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be used to supplement the voluntary
enlistmcnts for the special and tech
Meal troops that are such an import
ant part OF the organization Of
modern army. It is expected TINT
the voluntary enlistments for the
regular army will be enough TO keep
that branch OF the nations forces.
filled up TO strength without trans
ferrlng men 10 it from this first
selection for the national army.
1.-The force Of 100000 men Will be
organized into sixteen white dwivi-
sions and one colored division. One
white division will he organized at
each nf the sixteen national canton
ments. and the units Of the colnrcd
division will he organized AT the var
ious ca ntonments where the number
Of colorcd troops Is sufficiently 10
organize divisional unit.
Instead OF concentrating all OF
the cnlored men In the few conton-
nents Of tho southern states, tho
policy Of the war department Will be
TO distribute them more or less
evenly throughout all OF the sixteen
national army environments.
Camp Leo Men to Camp Gordon
In tho southern states these
ouatas 80 10 the cnntnuments at
Columbia. s. c.; Atlanta. Ga. and
Little Rock. Arkansas. Camps Jack
son. Gordon ana Pikcl. The number
az white men required To fill up the
national guard Idi"isions furnished
by those named states is so great.
that It has hr'n found L. hr phySt-
cally Impossible 10 organize three
rational guard and the" rHtinral
army divisions al fun strength from
the white quotas al thrS" states. and
therefore the war department has
decided Ia take all Of the white men
from these states. both national
and national army. md organize
them into four full strength diri-
Sluns uhrec national guard and one
national army. This national army
division will he organized at Camp
Jackson from the men left over AT
Camps jackson. Gordon and Pike At
ter tho three national guard div!-
sions (3Nth. 3lst and 39th, have been
filled up 10 :-rength.
AT Camp Gordon. after It's white
quota has been transferred TO the
nA LlOndl El9IN dNu " N*tblP Sh'h-
son. there Will be organized ma
tional army division made up "f
surplus white mon drawn from
Camps pevens. Upton. Dix. Mead"
and Lee; and 1T Camp Fik", after its
white quota has been transferred 10
the national army division made up
az surplus mon drawn from Camps
Sherman Custer. Grant, Taylor.
Dodge. Funston and Travis.
The rTegro Division.
This plan. though somewhat dill
'crent from The ono originally ad":ed b
no war department Of forming com
,lctc national army division romp"s"
Of mon from each "f tho ak
cen national arm? areas. is In full com
>liance with the spirit ~ the law q
May 18th. because under It each whit
national army division still represents
distinct -"oTraphiral. area, the ono Il
ANN Jackson hctng mad" up rntir"l
rom the white men Of III" cNfr"1l
states III" one NJ Camp Gordo
,cius mad" up entirely from tho su"nlu
white men If the extreme eastern state:
md tho ono nj Camp Pike hcing mad
IN entirely from tho SURPLUS white me
# the great middl" western section. q
he other hand tho c"lp"rd division wi
&c made ur If representatives, from ever
,art of the nation. and will hn n trul
National division.
Also under this nlan II is possible I
III each national guard division wit
ncn from tho same geographical! are
rom which the national guard divhS!o
S drawn"
The now plan adds Il division I" IN
1a,iunal army organization. making s"'
.ntcen divisions IT. that force 10 supple
nent the seventeen national guard div
,iuns. The negro division probably wi
,e designated NJ the 99nd division NJ
oinal army. II will be mnbiliZcd as
division only when ordered to France {"
iuty. Tho f"r,'r Will hc tho largest fight
M unit Of negro troops in the army an
he majority Of lis Officers will com
rom the .nrgr" officers training cam
L pcS Muin"s. Iowa.
For Work Behind Linse.
The division will take in nearly 3o.on
II the $4,000 negroes registered und"
he draft Inv. There will he organize
n addition, however. service units IN
york behind the lines. Orders were put
ishcd To-day authorizing 81 OF these.
10 raised by Voluntary transfer z
drafted men or voluntary enliStniel
rom civil life. 1t has hcen stated tina
80 .nnO mon must lie sent abroad for thi
purpose.
Suprlrmcn;inE General Eliss' rxplana
ion. the department issued Il summar
If orders governing the allotment q
,untas OF negro drafted men |" the car
onnrnts. With the exception OF Camp
Jackson. Gordon. Pike and Travis. cac
will accommodate all OF tn
,Grru utiotas frum III" states from whic
Is white troops are drawn.
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