Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-07-01

Special TO The World.
NEW YORK, June 3O.-On the tirs'
~ call for volunteers for service in
Mexico Col Theodore Roosevelt will
tender to the department The services
of a full army division with the re-
quest that he be allowed to lead 1t a.
a major general of volunteers.
In the recruiting of this force Col
onel Roosevelt has been busy for the
last ten days through agents in this
city and various parts of the country
It was declared on high authority last
night that tho plans were 80 complete
that mobilization of the division at @
given point can begin at two hours
notice. the plans for Its formation, its
officers and equipment having been
completed to the minJtest detail some
weeks ago.
This in substance is tho announce
ment made on the highest authority
in this city last night. AT the same
time it was announced that the colon
els plans for recruiting the division
has been submitted to army authori-
ties, and received their approval.
ROOsevclCs Plan for Division.
As outlined the Roosevelt plan calls
for a division of four brigades, one
infantry. one field artillery and two
OF cavalry, to be officered by men OF
the regular service or men who have
seen actual service. In addition II
will have an aero squadron, a fully
equipped hospital section, the usual
machine gun division and an engi-
neering corps.
The decision Of Colonel Roosevelt
to take this step was reached. 1t is
understood, ten days ago, when the
president decided to call out the ma
tional guard for service on the bor-
der or in Mexico. Previhs to that
time his mail had for weeks beeIi
filled with offers of service from men
who had served with him in the war
with Spain, from ex-regulars and 9TH
ers anxious to enlist under his cont
mand.
The bulk of these offers came from
individuals, but in many cases Whole
camps Of Spanish war veterans asked
to be enrolled as possible recruits. and
in other cases groups of eX-regular
army men, soHe Of them men who
had held commissions. asked the same
privilege
1t Is from this class of men that the
command will be recruited II the nee
essary permission issues from Wash
ington, its very quality enabling those
officers who will be assigned to COM
mand 1t to place 1t in the field at a
minimum expenditure OF time In
camp. No difficulty is expected IL.
getting the twelve thousand men nec-
cssary
The officers, from the four briga-
diers down, will, If the colonel has his
way, be men with whom he is person.
ally acquainted and whose records a.
professional soldiers are of the best.
Many Eager to Go.
In a measure the agreement OF
these men to accept such commands
II rendered them has been obtained.
So far as the men are concerned, the
only difficulty will be one If elimina>
tion. Aside from the fact that the
regiment will largely be recruited In
the college centers of the east and the
ranches OF the west and southwest,
the command will bear little resem-
blance to the rough riders regiment
which the colonel led into Cuba IS
years ago. One lesson Of that CAM
paign was the need of more seasoned
men, more readily amenGble to the
strict discipline Of camp l:fe. The
large percentage of ex-regulars and
Spain Is expected to provide for this.
As an evidence Of the completeness
Of the plans for mobilization Of such
division. II was stated las. night that
even the necessary mounts have been
arranged for. the light animals for
cavalry mounts through tentative con-
tracts placed in the west and south,
the heavier draft - animals for the
commissary and artillery service
through arrangements made with con-
tractors.
The aeroplanes, II Is uneersto cd. +.
will be provided by wealthy New
Workers. affiliated with the Aero CLUB
of America, from whose ranks It is
expected tho majority OF the aviators
will be chosen.
That the colonel had some such
plan under way has been matter OF
discussion in the Harvard end other
uptown clubs for several days past,
but It was not until last night that any
definite information as 70 what he
had in mind was forthcoming.