Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-16
Will
MAKE some
TRANSFERS
Big Changes Are Being Made
in Location Of U0lted
States Troops
(By Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-IOmOrfOW
will be taken the first s,cp in the eXecu-
ton of the elaborate scheme for the re-
organization Of the army. so carefully
planned by the war college, when under
orders from Secretary StimSOn, six bat
talions of infantry troops, and one squad
ron Of cavalry, will begin to take new
stations to which they have been as
signed, with the purpose of gradually
forming the army as Il whole into bril-
gades, consisting of three regiments
each. ,
The total number Of troops involved in
this order, only 1000, is al insignificant
part of the whole army of the United
States, but the movement is as extern
sive as the war department has found it
possible to undertake, having in mind
the extremely low tide in the a%ppropria
! tons for transportation, and the lack
of sufficient barracks at the larger posts
to admit of the general concentration de-
sired. 49,, ....' .
The troops affected. by the order are
the Third battalion, Fourteenth infantry,
moving from Fort Missoula, Mont, to
Fort George Wright, Wash; the Second
battalion, Ninth infantry, from Fort
| Smelling, Mimi, to Fort Thomas, Ky; the
First battalion and machine gun pla-
toon Eighteenth infantry, from Fort
Bliss, Tex, to Fort Missoula, Mont.
Third battalion, Fourth infantry, from
Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark. to Fort
| Smelling, Mimi: Third battalion, Ninth
infantry, from Fort Sin. Okla, to For,
| Logan e., Roots, Ark; Second battalion
Nineteenth infantry, from Fort Sheridan
H.. to Fort Sill, Okla; and the Thirt
squadron, First cavalry, from Boise bar.
racks, Idaho, to rrcsidio of Monterey
Cal.
Inc purpose Of these movements is t,
bring the organizations named into theil
proper position as part Of the brigadcs
into which the mobile army is beint
formed, two or three Of these brigade:
being located within cach ofthe thrc'
infantry divisions Of the army, which il
| turn are stationed within three gcoSraph
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 ca
nal zone and the Island of Porto Rico
with the islands and keys adjacent there
e,
located within this , apartment will bt
the First division Of the army, under
the command Of Maj. Gen. Thos. Fl. Bar.
ry, who will command not only the divi.
| sion but the department, with l%eadquar
ters at Governors Island, and included
In his command are the following organ.
izations: lnfantry-ord, 5th. 29tll, 9th
10th, 18th and Porto ltican; artillery, 3rt
Field; cavalry-1Oth, 1ltn and list squad
ron, 18th; cnginccrs-1st battalion les:
Company d. and the coast artillery o
| the North and South Atlantic coast dis.
tricts.
The central department, cmbracin.
the states Of Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, II,
linois, Wisconsin, Minnesota North Da'
kota, South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri
Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming (excep
YelloXstone park. Colorado and For
Miss64la, Mont, will be under command
OF Mai Gen. William H. Carter, will
headquarters at Chicago. In this de
partmaHt will be located the troops Q
the Second division also commanded b,
Gen. Carter, comprising infantry-23rd
26th. 27tl.S 4th, eth, 18th, 2Sth, 18th, 18th
22nd; artillery-4th field. 9Th field, Bat.
terry D 9Th field; cavalry-10th, 9Th, 3rd
engineers-2nd battalion less Company
+; signal corps-Company D, A.: sanitar,
troops7-Ficld hospital No. 8 and anbu.
lance company No. !, and Field ambu.
lance company No. l..
The southern department, embracing
the states of Texas Except Galveston
coast artillery district), Louisiana, ex.
cept New Orleans coast artillery district)
Arkansas, except Fort Logan H. Roots
Oklahoma, New Mexico and Arizona, wi.
be under command of Brig. Gen. Taskel
II. Rliss. with headquarters at Fort San