Evening star., 1899-03-09
PLANS OUTLINED
Statement Showing Reorganization
Of the Regular Army.
RECRUITING STATIONS ESTABLISHED
Enlistments Being Made in Large
Numbers.
ECRUIFING STATIONS ESTABLISHED
VOLUNTEERS TOSERVE AGAIN

A statement has been prepared in the
adjutant generals office showing the or
ganization of the regular army in accord
ance with the legislation of the last Con-
eress. 1t shows the basis of company
troop and battery organization, the number
of enlisted men allotted to the infantry,
cavalry and artillery and the staff depart
ments, and the total enlisted strength re-
Quircd to fill the various regiments and
departments on the basis of an army OF
Cd. 600 men.
According to this statement the reorgan-
ized army will absorb 63 O95 enlisted men,
leaving a surplus of 905 recruits on hand
to fill vacancies. Each battery of artillery
will have 12O men and each regiment of
fourteen batteries 1850 men. The heavy
batteries will contain the same number of
men as the light. Under the old law heavy
batteries had more men than light batter
les. Each troop of cavalry will contain 100
men. making 1900 men to the regiment.
Each company of infantry will contain 112
men, making 1874 men to the regiment.
The allotments of enlisted men for bat
terry of artillery and a troop of cavalry
were reduced while the enlisted strength
of each company of infantry was increased
from lO6 to 112 This table will show the
distribution of enlisted men agreed on by
the military authorities:
Number of men,
Cavalry-tcn regiments nts................. u 600
Enlisted staff and bands ................ $40
Artillery-Seven regiments. .............1 II Tt0
Enlisted Stan and bands. ............... 210
acknowledgements regiments. .33 GOO
Enlisted staff and bands. ............... $50
Signal Corps. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 100
Hospital Corps. Q 700
Ordnance department. Observation-Disclosures. Cos
Commissary Sergeants. 100
Post qnartermaster sergeants........... 1O5
Sergeant electricians of artillery....... Is
.
Total enlisted strength. .......... .63 09J
Reorganization:
Total fighting strength. 81 800
Total non-commssioned staff and
bands Observation-Disclosures. 37J
Total other enlistments (Signal Corps.
Hospital Corps, ordnance department.
McJ ''...'......'.... .'''.-..'''' 4'''"
The plans of the War Department for
the organization of regular armv of
GJ ODO men, as briefly outlined above have
been approved by the President and the
Secretary Of War. and will be carried into
effect with as little delay as possible.
Enlistment Going On.
Recruiting stations have been established
II; all the principal cities. and enlistments
are being made in large numbers. The
cruits include many of the volunteers re-
Gently mustered out in southern camps
Special inducements are offered for such
men. who are preferred on account of their
patriotism and military knowledge and eX-
perience. They will receive credit for their
volunteer enlstments. thus enabling them
to secure continuous service pay, but will
be obliged to join the army for the pre-
scribed period of three years, vo'arteer ser
wee not counting as part of Wis Each
volunteer discharged will receive travel pay
to the place of his enlistment and six
months extra clothing allowance in cash
1t is expected that the government will OBJ
tain the services of many Of the volunteers
In the Philippines all of whom will be
mustered out in the course of a few
months. All these troops will be brought
home for muster out. but such of the en-
listed men as desire to remain in the SER
vice will receive their discharges at Ma
Mia, or wherever they may be stationed in
the archipelago. ana permitted to enlist in
the regulars. They will be entitled to con-
tEuous service pay. travel pay from the
place where they would have Ian led ir the
United States to the places of enlistment
in this country, and six months clotifn.
allowance.
No Doubt of Getting Enough Men,