New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-08-17
American Army
Is Reorganized on
European Plan
,.v Orders Reveal Adop-
ton of Gen. Pershing's
Recommendations

v.sHTYGTON, Aug. 16.-COmplete
.ni,ation Of all branches Of the
800 army to conform with Eu-
.,n standards. as recommended by
w., %i;or General Pershing, is PROVIDED
- IN army orders revealing that the
..,,v announced divisional reorgani-
-, nlan is to be carried down into
=. regiments and companies
II. administrative unit Of the in
,.,,,v arm hereafter will be a company
-, 90 enlisted men and six commits
sorsd officers, in place Of something
30, 100 men and three officers. The
Wv ,.nv will be divided into four pla-
W.. W.. each in command of a lieutenant.
49, 49, viii be two captains as first and
iIn'ard in command, one first lieutenant
81 three second lieutenants. Reports
a he review Of American troops IN
rance Yesterday show that this plan
,l,.,sy has been carried out IN Cen
,nl Pershing's forces.
Ths object of assigning two captains
=, .ssb company, it is understood, is to
.,.vise against Reorganization of the
S,i, through the loss # its com
..,ser The second captain, under
81 Turopean system, does not go into
s,t.ia line with the company if his
,,rior is present. He is held as a re-
ave 70 reorganize the company II
necessary.
Three Battalions in Regiment
Under the new plan each regiment
viii have three battalions of four COM
,,niss. with a total of 900 men TO eacn
attalion. Supplemented by the regi-
mental headquarters, supply and ma
rhine gun organizations, the strength
N the new regiments will be brought
10 10 approximately $500 men, as
against little more than 1000 in exist
M war strength regiments.
The unit organization of the field
artillery and other arms of the service
has not been changed. As result OF
reducing the number of regiments IN
, division the division, instead Of
2S.OOO men, will total hereafter about
1860 men, $4,000 of them infantry.
The advantages of the system, IN
addition to the better adaptation of the
divisional unit TO trench warfare, lie
chiefly in the reduction in overhead
srpe5a. One colonel and his regi-
mental staff, including his three bat
talon commanders, will now handle
$50 men instead Of little more than
.lM
To-day's orders show that provision
las been made for organization OF
,hry-two infantry new divisions in ad-
tson 70 the regular divisions out OF
roors already called to the colors, In
te;ing the first increment OF $4,000
ss!.ed men. A system of numerical
!.siEations has been worked out, un'
tsr which any division numbered below
svill be regulars; between Is and 10
National Guard, and rs and above, Ma
tonsl Army. Regular infantry bri-
pdes will be numbered from l to 80,
nelusive; National Guard from 81 10
80. and National Army from Isl 10.
Regular regiments will be numbered
ron | 20 100; National Guard from
Nl to 900, and National Army from
lBl Up.
Assignment of brigade, regiment or
ether numerical designation will be in
ietoTdsnee with the numerical order OF
divisions, with the result that any per-
on familiar with the system will know
nat the 335th Infantry, for instance, is
t.iashed 10 the 167th Brigade of the
Va Infantry Division. and that it is
t,-posed Of National Army troops,
vals the 300th Infantry Regiment, by
re sane process, would be in the 150th
bnpee and the 18th Division, COM
ftsst Of National Guard troops.
ne department approved to-day col
hi Insignia TO designate the three ele-
Esr;s Of the army. Regulars will wear
zee standard L. s. monogram. Ma
t'nsl Gusrdsmen will wear a similar
r'nogsm, with the initials y. G..
Eper.mposed, and National Army men
vi have the initials y. A. superim-
i'isd on the L. s.
Guard Divisions Numbered
TIE War Department to-day assigned
t.nbsrs 10 all the National Guard
tTiions The Illinois division will be
= ihirty-thiId; the Minnesota, Ne
Nask1 and Dakotas division, the thir-
y'.ogrth; the Michigan and Wisconsin
snEon, the thirty-sccond and the In
.''A and Kentucky division the thir-
Ntighth.
= the National Army the Illinois
nhoa Will be the eighty-sixth; the
-aesota and Iowa division, the eigh-
gfgath; the Indiana and Kentucky
v'isoa, the ighty-fourth, and the
.1igsn and Wisconsin division, the
~ vas announced tonight that 81
|, Z. oaeers Tor the National Army had
- obtained through commissioning
CHOSEN a. training camps.
.a'ie we're tao colonels, one lieu
,-.N colonel, 235 majors, 3,722 cap
~ Fh5z first lieutenants, and 49,
second lieUtenants.
/. ~ have been assigned 20 duty with
!. SIXTEEN National Army divisions
.,.-ssshere, " the War Department an
80. and with few exceptions will
"I'H for duty August %"