The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-05

SECRETARY TAFT.
pines. we also have a few troops In
Porto Rico. the Hawaiian Islands and
China, }s.8 @ " q
| Our New Military Divisions.
.5"SVhere are the soldiers stationed In (
this country, Mr.. secretary?'.s'5 8 II s.Ist
are 10 be found 4 In every part
3of It's was the reply. had q
OF the military commands
last January by these the territory
OF the United States Is divided into five
grand military divisions. each OF which +
lis divided into two OF more military de-B
partments. Eacl, division Is commanded
/ by a major general. and each OF the
departments. with one exception, 1ss
under brigadicr general. Four Of the
i've divisions comprise the United States
proper and the other$is IN tho Philippine
division. al The Atlantic division ncludes
all the eastern States. taking In the At
5lantic coast. the gulf coast as far rs
Louisiana and the Canadian frontier as
FAR as Lake Erie, II you will draw a
line from Erie, Pa. to Mobile, Ala
you will mark the western boundary OF
that division. The northern division
takes IN a large part CT the basin 81
the Ohio, 1.-The Missouri and the upper
Mississippi and all our Northern States
from Lake Erie to western N ontana. IT
rs divided into the three departments Of
Z the Lakes. tho Missouri and the Dako-5
tas. The southwestern division takes
In the lower Mississippi valley. the south
western States and Territories ard States
along tho western frontier. It Is d.
5vided into the department OF Texas and
that OF Colorado. The Pacific division
embraces the Pacific States Alaska and
the Hawaiian Islands. It has two de-
spartments. namely California and Column
BID. The Philippine division has the
departments OF Luzon, Of the VisayasS
and OF AIlndanao.
II. Our New Rifles.
"Te ell me some thing about the new
rifles which are being made y or the
soldiers si gS III, s'i III # "
s57735i.'I5 suppose you mean the \ Springfield
rifles replied the Score a1'y.3l II ley
have as yet been only Issued TO q the
cadets OF the United States Military
of the service will be & equipped with
them before the end Of the present
year. They are now manufacturing
these rifles at the rate OF 800 per day.
and they will soon be making 525 daily
The Springfield rifle is shorter and 1t
weighs less than the Krag -Jorgensen
7orEtha Mauser. I'LL
3j5 Are there many new things IN " var
fare, Mr.. Secretnry?' q Il ss43 @tS 5,a Y Il.
"Therc II Is always something new
8& "How about automobiles? VIII they
be used in the army movements OF the
III do not know. General corbln had
some at our nan6euyers this year ~
@ SIS there any bullet-proof armor ?''Fs53554
.If so do NOT know It. It has been
written OF, In the news papers. but so
far have mot heard Of any coat @. o. Z
5mail-clotl I; or steel--that would with-
stand ono OF those Springfield bullets
going forth from the gun at the rate
OF twenty-fives miles minute. e.
would take good cloth to Sward Oft that"
The Army for American Boys.
3 ..Nrould you advise a boy ia go into
tho regular army, Mr.. Secretary?
",rhat depends on the boy. II he has
a taste that way and Is fitted for It .
do not see why he should not be a
soldier II he does we'll he may rise
to be an officer. and at any rat the po-
sition is O. good one and fairly well
paid III. !.
a what does 1t pay, Mr.. Secretary? And
how do our soldiers fare In comparison
with those q other countries 60 IT e., u
u Mar so,ders On earth.',8was the reply,
.,Thn er,cn !, nriynt a receives SIS per
~ 20 -
month ana MS lallotls, =, fie ms = ~,
clothing allowance nd :, Is wei treaIeu.
Tho private soldier In Russia gets less
than half q. cent q day ana the Japanese
me mn I so.u.I,
receives Is GEMS PER noms la 10 - Icaud
American private is paid more than one
lunareu lines a. .,,,,a tm9 nail
more than tWeh.S LINES Z, aus ~ . Wea 81
tho Japanese, more than hye times as
well us the German and almost twice
as well as the soldier Of oreat 5g Britain,
west Fo'ht ana : Nl't''aty xAt4sr
If t :. 'e;lIsl ~.
Suppose the boy 1 Gould g 81 an n ap,
army nfl,cer5 What them,