The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-07-06
ERWIN STARTS FOR FRISCO.
HIS CHANCES FOR PROMOTION IN
HIS REGIMENT EXCELLENT.

Assembling of the Third Georgia
Regiment to Begin at Griffin To-
day - store Houses at Camp
NOrthen Already Filled With Gov
crnment Supplies for the Regi-
ment-GOv. Atkinson Announces
an Incentive for EnIisting.
Atlanta, Ga, July Capt. j. B. Erwin,
United States army acting adjuiant gen
eral Of the state, left tonight for San
/ Francisco TO join his regiment and pro-
coed with il to Manila
Capt. Erwin had been rendered an ap-
pointment on The staff Of Gen. ". w. Cor
don, and had signiied his willingness TO
accept it, but the war department refused
to approve the appointment, because he is
! needed elsewhere more urgently.
He will be ranked in his regiment by
only one captain, and his chances for pro-
motion are, therefore fine The colonel
Of the Fourth Cavalry has been made
! brigadier general, while two of the majors
have been transferred to other commands
and the lieutenant colonel is soon to be re-
tired thus leaving the avenue of promo
ton comparatively clear TO him
Capt. Erwin is a Georgian of whose
| record at West Point and in the army the
state is proud, and it was with a great
deal of satisfaction that his designation as
| acting adjutant general was secured.
1t is needless TO say that his loss just
at this particular time is much regretted,
| especially as the war department has noti-
fed Gov Atkinson that it viii be impos-
sible to detail another army officer TO take
his place here, all these officers being need
ed in the active service.
All the duties of the adjutant generals
office will now fall upon W. c. OBear,
assistant adjutant general.
The assembling of the Third Regiment
OF Georgia will begin at Griffin to-mor-
row, when the detachment from the com
panies of Capt. Davies and Capt Baker.
being recruited in this city, win be sent
down there to begin their work Col
Cahdler Will himself go to Camp Northen
in the morning. His adjutant has already
gone, and everything is reported to be in
readiness to receive the men as fast as
they can be sent there. The war DEPART
ment has filled the store houses there with
supplies and equipments and there will be
no waiting for uniforms and arms as was
the case on the first call for volunteers.
1t VIII be some time yet however be-
fore the Atlanta companies are recruited
Baker is farther along than CAPT Davies
me latter officer was commander of the
state Sons of Confederate Veterans He
Is wel-known young lawyer and he is
making a special effort to raise his COM
pany from among young professional and
business men, On this account his com
pany is being dubbed the Dude" company
by other recruiting officers, though Capt.
Davies protests that this is an Injustice
to him and his men. All he wants he
says is men of intelligence and good moral
| character.
As spur to the recruiting. Gov. Akin.
son has announced that he intends to dis
/ tribute good many commissions when
the third call for volunteers is issued
| among men who enlist in the ranks of the
| regiments now forming and in the field
! He gave commissions to some privates in
| the First and Second regiments when the
| second call came, and an addition to these
| rewards Col. Gambler ii Is understood has
/ selected about twenty men from the two
| first regiments for places as non-com.
/ missioned officers in the Third Regiment
and has asked the department for their
| transfer.
! The Governor is already being deluge,l
| with applicants for commissions in the
! regiment expected under the third call
! This flood of qualified patriotism makes
! him somewhat tired. He says that most
! OF these wouid-be officers ought to go out
and enlist as privates if they are anxious
to serve their country, and intimates that
when the third call comes this class win
not get much of a showing for officers
! places.