The door of promotion is wide open to any man qualified to hold a commission even up to the grade of general officer, for the places of the 45,000 officers alone to be withdrawn from the existing services for training purposes will be filled from the officers' reserve corps, from the ranks, or from the many officers' training camps to be established.
The question of taking in additional increments of the National Guard beyond those already organized has not been determined. There are some reasons against such a step, since the result would be merely to increase the shortage of officers.
During the day the War Department called into the Federal service for police protection purposes nine regiments, a separate battalion, and a separate company of infantry and seven companies of Coast Artillery. Six of the artillery companies are California guardsmen, it is understood they will serve as Infantry.
REGIMENT OF NEGROES
Colored Army in the State to Organize Under White Officers and Entering Service of Government.
Special to The Times-Dispatch.
ROANOKE, W.Va., April 12.?It was announced today that complete plans have been made here for the organization of the first colored United States volunteer infantry regiment in the State. W. O. Trenor, a local attorney, will be in command. H. B. Goodloe, a Virginia Polytechnic Institute graduate, will be lieutenant-colonel; C. W. Richardson, who has had considerable experience.  In the Philippines and on the Mexican border, will act as regional adjutant, and Professor B. D. 