New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-02-15
ARMY REORGANIZATION
WILL BEGIN TODAY.
The First Movement Toward
Forming the Whole Body OF
Troops Into BrigadeS.
ORDER INVOLVES 1000 MEN
Next Step to Dispatch Large
Portion of Regular Troops
TO Canal Zone and
Hawaii.


Hawaii.
Washington. Feb. H-To-morrow Will
he taken the first step in the execution OF
the elaborate scheme for the reorganiza-
lion of the army, so carefully planned by
the War College. when. under orders from
Secretary Stimson. six battalions of infan-
try troops and one squadron Of cavalry
will begin to take new stations to which
they have been assigned. with the pur-
pose of gradually forming the army az
a whole into brigades consisting OF three
regiments each
The total number of troops involved In
this order. only 1000. is an insignificant
part of the whole army of the United
States, but the movement is as extensive
as the War Department has found II
possible to undertake, having in mind the
extremely small appropriations for trans
portation and the lack of sufficient bar
racks at the larger posts to admit OF the
general concentration desired.
The troops affected by the order are
the Sd Battalion. 18th Infantry, moving
from Fort Missoula, Mont, to Fort
George Wright. Wash: the I'd Battalion.
eth Infantry, from Fort Smelling. Mimi,
to Fort Thomas, Ky; the LIST Battalion
and Machine Gun Platoon. 18th Infantry,
from Fort Bliss, Tex, to Fort Missoula,
Mont; Sd Battalion, 4th Infantry, from
Fort Logan ii. Roots, Ark. to Fort
Smelling, Mimi. Sd Battalion, 9th Infan-
try, from Fort Sill. Okla. to Fort Logan
IL. Roots, Ark. Cd Battalion. 10Th In
fantry, from Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, to Fort
Sill, Okla and the Sd Squadron, LIST
Cavalry, from Boise Barracks. Idaho, TO
Preside Of Monterey, CAL
The Eastern Department
The purpose Of these movements is to
bring the organizations named into their
proper position as part Of the brigades
into which the mobile army Is being
formed. two or three Of these brigades
being located within each of the three In
fantry divisions of the army. which in
turn are stationed within three geograph-
ical departments. First and most impor-
tant of these Is the Eastern Department.
embracing the New England States. New
York New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Della
ware, Maryland. District Of Columbia,
Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee,
Georgia. Florida, Alabama, Mississippi.
the posts of Fort Logan ii. Roots, Ark.
the coast artillery sub-districts of New
Orleans and Galveston, the Panama
Canal Zone and the island Of Porto Rico,
with the islands and keys adjacent there
to.
Located within this department will be
the First Division OF the Army. under
the command of Major General Thomas
III. Barry, who will command not only
the division, but the department, with
headquarters at Governors Island, and
included in his command are the follow
ing organizations: Infantry-3d, 5th. 18th.
eth 10th. 18th and Porto Rican; Artillery
Sd Field; Cavalry-l0th. 18th and 1st
Squadron. 18th; Engineers-lst Battalion.
less Company D. and the Coast Artillery
of the North and South Atlantic Coast
Districts.
The Central Department.
The Central Department, embracing the
states OF Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, ILL.,
nois Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dako-
ia, South Dakota, Iowa Missouri, Kansas,
Nebraska, Wyoming, except Yellowstone
Park, Colorado and Fort Missoula, Mont,
will be under command Of Major General
William II. Carter, with headquarters at
Chicago. In this department will be To-
Gated the troops of the I'd Division, also
commanded by General Carter, compris-
Ing: Infantry-23d, 18th. 9th, 4th 9TH, 10th.
18th, 18th, 18th. odd: Artillery-4th Field,
eth Field, Battery d. 9Th Field; Cavalry
10th, 9Th, Sd: Englneers-2d Battalion.
less Company F; Signal Corps-Company
d, A; sanitary troops, Field Hospital No.
s and Ambulance Company No 3. and
Field Ambulance Company No. l,
The Southern Department, embracing
The states OF Texas, except Galveston
Coast Artillery District; Louisiana, ex-
cept New Orleans Coast Artillery Dis
trict: Arkansas, except FoN Logan II.
Roots; Oklahoma, New Mexico and Ari-
IONA, will be under command Of Brigadier
General Tasker II. Bliss, with headquar-
tiers at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
The Western Department embraces the
states of Washington, Oregon. Idaho.
Montana, excepting Fort Missoula, yell
lowstone Park, California, Nevada, Utah
Major General Arthur Murray, with head
quarters at San Francisco.
Philippines and Hawai-.
Two other departments outside the limits
of continental United States the Philip
pine and the Hawaiian, will include all
of the troops now In service in those ISL
ands, the Philippine contingent being
under command of Major General j.
Franklin Bell. and the Hawaiian Depart
ment under Brigadier General Frederick
Funston.
The next step to be taken under the
reorganization plan will be to dispatch
a large portion of the regular troops now
within continental United States to the
Canal Zone and to Hawaii to form perma-
nent garrisons in those places. but 1t
must be left to the next administration
TO carry out that portion Of the plan II
II secs fit to continue the new policy just
inaugurated.
ARMY AND NAVY ORDERS.