Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-05-16
TO move AT ONCE
ALL VOLUNTEERS TO BE HURRIED
TO PERMANENT CAMPS.
NO WAITING FOR EQUIPMENT.
ABOUT 65,OOO VOLUNTEERS HAVE
BEEN MUSTERED IN.
II IL Expected That All of the l21, LOCO
Will Be in Uncle Sans Service
by the End of the Week
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WASHINGTON, May 15.-way depart
ment officials are gratified at the progress
being made In the mastering of the force
of 125.0 900 volunteers called for by the presi-
dent Reports received up to this morning
indicate that $500 volunteers have been
mustered into the United States army. and.
In the opinion Of Adjutant General Corbin,
the work of mastering will be completed
by the end of the present week.
Before the call for volunteers was issued,
the adjutant generals Of the various states
were requested to inform the war depart
ment how long 1t would take them to put
their forces into the field ready for. duty.
Some of the replies put the time as low as.
twenty-four hours, but it has developed
that q much longer Tine than was generaf-
~ fixed has been required. While some Of
the volunteers are well equipped, the ma
5ority are not. .- =
kilograms that have been pouring into
tho adjutant generals oIsce all day, in
response to orders directing volunteers that
have already been mustered in to proceed
to one or another Of the points OF mobiliz-
alton. indicate clearly that. the troops are
BY no means ready for the field. One bat
terry commander wired the department that
his command was in complete readiness
for service except that he lacked guns.
gun carriages, horse, harness, ammunition
and uniforms. Many Of the volunteers
have gone into the state camps without
sufhcaent or proper clothing. 6
Tho te3egrams receiyed, from almost
every state ahoW- somethtne material Il
needed to complete the equipment Of every
regiment It was for the reason that the
necessities lacking could be better sup
Piled at the permanent camps than at
the state camps that urgent orders WERE
issued that volunteer forces should be mo-
bilixed at Washington. Chickamauga, Tam
pa or San Francisco as soon as possible.
Regardless, therefore, OF equipment or drill,
the volunteers will be hurried to the per-
manent camps al rapidly as 1t is possible to
muster them into the regular service.
for the expedition to the
Philippines are being rapidly concluded by
the war department. Reports received up
90 . late hour tonight Indicate that II 800
men selected for the expedition from the
volunteer forces in the country, west of
the 1ississipn river win be- prepared to
move In q few days. Adjutant General
Corbin II OF opinion that IN the, ,ns1ghbor-
for the expedition -
It u the purpose now. to send q force of
1s.0oo to the island. In. order, to make up
the requisite number, It is the intention of
the army officials to send, as part Of the
expedition, at least thfee regiments of
seasoned regular troops. General Corbln
said, tonight that the regular troops prob
ably would be sent from the. forces en-
camped at Tampa, Fla, az they are most
available at the disposal OF the depart
ment. :
1t is not regarded as desirable to remove
such regular troops a. have been left In
the Indian country. The fear Is entertained
II these troops should be sent away their
present posts some OF the unrdly Indians
might take advantage Of their absence to
commit oatrages and depredations Dp0n the
white settlements. Foe that reason the reg
ular troops selected for tbs Philippines ex-
pedition viii be taken from the forces mo-
bilized on the Atlantic coast. It was an-
nounced definitely tonight that the trans
port ship City OF Pekin. now at San Fran
cisco, would sail for Manila tonight or to-
morrow with about regiment and i half
of volunteers already selected for the ex-
pedition. Other forces destined for Ma
nila will be hurried to San Francisco as
rapidly as possible and. will be sent to the
support OF Admiral Dewey as soon as they
can be thoroughly equipped.
CHICKAMAUGA. NATIONAL PARK
GA, May 1.-THE First Chic cavalry, the
advance guard OF the volunteer army Or.
dsred by the war department to rendsz-
vous At Camp Thomas, arrived to-day In
two sections Of sixteen cars each over the
Cincinnati Southern railroad. The regiment
u composed OF eight troops. 600 officers and
men- Tho regiment Is in command of Lieu
tenant Colonel W. N. Day. The regiment
did not bring horses and these are to be
supplied here by the government. Only ono
troop was supplied with arms, and the
: large majority OF the men were withou.
uniforms. They did not, therefore, pre-.
sent q very formidable military appear.
snce. They are q gallant set, however
and their friends promise that they will
give good account OF themselves when
they have an opportunity. i.,. "
Tonight the First Ohio infantry from
Cincinnati. eleven companies, 500 officers
and men. arrived in Chattanooga in two
sections OF twenty cars each over the Gin
-cthnau Southern railroad. This regiment
was In rather striking contrast to the cav.
airy regiment, being fully. uniformed and
armed with Winchester rifles. All arrived
In good condition and In good spirits. They
were brought Immediately to this poinI
and reported to General Brooke. They will
sleep IN their cars tonight and Tomorrow
morning will pitch their tents The feei.
ment is In command of Colonel T. II. Nil.
liken. .,
The Third regiment, Wisconsin voluntee,
infantry. arrived in three sections fifteer
cars each. at 2:30 o'clock this morning aN
men and officers. Colonel NJ. T. Moore ir
command; Lieutenant Colonel B. f
Parker. They will remain in the CITY nm.
I'll morning and come to the park at
o'clock Monday morning. The Third Illino,,
will arrive at o'clock and the Fifth at
O'Clock.
The officials Of the Nashville, Chattanoo
ga & st. Louis railroad report tonight tha
they have received twenty trains averag
ing fifteen cars from the Illinois Contra
and other Western lines. loaded with troop,
from the Western states. They are unabl;
to designate regiments. but say that b,
tomorrow evening they will bring I,
Chickamauga ten regiments. These train;
begin arriving at an early hour Monda,
= morning. Major General James II. wilsoi
arrived at the park this afternoon an,
reported to General Brooke for duty.
TAMPA. FLA. May l6-General order
for the organizing of the army of fnyasio,
into several brigades Will be issued from
headquarters tomorrow. The cavalry viii
q be divided into two brigades, the infantr,
into four brigades and the artillery int,
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