The Robesonian. [volume] (Lumberton, N.C.) 1870-current, 1917-08-20
TO CONFORM WITH
EUROPEAN STANDARDS
complete Reorganization of All
nranehes of American Army Pro-
wv vlded for in Army Orders

oa sdh1zatlOn OF All
branches of American Army Pro-
~, vided for in Army Orders
washington Dispatch.
complete reorganization of all
branches Of the American armv to
conform with European standards az
recommended by Major General Per
shlng, is provided for in army orders
revealing that the recently announc-
eo divisional reorganization plan is
TO pc carried down into the regiments
and companies. w
Inc administrative unit of the in.
lantry arm hereafter will be a CON-
pany with $50 enlisted men and s;x
COMMISSIONED officers, in place of
something over 100 men and three
oi1lcers. The company will be divid-
ca into four platoons, each in COM
mand OF a lieutenant. There will be
two captains as first and second in
command, one first Lieutenant arAl
three second lieutenants. Reports of
the review of American troops in
france yesterday show that this plan
ALREADY has been carried out in Gen
, eral Pershing's forces.
One Captain in Reserve
The object of assigning two cap
talns to each company, it is under
stood, IS to provide against discrgan-
lzation of the unit through the loss
OF its commander. The second CAP
tain, under the European system, does
not go into battle line with the COM
pany if his senior is present. He is
held as reserve to re-organize the
company if necessary.
i Under the new n1an aacb ror;noo,o+
will have three battalions of four
companies, making a total of 5000
men. Supplemented by the regiment
al headquarters, supply ard machine
gun organizations, the strength of
the new regiments will be brought up
to approximately $500 men as against
little more than 1000 in existing
war strength regiments.
The unit organization of the field
artillery and other arms Of the ser.
vice has not been changed. AS a re-
suit Of reducing the number of regi.
ments in a division, the division, in
stead of $4,000 men, will total here
after about $4,000 men, $4,000 Of
them infantry. The advantage of the
system in addition to the better
adaptation Of the division unit tt
trench warfare, lies chiefly m the 'e
Guction in overhead expense. On,
colonel and his regimental staff, in
Guiding his three battalion command
els will now handle 5000 men in
stead of a little more chan 1000.
Today's orders show that provis
ion has been made for organization
| of 80 new infantry divisions in ad
dition to the regular divisions out O
| troops already called to the colors
including the first increment O
$4,000 drafted men. A system 0
numerical designations has bee
! worked out under which any divis;o!
numbered below 26 will be regulars
between 26 and rs national guard
and 76 and above national army. Reg
u!ar infantry brigades will be NUM-
bered from one to fifty inclusive
rational guard from 81 to $50 an
| national army from ISL up. Regula
| regiments will be numbered from
20 100; national guard from 101 t
300, and national army from 3Ol uI
| Assignment of brigade, regimenta
| OF other numerical designation Wi
| be in according with the result tina
any person familiar with the syste1
| will know that the 3S5th infantry, TO
instance, is attached to the 167t
brigade of the 84th infantry division
and that it is composed Of nations
army troops, while 300th infantr
regiment, by the same process, woul
be in the 15Oth brigade and tn
| 18th division, composed of nation:
guard troops.
| The department approved teoda
| collar insignia to designate the thre
Ii elements Of the army. Regulars Wi
wear the standard U. S. MONOGRAM
National guardsmen VIII wear a s1o
! liar monogram with the initials I
G. super-imposed and national arm
men will have the initials N. A. 81
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