Foreman will vill Join the battalion in a short hort time The Twelfth infantry ha Just re returned lIe cc- turned from a years' years campaign in the tIre Philippines The operations were yore for the most most- p part t ta fa a Pam Pam- panga New Efa and Zam- Zam bole hole Since October 1st the First battalion battalion battalion bat bat- has been in llamas Samar a pait part of ot the time engaged in patrolling the strait trait I between Leyte and Samar to keep the insurgents from crossing into Samar from the other i island |