The San Francisco call., 1899-08-19
OFFICERS FOR THE
NEW REGIMENTS
BEING SELECTED
Secretary Root Plans to Con=
duct the Campaign Vi9=
OrOuSly.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 18-Secretary
Root was busily engaged the greater
part of the day in selecting officers to
fill the new regiments, going over the
lists of names that have been submitted
with recommendations for appoint
ments. and considering their efficiency
records during the Spanish war. The
Secretary is giving the matter of the
selections special attention and the list
is prepared in his private office. After
the selections are made by the Secre-
tary they will be sent to the President
for his approval
Preparations continue actively in the
matter of arranging for the speedy
transportation of the troops to the
Philippines. The Quartermaster's De-
partment has been considering the ad-
visibility of chartering more trans
ports on the Pacific Coast. Already the
ships chartered make it possible to send
nearly all the organizations now
formed by September 25. instead of two
weeks later, which was the schedule
first shown to Secretary Root. The
transports Logan and Thomas are now
being fitted up on the Atlantic coast,
and it is expected they will be ready
TO sail by the middle of October and
will take three regiments via the Suez
canal At the latest calculation 1t is
now believed TO be possible to land all
the new regiments in the Philippines by
the first of December or very soon after
that date.
Seven of the lieutenant colonies
named yesterday are now serving IN
the Philippines They will remain there
and await the arrival of their regi-
ments While it may not be necessary
to use all the troops in the Phlhpplnes,
it is understood to be the plan OF Sec
retary Root to have a sufficient force,
not only to defeat the insurgents at
every point but to garrison and hold
the places that may be taken, and thus
insure a safe line of communication.
The map which has been prepared for
Secretary Root. showing the location OF
the troops in the Philippines. has been
completed, and is also accompanied by
a statement explaining how this force
is divided under the generals com
manding the divisions. The first diVis-
ion. commanded by General Lawton, is
south of Manila and consists of the fol-
lowing troops: Fourth, Thirteenth,
Fourteenth, Twenty-first. Twenty
fourth and Twenty fifth Regiments OF
Infantry; the First Washington, First
Wyoming. part of the Fourth Cavalry
Battery F. Fourth Artillery; Battery r
Fifth Artillery; Battery D, Sixth Ar
tilIery. and Hawthorne's Mountain Bat
terv. The second division, commanded
nv General Macarthur, is north of Ma
Mia and consists of the following:
Third, Ninth, Twelfth, Seventeenth,
Twenty-second and Thirty-sixth Regi-
ments of Infantry; the F1fty-f1rst
Iowa: Twentieth Kansas. Light Bat
terry f, First Artillery; a battalion OF
the Third Artillery and part Of the
Fourth Cavalry. The provost guard OF
Manila consists of the Twentieth In
fantry and eight foot batteries of the
Sixth Infantry.
The garrisons in the other islands
are: Panay-Eighteenth Infantry, First
/ Tennessee. Battery G, Sixth Artillery
Negros-Sixth Infantry. Ceou-One
battalion Twenty third Infantry. Jolc
Two battalions Twenty-third Infan-
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