The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-07-07


Washington, July 6.-The order for
the enlistment OF volunteers for the
service in the Philippines was published
today, and seven more colonies to COM
mand the regiments were appointed.
There are yet two colonies to be desig-
mated Eight majors also were named
The recruiting will not begin until
some time next week, the exact date
not having been fixed yet. Recruiting
stations Will be open in every state and
territory. and as fast as the men are
enlisted they viii be sent to the regi-
ments to be assigned to companies.
States lines are obliterated, and the
men first enlisted will be first to be
mustered in. The assignment to COM
panies will be by the officer command
ing. and he Will be at liberty to organ
iZe a company comprised of men from
one state, If he finds ii convenient and
practicable.
The organization of the ten regiments
in this country Will not make any diff
ference in the organization of regiments
in the Philippines by General Otis. His
regiments will be in addition to those
hereafter TO be known as the Twenty
sixth to Thirty-fifth, inclusive, and will
ward. 1t is expected that three regi-
ments Will be organized in the Philip
pines. The regiments organized in lie
United States and the Philippines W.
Increase the army $50 officers and 1866
men. if there should be three full regi-
nents formed by General Otis.
The colonies appointed today are I'M
der orders to proceed at once with the
organization of the regiments. Some
Of the officers are now in the city. and
have been consulting the different bu- !
reau officers with regard to equipment |
and supplies for the men as they join |
the regiment. The order issued is as |
follows:
General A4er's Orders.
War Department, Washington. July |
BY the direction of the president, /
the following general rules are pre- /
scribed for recruiting from the country +
at large United States volunteers, as
provided for by the act of congress.
approved March >, 1899. published in |
general orders No. Sc of 1899. headquar-
tiers of the army; adjutant generals
office, and organizing the same into
regiments:
THE strength of regiments. officers
and enlisted men will be as provided by
sections and i of the act of con-
gress. approved March .. 1899.
THE regiments to be recruited in the
United States will be designated, Twen-
ty-sixth. Twenty seventh. Twenty
eighth. Twenty-ninth. Thirtieth. Thir-
ty-first Thirty-second Thirty-third
and Thirty-fifth regi-
ments of United States volunteers. OF
commissioned officers to be appointed
for each of these regiments, the field
and staff officers, including medical Of
fcers and captains of companies, will
be assembled at regimental rendezvous
es hereinafter designated, for the pur-
pose of theoretical and practical in
struction in organization. military adj
drill regulations, disci-
pline. hygiene camp sanitation, etc.
DAILY, instruction in the nomencla- ,
ture, care and assembly of parts of the .
rifle and target practice will be a spe
rial feature of instruction of both Off
GERS and men.
Must Pass Examinations.
Applicants for commissions. except
officers of the regular army. viii be re-
luired TO pass a satisfactory eXamina-
ion as to age, moral. mental and phys ,
cal capacity to command troops, and
must have had service during the |
war. The recruiting ]
service Of the regular army will be |
,harged with recruiting from the coun-
ry at large men for service in these
volunteer regiments. whose enlistments y
viii be made for the period ending June c
%. 1901. unless sooner discharged and 4
Without restrictions as to citizenship or '
qualifications. but in all
'ther respects, under the same rules J
md regulations as are prescribed for o
ecruiting the regular service.
Except in special cases only I'M
married men viii be enlisted for these
egiments. d
'In view of the probable severe SER Z
ice of these regiments and the eli ,
matte conditions To which they may be
the physical qualifications of
10Th ofrcers and enlisted men is of the
.rst Importance. Only those fully quail
fed will be appointed or enlisted The HI
eutenants and two of the medical Off Il
ers of each regiment Will, as far as p
racticable. be assigned to duty as as te
istants to recruiting officers of the Ia
ocular army. o
Upon arrival of recruits at the regi- ~
rental rendezvous the commanding nj
Ulcers of regiments will assign them to
and the appointment and q
eduction of regimental and battalion
on commissioned staff and company.
officers and other =,
nliSted grades VIII be governed by the =;
Nv AMI army regulations. -, y.
Organization of Regiments.
Each regiment so organized will
" the purposes of discipline and sun
~, he subject to the orders of the -
general OF the district in N
hich the rendezvous is located, and
lie regimental commander Will report
y telegraph to the adjutant general on
IS arrival at the rendezvous The Fl
gimentS CT infantry. United States r,
olunteers. will be organized as fol- oh
VS.: hi
Twenty at Piattsburg Bar
.cks. n. Y; Twenty-seventh at Camp to
eade, Pa; Twenty-eighth at Camp to
eade, Pa; Twenty-ninth at Fort Nc og
nersou. Ga; Thirtieth at Fort Sheri- hi
IN, Ills; Thirty-first at Fort Thomas. tn
v; Thirty-second at Fort Leaven- de
orth. Kan; Thirty-third at Fort Sam CT,
ouston, Tex; Thirty fourth at Fort vi;