New-York tribune., 1899-08-18
TEN NEW REGIMENTS.
ruFrR ENLISTMENT ORDERED FOX
SERVICE IN THE PHILIPPINES.
.rcerTARY ROOT SAYS THE POLICY OF
THE DEPARTMENT Is TO GIVE GEN
TRAL OTIS ALL THE TROOPS
HE CAN UsE-THE COLO


HE CAN UsE-THE COLO
NELs NAMED
washington. Aug 1.-THE policy Of the War
nenartn1ent" said Secretary Root. to-day. rs
:. +urnish General Otis with all the troops and
,,nnIies that he can use. and which are neces
sarv 10 wind up the insurrection in the Phil
;nnines in the shortest possible time"
The Secretary speaking of the ten regi-
-r,s which were called out to-day by order of
the President. He said that no delay would he
allowed in enlisting equppng and supplying
the new regiments or in transporting them, as
well as the other regiments already organized.
N the Philippines soon as they were needed
+or active operations II the present number Of
,ransports is insufficient more will he procured,
The men already enlisted for the Philippine
ser1,icA uill be sent at once. and the new regi-
r,An-s will be forwarded fast as they are
,,rarized and needed. While there have been
sugsestons that the new regiments will be used
ss q reserve force. It may be stated positively
that these regiments well more, II they
csn be used will be sent TO reinforce General
OTIS
PROMPT COMPLIANCE WITH THE ORDER
Secretary Root sent a copy Of the order Of
to-day to the various departments Of the army
and they at once began preparations for supply
ing the new organizations Within half an hour
the Ordnance Bureau had sent orders 10 the diff
ferent arsenals directing that complete outfits
~ arms and ordnance supplies for each reei-
rent ne sent 10 the rendezvous where they are
10 be organized The quartermaster's department
gave orders for supplying tents. clothing and
other equipments furnished by that department.
While the commissary department, ordered
he han ,O fo
the troops as fast as they arrive. The medical
depa rtment was also directed to see that sup
plies we're sent out. The regiments will be re-
emitted with the same care exercised In enlisting
the first ten regiments.
The districts which were not thoroughly COW
cred In recruiting for the first regiments will he
visited by the officers in the new organizations
II is the intention OF the Department 10 have
the regiments give more attention to firing than
any other feature OF the drill. The men will be
armed as are the Regular infantry regiments
with the magazine Army rife.
SELECTION OF OFFICERS
Tn. selection Of the majors and company Off
oers for the regiments Is now occupying the at
ten,ion of ths Secretary. and the men are being
chosen from among the volunteers who wero
called out In the Spanish war. The officers will
be distributed as equitably possible among
the different States but the efficiency records
OF the men will govern TO great extent IN their
selection.
The regiments will be numbered from IS 10
a. and will be organized at the following places
In the order named: jefferson Barracks. Mis-
souri,: Fort Crook, Nebraska Fort Riley. Kan
sas; Camp Meade Pennsylvania; Fort Niagara
Nsw-York; Fort Ethan Allen. Vermont; Fort
Leavenworth, Kansas; Fort Smelling. Minnesota
South Frarnn9ham, Mass, and Camp Meade,
Pennsylvania.
CoLoNELs FOR THE NEW REGIMENTS
The oolonels and lieutenant colonies Of the
new regiments are announced as follows:
Colonels-3Sth, George s Anderson. major 9th
Cavalry; S9th r. L. Bullard. captain sub-de-
partnent; 4Oth. E. A Goodwin captain Sth Cav
airy; 41st, e. T. c. Richmond. captain I'd Ar
tnlery; 42d, j. NJ. Thompson. major oath In
fantry: 43d. Arthur Murray. captain 1st Artil-
lery; 44th. 2. ]. McClernand, captain, I'd Cav
airy; 45th J. H. Dorst captain, 4th Cavalry;
10Th. W. S. Schuyler. captain. 9TH Cavalry;
47th Walter Howe captain. 4th Artillery.
Lieutenant colonels-E. B. Pratt captain Odd
Infantry; c. j. Crane. captain, Oath Infantry;
- Byrna captain, 9th Infantry; ]. S. Mallory,
captain, % Infantry; E. II. Crowder. major
fudge advocate; James Parker, captain, 4th
Cavalry: Francis Michler, captain. 9TH Cavalry
W. E. Wilder. captain. 4th Cavalry; j. II. Bea-
com. captain, 9th Infantry. and John Bigelow'
tr. captain, 10th Cavalry.
The new regiments will be organized under
the general Instructions issued At the time the
first ten regiments were called out. In the list
~ lieutenant colonies announced it is not known
whether Bernard A or Charles Byrne Is in
tended. Both are captains in the 9th Infantry.
led for he fu
ss The officer was designated by him.
DIFFICULTY IN THE SOUTHERN STATES.
7, annears that the ten new regiments are 70
be recruited mainly in New-England and the
Middle and Central Western States Kansas ana
Pennsylvania have apparently been seIecteo ds
the best fields for recruits 1t is said no special
effort is TO be made to secure recruits III the
soptbern States This is due. it is said, - the
experience Of the officers who operated IN that
opa,ter for recruits for the ten volunteer regi-
rents Just organized The only places "here
d;fscu,tv WAS experienced in securing men were
in Georgia, Alabama and the CarohhaS anu 'Ie
cpIf states and the two Northwestern Pacific
States
ro-dav.s action will add 1900 men to the
enlisted strength Of the Army. and increases the
.,r.rg+b of the Army to 950i5 men. The total
,,,uohar =. volunteers called into the service is
3o17o men being only 1893 men short Of the
total authorized volunteer establishment OF o.
900 II s stated at the Department 'na'
the number Of volunteers already called INTO ser
vice is regarded as amply sufficient to meet all
possible needs Of the Army, and that there Is NJ
possibility that the remaining 4.e9" volunteers
will be called for.
Yesterdays recruiting for the volunteer army
amounted to 2s9 men. making the total 10 oate
14122 or 1892 In excess Of the nunoer re-
auired to complete the ten regiments organiE1 20
under the orders Of July 5. All OF these req
nents have received their full quota except the