Weekly journal-miner., 1917-05-02

fore the Masonic Lodge Of this city Wednesday night. The article will give to the layman some idea of the immensity of the work before the gov ernment in producing and fitting out war army, and is especially timely just now:
 The organized land forces of the United States, consist of the rcgu- lar army, and of the organized militia, when called into the service.
 In peace, the army of the United States consists, ordinarily, of the reg ular army, but whenever the United States is invaded or in danger of in vasion from any foreign nation, or of rebellion against the authority of the government of the United States or the president is unable, with the reg ular forces at his command, to eX- ecute the laws of the union. he may call into service of the United States, all, or any part of the organized militia as a land force This is the case as we find it today. The presi- dcnt has issued his orders and now ihe organized militia is part of the regular army.
 In war, or when war Is imminent the army of the United States, after inc militia has been called into ser vice, may be further augmented by :he employment of volunteers. This point has in the past, is now, and will be in the future, of very great interest 10 us. It is a point of very serious debate in congress at the present time.
 The relative merits of the volunteer system and conscription I will touch upon later.
 The regular army of the United States consists of regiments of in fantry, cavalry and field artillery, a coast artillery corps, and all the aux Hilary troops connected with the fore going branches, such as engineer troops, signal corps, aviation corps, field hospitals and ambulance com panics.
 There are numerous departments, such as the Judge Advocates General Department, the Quarter Master De- partment, Subsistence, Medical, Pay, Ordnance. etc, where the executive and clerical matters of each branch and corps are handled in very sys- tenlatic manncr,-So systematic, per haps, that they all savor of that very expensive, and sometimes useless, material. commonly known as rcd tape"
 A company is the smallest, tactical and administrative unit, and consists Of the following:
 l Captain,
 First Lieutenant,
 Second Lieutenant,
 1 First Sergeant,
 1 Quarter Master Sergeant.
 5 Scrgcants, tone as Mess Sergeant
 9 Corporals,
 } Lance Corporals,
 ? Cooks,
 2 Musicians, Cor trumpetcrs),
 Artifccr,
 S4 privatcs, Gone as Wagoncr),
 Field Wagon.
 Making a total enlisted of l0S.
 Companies are formed into rcgi- rncnts, under the command of Col onel Regiments are formed into bri- gades, under the command of Brig adler General. A brigade is tactical unit, only, and I understand that re- gently the grade of Brigadicr General has been abolished, making the lowest grade of general officer, a Major General
 Brigadcs arc formed into divisions, and is the proper command for a Major General. \ command com posed of two or more divisions, and the necessary auxiliary troops, con stitute Field Army, and is the ap- propriatc command of a Lieutenant General 4 command composed oi two or more Field Armies constitutes an Army, and is the appropriate com- mand for General Ii receives a territorial designation and is created, only, by the authority of the prcsi- dent.
 In order that you may derive some knowledge of the details and com plcxitics, and Of the tremendous task ii will be to raise, train and equip our new army, let me read to you what a regiment of field artillery con- sists of:
 Colonel,