The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-04-24
Three Great Camps Of Instruction
to Be Formed.
SHARE STATES MUST SEND.
Men Can Be Modified In Surpris-
ingIy Short Time.

Washington, April 23.-The President to-
day called upon the people of the United
States for the first time In thirty years to
manifest their martial strength this time
the call being upon an united people to go
forward TO battle with foreign foe.
The Secretary Of War created new
army corps.
The two taken together, with other news
of to-day, showed that the regular army
soon will move on Cuba, and that mean
time the volunteers will be equipped and
drilled.
The Presidents proclamation, while act
ually issued was not certified tosthe Cover
nors Of the states and territories, and viii
not be until Monday.
The reason is two-fold. In the hrst
place, the war department desires to avoid
destroying the present organization of the
national guard, which is to be called into
service first. The guard regiments are
composed of twelve companies, and. be-
ing oficered more numerously than the
regular army regiments, would have to
be changed to correspond to the army or-
ganizaton, in order to comply with the
law as it exists.
The pending Hull bill, however, provides
for meeting just such an emergency, and
permits the use of the national guard as
organized. This consideration Is impor-
tant, inasmuch as many of the national
guard have volunteered only under con-
dition that they may serve as now organ
lied.
The second consideration which inf1uenc-
ed the war department In postponing the
oertifcation of the call until Monday is a
desire to make sure that adequate ar
rangements can be completed by the quar-
termasters and commissary departments
for transporting and feeding the large
number of men called for. This is no light
task, as the volunteers must be taken by
the government at a certain point in cv-
cry state, where they are to be colle3ted
by the Governors.
kilograms have been coming from al
most every section of the country to Secre-
tary Alger from Governors and militia Of
ficers conveying Information as to the
length of time, surprisingly short in many
cases, that would be required by them to
gather their forces ready for muster. The
men, as fast as mustered in by regular
army officers in the various states, will be
brought to one of the three great depots,
namely. washington, Richmond and At
lanta where they will be organized to
meet the requirements of modern army
tactics.
The fact that Richmond is named as one
of these points is taken in some quarters
as an evidence that Fitzhugh Lee is TO
receive a volunteer commission, either as
one of the four major generals or one of
the nine brigadier generals provided for
in the volunteer bill, for it is believed thai
it was largely at his instance that Rich
mond was selected as one Of the points
Of concentration.
In anticipation of the certifications of
the Presidents call a vast number of tele-
grams and letters have begun to flow In
upon Secretary Alger offering the SER
vices of the senders as volunteers in the
army So numerous are these communica-
'ions that the secretary has been obliged
20 request the press to notify the people
that such communications should pc d.
Tected to the Governors Of their respective
states and territories, as he has no au-
thority under the law to accept volun-
teers directly.
tie formation of a grand army corps
IN the department of the South, with head
quarters at the three Gulf ports, is an evil
uence that the government is to move
upon Cuba at once with the troops OF the
lesular army. leaving the volunteers just
called for TO be disciplined and worked into
shape for future use in the campaign
me formal order for the creation of this
Grand army division, issued at the war
Gepartment at the close Of Office hours,
is as follows:
Headquarters of the Army.-Adjutant
ceherafs Office, Washington, April 23-
General Orders: By direction OF the Secre-
t,,Iy OF War the following orders of the
Iesident are published for the informa-
""h ana guidance Of all concerned:
L. The United States troops assembled
me Chickamauga National Park will
.'m ar encampment 10 be known as
IMP George H. Thomas. and will constI-
ee.e' temporarily an army corps under the
SS'@,,hmand Of Maj Gen. John r. Brooke.
.e corps win consist Of one division OF
'9ty' ono q tsion Of infantry and one