The San Francisco call., 1898-03-22
RECRUITS FOR
 THE ARTILLERY Changes in the Territo- rial Limits of Military
 Department
Colonel James M. Moore, Chief Quartermaster, Leaves To-
 Day for San Diego.
Lieutenant Charles T. Menoher Or
 Adjutant of the Sixth Artillery.
The following orders were issued from headquarters in this city yester-

The following orders were issued from military headquarters in this city yester- day:
 Pursuant to authority from the War Department, Colonel James M. Moore, assistant Quartermaster-genera United States army, and chief quartermaster Department of California, will proceed to San Diego and Ballast Point, Cal, on public business pertaining to water trans portation required in connection with the mounting of guns at Ballast Point. Colonel Moore leaves for San Diego this morning.
 Pursuant to telegraphic instructions from the major-general commanding the army, First Lieutenant Charles T. Meno- her, Third Artillery (PreSidio), is relieved from duty in this department and will proceed without delay to Fort McHenry, Md, reporting upon his arrival to the colonel of the Sixth Artillery for duty. It is generally believed that Lieutenant Menoher will be appointed adjutant of the regiment, and that his transfer was made by the adjutant-general of the army on the request of Colonel Williston of the Sixth.
 It is probable that Colonel Williston made his selection of a regimental adJu- tant before he left California to take com- mand of the newly created Sixth Regi- ment of artillery. Other transfers are likely to be announced before long.
 A recent circular issued by the War De- partment says that until further orders all desirable applicants for the artillery. heavy or light, who present themselves
 
 examination, will be enlisted by the post recruiting officer and held subject to as signment from the adjutant generals of ice. Those enlisted at city stations will be disposed of in accordance with the special instructions given the recruiting officers.
 Recruits for the artillery should be young, active men of a good degree of intelligence, and a considerable proportion of those enlisted for the heavy artillery should, in addition, possess fair knowl edge of arithmetic.
 Commanding officers of posts who re- ceive no special instructions in the mat ter will telegraph to the adjutant-gen- eral of the army whenever there are two or more artillery recruits at a post avail able for assignment, designating the num- Der for heavy artillery and light artillery separately.
 Recruiting for other arms at all stations will be limited to the enlistment or re- enlistment of exceptionally desirable men who fulfill all requirements, whether re- cruits or former soldiers.
 By direction of the President the fol- lowing changes are made in the terri torial limits, designation, and headquar- ters Of geographical departments:
 l. The Department of the East will embrace the New England States. New York. New District of Columbia, West Virginia, Virginia and North Carolina, with headquarters at Gov
 ?. A department Is hereby established to be 6noWn as as thu the sRepartmept m of the Lakes to illinois. Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and fen, nessee. with headquarters at Chicago, III.
 The Department of Dakota will embrace the States of Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Montana and much of Wyoming and Idaho is embraced in the Yellowstone National Park with headquarters at St. Paul, Minn.
 1. The Department of the Columbia will embrace the States of Washington, Oregon, Idaho (except much of the latter as is em- braced in the Yellowstone National Park and the Territory of Alaska with headquaI ters at Vancouver barracks, Wash.
 ,. The Department of California will brace the States of California and Nevada, with headquarters at San Francisco, Cal
 6. The Department of the Colorado will em- brace the States of Wyoming (except so much thereof is embraced in the Yellowstone Ma tional Park, Colorado and Utah and the Ter rtories of Arizona and New Mexico, with headquarters at Denver, Colo.
 '. department is hereby established to be known the Department of the Missouri, to souri, Kansas and Arkansas, the Indian Terri tory and the Territory of Oklahoma with headquarters at Omaha, Neb.
 s. A department is hereby established to be known as the Department of the Gulf, to con sist of the States of South Carolina, Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas, with headquarters at Atlanta, Ga.
 The Departments of the Missouri, of the Platte and of Texas are hereby abolished. The records of the old department of the Missouri will be transferred to the Department of the Lakes; those of the Department of the Platte to the Department of the Missouri and those of the Department of Texas to the De- partment of the Gulf