Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-05-07
T. r. HAS GREAT
HOST OF MEN
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first detchment to Europe within six
weeks from the day the necessary
authorization issues from Washing
ton. If desired, the entire cost of
mobilizing and equipping these men
can be met from private funds.
which have been used in settling the
heavy expenses of enrolment. For
raising and sending troops to France.
an unlimited amount of money Is
available, offers to date ranging from
small individual contributions to one
from a group of capitalists in d
Southern city, pledging any amount
up to 100000.
Would Be Junior Brigadicr
In any command that he may be
permitted to raise. Colonel Roosevelt
has no desire for higher rank than
that of the junior brigadier. the
other brigadiers. as we'll as the major
general commanding, to come from
the regular army. From the regular
army would also come the colonels
of the volunteer regiments, many of
the staff officers, and, with the ap-
proval of the War Department.
Sprinkling of noncommissioned off-
GERS who would receive lieutenants'
commissions.
The Colonel has let it become
known that his idea would be to
raise two divisions of three brigades
each, each. brigade to consist of one
regiment of men from the regular
army and two to be recruited from
the host who have asked to be
allowed to accompany him. If,
however, the War Department should
think it well to raise an army corps
among men not affected by the new
conscription law, he is prepared to
supply them from the lists of those
now enrolled.
In these lists the cowboy element.
which made up so large part of
the Colone's command in the
Spanish War. is not as
conspicuous as the general public
has supposed. There are compare
lively few of these. mainly because
in the years that have elapsed since
San Juan Hill the cowboy type has
become scarce. In their places are
clerks. bankers. brokers, lawyers and
engineers, the percentage of men
having annual incomes ranging from
$4,000 to $4,000 a year being re-
markable. Substantially none of
them has relatives depending upon
his earnings.
Army Names on List.
Just as remarkable is the list of
names of the regular army officers
who have been tentatively sched-
uled for service in the command.
On this are many famous army
names. For example, Captain Philip
Sheridan is scheduled to be made
colonel, Captain FitZhugh Lee would
command men from Texas, Captain
Nathan Bedford Forrest, son of the
famous Confederate raider. would
also be a colonel, and Lieutenant
Thomas Jackson Christian. grand
son of Stonewall Jackson, would
have high rank.
From private life would come
many men who have achieved promi-
nence. Among them Robert Bacon.
former partner of ]. p. Morgan and
exam bassador to France; Henry l..
Stimson. eX-Secretary of War; Sen
ator William E. Borah, of Idaho. who
is anxious to serve in any capacity:
John c. Groome, had of the Penn
sylvania constabulary: Professor
Hiram Bingham. of Yale; ex-senator
Percy. of Mississippi; Representative
Medill Mccormick, of Illinois; Rep
resentative Augustus p. Gardner, of
Massachusetts: James r. Garfield.
son OF the martyred PRESIDENT ana
an ex-Secretary of the Interior;
Frederick Walcott. who was II. Z.
Hoover's aid in Belgium; William j.
Schieffelin. head of the big chemi-
cal house of Schieffelin & Co.. and
fighting parson from Minnesota,
the Rev. William A. Deitrick, who is
recruiting a regiment among the
members of the First Congregation
al Church of God of Great Falls.