Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-09-24
Old REGIMENTS
WIPED OUT IN.
HANCOCK SHIFT
Dism e m b erment of Five
Former Units Regretted
by Old Guard Men
FULL LIST OF TRANSFERS
Cavalry to Remain Intact With
Exception of Loss of Ma
chine Gun Troop
BIZ a stor Correspondent


upon further details of the organization
OF Pennsylvania's Twenty-eghth Army Di-
vision. which became effective yesterday
Involving sweeping changes throughout the
command and the dismemberment of five
reginnents. including the Sixth Infantry
of Philadelphia. was TO the effect that the
10sth Field Artillery, formerly the Second
Field Artillery, Of Philadelphia, would be
equipped with six-inch howltzers instead
of the "a gun. With the exception OF the
addition of a trench mortar battery, this
Is the most decided change so far as the
artillery brigade is concerned.
The 10th and 1O9th artillery units,
formerly the First and Third, are equipped
with three-inch field pieces This means
that Philadelphia's artillery unit will be-
come heavy artillery, and that the other
two units of the brigade will be light
artillery. The change also will mean an
Increase in officers and men for the 1OSth
-Arnlery. The other two units constitute
the light artillery contngents Of the divi-
sion.
The Sixth Infantry. the Philadelphia
eommand which is dismembered is made
up OF Company b. Chester: Company g,
Chester; Company ID, I'noeniXville; Com
pany l., Philadelphia Company +, Norris
town; Company q. Doylestown Company
II. Media Company l, West Chester; Com
pany X, Philadelphia Company L. Phila-
-delphia; Company NJ, Philadelphia.
FIVE REGIMENTS GONE
Tho elimination of five regiments and
other sweeping changes amazed old Ma
tional Guardsmen. officers had expected
radical changes, but no one had dreamed
thai five units would be swept away. These
units, all of which have long and glorious
histories, in addition to the Sixth, are the
Eighteenth. Of Pittsburgh; the Eighth, Of
Harrisburg; the Fourth, of Columbia. and
the Thirteenth, of Scranton. The person.
mel of these regiments will be transferred
to the four infantry regiments, which will
make up thektnain body of the division.
These are Ne First, of Philadelphia, now
known as the 109th; the Third of Phila-
delphia now known as the 10th the
Fighting Tenth" of Pittsburgh, now known
as the 111th, and the Sixteenth now known
as the 18TH. With these four units the
strength of the division will be made up
Of the artillery brigade, commanded by
Brigadier General Price, and the division
trains, field hospital companies, ambulance
companies and other military troops
Company NJ and Headquarters Company
Of the Sixth Infantry are transferred TO the
trench mortar battery of the artillery bri-
gade. The First Pennsylvania Engineers
will also be attached to General Price
command and will be known as the 1O3d
IcngineeiS Phe First Field Signal Battalion
also is transferred to the artillery. with the
designation 1O3d Field Signal Battalion.
General o'Neill's command Is now known
as the Fifty-third Depot Brigade and it will
be made up Of the following battalions from
the dismembered regiments: First Battalion,
Fourth Infantry First Battalion, Eight
eenth Infantry; Second Battalion, Eight
eenth Infantry Third Battalion, Eighteenth
Infantry; First Battalion, Thirteenth In
fantry; Second Battalion, Thirteenth In
fantry; Third Battalion, Thirteenth In
1antry; First Battalion, Eighth Infa Nry I;
Second Battalion Eighth Infantry, and
Third Battalion, Eighth Infantry. These
battalions will be known as the First Train
ing Battalion or cadre Second Training
Battalion or cadre. and so on in the order
named. These cadres will consist of three
ofticers and twenty-five enlisted men, to be
selected from each company Of each bat
TALON in the order named.
Under the new order a machine-gun bat
TALON Is attached TO each brigade nc
changes are made in the commanding Off
GERS of brigades. General Frederick W.
StillweI will command the Fifty-fifth Bri-
Eade, to which will be added the 10Sth
Machine-Gun Battalion. This will be made
mp OF the machine-gun troop of the First
Cavalry, the nlachlne-gun company of the
Eighth Regiment and the Second Battalion
of the Sixth Infantry. The 1O9th and 10th
Infantry Regiments will remain under Cen
eral Stillwell.
General Logan will command the Fifty
sixth Brigade. having the 109th Machine
Gun Battalion attached This will be
formed of the machine-gun companies from
tho Sixth Infantry and the Third Battalion
OF the Sixth. The old Tenth and Sixteenth
Regiments. now the 111th and 11th ReRi-
ments, will be under General Logans com
mand.
OFFICERS SHIFTED
The following transfers of officers were
summoned in the order setting forth the
Reorganization changes:
TO the 1UTth Machine Gun Battalion from thu
siSs william Res%. csds cSdEsy M D smts Sftse HSsE HSsP
~ barnnaTt' First Lieutenants Glenn G Ali
smith. Harry E, wootton. Edssr n. eiA HsrsT. ~
VI stausr. Percy show.rs winism5 S5oa PS5sr
man oeerge 4. zimmerPan Henry. a. Biiimsni
seeSnd Lieutenants Daniel w. Brooks John W.
70. the losth MsehIne-Gun Battalion from
First Lisutenant Joseph c. Butterworth' see.
epd Lisutsnsnts John F. Harvey. Phillip &c q.
Prom ne EiEhth IntAntry-l,cap captaIh Ralph C.
eeFd LisntsnAnts George A. Dale. Conrad P.
Erom- ths sixth yBfantry-NajOr Louis t..
sie Captain rsRR Ti.,5,P p Hslles First Lieu
hall, Jr., Abram Barner. Harry s. Myers,
sehan Jr. William J. Kulp. Edward A.
ne ThiTt.egth IMfshne9ga Battalion from
fisk. First lieutenant Claude E Lester, Second
Prom the Sixth InfsntryMMajOr william s.
Eaird. CAPTAINS Harry A. Brutsche John g.
aron. First Ileutsnants Albert y. Betus vii.
,.,ss 'sm 6 MlinSls. lTss. 6ossrt D. Kely; Joseph ?.
4ohn L. Ross. William 4. l. Hall, Thomas
Bailey. Carroll Miasimer
TO the 108d Trench Mortar Battery from the
elkth tnfantry-captain Ralph w knowles,
Iieutsnant James A. droff
70 the lOSd Sanitary Train from the Sixth
lnf4ntrY--4a1Qr William Nichols, M C.: Cap
ttla clin9rd ~ Arnold. Eirst Lteutensnts WI
~ q. Robert d. Miller NJ. 9.
70 the Fifty-third Infantry Depot Brigade
tTpm the Fourth lnfantry--Captains Lewis A,
Ley. Harry ~ behyam.
4fqinpaon. william A. Earl, George Ross, Harry
WI Anderson. William III. Meclune Paul III.
Schubert. Leland ~ Haller, Charles h. Gruber,
IQ1eph ~ o,Donpfl, West y, Blain. Edmund
cssrss r. Rsby %sitsr b "ifm EtthaeF X sesBd Rsss
tteuieuants Louis y. Regner. William j. Scott,
Alton p. Hnrrop Howard NJ. Barnes.
10 the lQ3d EnEineor Train from the Sixth
Second Lieutenant William n. HsIiiweL
Commanding officers are advised that they
should OH al vacancies for noncommis-
stoned olicefs BY noncommissiOned officers
Transferred and that ALI surplus noncommis-
stoned olncers should be transferred as
NF|Ioiea II they do not consent 10 this
|H<r win not be transferred at all Thone
p'|o ronn4ni % b transferred As privates
H'| ~ N'fen preferences VIXEN vacancies