Arizona republican., 1899-07-13
A RUSH TO GET IN
Recruiting Offices Crowded
 With Applicants.
For Admission 10 inc Different Branches of inc Army. But Most of Tht m Want fo Enlist 10 Fight in Inc Philippines.

New York, July 12.-Major F. A. Whitney, who is in charge of the United States recruiting office at 25 Third avenue, said today that the number Of applicants for admission to the different branches of the army service did not lessen. It was expect cd that when the war with Spain terminated the recruiting offices would fall back into the quiet existing be- fore the commencement of the war This, however, has not bsen the case, because of the state of affairs existing in the Philippine islands. Nearly all applicants at the recruiting station eX press a hope of being sent to fight AguiGaldo. and some openly declare that they will not enlist unless as surance is given them that they will be sent to the Philippine islands.
 At present about 50 or 60 appli- cants daily are received at 9 Third avenue. Of these al, but 9 or 30 or rejected fer reasons otherwise than physical-the majority Of them net being eligible Cn account of being aliens or married. The men who are passed by the sergeant are then sert to the examining surgeons, who give them a thorough and rigid examina- tion. Of the p or 30 men who get be fore the surgeons, at least eight or ten are rejected for physical defects. only one man ont of seven presenting themselves at the station being finally accepted.
 In the different recruiting stations in this city about IS men are accepted every day. The station at 9 Third avenue is recruiting station for the eastern states, about 8 men being re- ceived daily from Providence, R. l.: New Haven, Conn; Bridgeport. Ccnn-; Waterbury, Conn; Danbury. Conn; Elmira, N r.; Paterson. N. J.; Brooklyn, Newark, Jersey City and other points,
 At the Third avenue station the re- cruits are clothed and uniformed and sent to California, where they are eventually assigned to regiments, the majority Cf them being destined to go to the Philippine islands A squad of men leave here for California every day, over 1000 recruits now being as- sembled s5 that point
 At the Third avenue station men are also received and enlisted for other branches of the army than in- fantry- Recruits accepted for the cavalry are sent to Fc1- Slocum, to go to Cuba CT Porto Rico. Recruits are also accepted for both Leavy and light artillery and the sig rlI service and engineering corps Major Whitney said that not a day passed that some man who had an ex- cellent education did not enlist.
 The advantages offered to q we'll educated man are manifold" said Major Whitney. There is no ques- ton in which merit is more quickly noticed and rewarded then in the army. As soon as a private is rec 1gnized by his superior officers as q man of gcod habits and high intellect l md education he is promoted to some 1Ihee Tn the on-commissioned rank. It Is often the case that a bright in iustrious recruit is made non-com nissionCi officer in two months time. men, any man, no matter what his | 'ank or standing, is entitled to take 1 he examination for promotion to the l commissioned grade. If he passes he | 'tin remains with his company until | vacancy occurs which he may fill. | While on the waiting list he receives i many privileges net accorded to his | ess intellectual comrades. When a [ 'acancy occurs he stands equal chance ] with others on the waiting list for filing the places, and q better chance han the West Point graduates. The ! aw requires that when q vacancy oc- ! ,urs an effort to fill it must first be made from the ranks, then from the ,adets and finally from civilians
 The regular army originally con isted of 25,000 men, to which two egiments of artillery were added. he total up to 27.50O enlisted nen- By an act of congress t was di- ected that the army ba increased to 5000 men by July 1, 1901, and the 2me act authorized the president to all for 35,C0O extra volunteers, if he nv fit. bringing the total of the army ID to 100,00G men by July 1. 1901.
 
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