Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-07-25
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GREAT WAR PREPARATIONS
General Oils Engaged in Recruiting
an Eleventh Cavalry Regimen.
Gathering of Men and Horses
in This COuRfry-Ocfober ! fhe
Dafe of The Resumption of The
HOSIiIitIeS.

Washington. July 24-By the time
the rainy season ends General Otis
or whoever may be in command, viii
have a reasonably large force of cav
airy at his disposal With which the
fnsurrectionists will llave to cope in
their future operations. General Otis
has been given Authority to organize
regiment of cavalry to be known rs
the Eleventh volunteer regiment The
cavalry of the regular military estab-
lishment consists of but ten regiments
Captain L01kett of the Fourth cav
airy has been designated as colonel Of
the volunteer regiment General Otis
notified the department That he can
enlist the full regiment from among in
fantrymen whose terms of service
have expired, but experienced army
officers here believe that if he secures
merely the nucleus of a regimerc he
will Go well. and that the greater part
or the men Will be enlisted in this
country. There is expected to be no
;ack of recruits, for quite a number
OF Rough Riders who saw service in
Cuba have expressed i desire to return
TO rhe service if they can really be-
come what they expected 10 be when
they enlisted for the war with Spain
cavalrymen.
General Ludington of the quarter
masters department stated this after
noon That by the 1st of October. wheD
the rainy season enGs, lie will have
5000 cavalry horses, 800 mules and
150 mounts for officers in the Philip
pines, in addition to tn horses of 4he
Fourth cavalry. which are on the
way. Two thousand of these horses
are still to be bought, and the men of
the department are now securing tire
country for animals best suited for the
hot climate of Luzon and the hard
ships of campaign in that country.
Seven of the best ships in the Pa
cific trade have been chartered to
carry these troops, and as fast as they
arrive in port they viii be remode,ed
for the accommodation of the stock.
These ships are the Slam, City of
Sidney and Aztec, sailing from San
Francisco, and the Gerrone, Victoria
Port Albert and AJhenian, sailing from
Seattle. The eight troops of the Third
cavalry. which have just been ordered
to the Philippines, Will probably sab
from Seattle, and a transport for the
men will accompany the ships carry
ing tne horses. The Hancock, which
has a capacity for abc-t 1900 men
Will probably be selected for this
service.
Each troop of the Third cavalry will
be increased from 1C0 to 120 men. Or
ders have been issued for
troops \. c. d. E. f, X. L and NJ ts
proceed with their equipment ready
for field service to San Francisco for
duty in ,Cle Philippines. Troops B, c.
ard are ordered to report to the gen,
erai commanding the department of
the east for assignment TO duty at
Fort Meyer, Va, across the river from
Washington. These three troops saw
service in Cuba. The presrnF station
of these troops is as follows:
Headquarters and troops C. Z, f and
l at Fort Ethan Allen, Vermont;
troops. \, d. H and VI. at Fort Meyer.
Virginia; troops B and L. at Fort
Sheridan, Illinois; troops G anu x at
Jefferson barracks. Missouri.
The law reorganiZing the army au-
thorized the department, if it was
deemed necessary. to raise two addi- |
ticnal regiments of cavalry to consist
of men drilled in marksmanship, 1t |
'baing the idea to give authority TO put
in the field two regiments similar to
chose of the Rough Riders, composed |
OF cowboys and sharpshooters. There
WAS talk today at the department Of
enlistfng one of thesa reg
iments and this may soon be ordered
if. indeed. both regiments authorized
by The Iaw are not ordered to be soon
r. ecruited.
The work of recruiting the ten Vol
unteer regiments recently ordered is
at an apparently satisf1c
tory rate Adjutant General CorbiD
said today that he was confident these
regiments would be filed by the 10TH
Of next momh. and if the present rate
is maintained this prediction will be
fulfilled The men will be organized
INTO batta1ions as fast as recruited and
lriIled and sent forward to be massed