Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1898-06-17

Capt. Dapray in Charge of This
work-The Volunteers Are Rap
idlv Being Converted Into Season
ed Material.
Washington, June 16.-Reports re-
rsived at the adjutant generals Office
show that practically all the regiments
now in the field a1hSwhich are to be
6ued 10 their maximum strength under
the Presidents second call for $4,000,
have sent recruiting parties to the
States from which the organizations
come, 10 obtain the necessary men tor
This purpose. 1t will require between
40OC0 and $4,000 men to fill the exist
ing organizations to their maximum
Strength. Meanwhile the War Depart
ment is not making public the appor
tionment to the States under the second
call. After the regimental recruiting
is we'll under way, then the department
will indicate to the States such new or
CARNATIONS as may be desired. Il is
preferred that as far as practicable the
men recruited under the second call
first shall fill the existing regiments and
not be given the option of choosing be-
tween them and any new organizations.
There are a number of States and Ter
iob ha ittpd n
furnish troops under the second call, as
their quota is already filled.
Chattanooga, Tenn, June 16.--The
work of equipping the volunteer ARMY
in accordance with the rush orders re-
ceved from Washington is now the
main thing at Camp Thomas. These
rush orders which were responsible for
the rumors that fifteen regiments would
70 south at once, are taken by the Of
fcers to mean that large part of the
army will be used as soon as it can be
gotten into serviceable condition. Just
how long it will take to fully equip the
whole army cannot be exactly estimat
ed, but Tie indications are now that the
work can be finished. Ordnance sup
plies Of every description are beginning
to pour into Chattanooga to-day. This
afternoon 1000 rifles arrived from the
Columbia Tenn, arsenal, and to-mor-
row they will be sent to the camp and
distributed. In several regiments a
large number of guns have been thrown
out as defective. These regiments will
be provided for from the first lot.
Colonel Melvin Grisby has received
notice from Washington that all arms
and equipments for the cow boys are
on the road and will arrive here with
in day or two. The messages said
they had been shipped two days ago.
When the supplies reach the camp they
will be distributed at once, and it will
take only a short time for the regiment
to be fully equipped. 1t is practically
assured that Colonel Grigsby's men will
be among the first to see service.
Several hundred recruits are now ar
nying at the camp daily and the pros
poets are that all the regiments will be
recruited up to the full strength dur
Ing the next few weeks. The recruits
come from all over the country and
ale secured by the recruiting officers
sent out from here a short time ago.
me recruiting work comes second in
Importance to the equipment work.
During the next few days all the
regiments will have rife ranges for
target practice. This feature Of the
tanning work has been considerably
delayed, but the army officials have
now become so impressed with its i'm
portance that there will be little further
uelay. The method adopted by Capt.
D. A Dapray, adjutant general of the
AISt division, Third corps, General
uiahts command, for the instruction
suQ guidance of the brigade adjutant
general and the regimental adjutants
me commands is producing excellent
'eSultS and will probably be generally
1uop'ed. The fullest inquiry is at all
"A'tS invited by Capt Dapray, who
NplalnS fully all the details of Office
ADMINISTRATION and occasionally all
"Acerned are required to meet at di-
'Slon adjutant generals tent for con-
'eehces and instruction. The i'm
HoFement has been marked and the
Paper and record work so necessarily
,'NAected with the affairs of the SOL
~NS Is now moving admirably and is
Aec9ted with great promptness.
''A' books governing guard duty ser
" OF troops and campaign admins
r"''oA OF court martial laws have been
N'S'ilouted throughout the division,
"u volunteer officers are now begin
N'Hs TO follow the line of official red
ape SO inexorably insisted upon by
war Department. Capt. Dapray
80 until recently adjutant general of
'sdde OF regulars. To-day is again
,4'uy cloudy and an excellent day for
'ilhg. 1t is being taken advantage
W all commands.
me custom to allow enlisted men 35
"a, u's extra per day for clerical work
"een done away with by an order