The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-07-07
Work of Recruiting
Them Will Begin
At Once.
COLONIES AND MAJORS CHOSEN.
State Lines to Be Oblit-
Grated in Selecting
Recruits.

The order for the enlistment of vol
unteers for service in the Philippines
was published today, and seven more
colonies to command the regiments
were appointed. There are yet two
colonies to be designated. Eight ma
jors also were named.
The recruiting will not begin until
some time next week. The exact date
has not been fixed. Recruiting stations
will be opened in every state and terri
tory, and as fast as the men are en-
listed, they will be sent to the regi-
ments to be assigned to companies.
States lines are obliterated, and then
men first enfisting will be first to be
mustered in. The assignment to COM
panies will be by the commanding Off
GERS.
The organization of the ten regiments
in this country will not make any diff
ference to the organization of regiments
in the Philippines by Gen. Otis. His
regiments will be in addition to those
hereafter to be known as the Twenty
sixth to Thirty-fifth inclusive. 1t is
expected that three regiments will be
organized in the Philippines. The reg
iments organized in the United States
and Philippines will increase the army
by $50 officers and 1857 men, If there
should be .hnee full regiments formed
by Gen. Otis.
The colonels appointed today are I'M
der orders to proceed at once with the
organization of the regiments. Sonic
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 regiments.
mhe regiments will be organized &C
cording to the provisions of the act Of
| March 2, 1899, and will consist of so
| officers and 1909 enlisted men each
Districts for recruiting designated
| regiments are announced as follows
Twenty sixth regiment, Plattsburg
barracks, New York; the New England
states excepting Connecticut and the
portion of the state of New York north
of the Forty-second degree of latitude
| Twenty-seventh regiment, Camp
| Meade, Pa, the state of Connecticut,
The portion of the state of New York
south of the AID degree of latitude, Ma
ryland, Va, West Virginia, North Car
DINA and the District of Columbia.
Twenty eighth regiment, Camp
Meade, Pa, New Jersey, Pennsylvania
and Delaware.
Twenty-ninth regiment, Fort Nc
Pherson, Ga, South Carolina, Georgia,
| Florida, Alabama, Mississippi and Lou
iStana
Thirteenth regiment, Fort Sheridan.
Illinois, Michigan and Wisconsin
Thirty-hrst regiment, Fort Thomas,
Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky
and Tennessee.
Thirty-second regiment, Fort Leav-
enworth, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Missouri, Arkansas, Oklahoma and
| Indian Territory
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Houston, Texas, state of Texas.
Thirty-fourth regiment, Fort Logan
Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Minnesota,
North Dakota, South Dakota and Mon
tana and Arizona and New Mexico.
Thirty-fifth regiment Vancouver bar
| racks, Washington, California, Nevada,
Oregon, Washington and Idaho and
| Alaska.
| The term of service will be for the
period ending June 30th, 1901 and these
enlistments may be made without re-
striction as to citizenship or education
al qualifications
The president has appointed the fol-
lowing colonies of the volunteer regi-
ments: Maj. James M. Bell, First cav
airy; Capt. James S. Petit, First in
| fantry, better known as Colonel Fourth
immunes; Capt. Edward E. Hardin,
who was colonel of the Second New
York volunteers in the war with Spain;
Capt. L. A. Craig. Sixth cavalry; Capt.
Cornelius Gardiner Nineteenth infan-
try.
The assignment of the volunteer col
onels to egiments will be as follows:
Twenty-sfxth, Rice; Twenty-seventh,
Bell; Twenty eighth, Petit; Twenty
ninth, Hardin; Thirtieth, Gardiner;
Thirty-second, Craig; Thirty-third,
Hare; Thirty-fffth. Kobbe. The men
designated for lieutenant colonies of
the Thirty-fifth regiment will organize
it and take it to the Philippines when
Col. Kobbe viii assume command.
The following officers have been Sc
lected for majors in the new regiments:
First Lieutenant Harry L. Hawthorne,
Sixth artillery; First Lieutenant Wal
ter C. Short, Tenth cavalry; First
Lieutenant e. D. Anderson Tenth cav
airy; Captain r. M. Steele, Eighth cav
airy; First Lieutenant Albert Laws.
Twenty-fourth infantry; First Lieu
tenant George L. Byram, Second Lieu
tenant Joseph Wheeler, Jr., Fourth ar
tillery.