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Show ROOSEVELT TO RECRUIT MEN. Will Raise Division of 12,000 In Event of War With Mexico. New York. Theodore Roosevelt is preparing to offer a division of approximately ap-proximately 12,000 men to the United States government, accompanied by his .application for a commission as major general in the event of war with Mexico and a call by the president presi-dent for volunteers, it is learned here "from authoritative sources. Elaborate plans have been made quietly to reciuit the organization . from picked men throughout the country, coun-try, and it is said that Colonel Roosevelt Roose-velt has worked out every detail that would expedite the mobilization of the largo fighting unit. Even the horses iind mules necessary are said to have been pledged. |