New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-09-23

Especial Cc-rcsgsondencel
WASHINGTON, Sept. 22.-Amcrieah
soldiers will 6c literally armed to the
teeth when they 60 into the trenches.
In addition 20 the usual rifles oayo-
nets and pistols with which the men
are now armed, there will be adH'"
TO the fighting equipment Of each r'g.-
ment $50 trench knives. forty to eaeh
company; la2 machine guns, sixteen
TO each company, and three one-pound
cannon.
Details Of the mems fighting equip
ment we're given in a statement by
Secretary of War Baker to-day, out
lining the new army organization for
overseas service.
27,152 Men in Division
The new organization increased the
ratio Of artillery to infantry from
three 70 nine, as at present, to three
TO four. A corresponding increase Is
made in machine gun strength. In
addition. there are sections of sappors
and bombers which have important
parts TO play IN the new warfare.
The strength Of the new organiza-
tons will be: Divisions. 27.152i in
fantry brigade, S,2lO; artillery brigade
5.O6S; infantry company, 25G, and ma
chine gun comPeny, rs.
Each infantry regiment will have
strength Of 103 officers and 1852 men.
There will be one headquarters, and
a headquarters company OF 31&; three
battalionS of four rifle companies, each
totallinC 3,o7S; one supply company
of l4O, one machine gun company ana
one medical detachment Of ttty-s!N.
The rife company has ESQ men and
six officer. IL is composed OF com
pany headquarters and two officers ana
eighteen men, and four p.atcons. Lacn
platoon has two sections OF rlhemen
Of twelve each, or twenty-iour men,
one section Of bombcrs and rifle gren-
adiers of twenty-five men, and one sec
ton Of auto rife. Of eleven men and
four guns.
The lT8 men Of the machine gun
company will be armed with twelve
heavy machine guns and four spare
guns.
Details of Organization
The organization Of the infantry d.
vision in detail follows;
One division headquarters ... 164
One machine gun battalion of
four companies. .....,......% 75S
Two infantry brigGdes each
composed Of two infantry reg
iments, and one machine gun
battalion Of three companies. 6,43O
One field artillery brigade. COM
posed of three field artillery
regiments and one trench
mortar battery ............... 5,ObS
One field signal battalion. 262
One regiment of engineers. 1866
One train headquarters and mil
ltary pOicc. .................... 90
One ammunition train. 1852
One supply train. .............. AZ
One engineer train. 81
One sanitary train, composed of
four field hospital companies
and four ambulance companies 949
Olal = : To-
Each regimental headquarters will
consist Of seven officers and 2J4 men.
There will be a headquarters platoon Of
nincty-three, a staff section Of thirty
SIX, an orderlies' section Of twenty
nine; a band section Of twenty-eight;
a signal platoon of seventy-scven, in
GLIDING telephone section; q sappers'
and bombers' platoon Of forty-four; a
pioneer platoon Of fifty-fve for engi-
neer work, and q cannon platoon Of
thirty-three officers and men.
Sixteen Kitchens Included
The transportation equipment TO each
regiment will be twenty-five combat
wagons; sixteen rolling kitchens, TWEEN
ty-two baggage and ratlOns wagons
sixteen ratiOus carts; fifteen water
\ carts; three medical carts; twenty-four
N machine gun carts; iifty-nIne riding
" horses; eight riding mules; 1872 draft
mules; two motor cycles with side
cars; one motor car and forty-twO BIZ
cycles.
There will be fourteen machine gun
companies TO the division. Each of the
four infantry regiments will have one,
each of the two brigadcs a machine
gun battalion of three companies, and
the division will have a separate ma
chine gun battalion of four companies.
This gives the division a mobile ma
chine gun strength of ten companies
which can be used as special needs re
qUire, while each regiment still has its
own machine gun equipment in one Of
its component companies. And in ad-
dition there are forty-eight sections Of
auto rifemcn, each section carrying
four light machine guns.