Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1899-11-02

Large Majority Succumbing to Illness -
Total Battle Casualties, Deaths and
wounds-size of the Army Now and the
Force that Will BE in the Philippines by
Dec. 1-GeneraI Corbin Gives Some In
teresting Remarks.
Washington, Nov. "a recapitula-
tion of the casualties in actions and
deaths in the regular and volunteer
armies between May l. 1898. and June
80. 1899, contained in the annual report
of the adjutant general of the army
shows Il grand total of 1906 men. The
casualty list alone aggregates 3.454, of
whom thirty-five officers and 4oS en-
listed men were killed and 1917 officers
and 2.164 enlisted men wounded. The
death list. numbering 6.G19. was made
up of 224 officers and G395 enlisted
men. OF this total but thirtyeight of
ficers and 45S enlisted men We're
killed. In the regular army the total
casualties in actions and deaths
amounted to 4. .155 and in the volunteer
establishment J.92l.
Adjutant General Corbin's Report.
The annual report of the adjutant
general of the army, Brigadier General
Corbin. was made public yesterday.
of all the details of busy year in mill
tary life. the report gives much infor-
nation of an interesting general char
acter and submits numerous recon-
mendationS for the better of the serV'
ice General COrbin sums up the mil
itary forces now in the service OF the
United States as: Regular army. o.
$50: volunteers, 34.514: total. 93,16O.
The distribution of these troops up TO
Oct. / last was as follows: In the Unit
ed States. 81 .22S; Porto Rico. 1868:
Cuba. 11.1S1: Philippines. a2.3l3: en-
route to the Philippines. I.099; Alaska,
499: Hawaiian islands. 4G6.
Increase of the Philippine Army.
General Corbin adds the following TO
this summary: 1T is expected that by
Dec l next all the infantry regiments
United States volunteers. shown above
as in the United States. will have sailed
for the Philippine islands These.
with the troops now there will give
total strength of 2,11I officers and 63,-
COS enlisted men ian aggregate OF o.
725)'' He compliments the patriotism
of both the regulars and volunteers i'll
remaining in the front after their terms
of enlistment. General Corbin also pays
a tribute to the officers of the new col
orcd regiments. drawn from the non
commissioned officers of the colored
regiment in the regular army. or from
those who saw service in the war with
Spain. and says it is believed the best
equipped men of our cOlored citizens
have been commissioned.
Favors an liner ease of Pay.
The following recommendation Is
made for extra pay for officers serving
in our new possessions: The pay OF all
officers below the grade of brtSadler
general should be increased at least
p; l-3 per cent. while on duty in Cuba
or our new possessions.
OF the criticisms on the staff organi-
Zation of the army. General Corbln
says: Much has been written of late
concerning n better staff system. Ours
NAV be. and doubtless is. open to i'm
nrovements. but the crlti'
cisms of our system are too often the
result of disappointment The report
dwells on the cOurtesies shown our
troops by the British government Off
ciaIs while stopping at Gibraltar ana
elsewhere en- route to the Phlllpplnes
and saws this International courtesy
will long live in the memories OF both
parties to the spontaneous exchange.