New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-22
N. Y. EX-OFFICERS
OFFER SERVICES
Prominent Men in All
Parts of Country Eager
to Volunteer.

By IclegTapn 10 Inc iTiNu"VI
Albany. June 2l.-The Office OF Ad-
jutant General Stotesbury is being
flooded with messages from prominent
men from all parts of the country who
are either former national Cuardsmen
or have served in the Spanish-American
War, volunteering their services. For
mer Major General Charles +. Roe, OF
the New York guard, and William Cary
Sanger. former Assistant Secretary of
War. were among the first TO volunteer.
Major Charles Elliott Warren, Of
New York, commanding the Veteran
Artillery Corps. offered the services OF
the entire organization. Colonel Au,
brey J. Parody, Of New York, requested
authority TO raise a company OF Volun-
teers, composed principally or spanish
American War veterans.
Lieutenant Colonel Percy +. Maggie,
former Deputy Police Commissloner OF
New York, and Major stephen +. Hart,
Third Deputy Police Commissioner,
also are prominent in the list OF yoluA-
teers. All will be accepted If Wash
ington demands more men than can be
furnished by the national guard. One
message came all the way from {. De
gfasse Catlin. of Honolulu.
New Workers Offering to 60.
The New Workers in the list OF vol
unteers not already mentioned follow;
First Lieutenant John J. DEM, Captain
J j. Stephens, Captain Charles II. Stod-
dard. Colonel Eugene X. Austin, First
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Thompson, Second Lieutenant John G.
Poore. Captain r. J. Imperatori, Cap
tain Walter c. Woods, Second Lieuten-
ant VIII A. Niver, Captain Benin A.
Boughan, Captain Henry c. H. Stewart.
Captain August T. Morrow, Lieutenant
George A. Pink. Captain William r.
Paris. Lieutenant c. Y. NJ. Radcliffe,
Second Lieutenant John G. Torborg,
Captain George W Bishop. DR.. II. {.
Sloat. Glen Cove; Captain Guy L. Mel
son. Captain Gilbert F. Orr, Lieutenant
Colonel William y. Amory, Captain
William l. Fish, Lieutenant Robert W.
Butler. Colonel Thomas W. Huston,
Lieutenant Colonel John c. Kerby, A.
+. Luzzi. First Lieutenant Henry L.
Kip, Bert Scheuer, and Major Francis
G. Landon.
The 65th Infantry Regiment Of Buff
falo. at the request of its own officers,
expects to be converted into a heavy
artillery regiment 1t will be the first
organization of its kind in the United
States. The application Of the regl-
ment was sent 10 the War Department
at Washington By its commanding OH
Ger, Colonel Charles +. p. Babcock, and
il was announced to-day at the adju-
tant generals Office that II has been
approved by Major General John F..
Organ.
To Receive Heavy Siege Guns.
Orders call for the equpping of the
new organization with heavy siege
guns, such as are used in the European
war. the officials of the War Depart
ment and the national guard having
come TO the conclusion that the Euro
pean war has shown the use of such
guns in field work to be indispensable.
II is understood that the Watervliet
Arsenal is already turning out guns
such as will be needed by this and sim
liar regiments which probably will be
organized in the regular army.
The new regiment is to be made up
Of % officers, 36 bandsmen and l.l5j
enlisted men. Its equipment will IN
clude - 6-inch howitzers and AIS, %
caissons, reels cots, 6 storage wagons.
battery wagons. 10 field wagons. S4S
draft horses, 39S riding horses and rs
mules.
The reorganization will mean that
the 65th Regiment Will be one of those
left at home when the New York State
troops go TO the Mexican border, but
should the Mexican trouble become
serious it probably will be called upon
later
Acting under orders from the War
Department and anticipating favorable
action by Congress, Adjutant General
Stotesbury caused TO be sent to-day 20
all national guard commanders blank
forms Of the new oath which the
militiamen will be required to take be-
fore they enter Federal service. When
this oath is taken the guardsmen will
Immediately become available for for
eign service.