The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1913-02-15
On An Elaborate Scale the
First Step is Taken as
Planned.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. Is
| The first step was taken today in the
execution Of the elaborate scheme
for the reorganization OF the army
so carefully planned by the war col
lege, when under orders from secre
tary stimson six battalions Of inrantr,
troops and ole squadron OF cavair,
began to take new Stations to whicf
they have been assigned, with the
purpose of gradually forming the
army as whole into brigade, con
Isisting Of three regiments each.
i The total number OF troops in.
volYed 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 it posi-
bic to undertake, having in mind the
extremely low tide in the lappropria.
ltions for transportations, and the
lack of sufficient barracks at the
larger posts to admit OF the general
concentration desired.
The troops. affected by the order
are the Third battalion, Fourtee1th
infantry. moving, from. Fort Mis-,
soula, Mont, to Fort George Wright,
Wash; the Second battalion, Ninth
infantry, from Fort Smelling, Mimi,
Ito Fort Thomas, Ky; the First bat.
Rtalion and Machine Gun platoon,
Eighteenth infantry, from Fort
Bliss, Tex, to Fort IMissoula, Mont.
Third battalion, Fourth infantry,
from Fort Logan II. Roots, Ark, to
Fort Smelling, Mimi; Third battal-
ion, Ninth Infantry, from Fort Sill,
Okla, to Fort Logan H. Roots, Ark. (;
Second battalion, Nineteenth. in
fantry, from Fort Sheridan, ILL.,, to
Fort Sill, Okla; and the Third
squadron, First cavalry, from Boise
Barracks, Idaho, to Preidio of Mon
terey. Calf.
TIE purpose Of these movements
lis to bring the organizations 'nameu
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 infantry
divisions Of the army, which in turn
are stationed Within three geo
graphical departments. First and
most important i6fg these is the
Eastern Department? embracing the
New iEnglaHd States, New York. New
Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware;
Maryland, District Of Columbia, evir-
ginia, West Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Kentucky,
Tennessee, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama, Mississippi the posts of Fort
Logan H. Roots, Ark. the Coast ar
tillery subdistricts OF New Orleans
and Galveston, the Panama canal
zone and the Island of Porto Rico,
with the islands and keys adjacent
thereto.
| Located within this department,
will be the First division of the
army, under command of Major
General Thomas H. Berry, who will
command not only the division but
the department with headquarters
at Governors Island, and included
lin his command are the following
organizations: Infantry Third.
Firth, Twenty-ninth, Ninth, Tenth,
Seventeenth and Porto Rican; artil-
lery-Third field; cavalry-Tenth,
Eleventh and First squadron; en-
tgineersAFirst battalion less Com
pauy D, and the Coast artillery OF
the North and South Atlantic Coast
districts.
The Central department, embrac,
ling the states Of Ohio, Michigan, In
diana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, North Dakota, South Dakota
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska
wyoming Except Yellowstone Park)
Colorado and Fort Missoula, Mont,
will be under command of Major
General William III. Carter, will
headquarters at Chicago In this
department will be located the
troops OF the Second division also
commanded by General Carter, com
prising, infantry Twenty-third
Twenty-sixth, Twenty-seventh, Fourtl
Seventh, Nineteenth, Twenty-eighth
Eleventh, Eighteenth, Twenty-sec
ond; artillerySFourth field; Sixth
field, Battery D, Fifth lield; cavalr!
Tenth, Sixth, Third; engineers
Second battalion less Company F
Signal corps, Company ID, Company
A; Sanitary troops-Field Hospita
No. 3 and Ambulance Company No
3. and Field Ambulance Compan'
No. /.
The Southern department, EN-
bracing the states of Texas (excep