Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1899-08-24
STUDYING CAMPAIGN.
/, Secretary Root Getting Posted on
" the Philippine Islands.
FOR PERMANENT RECRUITING POSTS
The War Department to Carry Out Plan
to Keep Regiments In Active Serv-
Ice Recruited to Their Nu-
merical Strength.

Ice Recruited to Their Nu-
merical Strength.
Washington, Aug. 2l.-The maps Of
the Philippines, and especially of that
portion of the island of Luzon north and
south of Manila, which has been pre-
pared for the use Of Secretary Root,
may assume more important part in
the coming campaign than has been
given it heretofore. Secretary Root
has not only ascertained where the
United States troops are located and
has them nicely marked off on the map,
but he has also taken under considera-
ton such information as can be OBJ
tanned relative to the population Of the
adjacent country, the kind Of people
and their disposition toward the United
States. The secretary has been study
Ing the lines Of transportation and
learning what he can of the geography
Of the country.
II is believed that more than one
army can operate to advantage in the
Philippines and the suggestion has
been made by some army officers that
an army should stalt from different
points and operate in such a manner as
to distract and destroy the Filipino
forces. At present the United States
forces do not occupy the line Of railway
half way to Lingayen, on the gulf of
the same name.
II has been suggested that II one
force were to start from Lingayen and
move south at the same time that an
other was moving north, there would
be very great probability Of soon &C.
curing the entire railway for the use
Of the army and the insurgents would
be separated into divisions east and
west by the railroad as they are now
divided into northern and southern
bands. Between Angeles and Lingayen
Is Tarlac, a town Of considerable size
and situated in province where the
natives are said not to be unfriendly
to the United States. II this province
could be occupied 1t might be Of great
advantage to the government.
While these are merely suggestions
II may be that when the army in the
Philippines consists Of 80, 900 men in
stead OF about 10000 or $4,000 It will
be possible to have four or more armies
operating instead Of two as during the
last campaign. The locations Of troops
Is marked by pins on the map prepared
for Secretary Root show the places oc-
cupied as follows:
North Of Manila, under Gen. Mac
Arthur. APPOINT above Angeles Gen.
Wheaton,, Angeles, Porac, Calucut,
San Rita, San Fernando; (MacArthur),
Bates, Candaba, San Luis, Calumpit,
Malolos, Quinga, Baluig, Bustos, GUM
guinto and Bigaa,
South Of Manila, linus (Lawton's
headquarters), Mingting, Iupa, Cavite,
Bacoor, Talaba, Paranaque, Taguig,
Pasig, Mariquina and points adjacent
around the aqueduct and pumping sta
tion, Taytay, Antipolo Moreng and
Cslamba, the farthest point south,
and which has no communication by
land.
PERMANENT RECRUITING POSTS.
Washington, Aug. 81. The war de-
partment is about to carry into effect
q plan which has been in contempla-
ton for some time, namely, to keep
regiments In active service constantly
recruited to their maximum strength.
In order to do this 1t is proposed to
bring from Cuba several regiments and
place them in reserve in San Francisco,
Omaha and at two or three other con-
venient posts where they can be drawn |
upon for service in the Philippines as
the regiments there lose men by sick.
ness, discharge or death. The soldiers
now in Cuba are Injured to the climate |
and the hardships which they would |
b. called upon to endure in the Phil
ippines, and they are, therefore, the
best material from which to recruit the
Philippine armies. The reserve regi-
ments can be kept recruited and the
disabled soldiers can, so fur as possible,
take the places Of those who are
forwarded to the front, These
reserve posts will, In sense, be
permanent homes for regiments whose
main body might be at the front. The
need Of some incentive has never ap-
pealed so forcibly to those entrusted
with the operation and direction Of ths
war uepaitmo as uuring- W.,
with Spain and the suppression Of the
insurrection in the Philippines. OFF,
GERS who have made a study Of military
Affairs here and abroad have In the
main reached the conclusion that GER
tain garrisons in the United States
should be selected as permanent estab-
lishments, where men may be enlisted
to I'LL up the ranks Of regiments at the
front, and where returning soldiers on
sick leave might find an ideal hospital.
The war with Spain and the Filipinos
has made such a departure possible, and
II Is TO be inaugurated soon. The ex-
pertinent will DO watched with inter.
est by army officers.
Drowned Herself and Boy In Clstern.
Pierre, s, D., Aug, sl.-Some time
last night Mrs. Jennie Weston drowned
herself and her four-year-old son BERTHE