The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-07-04
The Regiments viii Be Recruited
Through the Various Offices
THERE WILL BE NINE REGIMENTS
Instructions 10 Recruiting Officers 20
be Based on These Figures Their
Organization Will Put Many
Good Commissions at the
Presidents Disposal
OTIS Estimate.

N
partmeut bias nearly perfected the details
for tine project for the enlistment OF yoi-
unteers under the terms Of the act of
tbe last Congress. There is % be- norh-
ine in the nature Of a CALI but as hereto
fore stated. the soldiers will be obtained
tn the regular methods through the or
forts % United states recruiting officers.
stationed ,u the various large cities In'
War Department has already sent 20
these officers full instructions for their
Guidance 1s well as blanks tor enlistment
and everything is now in good shape @"
begin recruiting al tho Woi1 from quo
War Department
It WAS stated Dy tho Adjutant General
to-day that the Department contem mp'sle'
raising nine regiments lu all ana thal lAe
frstru.-Iuus o. tho recruiting officers are
based ou these figures.
Bach regiment will have strensth OF
1926 men. making total lOrce OF u,''t
men. This wul 1e Mmos, twice the n'i"-
Der of men which General Otis report
viii be necessary & give him the ioI'e
of goo0 enecl.yes. which he requires.
Tho recruiting for the regular army has
brought that establishment mp to "ithih
ala na.. of its maximum strength
v1e force that wlI be "a, General OTIS
d..n9e,l when the new troops now ln ibis
oountr, reach him at the beginning of tine
au campaign. may Dee summarized MS
roriovs.
s.rer-.en regiments of regular infantry
25.SD mon. three ncw volunteer reei-
ments 4l3i mon. four batteries Third ar-
tiuerv iq men. ten batteries of tho Sixth
9rturar,. f1D mon. the Fourth Cavalry
q sea ,rer. an engineer battalion. 2u
..... 't...i .or,s t-l mon Tef1f 90 2-g
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er general officer now n the philippines
p''F .'Ii. army l'''"'''
poflthl p''h' I'D c'NI' .i'i "i." '"' i''-
p'-rl Fo.'ni-ef oIsaiilA'-''" '7 ',' Ii''
lient s. declared INTENTION '' appoint none
nul oiiceis or the regular army 'o ,"'
command oi me nine new nus
Nearly hiiF i'siiit army "lI .rIN ht.u
resim. ntIl commands during me recent
war in ihe volunteer rt'mrhi- ana i"t
nine c9.oneis 1 le assigned to one me-"
Regiments HlI he selected from among
that number Tine selection wll be Jasod
entirely up0n the records OFF he officers
dWue the '1to war; and ODE Nine differs
whose practical work u tae neld was
most efficient wll receive tho appoint
mouts.
DO is not unlikely however that SOME of
Che most cWr'cn. may be selected f0r
-ub1rdIn &. commands m the different
reslment-. m8+mueh as the decision t3 an.
point ou'r regular armU officers does not
anuiv to positions below the grade or
colonel
The ATirfauf-Gouorlrs office gave ont
, .faterttr. h...t .r .tn.e a3y..as re.