Show t I r. r r tJ Infantry and andI i I Fort Douglas Lose I I Their Commandant I v I Cob COL JULES JAH A. A IRONS Col H H. H R R. R Loughborough of Thirteenth Infantry Ex Exchanges Exchanges Exchanges Ex- Ex changes Regiments TAMES A IES A. A IRO IRONS S senior colonel In Inthe J J the United States arm army and next i In line lino for 01 appointment as brigadier general In charge of ot the Twentieth Infantry at Fort Vort Douglas has be been n. n transferred to the command o of tho the Thirteenth Infantry accord according Ins to newspaper news rieS paper dispatches received In Salt Lako yesterday Co Col 1 Robert H H. H R. Lou Loughborough Lough- Lough h- h borough now In charge of or the Thirteenth Thir- Thir I stationed In Manila will re- re re-I re love hove Colonel Irons of or the tho command of ot I Ithe the Twentieth The Tue orders of or the war department to Colonel Irons will be mailed malted and consequently will not reach Salt Lako Lake for three or four days das The The advices do donot donot donot not outline tho the date on which the Continued on Pa c 3 3 i Column 2 COL JAMES A. A iRONS IS TRANSFERRED TO MANILA TO 10 COMMAND NEW POST Continued front from Page 1 change becomes effective c but It is presumed presume that It will wm bo ho In the near fu fut fu- fu ii- ii t ture u 1 mC Colonel Irons had received no intimation inti inti- mation matlon of ot the change chang until tho newspaper newspaper news news- paper dispatches were read to him last night I ha had not sought ht a change chang de declared declared IC- IC dared Colonel Irons last night In fact I am ant pained at tho the prospects of ot leaving Fort Douglas and Salt Lake During the greater g part of oC his army arm career dating over a 0 period of or thirtyfour thirty thirty- four years cars Colonel Irons has been associated associated as as- with tho the Twentieth infantry He lie was appointed second lieutenant of ot tho time re regiment when he lie was graduated from West est Point June Junc 13 Since then ho he has haM been with the regiment almost continuously and has ha been In command since June 26 1000 1009 lIe Ho has been on dut duty with the r regiment g at Fort Douglas since November NO 1011 As 8 a captain he hc saw sat service service in Cuba from Crom April 1898 1598 until August 1898 and participated in the cn engagement with tho time Spaniards at El EI Caney on Jul July 1 lIe He was acting chief quartermaster quartermaster quarter quarter- master ster of the thc third division under Gen J. J C. C Bates an and had much to do 10 with the embarkation of ot volunteer regiments at t Santiago de he Cuba en route to the United Unite States During 1899 1890 he was in In engagements at Guadalupe and I Cain to Philippine Islands I From November ember 1899 to January I 1901 he hc had charge of An Anda a. a street I station Walled City Manila tanna where were confined the political prisoners and ind higher officers of oC the Filipino arm Among the prisoners prisoner in his custody custod were Mabini Pat- Pat rno OCampo General Ricardo o Plo Pilar and Canon He lie Hea was a made lieutenant colonel APIn 9 1905 and in 1906 with the Ji F Fourteenth Infantry was ordered from Vancouver barracks Washington to San Ban Francisco Ho lo was placed place in charge of at one of ot the districts l of ot tho the devastated de elt city after the earthquake earthquake earth earth- quake b by General Funston In February February February Feb Feb- 1507 1907 ho was detailed as military military mili mili- tary at nt tIme the American embassy 1 In Toldo Tokio Japan Ho lIo was promoted promote to colonel Tune June 20 26 1909 and joined join cd his I regiment In tho the Philippines In March larch I 1910 I |