The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-24
FIRST CALL IN 80 YEARS
THE REGULAR TROOPS WILL GO
FIRST TO CUBA.
OFFICIAL ORDER HAS BEEN ISSUED
Vast Number Of Letters and kilograms Four
In From Men Offering their
Cervrcc
Services.

dent To-Day callcu upon tHe peopA~ ~
United States for the first time IN thirty
years to manifest their martial strength
this time the call being upon Il uhlteo
pcople to 90 forward to battle WIN d
foreign foe The Secretary OF war
created Il new army corps. Inc TWO
taken together with other news Oh To-
dnv showed that the regular army soon
will move on Cuba and that meantime
the volunteers will be equipped ana
drilled The Presidents proclama-
lion while actually issued, was not GER
ti6ad ia the Governors Of the States and
Territories. and will not be until Mon
aav. The reason is two fold. In the
frst Mace the War Department desires
10 avoid destroying the present organi-
zation of the National Guard. which is
n no called into service first. The guard
regiments are composed of twelve COM
NAMES. and being Differed more nu-
nerously than the regular army regl-
ments would have 10 be changed to
correspond to the army organization III
order to comply with the law as IL eX-
lists. The pending Hull bill, however,
provides for meeting just such emergen-
cv and permits the use of the Natlonal
Guard who have volunteered only under
condition that they may serve as now
organized. The second consideration,
which influenced the department In
postponing the certitication of the call
until Monday is desire to make sure
that adequate arrangements can be
completed by the Quartermasters ano
commissary departments for transport
ing and feeding the large number of
men called for. This is no light task, a.
the volunteers must be taken by ths
government at a certain point III every
State where they are to be collected by
the Governors
kilograms have been coming from al
most every section of the country to
Secretary Alger from Governors and mi
litia officers conveying information as
to the length of time, surprisingly short
i'm 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 Ill the va
rious States will be brought 40 one of
three great depots, namely, Washing
ton. Richmond and Atlanta where they
will be organized to meet the require
ments of modern army tactics. The
fact that Richmond is named as one of
these points is taken in some quarters
as evidence that Fitzhugh Lee is to re-
ceive volunteer either as cue Of the
four major generals or one of the nine
brigadier generals provided for in the
volunteer bill. for it is believed that it
was largely at his instance that Rich
niond was selected as one of the points
of concentration.
In anticipation of the certifieaon o.
the Presidents call Il vast number Of
kilograms and letters have begun TO
flow in upon Secretary Alge~. offering
the services Of the senders as volunteers
in the army So numerous are tehse
communications that the Secretary has
been obliged to request the press TO mott
fly the people that such communications
should be directed to he Governors of
their respective States and Territories as
he has no authority under the law 20 ac-
cept volunteers directly.
The formation of a Guard Army CORPS
in the Department of the South with
dence that the government is to move
regular army, leaving the volunteers
just called for TO be Disciplined and
worked into shape for future use in the
campaign. The formal order for the
creation of this Grand Army division,
issued At the War Department 1T the
close of office hours is as follows:
Headquarters of the Army.
"Adjutant Generals Office.
chinrtau Anril DO 1903
General Orders No. -.
by direction of the Secretary Of
War the following orders Of the Presi-
dent are published for the IDforniat.on
and the guidance of all cOncefncd:
u. The United States troops assem-
blnd in the Chickamauga National Park
viii form an encampment, to be known
as Camp George III. Thomas, and will
ne constituted, temporarily. an army
corps. under the command of Major Gen
eral John X. Brooke. The corps will
consist Of one division of Cavalry. one
division of Infantry and one Brigade
of Light Artillery. The Cavalry and In
fantry divisions will each be COMPOSED
OF not more than three brigades INSIST
ing OF three or more regiments each
The Artillery brigade will be com,n,seG
OF two battalions each comprising five
batteries. The corps commander will
assign the senior officers present for
duty with each arm to the command
of divisions and brigade
-. The Infantry regiments concen
trated ~ he New Orleans, La: Mobile
Ala. and Tampa. Fla. are constituted
divisions, under the command Of Ri.
gadierGeneral VIM. r. Shafter. Rriga-
dier-General John J. Coppinger aud
Brigadier General James f. Wade. re.
spectively. The division commanders
will form their divisions into Rricades
and assign the senior officers present for
duty TO command them.
by command Of Major General Miles.
II. c.. Corbin. Adiufaut General"
The people Of the District of Columbia
will see a great many soldiers at the be.
ginning of the next week. BY direction,
OF The President the entire National
Guard of the District, 1900 strong. has
been ordered into camp Monday morning
at Soldiers Home under the command
of Brigadier-General Harries. The