Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-05-11
IN ADDITION TO THE 28,235 MEN
THERE ARE 1894 HORSES AND
4875 MULES.
COST 100000 TO EQUIP
Requires 817 Commissioned Officers,
With 80 More for the Wagon
Trains, as Organized for War
With Germany.


Geographic society has issued from
its headquarters in Washington the
following bulletin on the units and
equipment of an infantry division of
the United States army as reorgan-
lied in the light of the lessons learn
ed during the 81 months of warfare in
Europe.
LAS reorganized for the war with
Germony an infantry division of the
United States army will number 60
per cent more men than division of
the German army as now constituted.
The enemy's divisions are made
up of 1900 men and 1000 horses;
the new United States division at
maximum strength will be composed
of 1926 men, 1894 horses and 1915
mules.
1.-THE average layman has little con-
ception of the various units which go
to make up an infantry division or
the enormous cost of it's equipment.
According to estimates made two
years ago the cost of fully equipping
a division amounts to $7,636,550, but
since that time the cost of materials
has advanced so greatly that con-
sentative estimate requires the add
ton of 20 per cent to this amount.
making the total in excess of $9,O00,-
900. And this takes into consideration
the immense saving effected by the
council of national defense in provid-
ing for the purchase by the govern
ment of munitions and equipment at
a profit to the manufacturers not to
exceed 10 per cent, which is far less
than the profits ordinarily realized
on materials sold in the world mar
kets.
Units of Army Division.
The new United States army divi-
sions will be composed of the follow
ing units
Three infantry brigades, 1859 Of
ficers and men.
One field artillery brigade, 4030 Of
ficers and men.
One regiment of cavalry, 1870 Of
ficers and men and 1541 horses.
One regiment of engineers, 1893 Of
One field signal battalion, 259 Off,
GERS and men.
One aero squadron, 173 officers and
men and II airplanes.
Total, 1851 officers and men.
Total with wagon trains, 28,235 Of
ficers and men.
Total with motor trains, 2S,334 OF
ficers and men.
The number of commissioned Of
ficers in division is 817, with 80 ad
ditional officers for the wagon trains
90 if the division is organized with
motor trains.
The medical department of di
vision is composed of 125 officers
1882 enlisted men and 48 ambulances
If the division is equipped will
wagon trains 1909 wagons are re
quired. supplemented by 81 motol
trucks; if equipped with motor trains
493 wagons supplement the 627 mo
tor trucks.
The total number of riding horses
required for division and its Wagon
trains is 4616, together with 221'
draft horses and 4875 riding, pack ant
draft mules.
Need 10000 Rifles, $500 Pistols.
More than 10000 rifles are re
quired to arm a division and its train
together with $500 pistols. The arti
lery consists of SO three-inch fiel
guns, firing either high explosiv
shells or shrapnel, each projectil
weighing Is pounds, and 35 3.S-inc
howitzers, the shells for which weig
80 pounds.
The number of machine guns wit
which a division Is to be equippe
is still an open question, but the nun
Der which will appear in army chart
soon to be printed Is 70 for the div
sion and 20 additional guns for til
wagon trains. The number In a
probability will be greatly Increased
perhaps to as high as 80 guns f6
every 1000 rifles, making total
600 for the division.
IA Miles Long In Marching Order.
1.-THE length of division in marc
ing order Is more than IA miles, an
the wagon trains require an addition
al six miles, II equipped with mott
trains instead of wagon trains II
length from the head of the colum
to the last of the rear guard Is
miles.
within the next few weeks deta
ed tables, prepared by the army WI
college in Washington, will be ISSUE
from the government printing offic
showing the strength and equipme
of each unit of the various branch
of the United States army. The for
going statistics are based upon the
forthcoming tables
Every man would be handsome II