The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-12-16

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Secretary 81 War Approves Re.
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ASSIGNMENT OF Of Fl y: B; $
.Fo,1r Military Divisions il the
United States and One in the
Philippine 4 stands.
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 15.-'rhe secre.
tary Of War o-day approved the recon-
mendatioil OF the general staff. estao-
fishing military divisions and somewhat
changing tho present boundary lines OF
departments In the United States. There
skill 5bo four divisions In the United States
and ono in tho Philippines.
II THE Atlantic division will constitute the
present Department Of the East, except
tho State Of Louisiana with the state Of
Tennessee added thereto. and Will be COM com
posed OF the Department Of tho East f
und the Department Of tho Cult. The
Headquarters OF tho Department OF the
Cuff win be located at Atlanta, Ga, and
acknowledgements Of tho division Will PC
ut Governors Island. New York, Head
quarters OF tho Department OF the East
z will DO temporarily, Governors Island.
Tho northern division will be composed
of tho present Department Of the Lakes
the Department Of Missouri and the De-
rArtn1cht OF Dakota. The Department OF
Missouri is enlarged by adding thereto the
State Of Wyoming. which has been de-
tuched from the Department OF Colorado.
The headquarters Of tho Northern Divl-
sion will be at st. Louis.
rho Pacific, Division will be composed
/ OF the present departments OF Califor-
MA and Columbia. The headquarters OF
the division will DO at San Francisco.
The southwestern division will DO cons
posed Of the Departments OF Colorado
and Texas The Department OF Texas
will DO enlarged by the addition OF the
States OF Louisiana and Arkansas and
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. The
headquarters OF this division will be Ok
lailoma City, Oklahoma.
Tho Philippine division will remain as
now constituted. 81 Gl3s8 Z Sal
have been decided upon: Atlantic Divi.
SION, Major-General Corbin; Northern
Division, Major General Bates: Pacific
Division, A1ajor-General Macarthur;
southwestern Division. Major. Gcnera
Simmer; Philippine Division, Mnjor-Gene-
ral Wade. The order becomes effective
january Is, 1904.
Tie following officers have been desig-
mated to assume command OF the severa
rpartments: Department OF the Gulf
General Haines; Department OF the
axes, General Grant; u Department Of
Missouri, General Whit; General Carr
temporarily; Department OF Dakotn. Gen.
e,nl Kobbe: DEPARTING Of California
General Macarthur, temporarily. Depart
ment OF Columbia, General Funston: De.
| pertinent OF Colorado. General Baldwin
department OF Texas. General Lee, Gene
raj Barry, temporarily; Depar tm ont O
fLuzon. General Randall; Department O
| Visayas, General Carter; Department o.
Mindanao. G General Wood; Commandment o
| the Infantry and Cavalry School, For
| Leavenworth. General Bell. III
A delegation OF citizens OF Chattanooga
accompanied by Representative Brown
low, OF Tennessee. waited on secretar,
Root before he approved the plans Of thu
general board and made an argument II
favor OF establishing tho headquarters O
the new military department at Chntta.
nooga instead OF Atlanta