Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-06-22

chlef OF staff, indicated that the flfsl
organizations 20 complete muster into
the service and which are well placed
geographically win be sent forward
promptly
Twelve Division Plan.
The general plan under which the
state allotment of troops has been
fixed is known as the tweNedivision
plan, prepared hy the war DEPART
ment ~ 1912. A later scheme II or
gani2ation has superseded this for use
Ia great war hut the old plan meets
the present situation hest. Under 1t
the units called out represent twelf,
full army divisions when properly
grouped At peace strength. they
would totcI 100000 mon, ut frll war
strength approximately 25e.0o0. The
ORGANIZATIONS President Wilson mas
summoned arc 10 he expanded to as
near that maximum as possible hs rec
cpitiug in Ire states from which tney
come.
The sehcee of reorganization for
the r6gulai army under the new arins
lin also was announced today ~
provides for The addition OF seven
regiments Of infantry, two of caNaiN,
three %. field and heavy artillery ana
two of engineers The act takes effect
July and by the plan annoanced
the new regiments composing the lifs'
annual increment viii he created on
that date. giving General Funston
,,ralra ,,... tsppftpanful 1llitL
Three of the new infantry reg
monts viii bc formed IN the foreign
service. The Thirty-first infantry
will be composed of the first hdtlal-
ion Of the Fifteenth infantry, expand
cd to 4 full regiment and posted IN
the Philippines By process OF Sc
lecting alternate on-commissloneu
officers and men from the Eighth and
Thirteenth infantry NOW in the is
lands. the regiment viii be given Il
skeleton organization complete NJ
every detail but which must he illiea
up with second licuIenants aud re-
crnits 10 the necessary strength.
In the sane way the TnirtN-seconH
infantry will he built up out of drafts
from the First ana second regiments
in Hawaii: tie Thirty-third from the
Fifth and Tenth in the canal zone,
the Thirty-fourth at FL Paso from the
seventh. Twentieth and twenty third :
the Thrty-fifth at Douglas, Arlz''
frs.,n the Eleventh, Eighteenth ana
twenty the Thrty-sixth ~
Brownsville from the Fourth. Twen-
Ill
ty-sixth and Twenty eighth. the Thlr-
ty-seventh at Fort sam Houston from
the Third. Ninth. and Thirtieth. The
sixteenth and Seventeenth cavalry
also will he formed on the border ont
Of men from First, Third, SIKH
Eighth and Fourteenth regiments, the
Seventh and Eighth field artillery
from the Third, Fifth and sixth reei-
ments. The Ninth heavy artillery
equipped with field howitzers, will be
organized in Hawaii.
BY expanding. each Of the three
engineer batta1ions into 4 regiment
the additional units Of these troops
viii be produced.
REORGANIZATION ON Border.
Officers say the reorganization can
take place on the border without inn
pairing tho efficiency Of the force. All
the officers necessary for the new
regiments Will be drawn from the
existing organization and promotions
all along the line will follow. The ef-
feet will be to leave the army virtual
" without second lieutenants and II
is here that additional officers pro-
vided for under the bin viii be fed in
to the service. "a
There will be mmy promotions
among the enlisted men. New non
commissioned Officers will have TO be
selected in both the old and mex reg
iments. as it is planned to distribute
the seasoned men equally. They viii
he found IN the ranks Of the prtgates
ana the gap 10 be filled Will be only
in the grade Of private.
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