The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1914-06-09

men the other Il divisions. In q
sense, so far as the National Guardbis
concerned, this division formation Is
tentative. II the guardsmen are sent
to the front unqueBtionably they will
go in divisions, but the advance Gre
alton Of these divisions has been diffl.
cult owing to the limited control OF
the federal government in the prem.
4ses, the varying conditions obtaining
in the different states, "the fact that
in the general cas several states com
pose a single divisional district" and
the fact, as the current report Of the
chief Of the military division says,
that no regular army officers have
been available for working on the
problem. The division formation. how
ever, unquestionably will be the formar
ton of the National Guard for tactical
purposes IN 3 they are ordered into
the field.
AS hos been said, the regular army
forms the first four divisions. The
Fifth division. geographically speak
Ing, includes the New England states.
The other divisions in order and the
states whose troops WIN go 10 form
their units are: Sixth, New York;
Seventh, Pennsylvania: Eighth, Vfr'
giuta, West Virginia, Maryland. Della
ware, New Jersey; Ninth, Florida,
North Carolina, South Carolina;
Tenth, Mississippi. Alabama, Tennes'
see, Kentucky; Eleventh, Michigan and
Ohio; Twelfth, Indiana and Illinois,
Thirteenth, North Dakota, South Da1
kota, Minnesota, Iowa and Wisconsin;
Fourteenth, Kansas, Colorado. Wyot
ming and Nebraska; Fifteenth, LOUISE
ana, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, New
Mexico and Arizona: S~txteenth, Utah.
Nevada, California, Oregon, Washing
ton, Idaho and Montana
Under a law recently passed by con-
gross and approved by the president
It win be easier to take the National
Guardsmen Of the different states into
volunteer service than ever before. II
Ehreefourths Of the members of q
state regiment express their willing"
ness to eEliBt the organization al once
can be sworn into the volunteer SeTv-
ice, and the deficiency Of enlisted men.
IL any, a be made up by volunteers
VIII be seen from the table given of
the twelve militia divisions that the
bFfgades and regiments forming n
division will be drawn from netghbor~
ing states, thus in a great measure
Keeping up not only the traditions Of
state pride, but Of that pride which in
q good sense can be called sectional.
This sort of feeling 10 recognized az
being proper, and Is a Btimulant to
high endeavor.
The National Guard Of every state
In the Union today is armed with the
latest model Of Springfield rife and
carbane for the infantry aud cavalry.
and with the latest type of field guns
for the artillery. The equipment Of
the other branches. the engineer, sig,
nal and sanitary troops, La also that
OF the regular service.
Comparisons, as a saying which has
gone into the class Of the bromide
has it, are odious, and they also are
frequently invidious, but the National
Guardsmen OF some of the states ara
in far better trim for the field than m
their brothers Of other states. Once
in the ~sevice, however, with the en-
ample which the regulars set for them.
with the strengthening Of their en-
durauce qualities by the open afr and
the exercise and with the discipline
which In the service rigtdfy Is en-
forced, 1t ought not to take long to
bring the more backward OF the regt-
Snents nearly abreast of the others In
efficiency and to make the guardsmen
division units in strength as they ara
units In organization.
A division is the smallest military
unit containing all arms of the serv1
ice and all branches OF the staff. AS
the chief Of the division Of militia af+
fHtrS puts it, TT Is the smallest mill,
tary tool box and the smallest unit
capable Of independent action. A large
$urce could not well be administered: