New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-03
Taft Administration Puts Mill
tary in State of Prepared
ness for First Time.
MOBILIZE AT ONE ORDER
Single Command from Wash
ington Will Gather Soldiers at
Given Point-Geographical
Departments Formed.

u a state of preparedness for the first
time in its history. have been completed,
and will be put into effect February IS.
under orders issued ny President Taft
and announced by the Secretary of War
to-day.
The reorganization marks the greatest
reform ever undertaken by the War De-
partment. and means that in the future
80 viii be possible TO give practically "a
single order u Washington TO mouAzc
= force at a desired point, whereas under
the present system iunumeIa3ie orders
are usually required. The time necessary
10 place IN armed force IN the he.d -
minimized. and the army will he ready
for any emergency
At the direction Of Secretary Sumson
the War College prepared the plan OF re-
organization. At was thoroughly discussed
at the recent conference OF general oifl-
GERS. and in perfected form practically
represents the views Of the army experts
in each branch OF the service.
At present there is mo- tactical army Or
eanization higher than regiment. There
of peace. and when il has been necessary
10 form such an army 1t has been done
under the hurry and excitement OF tne
occasion with more OF less unsatisfactory
results and delay.
Three Infantry Divisions.
The reorganization scheme creates three
infantry divisions and one cavalry a.
If
states. each infantry division conSis'l"S
Of TWO or more brigadcs, with Piop''
proportion Of divisional artillery. Inc
cavalry division will consist OF two cav
airy brigades. and I'm addition there WIZ
be third detached cavalry orlea'e-
There also will be a brigade OF lhiah'IN
al Hawaii.
general officer. with his regular stan
Mill Inc placed at the head oil each uI-
vision. and So fan as possible at .''
load of each brigade These general ON
..ers viii lee held responsible for the tao
,icai raining Of their respective com
mands
ror military purposes the territory ol
l. United States and It's possessions i
.,rcsnized into geographical depai tihe"'S'
tbe territorial organization heretofore eN-
,.iius being discontinued.
.rr4 Eastern Department. with mead
.,.arte,s at Governors Island. New "TN'
.,b,acss the New England States Ne"
vo,t New Jersey. Pennsylvania. Deid-
.,.,,. ua,.,laud. the District Of columbia
,.,-,irio West Virginia North Carolina
eo,tb carolina. Kentucky tennessee.
'..or,,.a FLORIDA. Alabama, Mississippi
y
.,,sas. the coast artillery suh-dlstricls
. ar New Orleans and Galveston tns ran
4 ma Canal Zone and The island OF r"''V
RICO with the islands ana Keys adJaeeh'
thereto. .,.,.
Uaio, General Thomas %. Parry WI"
c,n,na1,d the Eastern Department. Whrh
viii COMPRISE the following CANCELLATIONS .
rho 1st Division. the nth Cavalry ana
the hadouarters and ISL squadron I,''
,avalrv. 10Th Infantry. the Fort" flc0
,ooimont OF infantry Tire North Auanuc
cast artillery district and the S"nih Al
,antic coast artillery district
TIN. Central Department. with head
oia,ters al Chicago. embraces tne states
~ Ohio. Michigan. Indiana. limos WIS
,nnsiu Minnesota. NOrJh Dakota, Souu
T,kota Iowa. Missouri. Kansas, Ne
t,aska wyoming Except that part IN
..ipdea iu the Yellowstone Park ColO-
ado and the post of Fort Ms.o-Id Mon
jaua. .;,
Major General William d. carter VIII
c.n,,nau5 the Central Department wn!'h
viii comprise tuo -d Division INC 81 C''-
al,., Brigade. ono 9TH Field Alaler>. Bat
terry - 9Th Field Artillery company y,
sioral corps: Gcld hospital No j. ana
ambulance company NJ j.
The Southern Department with mead
.,,arters al Fort Sam Houston. Texas
embraces the states of Texas '-Nc@l' '"'
.oaet artillery sub-district Of Gslvcston)
louisiana Except the coast rtulerN SUD-
dietrict of New Orleans. Arkansas Tex
,apt the post of Fort Logan ID. Eo"ist
Oklahoma. New Mexico and Arizona.
Bliss Commands in South.
Br,eadier General Taskcr -. Bliss viii
o,,,,,,oapd the Southern Department.
Itch win consist of the cavalry division.
,be HEADQUARTERS and 1st battalion. ID
Field Artillery; 5th Field Ar'!Hely peSS
t,otterv d.. I'd Battalion. 18TH Infantry;
4ed Infantry. and rompan! J. S'sh"'
corps.
The Western Department with mead
quarters at san Francisco, embraces the
states Of Washington, oregon, ldaho'
Montana except the post Of Fort MIS-
soula,. so much OF Wyoming as includes
vellovstonc Park. California, Nevada
Utah and Alaska.
Major General Arthur Murray VIII com
,,and the Western Department compils-
,oe Tho 81 Division SOth Infantry and the
pacific Coast artillery district.
The Philippine Department with head
quarters al Manila. embraces all the Isl
ands OF the Philippine Archipelago. rms
department j. subdivided territofialiy into
rae district Of luZou. comprising the ISL
.nds heretofore included in the Depart
,neut OF Luzon. and he district Of Min
danao. comprising the islands heretofore
included in the Department Of Mindando.
The Philippine Department viii include
an troops serving within the geographical
limits of the Philippine Archipelago in
..ludine troops assigned 10 this command
hut serving temporarily outside OF these
limits. Major General j. Franklin Eel
.yiu be In command of the department,
while Brieadier General Clarence X. Ed
wards will command the district OF Luzon
and Brigadicr General John j. Pershing
the district OF Mindanao.
The Hawaiian Department with head
auarters AZ Honolulu. Oahu. embraces
the Hawaiian Islands and their depend
cncics. and will include all troops serving
within the geographical limits described