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Show PREPARING FOR J lH New System of Calling s- a Large Army Into Action Wanhinr'on. O'f. 2'". -Profiting bv pn c-p-rlen.:e in the Spanlh Amerl-(Jri Amerl-(Jri war, the oidnAnci bureau of the )r deparlni"Ot has be-n working uje j rj ah efficient ntem for the arrna- j,. rit and equipment of the field arin-I arin-I of 'he l.nited StHten In the event : K wtr with a f'r.-'t cla-K power Ac-J'rd Ac-J'rd ng to the rcp .rt of Gen-ral Croz- ,r. chief of ordnance, tliis work r-on- j !!!! in niihltig the experience of X-.f A' p.irtt.n-nt and Its officers who! 1 tve rved as or.Jnanc- oifkcr- of j I trr'-1 I" "eld, t.) ib-termltie, ;i j 'jr ai pO-'Mble. the t'llogs m i-o-ary ' ij (Ji.De In the event of Midi a, ) iir. The ptfltis are bard unn the follow-1 follow-1 h: pr mis j T'j''1 the line of tne regular army Til' he lri:tiiediately increased to in j Milmum oullhle.l t-tri tipth as pro-j pro-j lr I f r by law. ! Ttat the entire organized militia of couLtry will b murttered lnt- Uie . tTVlce of the I'nifed Staten, a' it ; '?r rtri-iifrth. In arnanco of any , tnlnn'i-rr force. I T!;' efficient urtns, oQulptnem imd s.uni'inii Ion will be on hand, either In the binds of troops or In utore for i lb" enlarged regular army and the nlirfccd ergrmled rnlllUa with a uir-('us uir-('us for an additional force, wh'fh ' -j r j . 1 1 1 e w ill be frreater In Home ar-. ar-. i clei than in others, being des'gne to ' ' l. jjretst In lhoio thlugs wbicb 'n t!i,- nng"m time for their pro Suction. That purchase and mnnufact nt lug '. nldltlorinl ordnance und ordnnnte rorrfl will be Immediately accelerated ir.l that till I'nifed Stares trc.p, -rir'lar-, militia hnd volunteers vv . , (" fuJIv nrnied and -julpped at camps 1 rf r en -en tr.H Ion before being rent to ' rU? ! at of olecranon. j |