Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-08-18
TEN NEW REGIMENTS
TO Be Organized for Service
in the Philippines.
Mainly in New England and Middle
and Central Western States.
his Action Will Increase Strenath OF ARMY
10 95.O45 Men.

Washington, Aug. 1.-THE policy of
the war department" said Sec Root
today, is to furnish Gen. Otis with
all the troops and supplies that he can
use and which are necessary to wind
up the instruction in the Philippines
in the shortest possible time"
The secretary was speaking of the 10
regiments which were called out. to
| day. by order of the President He
said that no delay would be allowed
en- enlisting, equipping an supplying
the new regiments, nor in transporting
them, as wen as the other regiments
already organized to the Philippines as
soon as they We're needed for active
operations. If the present numbers Of
transports is insufficient, more will be
procured.
The men already enlisted for the
Philippine service will be sent at once
and the new regiments will be for
warded as fast as they are organized
and needed. While there has been
some suggestion that the new regi-
ments will be used as a reserve force,
it may be stated positively that these
regiments as well as more, if they can
be used, Will be set to reinforce Gen.
Otis
Secretary Root sent a copy of the
order of today TO the various depart
ments Of the army and they at once
began preparations for supplying the
new organizations. The regiments will
be recruited with the same care exer-
cised in enlisting the first 10 regiments
The districts which were not very
thoroughly covered in recruiting for
h.a Evc-t .1exf,. /.
the officers in the new organizations.
1t is the intention of the department
to have the regiments give more at
tentiOn to firing han to any other fea-
ture Of the drill. The men will be
armed as are the regular infantry reg
iments with the magazine army rifles.
The selection of the majors and the
company officers for the regiments is
now occupying the attention Of the
secretary and the men are being
chosen from among the volunteers who
We're called out in the Spanish war
The officers will be distributed as
equitably as possible among the diff
ferent states. but the efficiency record
Of the men will govern to a great ex-
tent in their selection.
Washington, Aug. IAN order has
been issued directing that 10 addition
al regiments of infantry volunteers be
organized for service in the Philip
pines. The regiments will be number
ed from So to A. and will be organized
at the following places in the order
named:
Fort Smelling, Mimi: Fort Crook,
Neb.: Fort Riley, La; Camp Mead,
Pa; Fort Ethan Allen, Vt; Fort Leav-
enworth Kan: jefferson barracks.
Mo; South birmingham, Mass, and
Fort Niagara, \. c.
The colonies and lieutenant colonies
Of the new regiments are announced
as follows: 3Sth, George S. Anderson.
major 9th Cavalry; 39th, r. L. Bulkey,
captain subsistence department.; 40th
+. a. Goodwin. captain Sth Cavalry;
4lth. f. T. Richmond. captain End Ar
tillery: And, j. NJ. Thompson. major
2ith Infantry; 43rd, Arthur Murray,
captain LIST Artillery; 44th, f. j. Nc
Cleland. captain End Cavalry: 45th, ].
H. Dorst, captain 4th Cavalry: 46th w.
S. Schuyler, captain 5th Cavalry; 47th,
Walter Howe. captain 4th Artillery.
Lieutenant colonels-E. 3. Pratt, cap
tain 18th Infantry; c. j. Crane. captain
-ltn 1nlanlrN- u. Byrne, captain btn
Infantry; j. S. Mallory, captain End
Infantry; +. II. Crowder, major. judge
advocate; James Parker, captain 4th
Cavalry; Francis Michler, captain 5th
Cavalry; w. f. Wilder, captain 4th
Cavalry; ]. II. Beacon, captain 9Th
Infantry; John Bigelow, Jr., captain
10th Cavalry.
The new regiments will be organized
under the general instructions issued
at the time of the first 10 regiments
were called out.
1t appears from today's orders that
the 10 new regiments are to be mainly
recruited in New England and the mid
lie and central Western states. Kan
;as and Pennsylvania have apparently
been selected as the best field for re-
fruits.
II is said that no special effort is to
De made to secure recruits in the South
,rn states. This is due to the expert
nee of officers who operated in that
quarter for recruits for the 10 volun-
Ger regiments just organized.
The only places where difficulty was
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