Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-08-21
MORE VOLUNTEERS.
TEN MORE REGIMENTS TO BE
ENLISTED
Policy Of the War Depa rtmcnt is to Furnish
General Otis with Enough Men to
Quickly Subdue the Iusurrection
In tho Philippine Islands.

euat SeH eAultiondi regiments VI VOi
uDteers be organized for service in tn.
Philippines. The regiments will b
numbered from thirty-eight TO forty
seven, and will be organized at thu
following places in the order named
Fort Jefferson barracks, Mo-; Fort
Crook, Neb.; Fort Riley, Kan; two Al
Camp Meade, Pa; Fort Niagara, N. Y.
Fort Ethan Allen, Vt; Fort Leaven.
worth, Kan; Fort Smelling, South
birmingham, Mass.
Secretary Root sent copy OF the
order to the various departments OF
the army and they at once began
preparations for supplying the new
organizations. Within half an hour
the ordnance bureau had sent orders
to the different arsenals directing that
complete outfits OF arms and ordnance
supplies for each regiment be sent to
the rendezvous where they are to be
organized. The quartermasters de-
partment gave orders for supplying
tents, clothing and other equipments
furnished by that department, while
the commissary department ordered
sufficient supply Of rations to be on
hand to feed the troops as fast as they
arrive. The medical department. was
also directed to see that supplies were
sent.
The regiments will be recruited with
the same care exercised in enlisting the
first ten regiments. The districts which
were not very thoroughly covered in
recruiting for the first ten regiments
will be visited by the officers in the
new organizations. 1t is the intention
of the department to have the regi-
ments give more attention to firing
than to any other feature of the drill
The men will be armed as are the reg
ular infantry regiments with the mag
azine army rife
The election of the majors and COM
pany officers for the re, iment is now
occupying the attention of the secre-
tary and the men are being chosen
from among the volunteers who were
called out in the Spanish war The
officers will be distributed as equitably
rs possible among the different states,
but the efficiency record of the men
will govern to great extent in their
selection.
The policy of the war department"
'aid Secretary Root, 'is tofurnish Gen.
Otis with all the troops and supplies
hat he can use, and which are neces-
o wind up the insurrection in the Phil
ppines In shortest possible time"
IL the present number Of transports
re insufficient more will be procured
he men already enlisted for the Phil
ppne service will be sent at once, and
he new regiments will follow as fast
8 they are organized, and needed.
While there has been some suggestion
hat the new regiments will be used as
reserve force 1t may be stated posi-
Ively that these regiments as well as
,any more II they can be used will be
snt 10 reinforce General Otis.
1t appears from these orders that
,e ten regiments are to be recruited
, tho New England and the Western
tates. Kansas and Pennsylvania have
been selected as the best
cid for recruits. 1t is said that no
,ecial effort Is to be made to secure
'cruits In the Southern States. This
duo, IL Is said, TO the experience of
10 officers who operated In that quar-
r for tho recruits for the ten volun-
er regiments just organized. The
ally place where difficulty was expert 1
iced In securing men was In Georgia,
labamA and the Cardinals and the
ulf States and the two North estern
Acifc States. !
This win add 10, 900 men TO the en- 1
sted strength Of the army and in
eases the total strength Of the army
95, 045 men. The total number of
'lunteers called into service Ia so, ITO Z
en-, being only 4,s92 men short of the I
tai authorized volunteer establish. I
snt Of IS, 900. !
1t Is stated at the department that 7
e number of volunteers already called l
TO service Is regarded as amply suffi- I
INT 10 meet all possible needs of the a
my, and that there Is no possibility I
at the remaining 4,so3 volunteers b
II be called for. b