Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-07-13
RECRUITS WANTED.
The Order for the Enlistment Of VOL
unteers Published.
STATE LINES TO Be OBLITERATED.
The Regiments TO BE Organized for the
Philippine Islands - The President
Praises volunteers-Gen. Wheeler
Ordered to Manila.


Praises Volunteers Gen. Wheeler
Ordered to Manila.
Washington, July THE order for
the enlistment for volunteers for serv-
Ice in the Philippines was published
yesterday and seven more colonies to
command the regiments were appoint
ed. There are yet two colonies to bS
designated. Eight majors were also
named The recruiting will not begin
until some time next week, the exact
date not having been fixed yet. Re-
cruiting stations will be open in every
state and territory and as fast as the
men are enlisted they will be sent to
the regiments to be assigned to compa-
MES. State lines are obliterated and
the men first enlisting will be first to
be mustered in. The assignment to
companies will be by the officer com
manding, and he will be at liberty to
organize company composed OF men
from one state If he finds it convenient
and practicable.
The organization of the ten regi-
ments in this country will not make
any difference in the organization of
regiments in the Philippines by Gen.
Otis. His regiments will be in addition
to those hereafter to BIZ known as the
Twenty-sxth to the Thirty-fifth, in
elusive, and will be numbered from
Thirty-sixth upward. 1t is expected
that three regiments will be organized
in the Philippines. The regiments or
ganzcd in the United States and the
Philippines will increase the army $50
officers and 1867 men, II there should
be three full regiments formed by Gen.
Otis.
The colonels appointed yesterday are
under orders to proceed at once with
the organization Of the regiments.
Some Of the officers are now in the city
and have been consulting the different
bureau officers with regard to equip
ment and supplies for the men as they
join the regiments The regiments will
be organized according to the provis-
ions of the act of Marsh 2, 1899, and
will consist Of 80 officers and 1900 en-
listed men each. The order providing
for the recruiting of the volunteer reg
iments says:
Applicants for commissions, except officers Of
the regular army will be required to pass sat
isiactory examination as to age, moral, mental
ind physical capacity to command troops and
must have had service during the Spanish
American war. Except In special cases. only
unmarried men will be enlisted for these regi-
ments. In view OF the probable severe service
of these regiments and the climatic conditions
to which they may be subjected the physical
qualification Of both officers and enlisted men Is
Of first Importance Only those fully qualified
will be appointed or enlisted.
THE PRESIDENT PRAISES VOLUNTEERS,
Washington, July THE president
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IFS wov across the Pacific and also TO
prefera request that Col. Hawkins be
promoted 10 n bripadier peneralship.
Renlvinv the president said that no
cit;ynn ~ IN. country could have n
HIGHER nnnrcciation than he Of the ok.
centiopai serv;ces and natriotic self.
sacrifice If the STATE troons in the Pa
ciac Islands 81 sbould " he said
"lil,e to have nm onnor,nnitv 70 take
bv tbe hand and thank every individ-
nal member of the volunteer forces for
rema;r;np IN tho philinnines and aS-
sistipg in the worl, bevond the time
reou;red NJ them bv the terms If their
enlistment y He added that he would
m,ke nm effort durino his western
trim to be in Pittsburgh at the time Of
tha arr;v,, ~ the psnr.yl,an;, hove
ond ,oLo r,r, IN tho rooor,ion 70 Ia