Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-16
Organizing Volunteer Regiments.

Organizing Volunteer Regiments.
Washington, Aug. 16.-Secretary Root
is rapidly perfecting plans for the or
ganization of additional volunteer regi-
ments. There is reason to believe that
the secretary will determine today the
localities in which the regiments will be
recruited, but it doubtful If the coun-
try will be divided into districts as was
done in the case of the ten volunteer
regiments which have already been orr
ganized. There is also reason to be-
lieNe, in view of the unsatisfactory re-
Spouse of the south to the presidents
call for volunteers in the case of the
volunteer regiments recruited at Fort
Mcpherson, Ga, and San Antonio. Tex
as, that the new organizations Will be
limited TO the north, east and west,
from which sections no doubt exists of
the ability of the government to obtain
all the volunteers it needs.
Secretary Root is giving careful con-
sheraton to the appointment of officers
Tor the new regiments. In response to
his telegram to governors of states sent
yesterday he has received a large num-
Der OF recommendations and from them
Will select Junior officers. Ii is expected
that officers of the regular army will
be commissioned as colonies of the new
regiments and the lieutenant colonies
VIII also probably go TO the regular SER
vice.
The secretary is considering the rec
Fords of a score of regular officers from
whom viii be selected the colonels and
lieutenant colonies. For the five regi-
nents the president Will, upon the
n of
more than 200 appointments. II is said
Sixth cavalry, stands an excellent
chance of being commissioned colonel
of one of the proposed organizations
AS the army organization law only
provides for three cavalry regiments,
/ mounted The cavalry regiment being
organized in the Philippines reduces
/ the number of mounted organizations
allowable to two, and they Will prob
1 ably be the last organized. 1t is also
unlikely that any of the new regiments
to be OF ganized viii be composed of ne
groes, the behavior of volunteer coloreG
troops during the war being such as tt
cause the decision to be reached not u
organize any mora negro regiments
Fl ne proposed regiments VIII De KnoWr
as the Thirty-eighth, Thirty-ninth
4 Fortieth. Fortytirst and Forty secone
infantry.
1 President schurman, of the Philippin,
commission, has not communicates
with the state department. since he ar
rived in San Francisco and it is expect
ed among officers that he Will com
municate directly with the presiden
land go to Plattsburg to make a person
al report instead of coming here. A
Il Secretary Hay will be with the presi
dent about that time opportunity vii
be afforded for general conference.
Minneapolis, Aug. l6-The subscrip
ton started by the Times. and which
heads with $1,000. to bring home tn
Thirteenth Minnesota regiment. las
night amounted to almost $1,000. o
: this amount $1,000 is in dollarssuh
scriptions, for which red, whit z an
blue badges are issued bearinv tn
words II have; have you?" 1t is pro
posed in this way to raise enough t
pay the fares of every soldier living i
Minneapolis from San Francisco. Sim
lar methods are being employed b
other cities in the state which hav
lcompanies in the Thirteenth.