| Show MILES TROOPS WILL PARADE between and are en route back from ponce are not to be held in camp but will be immediately marched to trains and taken to their homes to be mustered out washington sept 3 uen miles aad and his arm army y between and volunteers un now en route to this country from porto rico will not parade in new now york or elsewhere as a body on their arrival the official announcement of this tact fact was made at the war department today the transports bearing gen miles and the volunteers volunteer eare are expected to arrive off new york next tuesday it was BUE suz that the troops be ordered into camp somewhere in the vicinity of NOT now york for a few days and then signalize their departure for their state camps by a parade through new york city the civil authorities of new york canvassed the situation and finally tog that the troops be encamped at forest park between brooklyn and jamaica when gov voorhees of new jersey arrived in washington be proposed to the war department that the porto rico troops be placed in camp at the new jersey state grounds he renewed this offer today in a conference with adjutant gen corbin he was informed that it bad had been decided by the department that the porto rican troops would not be placed in camp at any point in the east but would be sent immediately to their state camps preparatory iry to beine being mustered out of the service when the transports aniva arrive in new now york harbor they wilt will ba be met by officers ficera of with orders for the troops to proceed directly from their ship to the train tb the officers will have with them transportation i port por tation for the entire command it is likely that the troops will be landed in jersey lersey city where after being served with a hot lunch they will board the th cars care which will be in irv waiting for their homes |
