Show The Eighth Eighth A Army my Corps San Francisco Ju June e. e 23 General Merritt has received orders orders from rom the war department at Washington n to organize organize or or- r- r the troops of the Philippine ex er- expeditionary force an army corps to be known as the Eighth Whenever he deems such action actton advisable General General Gen Gen- eral Merritt is instructed to turn o over er his command to o Major General Otis The new corps will consist df Gf three divisions di divisions di di- visions two to be made up of the troops of the first second and third Manila expeditions and the third division to be composed of all the troops going with Major General Otis on the fourth and last expedition Brigadier General King Kingwill will probably be the the- commander of this division Major General Merritt Merritt Merritt Mer Mer- ritt who still expects ts to 0 sail on the thel I l Newport next week will not likely re relinquish relinquish re- re linquish command of the n new w army re-I re corps for several months or until his I duties as governor general o of t the e Philippines Phil Phil- Philippines Phil Phil-I interfere with the discharge of military duties The troops to go on I the Newport TV v ill probably be the Astor light battery the Utah cavalry andre and re regulars fr from m the Eighteenth and Twenty-third Twenty infantry |