Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-06-02
GALL FOR MORE TROOPS.
President Mckinley Issues a Proc
lamation for rs, 900 Addi-
tional Volunteers.
MAY Be NEEDED BEFORE WAR CLOSES.
More Officers to BE AppOinted-Ap-
prOximate Quotas from the Sew
eraI States - Statement Showing
Strength of Our Army When Fully
Organized.

washington, May 20. - Inc event OF
the day in the war situation was the
issuance of proclamation by the presi-
dent calling for $4,000 more volunteers.
1t added new and stirring phase to the
lethargic conditions which have pre-
vailed of late and came with almost
startling unexpectedness even to many
of TIE high officials in the army. 1t fol-
lows:
by the President of the United States
A Proclamation. Whereas, An act of con-
gress was approved on the 25th day of April,
1898, entitled An Act Declaring That War
Exists Between the United States Of Amer
lea and the Kingdom of SPAIN and,
Whereas. by an act Of congress, entitled
An Act to Provide for Temporarily In
creasing the Military Establishment Of the
United States in Time of War and for Other
Purposes, approved April %, 1898, the
president Is authorized, in order to raise
volunteer army. to issue his proclamation
calling for volunteers to serve in the army
of the United States.
Now, therefore, /, William Mckinley,
president of the United States. by virtue of
the power vested in me by the constitution
and the laws, and deeming sufficient occa-
sion to exist, have thought fit to call forth,
and hereby do call forth, volunteers to the
aggregate number of $4,000 in addition to
nation of the 23d day of April, in the pres
ent year; the same to be apportioned, as far
as practicable, among the several states
and territories and the District of Column
bia, according to population, and to serve
for two years unless sooner discharged.
The proportion of each arm and the details
of enlistment and organization will be
made known through the war department.
I'm witness whereof, ] have hereunto set
my hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city Of Washington this
25th day of May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
eight, and of the independence of the
United States the one hundred and TWEEN
ty-second.
WILLIAM M'KINLEY.
by the President.
WILLIAM N. DAY, Secretary of State"
More Officers Needed.
The proclamation means not only the
assembling of large force of troops.
but also the appointment of number
of major generals, brigadier generals,
colonies, majors and staff and field Off
GERS, for the organization of this addi-
tional force of $4,000 men into army
corps, divisions, brigades and regi-
ments.
Approximate Quotas.
While the adjutant generals office
has not yet undertaken to make up the
quotas of the several states, the follow
ing gives an approximate estimate of
the state quotas:
Alabama, $500; Arkansas, 1890; Califor-
MIA, 1888; Colorado, 1874: Connecticut, 965;
Delaware, 30; Florida, $50; Georgia, 905;
Idaho, 139, Illinois, 1929; Indiana, 2,5S1;
Iowa, 1884; Kansas, 1868; Kentucky, 2,O45:
Louisiana, liza; Maine, 759: Maryland, 1,166;
Massachusetts,, 2,S32; Michigan, 1922; Min
nesota, 1,723; Mississippi, 1895; Missouri.
3246; Montana, 314; Nebraska, LAC: Me-
vada, 142; New Hampshire. 451: New Jer-
sey Its; New York, 1907; North Carolina.
1,545; North Dakota, 276; Ohio, 4,349; Ore
gon, 377; Pennsylvania, 6,45S Rhode Island,
1926; South Dakota, LILO; South Carolina,
49, Tennessee, 1,036; Texas, 1,454: Utah,
255; Vermont, 1877; Virginia, 1878: Washing
ton, 704; West Virginia, 1873; Wisconsin,
1865: Wyoming, 1873: Arizona, 100: District
of Columbia. 1873; New Mexico, 269; Okla
homa. &C.
Strength of the Army.
Washington, May 26.-Adjt. Gen. Cor
bin has prepared statement showing
the strength of the military forces of
the United States when organized in
accordance with the plans now under
way:
Regular army, $4,000 men; volunteers
from states first calD, 125,000 men; three
cavalry regiments at large, 5000 men; ten
infantry regiments, United states Voiun-
teers Gmmunes), 10000; engineers-at-large,
$500; volunteers called for to-day, $4,000.
This makes a grand total Of 27S5O0 men,