The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1917-03-28

No states In the old South
~ Northeastern, comprising tn,
mgland States. Maj. Gen. Leon,
= Weod = transferred from com
~ - the Department of the Eas
- eoutheastern department Will
>1quartsrs At Charleston. s. C.
&|{[ Noenmoton, March 25.--Prssiden,
'lDon took steps today to place tho
111po an . war footing.
| ~ ezDcutive order he directed tina,
NAM be recruited without delay
- 1ll authorized war strength
81, 20 enlisted men. Taken In
9ection With emergency naval con.
oc(1on already ordered this means
- th4 president has exercised the
- link Of his legal powers an com.
esrfin chief to prepare the navy
ybr TIE army. the president direct.
- that two new military departments
- 0eaeed In tho Atlantic coast region
- order means that the task OF or
-<nlHing Whatever army congress may
Hnpenoriss will be divided among six
4oDoFtmental commanders instead of
&our IN the interest OF speed and ef-
G(ency In, mobilization. The third
49, was TO assume as national duty
4 1o tasf.oR protecting American in
1rle4 from domestic disorders in
- event Of hostilities. For this pur-
49, liz anil infantry regiments. two
<QD~Sete battalions and one separate
ooupauS q the National Guard were
eo1Jpd pecs into the federal service
Y o ~ snnational police in important
coS1otn Supplementing these troops
19Simont Of Pennsylvania guard and
6 oQepsapies Of Georgia infantry en-
~ heBAA .from, thu. border for mus
>ok tDsye ordered retained in the
1c5o1 mrvicc.
~ psssidsnt's orders were made
Dotn =. tsrse Official statements is.
~ byxboth departments. No expla
- sacnmpanssd them except tn,
eoment that Reorganization Of the
I|aryf Aepavtments effective May
~ 1oQlGned to facilitate decentra!i
R19D q sommand.
4 yt1lowinE IL the executive ordo'
5incsthe navy up to war strength
~ vJstue Of the authority vested
- ~ Uposident by the act OF con-
)o0 AnUust 20. 1916. entitled An
4 ~ nanoogs appropriations for the
ovU sGyice for the fiscal year end
~ pun0-9A 1917. and for other pur-
oo14 ioytnf hereby directed that the
)Aovixed enlisted strength of the
~ be;jncreased to $1,000.
(Ugusnra "woodrow Wilson"
\. n ~ u.vy must enroll immediately
4 [10Dpoximately 10000 men to reach
Y H. toQuired strength. Secretary Dan
~ oupp1enented h tonight with per-
oDu1o ts1suyams to newspaper editor
. ~ eversAhe country urging them 70
- the x3epartment In every way in
t1ooR pou@ to obtain the men.
he vsnr1nepartment statement fol
Dowos s.Dc.
<,xo npcilisate decentralization o
oon1mandt lhe United States is di-
vIGo1 into six military departments
g roAce OF the four now existing. Tn,
10 orgapization becomes effectiv;
Hay I. 1917. and comprise the fol
1ewhs:sa
'A--North eastern department. q
ombFace the States of Maine. New
ighnpshsre.. Vermont. Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. and Connecticut. Head
quartera ut Boston.
"B-Fastern department. to ON
brace the !. states of New York. Me-
Jersey. O sPennsylvanla. Delaware
Maryland and Virginia. West Virginia
loiseyict ,spf Columbia and the cana
isons and. khe Island OF Puerto Ric
with thA, islands and keys adjacer
thsreto. q. Headquarters at Governor
island. ,Ss
sC--seutheastern department. I
embrace the states OF Tennessee
North Carolina. South Caroiin;
<seorsjas Florida. Alabama and Missl:
sippi with coast defenses of New o,
leans apd the coast defenses of Gal
vsseon. Headquarters at Charlestor
q. G. .se
~D--Csntral department. TO en-
brace the states OF Kentucky. OH,
stiehisap. Indiana. Illinois. wiscor
sin. Minnesota. North Dakota. Sort
Dsko<a. Iowa. Missouri, Kansas. NJ
brurkA, -'wyomins and colorad'
uesdQuartsrs at Chicago.