Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1899-11-02
'ADdU1bUI GENERAL CORB|N

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Presents His Annual Report to The
| Secretary Of War.
THE MILITARY FORCES NOW IN
THE SERVICE OF THE UNITED
| STATES AGGREGATE $3.50 MEN.
BY DECEMBER 1, THE PHILIP
! PINE ARMY WILL NUMBER Co.,
725 MEN-RECOMMENDED THAT
OFFICERS RECEIVE EXTRA PAY
WHILE FIGHTING ABROAD.
WASHINGTON, November 1.-The
| annual report Of the Adjutant General
of the Army, Brig. Gen. Corbin, to the
Secretary Of War, was made public
to-day. Aside from the strictly tech
| meal recital of all the details OF a busy
year in military affairs, the report gives
much information Of an interesting
general character. and submits numer-
Gus recommendations for the better
mSnL OF the service.
Gen. Corbin sums up the military
| forces now in the service of the United
States: Regular army. 64,5S6; volun-
teers, 34,574; total, 99,160.
| The distribution of these troops up
to October /, last, was as follows:
In the United States, 1929; Porto
| Rico, 1853; Cuba, 11,1S7; Philippines,
32,315; en- route to the Philippines, IT,
O99; Alaska, 499; Hawaiian Islands,
466.
Gen. Corbin adds the following to
! this summary:
1T is expected that by December l,
next, all the infantry regiments, United
States volunteers, shown above as in
the United States, will have sailed for
the Philippine islands. These, with
the troops now there, Will give total
strength of 2,117 officers and 63,60S en-
listed men ian aggregate of 65,725)."
The service of many of the troops
after their enistments had expired.
causes Gen. Corbin to say in his re-
port:
"The patriotism of the regulars and
volunteers who enlisted only for the
war with Spain, by willingly and act
lively serving after the expiration of
their terms of service, calls for evil
dence of appreciation on the part of
the department To this end it is re-
spectfully recommended that each Of
fcer of the several volunteer organiza-
tons and each enlisted man who con-
tirued in service in the Philippine is
lands after the second of March, 1899,
until honorably discharged, be award
ed a suitably inscribed medal"
During the year there have been g.
IT'S enlistments and re-enlistments, of
which 53,O24 were native born and o.
Isl foreign born. In point Of color,
56,154 were white, 5000 colored, and
20 Indians. The following recommen-
GERS serving in our new possessions:
The pay of all officers below the
grade Of brigadier general should be
increased at least SO 1-3 per cent. while
ON duty in Cuba, or our new posses
sions. Most of these gentlemen have
families that they are unable TO
have with them, and are therefore
compelled to maintain two establish
ments. Also, that provision be made
that all officers below the grade of
major general, who retire by reason of
age or wounds received in action, shall
do so on the next grade above the
rank held by them in the regular army
on the date of their retirement.
The report dwells on the courtesies
shown Gu troops by the British gov
eminent officials, while stopping at Glib
raltar and elsewhere en- route to the
Philippines, and says this international
courtesy will long live in the memo
ries Of both parties to the spontaneous
exchange.
Recommendation is made that mill
tary officers serving abroad as military
attaches be given increased rank and
pay.
As the increase in the army calls for
an additional number of military acad-
envy cadets to fill vacacies it is recon-
mended that the President be AUTHORIZE
to appoint ten annually and that two
be appointed at large from each State.
Satisfaction is expressed that the
"aTmy canteen" embarrassment has
been removed from the war depart
ment by the action of Congress in es-
tablishing certain restrictions. Rec
ommendation is made that non-eom-
missioned officers be given additional
pay, in order to attract to these places
a worthy class willing to stay in those
grades, and that Is years service as
an enlisted man Shall be sufficient to
admit to the retired list of enlisted
men.
In resume, Gen. Corbin says: