The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1898-08-26
WAR Department PLANS.
Secretary Alger Has Practically De-
cided on the Troops to Be
Mustered Out.
REGIMENTS LEAVING CAMP THOMAS.
Gen. Breckenridge Getting His Men Away
from Chickamauga Park as Fast as
Railroads Can Furniah Transportation
All That Will Be Left at the Camp
Will Be Hospitals-SiGnal Service Men.

All That Will Be Left at the Camp
Will BE Hospitals-Signal Service Men.
Washington, Aug. 24.-After care
full survey of the situation the presi-
dent and his ca binet have decided to
Immediately muster out of the service
all the volunteers except 10000.
Every troop of volunteer cavalry and
battery of light artillery still in this
country are to be included in the re-
duction. Secretary Alger has now
practically decided on the troops
which will be mustered out. During
the week hundreds of letters have
poured into the offices of the secretary
of war and the adjutant general from
individual soldiers requesting that
they be released from further
service in the army. These per-
sonal requests will have to be re-
fused, except where soldier happens
to belong to one of the regiments
which is selected for discharge. The
war department officials have about
completed their slate of the regiments
which will constitute the Cuban army
Of occupation. The selection of these
regiments has been an exceedingly
difficult task. AS far as possible each
IF the Is states which have been rep.
resented at the front will be given
regiment in this army. Some of the
regular troops will also be ordered to
Cuba. For the present the size of the
regular army will not be reduced, but
the enlistments will continue until it
1as reached its war footing of 10000
men.
Regiments Leaving Camp Thomas.
Chickamauga, Chattanooga, Nation
Al Military Park. Tenn, Aug 24.-The
war department has ordered Gen.
Breckenridge to abandon Camp
Thomas at Chickamauga park and the
general is using every means to COM
ply with the order as rapidly as posi-
BILE. The various regiments have re-
ceived orders to pack up and be ready
to get out on short notice and all have
gone about obeying orders in sys-
tematic and rapid manner As fast as
railroads can furnish transportation
the men will move. A large number
of the regiments have been ordered to
their state capitals. The others will
be sent to Knoxville, Lexington and
Huntsville, Ala. Many of the regi-
of the First corps are already moving
to Knoxville and Lexington and as
soon as possible all the regiments
of the Third corps now ordered home
will go to Huntsville. Gen. Brecken-
ridge, the commander of Camp Thomas,
will go either to Knoxville or Lexing-
ton. He states that he has not yet re-
ceived definite information as to which
of the two camps he will be ordered.
All that will be left at Camp Thomas
will be the hospitals, where the men
are too sick to be removed, and one
regiment will act as a guard. 1t is
not known where the light artillery
and Col. Grigsby's rough riders will
be sent, as no orders relating to them
have been issued. The First Maine
infantry broke camp and left for home
to-day.
Signal Service Men.
Washington, Aug. 24.-The increase
IN the number of army camps has
brought about demand for an aug
mentation of the force of signal serv-
ice men in this country and recon-
mendation will be made that the force
at Porto Rico be drawn on for one OF
the companies now at work there.
There are four signal service com
panies with total of about 800 now
there and it is expected they will have
to take charge temporarily of the tele-
Sgraph service on the islands pending
the time when private enterprise can
take hold of the system. At the same
time the division of the camp here
necessitates more men for this work
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land may be ordered back. One com.
pany of signal service men under Capt
Lee left on the Segurancia from New
York for Cuba to take charge of the
telegraph service there.