CO129-429 - Public Offices & Others - 1915 — Page 413

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regularly scheduled, to take care of the homegoing traffic,

The departing regiments will be the 7th and 8th cavalry and the 24th infantry while these arriving will be the 9th and 18th cavalry and the 27th infantry. The 4th, 27th, 33rd, 56th and 111th companies of const artillery vill augnant the coast artillery føross in the Islands,

The 8th cavalry will be the first to leave the Philippines, departing on the July transport. A month later, the 7th horse will go home while the September transport will take the 24th to the States.

The 15th savalry will be the first of the new regiments to reach here, arriving early in August to take the place of the 8th cavalry. Early in September will come the 9th cavalry te relieve the 7th while early in usteber the 27th infantry will be

here to take the place vagated by the 24th.

The coast artillery

companies will some on the transport arriving early in September,

officers of the regiments ordered home, whose tours of

two year duty will not have expired on Osteber 1, will not

accompany their regiments hanë, They will be transferred to

regiments either in the Philippines er en route to the Islands.

Non-cons above the rank of corporal whose tour of duty will be OTEI

by Doteber 1, will be allowed to go home, being transferred

without lear of rank to home organizations.

terms of duty have expired may also be transferred to the United

States.

Enlisted man whose

The cablegram states that there are a number of detalle

which have not been mentioned but which will be cleared up in the

general order now being prepared.

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