Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-06-02
THE SECOND CALL.
War Department Wants Existing
Regiments Recruited.
STATES WANTING THEIR MONEY.
Accounts Being Sent to Washington for the
Expense Of Raising Troops Missouri
p Volunteers NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Out
htted-Army Hospital Trsi0.

C0rbin Is now working out the detalls
OF the second call for volunteers The
superintendent Of the $50 among the
various states has not been fixed def.
nitely, but will be in o day or two.
Communication from the governors Of
the several states received by the ad-
jutant general indicate clearly that
they approve Of the plan 70 recruit the
regiments from their states up to the
maximum strength out Of the second
call As heretofore indicated in the
Associated press dispatches, this nee
essary recruiting will absorb about
10000 men, leaving about 5000 TO be
organized into additional regiments
IL is the purpose Of the war depart.
ment officials To recruit existing regi-
ments up to maximum strength OF
1895 men. Each regiment will consist
Of 10 companies Of lOo men to com.
pany.
II Is not expected 70 assemble the
new recruits In state camps Officers
from each regiment will be detailed
for recruiting duty and the work Of
recruiting the quota Of each state
under the second call will proceed pre-.
cisely as II does In the regular army.
As rapidly as the men are recruited
they will be examined and sent for.
ward 70 Join the regiments 10 which
they will be assigned. The new re.
cruits will be assigned TO regiments Of
their own states aud, 90 far as posi-.
bic 70 companies and regiments which
represent the cities and sections Of the
states In which they reside. Thus the
recruits will be among friends and 40.
quaintances and not among strangers
Only after the existing regiments
have been recruited up 70 the maxi.
mum strength will new regimental or
CARNATIONS be formed. Some Of the
regiments now In the service have less
than the required number Of com.
panieA New companies that may be
organized will be assigned TO the regi'
ments until each regimental organiza-
ton has 10 full companies After this
work hos been accomplished new regi-
mental organizations Of the maximum
strength will be formed.
STATES WANTING THEIR MONEY.
WASHINGTON, May sl.-State ae
sounts Tor expenses incident to the
maintenance Of troops raised by them
under President Mckinley's first Gull
before they were mustered into the
service Of the government are being
received at the war department Per.
picking questions naturally will arise
In the adjustment OF these accounts,
and In some cases considerable time
may elapse before all the money ex.
pended by the states Is reimbursed to
them. Gov. Atkinson, OF Georgia,
was at the war department yester-
day In this connection, and saw d
number Of officials The governor
was anxious 10 secure Oh early reim-
bursement so as TO be ready TO raise
the troops which will be asked for un.
der the presidents second call, rs the
state desires the money now available
for other purposes 1t is not likely,
however that such condition of af-
fairs as exists In Georgia, or II they are
present In any other state, will result
in any great embarrassment as the
government will then proceed TO re-
cruit for the new troops on its own re-
sponsibility, thus relieving the gov.
ernors OF this duty.
MISSOURI VOLUNTEERS uyEQulPPEn
WASHINGTON, May 3l.-Representa-
tives Cowherd, Dockery and Cochran,
Of Missouri, called on Adjt Gen Cor
bin yesterday to enter q protest about
the delay In equipping the Third and
Fourth regiments Of Missouri volun.
teers These troops are now at Camp
Al0er, Va, and appear to have been
neglected by the war department as
they have not yet received any part Of
their quota Of supplies and equipment
Many Of the officers are not pro-
vided with necessaries and few
OF them have uniforms When
the Missouri congressman visited
them in camp the troops presented
. motley appearance Officers could
not be distinguished from privateS
While the Missouri boys realize that
they have been neglected, they have
dled no complaints, but their appear
ance made such an impression on the
congressman that they FASTENED TO the
war department carly yesterday morn
ing. As this Yves holiday they found
the department closed, but were for
tunste enough TO find the sdjutant
general He assured the congressman
that he would issue an order at once
70 provide the Missouri regiments with
Ill the supplies which may be neces-
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