The evening world., 1917-05-21
NEW YORK CALLED
UPON TO SUPPLY
$4,000 GUARDSMEN
Famous Squadron A viii Be
Federalized, But Must
Serve Unmounted.
tsps-iai from q staff Correspondent q The
TyenlnE Wodd 4


Evening World
WASHINGTON. May Al An
nouncement was made by the War
Department to-day OF the allotment
Of organizations and the quota of men
In the National Guard OF the country
totallng 42s.soo for all States. includ-
ing 24,700 naval militia. This figure
is only that OF enlisted men. onicerS
are examining a grand total Of more
than 100000.
New York States quota Is $4,000
enlisted men, including $500 naval
militia, practically all OF which are
understood to be enlisted already. The
principal requirement made on New
York State by the War Department
Is the organization OF new brigade
OF heavy artillery, consisting Of three
regiments numbering 2,64s enlisted
men or approximately 5000 officers
and men.
The exact status OF tho .N=.lonal
Guard strength TO date Is not known
a. the War Department, as - hg-
Il es change daily, according to vol
untary enlistment and the guard Is
still under State control. Command
will be taken over from New York
state. however. BY the Federal au-
tNoritles ON July Is. The prescribed
organization for New York State, ac-
cording to tho departments sched-
uie, is as follows:
One complete infantry division
made up OF these units: Division
end br!gades headquarters. nine regl'
8 OF infantry. one regiment oil
cavalry. one brigade OF field artillery
one regiment OF engineers, one field
signal battalion. one areo squadron
four field hospitals, four ambulance
companies and one train each toI
ammunition, supply, engineer s@hi'
tary and headquarters.
All these commands are really ex
cepting the field artillery ana th'
headquarters engineer and sanitary
trains.
The allotment also calls for I'M
th!rty-six organizations OF coast arlil
Iery now In existence, numbering Az
men. 10 become n part Of tho genera
coast artillery division.
As cavalry plays very little part u
the European war, separate cavalr'
divisions are left skeletonIzed in tin
States. A complete infantry division
now includes regiment OF clvalry
but the old-tlme Independent units o
large size, such as Sheridan and Stu
, art made famous in tho Civil Wal
are not wanted. New York's Flrs
Regiment OF Cavalry Is made a par
OF the infantry division, leaving uI
the outside Squadron A, the State
most exclusive military organi 'atior
II will be taken into the Federal ser
vice, however. along with the rest O
the troops. but for the present wi
serve unmounted. 1t will be regarde
as the skeleton OF cavalry dlvisio
, should future occasion require ex
pansion OF that arm OF the service.
4 Notice was issued to-day by tn
War Department warning against or
ganlzatlon OF new and unauthorize
units intended to head of fancy loca
companies.
Some States" says the bulletin
'have undertaken the organization o
units which can't be utilized in tn
r formation OF complete higher tactica
! units. Whilo II Is desired to take fu
advantage Of the patriotic interes
5 stirring the country, such advantag
can only come through a co-ordlna
tion and regulation in keeping with
general and basic plan. All person
desiring 10 offer their services in tn
=, National Guard and especially thos
? interested in raising new units at
i requested 10 communicate with thei
e Adjutant General of their State an
10 be governed by the wishes OF IN
state authorizes in carrying out In
announced policy OF the War Depart
ment."
Chiefs OF the Bureau OF Mint
Affairs, speaking OF New York Stat
said to-day:
= This is not Intended 10 prevent III
organ Zation of additional units
. New York II more men voluntet