Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-05-13
NATIONAL GUARD
At WAR STRENGTH
Adiutant-GeneraI Sadler An
nounces Troop Is Ready for
Mobilization.
FIRST BRIGADE MAY SOON
BE CALLED TO THE FRONT
How the Different Divisions
VIII Appear If the Word
Is Given.
Especial to the Evening star.l

E
eral Wilbur L. Sadler yesterday an
nounced the organization OF the First
Brigade, National Guard of New
Jersey, at war strength. This step is
believed to be an indication that the
brigade may soon be called out
The organization of the New Jersey
forces is part Of a complete plan of
mobilization of the National Guard.
communicated privately by the chief
of the division of militia affairs to the
acknowledgements of all the States.
The organization of each regiment
of infantry is to include 1885 enlisted
men, consisting of twelve companies
of $50 men each, a reginental nom
Sergeants-major and band of
twenty-eight pieces. "a less strength
may be prescribed for companies In
the call of the President)
Provisional Organization.
Additional provisional organiza-
tions differ from the organization de-
scribed. Details will be made from
companies of the battalion to COM
plete the provisional companies ire
spective of their strength. The head
quarters company will consist of nifty
five men commanded by a captain
Ga regimental adjutanD and three
1ieutenants battalion adjutants). The
mounted orderlies will consist of 100
enlisted men. For the provisional
machine gun company of four guns
the total of enlisted men detailed Will
be fifty, under a captain (regimental
commissary) and a second lieutenant
(battalion quartermaster). The pro-
visional Supply company Is to have
thirty-three enlisted men under cap
tain (the regimental quartermaster)
and two second lieutenants (battal-
ion quartermaster and commissary).
Separate Organizations.
The organization of a separate COM
pany or battalion not a part OF
regiment is to have, the same enlist
ed strength as the statutory battal-
ion. After all details are made
company must have an enlisted
strength of 141 or 143 Attached san
itary troops for q regiment, COM
manded by a major, must have "a
enlisted men, mounted. Regimental
trains are to be organized as fol-
lows: Combat train, 10 wagons, 40
draft mules and 18 pack mules for
machine gun company Field train,
baggage section, wagons and 16
draft mules. Ration section, 5 wag-
ons, 80 draft mules. OF mounts, there
are to be AZ riding horses and rid
ing mules for each regiment, with IL
riding horses for attached sanitary
corps, ana one leu HOrSe Aof SaSh
field officer.
Brigade Organization.
The infantry brigade of three regi-
ments Gncluding attached sanitary
troops), to be commanded by a brig
adler general, is to have major,
who is brigade adjutant, a major who
may be inspector of small arms prac-
tise, two aides detailed lleutenants),
nine privates detailed, a field wagon
driver and q civilian clerk, The gen
eral orders say that in many regi-
ments there .already exist machine
gun platoons or companies. These
organizations can be mustered by
transferring the men to companies OF
the battalions to be carried on their
rolls as ION duty with provisional
machine company" The ofncers
must either be transferred to NIL ex-
listing regimental vacancies or otner-
wise disposed of.
Details of Plan.
When no machine-gun company ex-
lists In the regiment, and 1t is imprac-
ticable to organize the same, due TO
lack of equipment, the officers Will De
assigned to supply the company ana
the enlisted men not detained from
the companies of the battanons. AS
In the case of machine-gun COM
panies. men detailed as mounted or
erlies or for other duty away from
the companies of their battalion Will
i, he carried on the rolls of their COM
panies as ION duty with headquarters
Cor supply company. as mounted or
derly Cor cook, etc)." Where mount
ed scouts already exist they can pc
assigned to companies of battalions
and detailed to the headquarters
company as mounted orderlies. All
details of noncommiSsioned ofncers
and priyates taken from companies
of battalions to form provisional
companies or parts Thereon snal pc
taken as nearly equally as may pe
from the different companies OF the
battalion.
Cavalry Organization.
OF cavalry, a troop Is to consist OF
100 enlisted men, with captain ana
two lieutenants, fourteen men 10 pc
FOR detail. The headquarters troops
of the cavalry regiment Is 10 nave
seyerty-eisht enlisted men, lnciuoihs
a mounted band of eleven pieces,
the troop to be commanded py tne
regimental quarterm aster as captain
ord two SQUADRON adjutants as lieu
tenants.
- Machine Gun Companies.
Tho nrovis,onal machine gun troop
a. to have sixty-nine enlisted men
with two commissioned officers, all
detailed; seventy-one riding horses,
twenty mules and four automatic
machine rifles. For regiment there
are to be three squadrons of four
troops each. All men are MOUNTED
and carry pistols. Men detailed 10
machine guns. and trumpeters DO not
carry rifles. The service de.acnnien'
of n cavalry regiment includes nine
Teen men for orderly and fatigue
duty at headquarters, twenty-five
:. drivers and three craftsmen, and the
field train is to consist OF five bag
gage and seventeen ration wagons
Light Artillery.
A full regiment of light artillery is
I, 70 have 1928 enlisted men, organized
into two battalions of three batteries
each. each battery to have III en-
listed men. The regimental neao-