The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-07-19
Army Orders Recall Memories Of
Spanish-American War.
| NO SPECIFIC DESTINATION.
Local Recruiting once Receives Or
ders That Recruits In Large Num-
bers Are Needed for the Artillery
Arm of the service-six Months
Men Ordered to Home Depot
Service - Significant Movements.

Not since the early days or the spanish
American war. IT is said by army officers.
has there been such rapid movement
of troops as at the present time. General
orders have been sent to all recruiting
officers, urging the prompt enlistment Of
men for the artillery arm of the service.
In the movement Of troops TO the
Orient since the creation of the army 81
the Philippines. general orders have al
ways named their destination as Manila.
Within the past week more orders OF this
class than were issued in the previous
two years have come from the adjutant
generals ONCE and in each instance the
destination has been named for the "di-
vision of the Philippines"
In army circles this wording is said TO
be significant that all troops preparing
to go forward will go via Japan and that
i'm case OF necessity on arriving there
China will be made their destination.
The last general order detailing the
movement of troops received at the local
recruiting office changes the position or
nearly 1900 men. fully two-thirds OF
whom are ordered to prepare TO join the
division Of the Philippines" Some OF
these troops are now In Cuba. others In
Puerto Rico and more at various posts
throughout the United states.
Companies to he Increased.
The commanding officer of each regl-
ment, coming from Cuba, is ordered to
select one battalion as depot battalion
after which the companies will be in
creased to 12S men each of which in
crease will be effected. as far as possible.
by transfer from the new depot battal-
ions OF enlisted men having more than
six months TO serve and of enlisted men
who have six months or less to serve and
who have signified an intention TO re-en-
list. All other companies ordered to take
station I'm the division of the Philip
pines" will be filled In like manner to
maximum strength Of rs enlisted men.
The cavalry troops ordered TO that d.
vision Will be filled to a maximum of 100
enlisted men each.
All enlisted men having less than six
months to serve and who have not de-
ciared their intention to re-enlist will be
transferred to the depot battalions to con-
tinue In the same until their time has
expired.
strength of 1870 men is also ordered.
1t is the intention of the war depart
ment, the order states that all depot bat
talions having had n year at home station
will, at the earliest practical moment. he
relieved and ordered to duty. All proper
ty left behind by troops is ordered packed
The order to recruit for the artillery
arm II also taken by army officers az
significant OF service In China, where. II is
much artillery will borneeded The order
received here yesterday In by command OF
Lieut.. Gen. Miles. II is dated Washington.
July II. 1900. and reads;
by direction of the secretary OF war,
the following instructions are published for
the information and government OF all
concerned:
Recruits are required In large numbers
for the artillery, and recruiting officers
will he constant in their efforts to oh
tain suitable men for that arm. Great
care must be taken. however, to see that
the army regulations and the published
instructions governing the examination OF
applicants for enlistment are strictly OBJ
Who Is not not omalitied in ali respects TO
perform the duties of a soldier.
ITO meet the special requirements OF
the artillery. recruits for that arm should
be young active men of a good degree
Of intelligence, and a large proportion
of those enlisted for the heavy artillery
should in addition possess a fair knowl-
Under aragraph SIS OF the regulations.
post recruiting officers will endeavor TO
fiii vacancies I'm batteries serving at their
respective posts. and, when authorized by
their department commander. in batteries
serving at other posts In the same ter
such vacancies in department located
within the United States, the post re-
crnltina officer IN such department will
report desirable applicants for the artil-
lery to the adjutant general OF the army.
by telegraph II necessary, requesting au-
thority for their enlistment for Tight ar
tiliery" or heavy artillery" as the case
may be. and stating the preference, II
any. Of each applicant for a particular bat
terry In every such case the applicant
viii 10 subjected to the required exam
nation before application Is made for spe-
ciai authority for his enlis tment, and Il
should be stated in the application that
he has passed the required examina-
ton
Recruiting officers at city stations re-
ceiys instructions from time to time from
the sdiutant generals office regarding
-nliEtments for particular artillery rsgi-
ments or batteries. Desirable applicants
for the artillery not covered by such
instructions will be reported by them. after
due examination 20 the adiutAnt general
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