The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-08-19

Corporal Stuart. in charge OF the local
recruiting office. yesterday received In
etrucfions from the war department 70
enlist c.0,red men 10 hli out Companies
b and NJ. OF the Twenty-fourth infantry.
now stationed at Fort Wright. Spokane.
This is the FIRST enlistment order regard
ing coiored troops ever handled In seat
tie. and gives rise to tho belief that the
Twenty fourth II soon 10 Join the eight
companies now In Manila, in foreign ser
vice. Beside these ten companies. one
company OF this regiment II now station
ed AZ Skagway and another at Fort Har-
rison, Helena, Mont.
Another novel order has come to the
local recruiting office by wire from
Asst. Ad3t Gen. Ward. at Washington.
ID. c. II reads:
s'Carpenters and mechanics are needed
FOR the engineer companies in the Phil
ippipes Make an effort to enlist such
men therefor and send TO the Preside.
Include such eni.stments In weekly tel
egraphic report OF Philippine recruits,
indicating the arm"
Under ordinary circumstances II re-
quircs special permission from the war
department to enlist a man for any OF the
positions named In this order. and that
there suddenly becomes need OF such
men Is Indicative. II Is said. that those
serving with the regiments In the Phil
ippines are needed for work In China.
There wifi be no more enlistments for
the cavalry arm for foreign service for
the present Teiegraphic orders have
been received 20 discontinue such enlist
ments. as this arm II now full.
The Office which has always had
high record for the number and class OF
men sent 10 the different services, prom
ises 10 rake new record for Itself dur
Ing the present MONTH This Is due. u IL
said. 10 the general disposition OF men
20 enlist for service ~ China, All enlist
vice, although when any vapncfes occur
IN the commands In this department they
ARE flied FIRST. The various arms for
which rrcruits are now being taken are
light and heavy artillery, infantry. en-
giueers and hospital corps.
During the three apd one-third months
men have been enlisted for all branches
OF these sixty have been sent to foreign
service. principally 70 China. and nine
teen are on duty In the United States
There has been remarkable Increase in
applications for enlistment since the OUT
break OF the Chinese war For the month
of July thirty-two werh sent away 10
different companies and troops. aud for
the first seventeen days of August twcn-
~ have been enlisted.
The number accepted, however, IN far
below the number making application.
rs ~ on account y some silsat psys
sical defect or Inability 10 come within
the. weight limit This showing is said
10 he an exceptionally good one, and one
that will compare favorabiy with any
other recruiting office In the United
States.
There IL one thing very apparent in the
enlistment Of soldiers IN the United states,
and that In N Will DO q Lsnx time before
the United states will md Il necessary
90 draft men 20 serve IN the regular
army To secure the great horde OF men
needed In the various regiments. old and
new. IN the United states during the past
two years, II has not been necessary to
lessen the requirements az physical ex-
animation. In fact. on the other hand ID
has been made harder than IN the days
when the country was at peace and had
only skeleton column.
Among tho new enllstments made by the
local recruiting office are found the
names Of several who served with the
First Washington volunteers. Some have
some into the engineers service. others 20
the hospital corps and rNore 10 their old
duties Ia the Infantry arm