Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1917-05-15
REGULAR ARMY
OF u. S. WILL
BE DOUBLED
NEW ORDER BY WAR DEPARTMENT
PROVIDES FOR g. REGIMENTS M
PANTRY ALL OF WHICH WILL BE
RECRUITED TO WAR STRENGTH
NEW MOBILIZATION WILL ALSO IN
CLUDE Is CAVALRY REGIMENTS,
INCREASE OF 8eARTIlLERv
REGIMENTS INCREASED.

SAN ANTONIO, Tex, May 15.-Thc
standing army of the United States will
be practically doubled.
Acting in accordance with an act OF
congress-, passed last year, and which
gives the president power to instruct the
war department to increase the size Of the
standing United States army, the war de-
partment sent out orders, which will result
in the largest single increase in the regular
army, ever made.
AT present there are thirty-sevcn infan-
try regiments, all Of which are 10 be re-
cruited up to full war strength. This
means that twenty-seven new infantry
regiments will be organized. There also
will he twenty-five cavalry regiments when
the new mobilization has been completed.
The order was issued by President Will
'son and the war department instructed to
proceed with the plans for the greater
standing army, but the matter was not
made public until the plans had been com
pleted.
In order TO organize the new regiments il
will be necessary to take charge of the
training of the new units. The Southern
department through headquarters here
was notified that twelve infantry regi-
ments from this department must be fur
nished. Three regiments of cavalry and
two OF field artillery, also will he sent
from this department, to form the n,uclci
of the new regiments.
In the Southern department, of which
Fort Sam Houston il heal iGar.er>, there
will be formed at Fort Sill, Okla, two reg
iments of field artillery and at such points
"a may be determined by the department
and two more regiments Of field artillery.
1t is expected that some Of these will be
be organized in San Antonio.
In the Western department there will be
organized two infantry regiments at the
Preside, San Francisco, and two cavalry
regiments at Fort ID. A.. Russell, Wyom-
ing, and one regiment of infantry at Van
%couvcr Barracks.
In the Eastern department will be form
ed six regiments of infantry at Syracuse
and one regiment of field artillery at the
same point. In the same department there
will be formed one regiment of field artil-
lery at Fort Meyer, Virginia; four rcgi
ments Of infantry at Gettysburg, Pa. and
two regiments of field artillery at Mon
tauk Point, New York.
In the Southeastern department there
will he organized six regiments of infantry
and two Of cavalry at C~hicamauga Park,
Ga.
In the Central department there will be
recruited two regiments of infantry nj
Fort Smelling. st. Paul. Minnesota: two
infantry regiments at Fort Douglas, Arizo-
ma: two regiments of field artillery and
two Of cavalry at Fort Riley, Kansas, and
two of field artillery Mt Sparta. Wisconsin
Colonel Barnum and his staff are busy
working out plans for the sending Of regi-
ments from this department to the points
designated by the war department and the
work will be rushed until the regiments
are on their way. 1t also must he deter
mined by the headquarters here jus,
where the other regiments Of this depart
mcnt are to be modified. The recruiting
will be a big job and will take much pre-.
liminary work. And when the new regi-
ments are formed and trained the United
States will have the largest standing arm,
in its history and a professional army OF
twice the present size.