Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-15
Will REORCAD|ZE
THE ARMY TODAY
ELABORATE SCHEME PLANNED
BY WAR COLLEGE GOES INTO
EFFECT AT NOON.
The Fl. SILL TROOPS move
Oklahoma Infantry 10 Arkansas
VIII Rcyolutionizc the Entire
Mobilization system.

WASUINGTON, Feb. Tomor-
row win be taken the first step in tho
execution of the elaborate scheme for
the reorganization of the army, so
carefully planned by the war college
when under orders from Secretary
Stimson, six battalions Of infantry
troops, and one squadron Of cavalry
Will begin TO take new stations to
which they have been assigned, wit
the purpose of gradually forming the
army as whole into brigades, con-
slstng Of three regiments each.
Small Number Involved.
The total number of troops involved
in this order only 1000, Is an in
significant part of the whole army
Of the United States, but the move
ment is as extensive as the war de-
partment has found 1t possible to un-
dertake having in mind the extreme
ly low tide in the appropriations for
transportation, and the lack Of suf-
ficient barracks at the larger posts to
admit of the general concentration de-
sired.
1T. Sill Affected.
The troops affected by the order
oro r,o ,rhi,a Dot,,ii., r,.,,..o,,tl,
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montana, to Fort Thomas, Ky; the
First Battalion and Machine Gun
Phantom, Eighteenth Infantry, from
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lhe purposes
Ihe purpose oil lheSe movements
is 10 pilhs the ORGANIZATIONS named
lhto thelf proper position as part OF
the prlEades INTO Whlch the mople
! army IS belng formed two or
! OF lhese prlEaues beihS located Wlthlh
each or lhe three Intantry DIVISIONS
| OF the army Whlch IN turn are sta
| TONED Wlthlh three geographical de-
pdIlihehls' flISl ana most important
oil these Is the Eastern Department.
| embracing the New NnSland states,
New ork New jersey PennSyl-
Nahla' Delaware Maryland District
OF Columola, virginia North Caro-
ma, Kentucky, tennessee, Georgia,
fIorlda, Alabama Mississippi, the
posts OF fort Logan H. Roots, ARK,
the coast Artillery subdistricts OF
New orleans ana galveston, the
fahama Cahal one ana the Island or
Porto Rlco' with the Islands and Keys
auJaceht the:eto'
barry III command
Located Wlthlh TINS department,
VIII De the FIRST DIVISION of the army,
under the command of Maj Gen. Thos.
H. barry VINO VIII command not only
the diVisioh put the department with
headquarters at Governors Island
ana lncluued IN ms command are the
loiio"lhg ORGANIZATIONS s;lnfantry-3rd
oth' z''h' sth' loth. llth and Porto
hlcan' Artiilery-3rd Held; cavalry
loth' lltn ana lst squadron, 18th;
engineers-lst battalion less Company
- ''- 49, ''''StJ W INV A''' VI
ana south Atlantic coast districts.
Central Division.
The Central Department. embrac-
ing the states of ohio, Michigan, In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota,
North Dakota, south Dakota, Iowa.
Mlssourl' Kansas Nebraska, Wyom-
ing except Yellowstone Park) Colo
rado and Fort Missoula, Mont, will
be under command Of Maj. Gen. Will
liam ii. Carter, with headquarters at
Chicago. In this department will be
located the troops of the Second Di-
vision also commanded by Gen. Car
ter, comprising lnfantry-23rd. 26th,
27th. 4th, 18th, 18th, 2Sth. 18th, 18th, |
22nd; Artillery-4th field 9Th field,
battery d. 5th field; cavalry-1Oth,
6th 3rd; engineers-2nd battalion
less Company Il; signal corps. Com |
pany ID, A; Sanitary troops-Field |
hospital No. and Ambulance com
pany No. 3, and field ambulance com