Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-05-23
BIG INCREASES IN
MILITIA ORDERED
Need Many New Organizations
to Raise Branch to Size
Demanded by Board.
2 REGIMENTS FOR OKLAHOMA
This State to Have Pair of
Extra Infantry Sections;
Battalion Of Engineers.

WASHINGTON, May 22-Oreani-
2ation of scores of new regiments or
national guard artillery. engineers
signal troops and cavalry will be un-
dertaken soon to supply the tactical
formations necessary for the estab-
provided for in the war departments
plans.
I'm addition to these troops imme-
digtely after the existing state soldiers
ice. there must be organized divisional
headquarters detachments, supply,
ammunition and medical trains.
heavy field artillery and signal bat
talions, an aero service, two cavalry
divisions and many new coast artil-
lery units and reserves.
Need Much Infantry.
Comparison of the organization
tables for the 16 infantry divisions
with the existing guard establish
ment shows that in the Infantry, the
arm of the service in which the guard
Is strongest, thirty regiments and six
companies must bt NlFdN'A W IiN~
vide the l44 regiments of the divi-
sional structure.
The principal shortage is in field
artillery. Each of the l6 divisions
requires three full regiments of six
batteries each or a total Of 2SS bat
tcrics. There now exists in the guard
los batteries. The shortage in en-
einccrs is almost as great There will
be needed l6 regiments or total OF
SO companies, whereas ther are now
only thirty companies.
Many Aero Squads.
Each division also will have aero
squadron or balloon company, making
lG air service units. New York has
one aero squadron less one company
The first effort of the department is
60 bring up to full war strength all
existing guard units When that has
been accomplished and the force has
been drafted the next step will be to
create the new units necessary to com
plete the l6 infantry divisions and the
adlutant generals of the state have
been instructed that they should pre-
pare for these new organizations
without delay.
This states Quota.
In the southwest the following or
ganizations must be furnished:
Fifteenth division: Texas. four regi-
ments infantry, one regiment Oess one
squadron) cavalry, two regiments,
less two batteries) field artillary, one
battalion Oess two companies) engi'
ncers. one field battalion signal corps,
Oklahoma, two regiments infantry,
one regiment field artillery, one bat
TALON (less one company engineers.
Eighteenth division: Arkansas, one
regiment infantry, one regiment field
artillery one outpost company signal
corps: Mississippi, two regiments IN
fantry. two squadrons cavalry, one
machine gun troop cavalry, one regi-
ment field artillery, one battalion en-
gincers one radio company signal
corps: Louisiana, two regiments in
fantry. one squadron Oess two
troops) cavalry one regiment Qess
one battalion) field artillery, one bat
TALON engineers, one wire company
signal corps
In Other Sections.
Increases ordered in other sections
of the country include
Ninth division-North Carolina, one
cavalry machine gun troop; one regi-
ment field artillery; one radio com
pany. signal corps. South Carolina,
one regiment infantry; three troops
cavalry; one regiment field artillery;
two companies engineers; one outpost
company, signal corps. Tennessee,
one regiment infantry one troop cav
airy, one regiment field artillery, one
wire company, signal corps.
Tenth observation-disclosures one regi-
ment field artillery. one battalion en-
gineers. Georgia, two battalions in
fantry, one regiment field artillery,
one battalion engineers. one wire com
pany and one outpost company, sig
nal corps. Florida, two battalions in
fantry. one battalion field artillery.
Fourteenth division-Kansas, one
regiment infantry, one, regiment Oess
one battery field artillery, one bat
talon Oess one company engineers
Missouri. two regiments infantry, one
regiment Oess one troop cavalry two
regiments 0ess one battalion) field ar
tillery. one battalion engineers, one
field battalion Oess two companies)
signal corps.