The Hawaiian gazette., 1913-02-14
STANDING ARMY
ON WAR FOOTING
Tactical Organization Order Is
Broad in It's Soope-The
Six Divisions.


made ia an order issued by direction OF
President TAFT and made public to
night by Secretary Of War stimson.
This plan will become effective feo-
ruary 10 and includes the entire mobile
army within the continental limits OF
the United States.
Hitherto there has been no tactical
amy organization higher tnan a rcgl-
ment. There have been no brigades or
divisions existing in time of peace.
Upop the outbreak of war, when an
army was needed, it was necessary to
create such an army under ali the
stress and hurry and excitement OF
such an occasion.
In order to carry out the necessary
administrative WORK connected with
the military establishment, the country
has been divided by the new order INTO
four geographical departments - an
eastern. central, western and southern,
with headquarters, respectively, AT
Governors Island Chicago, San Fran
cisco and San Antonio.
Distribution of Troops.
Ono army division VIII be situated
in each of these departments, the cav
airy division being in the southern de-
partment with an infantry division IN
each of the remaining departments. The
eastern and western departments are
virtually the same, territorially, as the
present eastern and western division,
while the southern department is carved
from the present central division.
By direction of President Taft, the
following assignments to command OF
departments, divisions, brigades ana
districts are announced:
The eastern departments, Maj. Gen.
Thomas II. Barry; the central depart
ment. Mai. Gen. William IL. Carter;
the southern department, Brig. Gen.
Tasker II. Bliss, at present command
ing the department of the east; the
western department, Maj. Gen. Arthur
Murray; the Philippine department,
Mai Gen. }. Franklin Bell, including
the district of Luzon, Brig. Gen. Clar-
epce r. Edwards; district of Mindanao,
Brig. Gen. John j. Pershing; the Ha'
waiian department, Brig. Gen. Fred
erick Funston.
Divisions and Brigades.
The first division, Maj. Gen. Thomas
IL. Barry, including the first brigade,
Brig. Gen. Marion p. Maus, and the
second brigade, Brig. Gen. Robert H.
Evans. w.,
The second division, Maj. Gen. Will
liam II. Carter, including the fourth
brigade Brig. Gen. Ramsay D. Potts;
the fifth brigade, Brig. Gen. Frederick
A. Smith, and the sixth brigade, Brig
Gen. Ralph w. Hoyt.
The third division, Maj. Gen. Arthur
Murray, including the seventh brigade
(senior colonel present.; the eighth
brigade, Brig. Gen. Walter 5. Schuyler
The cavalry division, Brig. Gen. Tas'
ker II. Bliss, including the first cavalry
brigade, Col. Frank West, second cav
airy; the second cavalry brigade, Brig
Gen. Il. Z. steever; the third cavalry
brigade, Col. Charles A. p. Hatfield
thirteenth cavalry.
The territorial organization hereto
fore existing is discontinued and toI
military purposes the territory of the
United States is organized into foul
geographical departments, Hawaii and
the Philippines constituting two more
Districts of Coast Artillery.
In addition to the four new divisions
which are established in continental
United States. there also will be estab
Ished three districts for the coast ar
tillery troops, one on the north Atiahtic
IN comprise the coast artillery subdis
tricts north of Delamare, inclusive, witi
headquarters at Fort Totten, N. Y; an
other on the south Atlantic, to com
prise the subdistricts between Baiti
more and Galveston, inclusive, witt
headquarters at Charleston, S. c., an'
one ON the Pacific, to embrace the sub
districts on that coast, with headquar
tiers at Fort Miley, Cal
A separate officer with the rank, /
possible, of general officer, will b
placed in charge of each of these coas
artillery districts and he will be re
sponsible for the training disciplin
and instruction of the troops under hi
command.
The new order also creates brigad
of infantry in Hawaii, which will b
commanded by Brig. Gen. Montgomer
NJ. Maeomb.
Thus, in the future. each of the thre
infantry divisions will consist OF wv
or three brigades with proper propo
ton o divisional artillery, cavalry, ell
gineers and other auxiliary troops
In addition to the two cavalry br
gades, in the cavalry division there
third detached cavalry and, as far {
possible, at the head of each brlgad
viii be placed a general officer with h
regular staff.
War Efficiency Increased.
The announcement says:
At the outbreak of war, OF upon
any emergency requiring the use
of brigade or division of Tegu.
lar troops it only will be necessary
10 issue single order addressed 10
the commander of the division or
brigade In question, directing him
10 mobolize his force at the desired
point.
The new plan will not involve I
immediate movement Of large nu
her of troops. The department. now
studying the problems and orders
such transfers as are necessary will
issued later. The assignment Of ~
officers 20 the several commands
Ranized under the new plan viii
anonneod IN tho future
aaeretaTy etinT0n believes that