Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1917-04-06
NATION ON.
WAR F00TINC

Washington. ID. c., March 2S-Naval
recruiting officers over the country,
under orders of President Wilson, to-
day redoubled their efforts to bring
the navy UP to it's full authorized
ltrength of $1,000 enlisted men. Mean
lime, about IL regiments of national
guards in various states were reas-
sembling to act as national police in
important districts. Arrangements also
were being made to create on May l
two new military departments on the
Atlantic coast.
All these steps were in accordance
with orders issued yesterday by h
president to put the nation on a war
footing.
About 20, 900 men will have to be en-
rolled at once to bring the navy up to
the required strength. The men will
be used toN man the reserve ships.
The creation of the two new military
dividing the immense responsibility
now devolving upon the commander
and staff of the eastern department.
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood, now in
of the department of the
east, is transferred to the newly Gre
ated southeastern department, with
Headquarters at Charleston. S. c.. and
Maj. Gen. j. Franklin Bell. in command
of the western department, is trans
ferred to the eastern department, with
Headquarters at Governors Island.
Maj. Gen. Hunter Light, in command
of the department of the Philippines,
is transferred to the western depart
ment, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco, and Brig. Gen. Clarence B. ED
wards, i'm command of the department
northeastern department, with head
quarters at Boston. Major Generals
Barry and Pershing will retain COM
mand of the central and southern de-
partments, respectively.
National guard organizations will be
assigned to guard industrial plants
n other property, public or private.
in their respective states in case of
war.
State Troo,s Called Out.
department issued this state
ment:
MANY states have deemed it advis-
able to call out the national guard for
police purposes of protection. AS the
necessity for such steps arises from is
sues which are more national than, To-
cal. it has been deemed advisable by
the president to call into federal serv-
ice for the above mentioned purpose
the following organizations of the ma
tional guard:
Massachusetts, Second and Ninth
regiments.
pennsylvania, First and Third regi-
ments.
"Maryland. Fourth regiment.
District Of Columbia, First separate
battalion.
virginia, Second regiment.
vermont, b company, First regi-
ment.
connecticut, First 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 Pennsylvania. a and B
companies of the First Georgia.
Other Troops Held.
S"upplementing these troops, n regi-
ment of Pennsylvania. guards and two
companies of Georgia infantry, en- route
home rom the border for muster out,
were ordered retained in the federal
service.
The presidents orders We're made
known in terse official statements is
sued by both departments. No expla-
statement that reorganization of the
military departments effective May ]
was designed to facilitate d%ecentrali-
zation OF command.
Military Changes.
The changes were outlined by the de.
partment in the following statement:
ITO facilitate decentralization o
command the United States is divided
into six military departments in plac,
of the four now e~xisting.-The new or
CARNATIONS become effective May I
and comprise the following:
"A-Northeastern department Il
embrace Maine, New Hampshire, Yer
mont, Massachusetts,. Rhode Island an
Connecticut; headquarters, Boston.
"B-Eastern department, New York
New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Delaware
Maryland, Virginia, West Virginia. Dis
trict of Columbia. the Canal Zone ant
Porto Rico; headquarters at Governor
Island.
"C-Southeastern department. Ten
nessee. North Carolina. South Carolina
Georgia, Florida. Alabama and Missis
sippi, together with the a defens
of New Orleans and the coast defens
of Galveston; headquarters at Charles
ton, S. c..
"D-Central department.. kentucky
Ohio. Michigan, Indiana. Illinois. Wis
consin. Minnesota. North Dakota
South Dakota, Iowa, Missouri, Kansas
Nebraska, Wyoming and Colorado
Headquarters at Chicago.
"E-Southern department. Louisiana
Except the coast defense at New Or
leans) Texas, Except the Goa defens
at Galvcston), Arkansas, Oklahom:
New Mexico and Arizona: headquarter
tat Fort Sam Houston.
"F-Western department, Washing
ton. Oregon, Idaho, Montana. CalifOr
MIA. Nevada, Utah. and Alaska; head
quarters at San Francisco.
Mai. Gen. Leonard Wood will com
mand the southeastern depart snent an
Mai. Cen. j. F. Bell will command til
eastern department. Maj. Gen. Hunte
Ligeett will command the western de
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