New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-18
s.x England Division to
hin the AID at
Mineola
Edwards Slated
AS Commander
Gins Available for Trans
,orts, but Sailing Date
Not Fixed

WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-Two army
,,.;,;ons instead Of one, comprising a
Iii AZ At least $4,000 men, probably
IN lake M the first contingent OF
=. N.,ional Guard to go to France.
r.bouvh no official confirmation
=, obtainable, there were evidences
~ that the composite AID
r,,;.;on whose organization recently
y. announced. will be accompanied
Nod by the Goth, made up
= New England Guardsmen. No New
y,glsnd states are among the twenty
:, having representation in the COM
poste division. o, :.
n. commander Of the 26th is
v,ior General Clarence Edwards
,.v acting as commander Of the De-
..,,usnt of the Northeast, and it is
I,.,nmsd he will go to Europe with
=. division. The 42d is commanded
~ Major General W. A. Mann.
Ships Will Be Available
report was current to-day that
,us,isnt shipping will be available
FOR forwarding two divisions within
ne time fixed for the departure Of the
"a and that the 26th had been Sc
leeted to 60 because it comes from a
,onusct area. and is composed for the
nos. part Of regiments Of high rat
ins and representing states whose
troops were left out Of the composite
Division.
The 42d division is being modified
4, Mineols, L. l., under the new
European standard, which requires
that the strength of the individual in
hntry regiments be increased more
han 30 per cent. The process makes
rseesssry the addition of some units
no, included in the original order.
Sailing Date Not Fixed
No hint has been given as to the
probable time it will require to pre-
pare the 42d for embarkation. As II
is a wholly new organization, II IS
Logical to assume that it will take
some tine 20 get into working shape
The question of equipment also enters
into the fixing of a sailing date. The
sane considerations apply also to the
2sA
he original plan for composite
Nihsnal Guard expeditionary force il
irsEn to have provided for TIVE
DIVISIONS made up on the compost,
pn. Approximately forty state
you'd have contributed toward form
M the 42d and 26th, and supplemental
tusionel or army corps troop
right have made up an expedition tina
represented every state.
The War Department announced to
tsy the final allotment of state troop
among the National Army cantonment
ut made public the list of colonies
assigned to regimental commands il
The various divisions both of the Ma
,ional Army and the National Guard.
Disposition of Drafted Men
Secretary Baker approved the dispo
tOn o. the 687, 900 men Of the first draf
as recommended by the provost mar
'ha general. The average number Of
zen allotted to eacn Of the sixteen can
i'anents is approximately $4,000. Those
ging 10 American Lake, Wash, come
hon Alaska. Washington, Oregon, Cali
l''nia, Idaho, Nevada, Montana, Wyom
sg Utah; totalling $3.50.
Hose allotted % San Antonio, Tex.
inests the troops from Texas and Ok
hAons, $500.
ForRiley, Kan.-Troops from Kansas
Missouri, South Dakota, Nebraska, Col
'Fsto New Mexico, Arizona, 46,518.
Dss Reines Troops from North Da'
isa, Minnesota, Iowa, Illinois (part)
SIP.
louisville, Ky.-Troops from Ken
s.ty, Indiana, Illinois lpsrt), Al, $50.
Rockford, Ill.-Wisconsin (parD anC
A.rois, 3s1S7.
Battle Creek, Michigan and
sseohsin (part). 36,496.
Ctillieothe, Ohio Ohio and Pennsyl.
MA part, 42.773.
L,tle Rock, Ark.-Arkansas. Louis
A,a. Mississippi and Alabama, 40,342.
h.aats, Tennessee, Georgia, Ala
A-a part, 40,785.
,hlumbia, s. C.-South Carolina
EA5
Petersburg, Virginia, Pennsyl-
ma part, West Virginia, 47,0S6.
annapolis Junction. Md.-District OF
l'nbia, Pennsylvania (parD and
A,lylsnd, 1884.
sughtstown. y. New Jersey
',.sSsre and New York Cpart), 42,108
600 "
vAJsr, Mass Maine. New Hampshire
sanont. Massachusetts, Connecticut
s,'as Island and New York (parD, 43,-
'esnteers for the regular army have
s-,ed total Of 190,347 men, bringing
s'ol 70 1000 in excess Of the author
var strength.
,'.nss the total quota for the expand
LEY was filed several days ago re-
$50 have continued 20 enlist At an
.a1sse Of more than ! loo a day. They
= needed and the recruiting ser
VII not relax It's efforts.
'''onel Baker to Head Army
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