Omaha daily bee., 1911-05-24
Three Brigade Posts Will Be Taken
from Jurisdiction.
taft TO BE SENT TO CHICAGO
Affairs Purely Military Will Be
Directed in This City.
DIVISION HEADQUARTERS MADE
Department Commanders to Have
Direct Charge over Posts and
Troops, but Not ON Adminis-
trative Matters.
(From Staff Correspondent }


WASHINGTON, d. c., May 23.-(Special
relegram.) )-Orders, which have been under
consideration for fortnight or more by
lhe chief Of staff and higher officials of
the War department, creating new depart
nents and divisions of the United States
army, will in all probability be ISSUED to-
morrow, final proof on orders having been
received today
In the new arrangement the Department
" Missouri. with headquarters at Omaha,
Will be somewat enlarged although three
brigade posts a. Leavenworth. Fort Riley
and Fort d. A. Russell. will be taken out
+. n the Department of Missouri and as
signed directly 70 the central division with
ieadquarters at Chicago.
Under the new orders. the Department
Of Missouri win Include Iowa and Kansas,
with. the exception OF the military reser-
vations OF Leavenworth and Riley, Ne
braska, South Dakota and Wyoming, ex-
septlng that part OF Yellowstone National
park, located therein and the military
reservation OF D. r. Russell and Colorado.
staff Goes to Chicago.
Affairs purely military will be directed
IN this department from Omaha, where
A brisadler general and aide and quarter
master will be located. The staff which
has heretofore been maintained at Omaha
g to be transferred to headquarters of
the central division at Chicago under
command OF major general. Here will
be located the Jude advocate general, CON-
nissary general and other officers needed
n the conduct Of the administrative branch
of the army
While the dignity which has here
tofore prevailed about the headquarters at
Omaha win be considerably lessened by
reason Of the transfer of the staff to divis-
lon headquarters. the acquision Of Colo
rado to the Department of Missouri will
offset the loss Of Leavenworth, Riley and
D. A, Russell.
Under the new orders the department
commanders will exercise direct command
Dver the posts and troops In their depart
ment but IN all matters OF administFs~
siou the posi- will report 20 division head
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Major General wood has had the matter
II divisions under consideration for come
afre upon the theory, probably that what
ever is new is good. Some OF - Older Of
Ulcers on service at the Wa apartment
10 not take kindly to the new arrangement
and believe II wsii be short lived. although
a number Of them believe, in the formation
II divisions through which all matters OF
administration are TO be transacted
Changes VIII take place July 1.
Omnha Resolutions In.
Senator Brown today introduced resolu-
lions from the Commercial club Of Omaha
laIoring the amendment OF the corporation
lax law whereby Il shall be made permissi-
ole for corporations and companies to
mako returns as Of the close OF their fiscal
years; also a resolution adopted by the
Commercial club OF Omaha favoring the
proposed negotiations between the United
States and Great Britain.
william F, Gurley and wife OF Omaha
are In Washington on visit to Mrs. Cur
ley's parents. who reside in oeorgetown.
In Mr.. Guriey's opinion President Taft IL
much stronger In Nebraska than he was q
year ago. Mr.. Gurley win go to New York
before returning west
John 9. Anderson OF Chamberlain, s. D.,
is in Washington upon business before the
Interior department.