The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-10
WANT VOLUNTEERS TO-DAY.
RECRUITING OFFICER Is NOW
READY TO RECEIVE THEM

READY TO REGEIS T. THEM.
Lieut.. 6. II. Pritchnrd, Jr., Has Or
ders to Begin Recruiting for the
Provisional Army and the Philip
pine service-Requireme for
Enlistment Not SO Rigid as for the
HeguIars-If IA Man Can speak
the English Language He VIII Not
BE Required to Read or Write 1t.
Where the Stars and Stripes wave from
the Hussars' armory is the place where
you may enlist in the provisional army
that is 70 see service in the Philippines, If
the recruiting Officer and medical examiner
care to accept you. They are TO be quite
as particular Is they have been in taking
applicants for enlistment in the regulars,
so If you weigh ten pounds too much or
ten pounds TO little, if a piece of your lit
tie toe is missing if you have lost a finger
nail 10y getting it blown away in some
juvenile Christmas celebration, or if you
have map of your country tattOoed on
your chest, you are not as certain TO be
thrown out as when recruits are being
accepted for the regular service.
orders have come from the war depart
ment for Lieut.. G. 3. Pritchard, Jr., re-
cruting officer, to begin enlbsting for The
volunteers. He will do so in accordance
with instructions that have been sent out
from Washington. The blanks for enlist
meat have also arrived, and there is moth
ing TO prevent Lieut.. Priichard from be-
ginning work to-day.
The following is the telegram that was
received by Lieut. Pritchard from the
war department relative to his new work:
Begin on Monday morning, tenth in
slant or as soon as order and blanks are
received, recruiting for volunteers ac-
cording to general orders No. 10, fifth in
slant this office. Telegraph this Office
each evening number such enlistments
during the day" The telegram is signed
by Adjt. Gen. Corbin.
1t is probable one or two lieutenants
will be detailed to act with Lieut.. Pritch-
ard al this office No such detail has yet
been made, and 1t is thought possible that
it viii not be until after the lieutenants
are named for the volunteer regiments.
1t is Lieut. Prltchard's opinion that the
appointment of the officers will be i'm
mediately followed by their assignment
to duty in assisting in the recruiting OF
their regiments.
No Savannahian has yet been named for
HeVed that if there should be he would not
have much trouble IN influencing a num-
Der of men. 1t remains to be seen what
eageruess to enlist will be displayed now
that the recruiting Office is open for volun-
teers to serve under somewhat different
conditions from the regulars.
Applicants will be required to satisfy the
recruiting officer regarding age and char
acter. They must defray their own ex-
penses to the place of enlistment; their
fitness for the military service can be de-
termined only upon examination at a re-
cruiting station.
For infantry the hight should be not less
than five feet four inches, and weight not
less than 120 pounds and not more than
1870 pounds.
Recruiting officers are. however author
lied in their discretion TO accept desirable
applicants who are ten pounds or less
overweight or underWeight, or who vary
not more than fraction of an inch from
the required hight or chest measures. if
they meet ali other requirements. and
their enlistment is recommended by the
medical examiner. In every such case
In variation from the normal standard
should be carefully noted on the enlist
ment paper.
Educational development will also be
less strongly insisted upon than usual. Or
dinarily a recruit has 10 be able to read
ana write out thGSe quallIlca'ohs are
waved ana so hlgh stahuaru OF Iearh-
ing Is not deHdhdeu All that Is heces-
sary is for an applicant to be able 10
speak the language. The orders do not
say he has to speak it properly, something
thal Is OF lnhhite dlIncuIty, so any lear IN
the NINA OF the prospective recruit VINO
may nave hearu that such was .he case
may therefore De renewed "hen nus
lrlehos see the real requirement ana lm>
l.Ysf inf apVfn aaf
part the III orhaIoh'
olloWlns are some particulars as 70
lne quahhcauohs recruits must ENJOY: APP
pilcahls Will De questioned by the recruit
lhs ollcer una subjected 10 physlcai eN-
ANIMATION TO see that the quahhcauons
exist.
riod ending June 30, 1901, and, as provided