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PHILIPPINE ISLANDS-MANILA

Stations of-

Stations of—

Albay, Albay-Mariano Rosauro

Sorsogon, Sorsogon-Emilio Araneta Diaz Maasin, Leyte-Luciano Ortiz

Cebu, Cebu-Guillermo F. Pablo

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Tagbilaran, Bohol-Sexto de la Costa Bacolod, Occidental Negros-Mariano de

la Rosa

Jolo, Sulu-Ricardo Summers

PHILIPPINE DEPARTMENT, UNITED STATES ARMY

HEADQUARTERS PHILIPPINE DepartmenT

Commander-Major General Douglas MacArthur Aide-de-camp-First Lieutenant Thomas J. Davis Chief of Staff-Colonel Joseph P. Tracy

Assistant Chief of Staff for Personnel-Major John S. Bragdon

Do. Do. Do.

Military Intelligence-Major Glenn P. Wilhelm Operations and Training-Major Dean Hudnutt Supply-Major John H. Pirie

War Plans Officer-Captain William C. Dunckel

Adjutant General-Colonel Ralph B. Parrott

Assist. Adjts. Gen'l.-Lt.-Cól. Edward A. Brown & Lt. Col. Thomas H. Lowe Inspector-Lieutenant Colonel Charles H. Patterson

Assistant--Major Roy O. Henry

Judge Advocate-Colonel William Taylor

Quartermaster-Colonel Theodore B. Hacker

Assists. Col. James R. Pourie, Majors Frank Brezina and Clarence H. Tingle Surgeon-Colonel Louis Brechemin, jr. (acting)

Assistant-Captain George P. Sandrock

Finance Officer-Lieutenant Colonel Frederick W. Boschen

Assistants-Major Frank M. Holmes and Captain Nicholas H. Cobbs Engineer-Lieutenant Colonel Robert S. Thomas

Assistant-Captain John M. Silkman

Ordnance Officer-Colonel William H. Tschappat Signal Officer-Lieutenant Colonel Sebring C. Megill Chemical Officer-Major William A. Copthorne Air Officer-Major Walter G. Kilner

MANILA

Manila, the capital and the largest city of the Philippines, is situated on the western side of the island of Luzon, at the mouth of the Pasig River, which practically divides it into two parts and empties into Manila Bay. The city is almost in the centre of the archipelago. It is distant two days by sea from Hongkong, four days from Nagasaki, five from Shanghai, and 17 to 28 days from San Francisco or Seattle, according to the varying speed of the different vessels on the run.

The city of Manila was founded by Legaspi on June 24th, 1571. The erection of the fortifications around the present Walled City (Intramuros) was begun about 1590. In 1645, 1863 and 1880 the city suffered considerable damage from earthquakes. The first newspaper was published in Manila in 1811. The port was opened to the commerce of the world in 1834, and the railroad line to Dagupan was completed in 1891. War having been declared between the United States and Spain, the fleet of the former on May 1st, 1898, sailed into Manila Bay and totally destroyed the Spanish fleet, practically with no loss to the attacking side. Thereafter Manila was blockaded until August 13th, when, a military force having arrived, the Americans took possession of the city.