The San Francisco call., 1899-07-20
INDUCEMENTS
FOR RECRUITS
Men in the Ranks May
Get Commissions.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

CALL HEADQUARTERS. YELLING
TON HOTEL. WASHINGTON, July IS
The War Department is offering extra in
ducements to expedite the recruitment OF
the ten volunteer regiments. Nearly all
the commissions having been issued many
OF the disappointed applicants nave peeh
advised to enter the ranks, as In that way
1t may be possible for them TO secure
commissions General Corbin says that
the policy of the administration will be
to fill all vacancies which may occur
among commissioned officers from the
ranks A number of applicants for COM
missions have enlisted as priNateS IN the
different regiments and have been ap-
pointed non-cOmmissiOned oIhcerS WHEN
ever possible and consequently are next
in line of promotion to commissioned
rank in the event of a vacancy
Another method of securing recruits is
TO offer commissions to men otherwise
qualified who will undertake to furnish
in each case not less than forty men VINO
can pass muster as soldiers and Will en-
list for service in the Philippines. 1here
have been several cases of this kind dur
ing the past week.
The reports of recruiting yesterday show
that 410 men were enrolled. making to-
tai of 267S The Thirty first Regiment
leads with 5i6 and the Twenty-seventh
follows with 800.
All the field officers of the new volun-
teer regiments have been appointed, the
list being completed to-day by sthe Selec-
tion of the remaining colonels. Inc o1ncefS
and their assignments follow:
Twenty sixth Infantry, PIattshurg Barracks:
New York-Colonel Edmund Rice, Lieutenant
Colonel William Z. DuvaN, Majors d Ander-
SON Frank a. Cook and Joseph T. Dickman
Twenty seventh Infantry, Camp Meade Penn
Colonel Albert :. Cummings, Majors George l.
Byram. Edward b. Cassatt and Clyde d. '.
Twenty-cighth Infantry. Camp Meade, Penn
sylvanla-Coonel William E. Birkhmer NJ Lev ,e1s
George H. Morgan, Elmer E. Taggart and
John B. Porter.
GeorgiaGCoICnel Edward T. Hardin Lieutenant
Colonel Herbert H. Sargent, Majors Evan NJ
johnson Jr., Harry l. Hawthorne and David
Thrteth Infantry Fort sheridan, Illinois,
Colonel Cornelius Gardener, Lleute9ant IoIonei
James r. Campbell. Majors Leonard A Lover
ing. Matthew +. Steele and Thomas l.. Har-
ugan.
tucky9E6ionel James James s Petit. Lieutenant
Colonel Webb G. Hayes, Majors Hunter Lig-
Thirty-second Infantry. Fort Leavenworth.
Kansas-Colonel Louis \. Craig. Lieutenant
Colonel Lewis II. Strother, Majors Alexander
B. Dyer Robert E. L. Spengle and Charles
Thirty-third Infantry Fort Houston, Texas
Colonel Luther r. Hare, Lieutenant Colonel
John J. Breeceton iors Marcus d. Cronin,
F. c. March ami Francis D. Ward.
oratioIColonel Lyman Y Kennon. Lieutenant
Colonel Robert /. Howe. Majors William A
sbunk, julius A. Penn and Joseph wheeler Jr
Thirty-ffth Infantry, Vancouver Barracks,
Washington-ColQnel William a. kobbe. Lieu
Robert d. Walsh. Walter c. Short and Albert
Laws.
The following appointments in the vol
untecr service were announced to-day:
To be lieutenant coloneI-Louis H strather.
formerly captain First Infantry.
To be majors-Edward b Kassatt, second
man. captain Eighth Cavalry; Robert D.
Walsh, captain Ninth Cavalry
tain Tblrd kentucky: John p. Grfnstead cap
tain Company L. Twenty-frst Kansas; John
Ter, first lieutenant Sixth United States Infan-
try. Frank w. Lattimer. captain Company d,
TO be FIRST lieutenants-CharIes H Boyce.
first lieutenant First New Hampshire Volun-
teers; James Lawrence Long, captain First
lieutenant Company NJ, Fourth Kentucky.
To be second lieutenants-Benjamin Koss-
mann, post quartermaster sergeant United
States Army: Allen lie Fort. private Battery
H. Third United States Artillery; Denny Verdi,
had service In Cuba.
The following officers have been ordered
to Join their respective regiments at the
places Indicated:
Twenty-sixth Infantry, Plattsburg Barracks,
New York-First Lieutenant Philip 5: Colder
man and Second Lieutenant Garrison Ball.
Twenty-seventh Infantry, Camp Meade, Pa
First Lieutenants Oscar D. Wood and James
Twenty-eight Infantry. Camp Meade. Pa
First Lieutenant Charles c. Allen.
Thirty-ffrst Infantry United States Volun-
teers. Headquarters Fort Thomas. ky.-First
Lieutenant John p Surr.
Thirty-ffth Infantry, Vancouver Barracks,
Wash.second Lieutenant & Clark r; f. MIL u.
Captain James NJ. Liddell.
The retirement of Colonel Evan Miles
of the First Infantry was announced to-
day Lieutenant Colonel A. A. Harbach
becomes colonel, Major Sumner Lincoln
lieutenant colonel and Captain George l..
Brown major.
Colonel Lyman V. Kennon was born in
Rhode Island and graduated from the
Military Academy in 1881. In 1886 he was
appointed aid-de-camp to the late Major
George Crook and served In that capacity
ters of the Department of the Platte un-
til 1890 During the war with Spain he
served with distinction with his regiment
in the Cuban campaign and was breveted
for gallantry In leading the first com
pany of his regiment up San Juan HILL
Colonel William E. Birkhimer was born
in Ohio, and served as a private in Com
pany NJ of the Fourth Iowa Cavalry from
March. 1864, to August, 1865. He entered
West Point 2 year later, and after gradu-
tillery on Eastern and Southern stations
He was also Instructor at West Point and
was for four years acting judge advocate
of the Department of Columbia. He has
been with his regiment in the Philippines
since June, 1895 where he Is acting in
spector general and judge advocate of the
Eighth Army Corps He was especially
recommended for promotion by Major
General Lawton for gallantry.
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