The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-04-06
HOW UNCLE SAM PROPOSES IL
RAISE ARMY OF 1000 900 WEN

WASIIiNG~nN. Arr;. = .- How me
government plans :" ETi:$" :. Wtr army
~ Il million m";t Wi>h'n year ai'n -:
two million w'thi! two ears was d.
closed upon tn" paSSIg" O: ~" war
resolution hy lhr house
\ h:!l prepared by the general staff
and approved hy The president Tor sui
mission to congress provides for "a"
arny and Na;truu tina"d :" war
strength 81 Nor" thHn Ina. 600 "v draft
unless volunteers enlist quickly. AID '"r
bringing inIo the service L. !h'" SUM
Nor Of the first 3"o."V" "I G'r ~" '"rI -"
o.; yo>us men between The ages o. ="
and -, years - hr called /" me c"t"rS
~ Srlrct.V,' CONSUMPTION.
Start at Bottom.
In drafting is program. :he STAFF
r,,'ni:;iH"d To" fact mat IL" Lalt"n
States mu>, start ~ the h"E;,n'nE ana
train first au army q! 100000 officers
and :,nn-rommiSsIonnd Officers !" under
take the trimming al tn" thousands OF
iouthS who Mil enter Tin" service with
no notion "f military duty a. life.
Expansion Of The present regular n"fn;'
"a rs full war strength of ,.9"u IN
listed men and ll.7u" officers. means
created hy dividing existing regiments
au, tii;ins each half. - war strength
vi:h volunteers ~ C"nG"rlptS. IN" M
. i."nai Guard regiments. |E "i "h."h
~ t's'lN, ifl'' ~. i'''.' IL u
uuder' .Nistjnr law. VIII max" aprr"Ni-
rlafaly 49,. 200 rncu and lA.%0n officers ~
var strength. No nov regiments II III"
Guard W"ui,i us organized mi il' iH.i
g;rnit % 10 national Gcf"nS" act would
H., Itrrn.,i So Nip" out amy distinction
nr. lr.au federal md sta" forces. Her"
also volunteers would hc receive! and
drafting rcS""i"d 20 only when n"C"S'
, ~&"E.
months o. Training.
Th,sr ~" steps would uroTidc =
'.,'aI trr,., ur Il 1 Uhu men ard 2%,GHh OF
r:,."rs. !" b., supplemented h% r"crnli
organi..atIu tn" each Unit making an
A,ldi' iuIal "N0. geo mon under Training
hut Ia h.. held IN reserve Ia Ill gaps IN
the actirc army aS they occurred.
For i've months these eXrand"d forces
VIII u" subjected to training of char
r,"r;cr hithcrr" unknown ~ ;hS country;
SlpuitailruUSt. the registration a. all
men between III" ages "f - and - VIII
h" CARRIED out with federal. stat" and
t.uIuicIpa. authorities cooperating.
Ia tuSuS: az 'arly "a september. tn':
t!rSt 800. upp # this Nc" army. composed
"Nciuslv"iN Of y"unr men Summoned |"
he rUI,,'.S under n" principle "f uni
yrrsa1 uiii,%Iy service. with those sup
porting dependents "r needed b. n" ma
ZION IN civil life exempted, would be
assembled for training. Fr"u th" ""gU
lars and National Guard regiments
ID officers AMI uoIt-""mmiSsinn"d OFF,
GERS who would organize. train hGd com
u.aDd IN" units of the nov army.
& Ycar Hence.
\ ,.ac from now. Z second l:,"r"E1"Ht
- 'lru. 900 youths wUuid h" called uu;.
another lh0"nu officers and uon-C"Ir
rrliSSiurIcd ufsri,ra would d. drawn from
III" regulars tn" National Guard forces
"r from Ia. 'l"Sl scctt,-n ~; III" NV
army. :" officer and rain ihc second
section.
~. ll,,, time "a" lna"hine7E that Had
been hu:lt up wnGiG prov ~" "t"U%i
trained officers Az rnn-cnluin;e: lnn"T
officers 20 train 4 m!ilirr ~ in"r" mon
q, II time II tina: were necessary. The
war department bill however, proposes
"a authorize rot "niT INC first TAO
-: NOR. than "."hr.G0u l"llu"d tr""i''
, would be aIaji1hle possibly wiia!n =
,c9. and - hai: IT, ~ ;Wu ;'"hr> ~ most.
The sum Of nvarlS S3.01". "hu, 900 ask
"A OF congress - carry out ths> r:h-
gram deals only win the iirSi Erar o.
preparation. hrhind i stands 81" 0'"'dS
Il an equal sum for rcS"rT" supplies
a." urnuuni,j ,r. cannon ana other war
iilat.rini :! ~" army IS 10 b" employ 90
IN actual war.
Included in tho present estimate; are
, tn. cost az environments L" hpuS" ir''
troops Presumably IN" previous piHNS
! nC the general staff FOR sixteen mllttAr!
districts will h. carried out; This would
nrovide FOR sixteen complete ana fuilE
! equipped army divisions. and whlic u
is not prnpuS"L 20 Great. any h"di9uHh!
tactical units Of The National Guard.
| steps will nc taken /" fiji III III" gaps
IN tho present guard structure" Win
( cavalry, artillery, engineers 49, "thei
special troops. completing tn" tactical