The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-07-07
RULES FOR RECRUITING
MEN WILL SERVE UNTIL JUNE
THIRTIETH, 1901.
UNMARRIED MEN ONLY ARE DESIRED
Applicants ior Commissions Must Pass an Ex-
animation and Must Have Seen Serv &c
in Spanish American War.
Recruiting Instructions.

neCIuItiIiS HSu uCtOHS'
Washington, July 6.-The order for
the enlistment of volunteers for service
in the Philippines was published today.
and seven more colonies to. command
the regiments were appointed There
are vet two colonelS to- be designated.
Eight majors also were named. The
recruiting will not begin until sometime
next week. the exact date not having
been fixed yet.
Recruiting stations will be opened IN
every State and territory. and as fast
as the men are enlisted they will be sent
to the regiments to be assigned to COM
panies State lines are obliterated, and
the men first enlisting will be first to
be mustered in. The assignment to com
panies will be by the officer commanding,
and he will be at liberty to organize Il
company of men from one State if he
finds it convenient and practicable. The
organization of the ten regiments in this
country will not make any difference in
the organization of regiments in tho
Philippines by General Otis. His regi-
ments will be in addition to those here
after to be known as the Twenty Sixth
to Thirty Fifth inclusive. and viii be
numbered Thirty-Sixth upward. 1. is
expected that three regiments will be
organized in the Philippines. The rcgi-
ments organized in the United States
and the Philippines will increase the
army by $50 officers and 1867 men, if
there should be three full regiments
formed by General Otis.
The colonies appointed today are lin
der 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 equipment and
supplies for the men as they join the
regiments.
The order is as follows:
war Department, Washington, July
9th. 1889.
by direction of the President. the
following general rules are prescribed
for recruiting from the country at large
United States volunteers, as provided
for by the Act of Congress, approved
March End, 1890 published in general
orders No. 36, of 1899. Headquarters OF
the Army. Adjutant Generals office. and
for organizing the same into regiments
and enlisted men, will be as provided fol
by Sections and II of the Act OF
Congress, approved March End. 1899.
''The regiments to be organized in the
United States will be designated
Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh. Twenty
eighth. Twenty-ninth Ihirtieth. Thirty
first, Thirtysecond. Thirty-third. Thirty
fourth and Thirty-fifth regiments of in
''Of the commissioned officers to be
appointed for each Of these regiments
the field and staff officers. including
medical officers, and captains Of com
panics. will be assembled at regimenta
rendezvous, as hereafter designated, fol
the purpose of theoretical and practical
instruction in organization, military ad
minstration, drill regulations, discipline
hygiene. camp sanitation, etc. Daily in
struction in the nomenclature. care and
assembly of parts of the rifle and target
practice will be special feature of in
/. struction of both officers and men.
applicants for commissions, excep,
officers of the regular army, will be re
quired to pass satisfactory examina
ton as to age, moral, mental and physi
cal fitness, and capacity to command
troops, and must have had service during
the Spanish-American war.
THE recruiting service of the regular
army will be charged with recruiting
from the country at large men for ser
vice in these volunteer regiments, whose
enlistments will be made for the period
ending June Both. 1901. unless sooner
discharged, and without restrictions as
to citizenship or educational qualifica
tons, but in all other respects under
the same rules and regulations as arc
prescribed for recruiting the regular
service. Except in special cases, only
unmarried men will be enlisted for these
regiments. In view of the probable Sc
we're service of these regiments and thu
climatic conditions to which they ma,
be subjected the physical qualifications
Of both officers and enlisted men is o.
first Importance. Only those fully quail
fed will be appointed or enlisted.
1.-THE lieutenants and two of the medi
cal officers Of each regiment will, al
far as practicable. be assigned to dut,
as assistants to recruiting officers o
the regular army.
Upon arrival Of the recruits at tn
regimental rendezvous, the commandin:
officers of regiments will assign then
to companies. and the appointment an.
reduction of regimental and battalion
non-commissioned staff and compan.
non-commissioned officers and other er
listed grades will he governed by TIL
law and army regulations.
.'Each regiment SO organized, TO
purposes of discipline and supply. vii
be subject to the orders of the command
ing general of the department in whic
the rendezvous is located, and the regi
mental commander will report by tele
graph to the adjutant general of tn
department on his arrival at the reg
mental rendezvous.
(Signed) X. A. ALGER,
Secretary of War
The regiments will be organized az
cording to the provisions of the act Q
March 2nd. 1899. and will consist Q
fifty officers and 1909 enlisted me
Tho Sacratory Of War gives tn