The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-08-18
WON'T COME FROM DIXIE
BUT FROM NEW ENGLAND AND
THE MIDDLE STATES.
SOUTH NOT A GOOD F ED FOR RECRUITS
Nor Were the Northern Pacific States Eager to
Send their BOys,to Philippines Hence
Efforts Will be Directed 10
More Promising Fl Ids.

Washington, August 11.-An 0fuef mas
been issued directing that ten additional
regiments of infantry volunteers be or
The regiments win be numbered from
Thirty eight to Forty seven and viii be
organized at the following places, in the
order named:
Fort Smelling, Mimi.
Fort Crook, Neb.
Fort Riley, Kan.
Camp Meade, Pa.
Fort Niagara, N. Y.
Fort Leayenworth, Kan.
jefferson Barracks, Mo.
South birmingham, Mass.
Camp Meade, Pa.
1t appears from today's order that
the ten new regiments are to be mainly
recruited in New England and the Mid
die and Central Western, States. Kansas
and Pennsylvania have apparently been
selected as the best fields for recruits
1t is said that no special effort Is to
be made to secure recruits in the
Southern States.
This is due, it is said, to the exper-
ience of the officers who operated in
that quarter for recruits Tor the ten
volunteer regiments just now being or
ganized The only places where diff
Guilty was experienced in securing men
were in Georgia and Alabama, the Caro-
linas and the Gulf States and the two
Northwestern Pacific States.
Todays action win add 1900 men to
the enlisted strength Of the army and
increases the total strength of the army
to 95,045 men. The total number of vol
unteers called into service is 30, 107 men,
being only 1883 men short OF the total
authorized volunteer establishment or
$4,000. 1t is stated at the Department
that the number Of volunteers already
called into service is regarded as amply
sufficient to meet all possible needs or
the army, and chat there is no possi-
bility that the remaining 1893 yolun
teers will be called for
Yesterdays recruiting for the volun-
teer army amounted TO $50 men, making
the total recruitment to date 14,122, or
| 1032 in excess of the number required
to complete the ten regiments organized
under the orders of July 9TH All of
these regiments have secured their full
( quota except the Twenty-ninth regiment
at Fort Mcpherson, Ga; the Thirty
third at Fort Sam Houston. Texas, and
the Thirty-ffth regiment at Vancouver
Barracks. These three regiments will
be filled by the use of the overflow from
| the more successful regiments The
remain. Ter Of the excess will be used in
filing the volunteer regiments being
| slowly organized in the Philippines
| which are about 800 men short.
The Colonels and Lieutenant Colonels
| Of the new regiments are announced as
| follows:
COLONELS.
Thirty-eight-G George S. Anderson,
| Major Sixth cavalry.
/ Thirty-ninth-R. l.. Bullard. CAPTAIN.
| Subsistence Department.
| Fortieth-E. A. Goodwin, Captain,
| Eighth cavalry.
Forty-tirst E. r. G. Richmond, Cap
| tain. Second artillery.
Forty y-second-J. NJ. Thompson, Major,
Twenty fourth infantry.
Forty-third- Murray, Captain
First artillery.
Forty fourth f. J. McClernand, Cap
tain Second cavalry.
| Forty II. Dorst, Captain
| Fourth cavalry.
Forty-sixth- W. S. Schuyler, Captain
| Fifth cavalry.
| Forty Walter Howe, Captain
| Fourth artillery.
LIEUTENANT COLONIES
Il. b. Pratt, Captain Twenty third
| infantry.
c. J. Crane, Captain Twenty fourth
! infantry.
Byrne, Captain Sixth infan-
try.
J. S. Mallory, Captain Second infan-
try.
L. II. Crowder, Major Judge Advo-
cate.
james Parker, Captain Fourth cav
airy.
Francis Michler Captain Fifth cav
airy.
w. L. Wilder Captain Fourth cav
| ry.
j. II. Beacon, Captain Sixth infan-
| try.
John Bigelow, Jr., Captain Tenth cav
| airy.
The new regiments will be organized
under the general instructions issued at
| the time the first ten regiments were
| called out.
! In the list of Lieutenant Colonels an
nouneed it is not known whether Ber-
nard A, or Charles Byrne is intended.
Both are Captains in the Sixth infantry.
/ General Otis has been cabled for full