Evening star., 1903-12-16
ARMY.REORGANIZATION
OF THE SEVERAL
DEPARTMENTS DESIGNATED.
Duties of Those Intrusted With the
New Military Divisions
The Recent Order.

In the order reorganizing the military d.
vision departments. referred to in yester-
days Star, the following named officers are
designated to assume command of the sew
eral departments:
Department of the Gulf Brig. Gen. Peter
c. Hams; Department of the Lakes. Brig.
Gen. Grant; Department of Missouri. Brig.
Gen. Whit, Brig. Gen. Carr, temporarily;
Department of Dakota. Brig. Gen. Kobbe;
Department Of California, Major Gen. Mac
Arthur, temporarily; Department of Colum-
bia, Brig. Gen. Funston; Department of
Colorado, Brig. Gen. Baldwin; Department
of Texas. Brig Gen. Lee. Brig. Gen. Barry.
temporarily: Department OF Luzon, Brig.
Gen. Randall; Department Of Visayas Brig.
Gen. Carter: Department of Mindanao,
Major Gen. Wood. Commandant of the In
fantry and Cavalry School, Fort Leaven-
worth, Brig. Gen. Bell.
The order embodies certain regulat atoms
for the administration Of the new divisions
and departments which are of the utmost
Importance and are actually revolutionary
in a military sense. In brief these are as
follows:
Duties of Division Commander.
The duties of the division commander
pertain to the higher functions of COM
mand. He originates, directs or approves
military operations within his several de-
partments, and in case of emergency may
transfer troops from one to another re-
quiring reinforcement. Heehas supervis-
ion over all essential military matters
within his division not reserved to other
authority, particularly the inspection of
troops, in order to see that these are at
all times properly supplied, equipped, in
structed. disciplined and prepared for
active service. He designates the time
for target practice in his several depart
ments, examines and consolidates reports
of the same and issues the necessary or
derS for the holding of target competi-
tion within his division and superintends.
under direction of the War Department,
post schools for officers. The division
commander will have immediate charge
OF the inspections of all organized mill
tia One of the principal duties of the
division commander will be to make a
thorough study of the frontier pertinent
to his division, by which is meant the
boundary lines of the United States, and
will submit annually to the chief of staff
plans for the mobilization and concentra-
tion of the forces at his command, regu-
lar. volunteer and militia, with reference
to some definitely stated objective. He
also is required to submit problems for
military maneuvers within his division
ana take personal command Of the same.
Division Commanders Staff.
Each division commander will have a
staff composed of his authorized personal
aids. one officer of the general staff corps
as chief Of staff and such number of assist
ants from the general staff corps as 1t may
be necessary and practicable to assign; an
officer Of the adjutant generals department
of the engineer corps, and such number of
the inspector generals department as are
necessary for the performance of inspee-
tion duty, including duties of artillery in
spectors. The command of the Philippine
division will continue with the staff as at
present organized.
Commanders of departments will continue
to exercise the functions with which they
are now vested, such as sanitation of posts
and camps. discipline, shelter. supply and
instruction of troops. Any matters requir-
ing action by superior authority will be d.
rected to the War Department and not to
division commanders. The department
commanders staff will consist of his au-
thorized personal aids and one officer from
the adjutant generals department.. Judge
advocate generals department. quartermas-
ter generals department. subsistence de-
partment. medical department and pay de-
partment. ..s.