The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-06-28
Roosevelt Plans to Raise Spe-
cIal Army Division for Border
Service.
HAS PICKED HIS OFFICERS
7. R. Busy for Months Arranging
All Details Of Force and
Equipment.

OYSTER BAY. June 81 have 20 COM
mont to make" was all Colonel Roose-
wit would say when he was asked
about the story of his plans for volun-
teer division for service in Mexico. His
answer was the formula he has used
persistently since he declared that he
was "out OF politics"
He motored into New York today. He
Will receive callers at the Hotel Lang
don, Fifth avenue and Fifty-sixth
ming he will dine with Justice Hughes at
From New York City it has been
Consults Military Men.
learned that Colonel Roosevelt is 60
mission to raise a division of volun-
teer soldiers for service In Mexico the
minute war Is declared and a call
for volunteers sent out.
According to this Information, which
Arms rumors that have been in circu.
lation for several days, the Colonel
has completed his plans for raising. the
division and waits only upon the CALI
ing Of volunteers to make his offer to
mission as major general.
Colonel Roosevelt has made his plans
after consultation with high military
authorities. and they call for a spe-
Of four brigades--one Of infantry, two
Of cavalry, one OF field artillery, sup
plemented by aeroplanes, and includ-
Ing engineers. signal corps. and hos
pital corps.
Worked on Plan Months.
For months the Colonel has had these
plans in his head. for weeks he has
been working them out to the smallest
details against Just such an emergency
a. IL expected now across the border.
and for ten days quiet recruiting has
been going on in all parts Of the coun-
Try by men to whom tho ex-President
has Entrusted this task.
Such Of tho greater details a. the pro-
viding Of horses have been looked after
Mexico and cali for volunteers viii
10 Or around this city for recruiting and
ss.fs T 70 s. sna sSS hsAd
Naas. where the troops would bS a.:
xii q tho Colonies plano AZ. Depend.
Has rsaSest Tor for Solnnissio nas as m ms5oI
general commanding a volunteer diyi-
lion can be granted or refused in Wash-
tnstoT but his ,, friends nas say that Pfesi.
Colonel Rooseyelts friends arc IN 2
quandary as to the exact status Of such
a request. e to whether or. not the
or upon eeRsress. 0s ana a. to s X:
fisr 30 his. re.entrance Into the army
Il Tho head Of body Of volunteers.
Col. Roosevelt was anxious to get Into
tho fray. u was known weeks ago
when ne made tho declaration thai Il
war oanne he and his four sons and his
Has Picked His Officers.
6noe thsn no has held innumorabie
conferences at his homo which wore
generally supposed 30 be Of political
nature, but many OF them had 10 do
with nothing else except tho formation
Of his special division in tho event OF
war. A. . result Of those conferences
end - a result Of tho plans he has been
working over for 30 long no Is said to
hayo listed tho names of tho officers he
VIII ak the Administration to sive him
Many Of those officers will be mon who
have been his close friends in civil life
akd have discussed his plans with him.
These mon have let It be known thai
Of hiS division viii Be- one Of The
quickest and most spectacular from the
Standpoint Of efficiency that this ooun.
tn could expect to see, II is said thai
tho mobilization will be accomplished
in . month; that the division will be put
into tho field with tho most modern
equipment; with a full quota of machine
guns and with four motor anbIlances
Tor the hospital corps, and that everS
strong and already we'll trained.
Tho recruiting ID being largely dcns
Ro1sk Riders Of the NV West en and t snuaS.
west. Many of those mon arc said te
b organized now and are ready tc
start Tor division headquarters wher
they arc established, Colonel Roosevelt
tP said to have sent out word that h,
d2esn't want any man in his diylsior
self or his horse. just as he told the
tho Rough RIDERS in ali other re.
spects. for tho Colonel is said to hay,
grooaat,ssSS by hip experiences IN tn,
HIS purpose to have no hip hip huF
rah element in his troopsLonly mel
who are efficient to the ogre,
For many days requests have poured
into Colonel Roosevelt by tho thou
sands from former enlisted men an,
others who are anxious to DO sr
rolled in tho Colcmeps reRim 60t IL n