The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-08-10
11.ae, roLuXrEhRs ExLJsrEp.
Only l.Te3 Men Yet to he Obthined-Fou
Rerinenta More Thnn Full.

Only 1 JBJ Men Yet to he Obtntned-FOur
Regiments More Than Full.
WASHINGTON, Aug. p.-Four OF the volunteer
regiments are now recruited beyond their au-
thorlzed strength. The returns received last
night from the recruiting stations show that $50
enlistments were made yesterday making an
aggregate OIL .2e7 troops and leaving but .7D3
to be enlisted. The four regiments filled are
the 10Th. with .353 men; the 27th with 1.4l2
men; the Both. with ]. 1925 men and the 31st
with .43l men.
Those returns indicate. that the full author
will be secured by the middle or end OF next
week. 1t IL thought at the War Department
IL not the intention OF the department. how
ever. to ret ain IN the service all OF the volun-
Ing oifleers " With TIN af TSas"nabie SURPLUS on
hand the commanding officers OF the regiments
VII begin process pre- OF wedding opt and only
animation OF the volunteers not only will their
physical condition be taken into considera-
The recent rejection at Camp Meade. Pa.
e, . about sEy men taken there rr2m thS
the general pan Of the department to retain
for the Philippine service men in the best pos
sSs y*cq is said at Re %nT
that It was discovered that some OF the men re-
{eeted at Camp Meade were under age. others
several had enlisted under false. pretences. It
is not considered desirable by the department
w ,h'tI suci ,lth ~ tne SGT ice. anu US " -
evident that there will be plenty Of men to pick
from. the regiments will be organized with the
greatest care. In the orders published today
100 recruits have been discharged.
Recently the War Department inquired OF
Gen. Shnfter the reason for tn. slow progress
IL recruiting the Thirty nth Infantry at Van
couver. To-day AdJutant -General Corbin re-
eeived from Gen Shafter cory Of report by
Lieut. Col. pnmmer, Of the ,Thirty-nfth IN
effort Is being made through rrgimental re-
cruiting officers to recruit this regiment. Re-
cruits are coming much faster since regiment
al recruiting officers have been out. There
are now about 2J3 men here iNanoouyerl. The
material Is exceptionally good. southern Cali
fornta and other portions Of the district have
not been covered. 1t is believed that there is
ample material in the district to III the rcsi-
ment W nh same class Of men as those already
secured Every available officer is out
and rcports Care generally favorable. About
800 men Of the Second Oregon Volunteers will
arrv" In Portland within Il lew days. and it Is
believed that many of these men will enlist In
this regiment. In view Of these facts IT IL ear
ncstly recommended that recruiting officers in
desirable men ~ il Is believed that the best in
tercsts OF the service viii he served by filing
IN" regiment "a far as possible from the dis
trint allotted to 1t .
General Sharter made the following en-
dorsement on the report: " In my opinion re-
cruitinE will he more rapid as soon as the
Oregon regiment gets back and as officers OF
country, but there are very few Surplus men
in California. Thrr" thousand men are wanted
now ~ good wages Lv tn" southern Pacific
Railroad. hut cannot he obtained | RECON-
mend that II few recruits are available for the
Thiryllfth they be sent from the Fast"