Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-11-03
RECRUITS WANTED.
Special Inducements for Volunteers
to Enlist in the Regular Army.
TO RE1ALIA1E AGAINST GERMANY.
Data Being Collected to Exclude Herman
Products from this Country Which
Are Found to Be Impurs-Ths
Classified vii Service

Washington, Oct 2S.-By direction
of the secretary of war, Col. Thomas
Ward, acting adjutant general, has is.
sued general order in regard to the
cases of members of volunteer organ.
izations who enlisted therefrom in the
regular army. 1t is explanatory Of a
previous general order, issued in Sep
TENDER last, prescribing that such
men should be given credit for their
service in the volunteer army. The
Endorsement required by the regula-
tions on the enlistment papers Of the
men who have served in the volunteer
army, and subsequently enlisted in
the regular army, results in giving
such soldiers credit on the rec.
ords Of the department for time
actively served in the volunteer
army, but without intention that
the term of enlistment or re.
enlistment in the regular army
shall be shortened by reason Of volun.
teer service. According to the order
just issued, such soldiers begin q
new enlistment in the regular army
sor the full term OF three years, and
their clothing allowance likewise
begins at the first years rates. The
age limitation Of 81 years for original
enlistment in the regular army does
not apply in such cases. The principal
advantages, however, accrue to those
who re.enlist in the regular army
within three months from date
Of discharge from the volun-
teer army. In their cases the
time actually served in the vol.
unteers is added to the time served
in the regular army in computing the
soldiers service pay from time to
time"
TO RETALIATE AGAINST GERMANY.
Washington, Oct 2S.--"During the
winter the administration purposes to
take steps retaliating against Germany
for discriminating against American
pork. Prot. Wiley, of the agricultural
department is now conducting an in
vestigation for the benefit Of the pres
ident, and has gone to New York for
the purpose of securing samples of
German wines and other products,
which will undergo close scrutiny to
find ground for excluding them from
this country. American meat products
have been harassed in so many ways
that 1t has become improbable to ex-
port them to Germany. 1t has been
charged that these products are
infected with trichin@, and every
thing ina ENABLE has been done to
harass trade and drive it from that
market. Recent consular reports show
that charges Of trichine existing in
American pork are unfounded, and
upon a scrutinizing investigation it
was found to exist in meats which
came from other countries and were
marked as coming from America.
THE CLASSIFIED CIVIL SERVICE.
Washington, Oct. est is under.
stood that presidential edict remov.
ing large number Of government Off.
GERS from the civil classified service
probably will be promulgated before
Thanksgiving day. The order is one
which, it is said, has been in con.
temptation many months, having
been deferred from time to
time, owing to pressure of war
business. As at present deter
mined upon the order will affect
upward of 5000 places. 1t will in
clude deputy collectors of internal
revenue, who are authorized to become
acting collectors, actually serving in
that capacity. There are about 1000
of these deputies. The largest class
affected is the corps of examining sur
geons OF the pension bureau, OF whom
there are in all over 4, 100.