Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-08-18
Preparations for Their Prompt
Clothing and Equipment.
4 VAST AMOUNT OF MATERIAL
All Will Be Furnished With the
Khaki Uniforms.
MISCELLANEOUS ARTICLES

Rapid work is being accomplished by the
quartermaster's department of the army in
clothing and equipping the new troops re-
Gently enlisted and to be enlisted under
the Presidents order of yesterday provid
ing for the enlistment of ten additional
regiments.
All the regiments of the recent call were
clothed and equipped with camp material
promptly upon enlistment Nothing is lack
ing in their outfits, and it Is said that there
has been no reasonable ground for COM
paint at any time. The celerity and thor
oughness with which the work was done
has called forth the conmendation of army
officers who are familiar with the details.
AS soon as the order for the ten addi-
tional troops went forth yesterday, the
wheels began to turn In the quartcrmas
ter's department for supplying them with
clothes. Ii was known. of course, at what
cities the assembling of the several regi-
ments will be made, and orders We're dis
patched in various directions for the ship
ment of clothing, bedding, tenting and the
miscellaneous items of equipment When
the recruiting officers arrive upon the scene
they will find that the quartermaster is
there with clothes for the
Preparing for Emergencies.
For months the quartermaster's depart
ment has been preparing for emergencies.
Factories have been at work on contracts
to supply material to the government, and
the work shops owned by the government
have been busy. AS fast the equip
ments completed they have been
stored. ready to be drawn upon and ship
ped to the points of destination.
All the troops in the Philippines are to be
furnished with the brown khaki uniforms
used by other nations in tropical countries,
and which were issued in part to the men
who n Cuba There is
scarcity in the supply now, and every
soldier will have comfortable uniform.
Vast Quantity of Material.
1t will take vast quantity of material to
equip the ten new regiments. The total
amount for the ten will include 1900
blankets, 5000 blouses, unlined; 5000 cap
letters, 10000 cap numbers, 45, 600 pairs of
summer drawers. 10000 duck coats, white;
10000 pairs. of duck trousers, white: $1,000
pairs of gloves, 30,020 hats, 1000 khaki
cork helmdets 1900 khaki coats, 10000
pairs of khaki trousers, 1900 pairs of
leggins 15.00O pouches 10000 shirts.
three kinds $4,000 pairs of shoes, 5000
pairs Of stockings, 5000 pairs of trousers,
10000 undershirts Of two kinds, 1900 bed
sacks. 1900 mosquito bars and 14.000 mos
quito head nets, 1900 pillow sacks, $4,000
shelter tents
miscellaneous Articles.
Then there are numerous miscellaneous
masters department. such as axes, hand
litters. hatchets, company books, colors,
pickaxes, shovels. spades. trumpets etc.
One very important item in the outfit is
10000 abdominal bands. These flannel
bands worn around the abdomen are con-
sidered a great safeguard to health in
tropical climate, or, in fact, any place
where intestinal trouble may occur.
Arming the Recruits.
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Krag -Jorgenson rifles, with smokeless pow
der, of course, as no other kind of powder
is used for these guns. The ordnance de-
partment has ample stock of both guns
and powder on hand and there will be no
delay in issuing the arms to the troops.
Every recruit will find his gun ready for
him when he enlists.
The guns have been manufactured at the
Springfield armory and a large stock has
been accumulated. 1t is said that an army
of 100, 900 men could be supplied with these
rifles on demand.
The ordnance supplies intended to be used
in the Philippines are gathered at the
Benicia arsenal, California where they are
stored. They are drawn from there on re-
QUESTION and sent to the ordnance depot at
Manila, where another large stock is kept
on hand. 1t is said that the stock of am
munition for small arms is never allowed
to run below 500 rounds per man.
The ammuntion for the artillery in the
Philippines consists principally of shrapnel
and there are large stocks of it available.
The ordnance department furnishes the
troops in the field with innumerable articles
of convenience and necessity, and the means
of keeping their equipments and arms in re-
pair, far as the skill of the soldiers in
the Use of tools enables them to do so. An
ordnance officer at the Manila depot and
one at the front maintaining telegraphic
communication see to it that the troops get
everything which the ability of man can
furnish them in the ordnance line.