The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-04-27
President Calls ID Regiments
From the East.
TO BE PUT ON POLICE DUTY
War Department Says Many Gov
ernors Have Deemed II Advisable
to Call Militia for Purposes
of Protection - Issues
Are National.

day by the war department.
The department issued this state
ment:
Many states have deemed it advis-
able TO call out the National Guard for
police purposes of protection.
Issues Are National.
GAS the necessity for such steps
arises from issues which are more ma
tiOnal than local, it has been deemed
advisable by the president to call into
federal service for the above-men-
toned purpose the following organiza-
tons of the National Guard:
Massachusetts Second and Ninth
regiments.
'Pennsylvania-Firs and Third reg
iments.
Maryland-FOurth regiment.
District of Columbia-First sepa-
rate battalion.
"Virginia-Second regiment.
"vermont-Company r, First regi-
ment
"COnnecticut-F'irst regiment.
"New York-Second and Seventy
first regiments.
New Jersey-First and Fifth regi-
ments.
'Delaware-First battalion, First
regiment.
"The following organizations which
are now in the federal service will not
be mustered out: Thirteenth Pennsyl-
vania. A and + companies of the First
Georgia"
Division of the United States into
six instead of the existing four mill
tary departments was announced by
the war department. The two new de-
partments are the northeastern, COM
prising the New England states, and
the southeastern, comprising the states
| in the old South.
General Wood Transferred.
| Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood is trans
ferred from command of the depart
ment of the East to the new south
eastern department. Maj. Gen. J.
Franklin Bell from the western de-
partment to the eastern department,
Maj Gen. Hunter Liggett from the
| Philippines to the western department
| and Brig. Gen. Clarence X. Edwards
from the Canal zone to the northeast
ern department Major General Barry
of the central department and Major
, General Pershing of the southern de-
/ partment remain in their commands.
Changes Ordered.
The changes were outlined by the
department in the following state
ment:
To facilitate decentralization Of
command the United States is divided
into six military departments in place
of the four now existing. The new
organizations become effective May L,
1917, and comprise the following:
A-Northeastern department 10 en-
brace the states of Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island and Connecticut. Headquarters
at Boston.
B-Eastern department, to embrace
the states of New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, West Virginia, District of
Columbia. the Canal zone and the Is
land of Porto Rico, with the islands
and keys adjacent thereto. Headquar
tiers at Governors Island.
New Department.
C-Southeastern department. to EN-
brace the states of Tennessee. North
Carolina. South Carolina. Georgia,
Florida. Alabama and Mississippi. to-
gether with the coast defenses of New
Orleans and the coast defenses of
Galveston. Headquarters at Charles
ton. s. c.
D-Central department, 10 embrace
the states of Kentucky, Ohio, Michi-
gan, Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Min
nesota, North Dakota, South Dakota,
Iowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska,
Wyoming and Colorado. Headquar-
ter sat Chicago.
E-Southern department, to en-
brace the state of Louisiana Except
the coast defenses ut New Orleans),
Texas Except the coast defenses at
Galveston), Arkansas. Oklahoma. New
Mexico and Arizona. Headquarters at
Fort Sam Houston. Tex.
F-Western department, TO embrace
the states of Washington. Oregon
Idaho, Montana, California, Nevada,
Utah and the territory of Alaska.
Headquarters at San Francisco.
1880 More Men for Navy.
President Wilson has signed an or
| der authorizing the increase Of the
navy To $1,000 men from the present
authorized strength of 1880. He
| took the step on the recommendation
of Secretary Daniels under authority
| granted by congress in case of ma
tional emergency" The present ac-
tual strength OF the navy is 62.0O0
| men. The additional men will be used
| . man the .eserve ships