| Show 1100 US mah I 1 NIS FOURTH REGIMENT HAS ORDERS TO REPORT TO ADMIRAL WILLIAMS OTHERS TO JOIN cruisers lave canal zone for chinese chinee service decisive alve battle signs sign appear washington secretary wllbur wilbur announced thursday that the transport chaumont which has left san diego with 1200 marines would report to admiral williama Wll llama commanding the asiatic fleet it at shanghai the transport will touch at honolulu where definite orders are expected th the westward movement of the reinforcements la is interpreted here as precautionary the chaumont will place the marines at the disposal of admiral williams for assignment wherever irever they may be needed manila one hundred marines arrived here from guam aboard the transport gold star another hundred from cavite win will join them and sail tor for shanghai aboard the pecos rear hear admiral sumner E W kit elle commandant of the cavite naval station in a stirring speech to the arrivals from guam urged them to uphold the honor of the marine corps in china they are commanded by major J T wilcox admiral williams who as commander of the asiatic fleet has been given discretion in the movement of american naval forces in the orient informed the navy department that arrangements range ments had been completed tor for sending the force to shanghai on the naval auxiliary pecos the detachment will be made up partly from marines now at cavite and partly from the marine command now aboard the naval auxiliary gold star due to arrive at cavite from guam |
