The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1917-06-21
Not Indicated That Soldiers Will
be Withdrawn From
This City.
GEN. HARRIS IN COMMAND
Should he Discover Troops Cam
not Obtain Necessary Train
ing Under Present Conditions,
tie May Relieve Them.

| Effective yesterday morning, a gen
eral order was issued by General
Leonard Wood, placing the entire ma
tional guard of Georgia, now in fed
eral service, under the command of
General Harris, with headquarters at
| Macon. This does not mean a change
| in the present status of the troops,
itw as stated by Col. John G. Butler,
| of the First regiment, as this con-
| dition of affairs has existed for some
/ time and the present order confirms
it,
Should General Harris find that
| the troops cannot obtain the neces.
sary training and preparation for war
service, as stated in the order, under
the present conditions, it is probable
he will recommend that they be
placed in a concentration camp.
| Following is the order:
| General Order No. q.
| Headquarters Southeastern Dept,
Charleston, S. c.. June 5, 1917.
! l. The following temporary organi.
zation of national guard troops in
i the federal service, arranged in staie
groups, is announced, effective June
20, 1917: q;
Georgia.
| Headquarters: Macon, Ga.
Commander: Brig. General w. r.
| Harris, Ga. N. G.
Troops: Headquarters First Geor,
gia Brigade, First Georgia Infantry,
Second Georgia Infantry, Fifth Geor,
gia Infantry.
Attached Troops: Second Squadron
Georgia Cavalry, Sep. Troop A, Geor.
gia Cavalry, Battery A, Georgia Field
Artillery, Georgia Field Hospital
No. l.
2. AS additional authorized units
of the national guard are organized
and mustered into the federal service
from any state, their organization
commanders will report to the senior
officer in command of state group.
! 3. National guard organizations
serving out Of their own states will
be carried as detached" from the
state group, and attached to the
! group of the state in which serving
unless the detached troops are at,
| tached to organizations of the regular
army, in which case they will be car
ried as detached" for duty at (nam-
| ing place.. If detached" troops are
under command of an officer senior
to the commander of the state groul
| in which temporarily serving, such
troops will be independent and the
commander thereof will report direct
to department headquarters, unless
an officer senior to all organization
commanders is detailed to command
all troops on duty in the state.
4. Officers of the administrative
| staffs of states, who are into the fed
| eral service, will report by letter to
the commanding officers of their state
group, and will keep him notified of
all changes in station or duties.
5. The scheme of organization and
command announced in this order
provides for the grouping of units by
states for tactical purposes; to ex-
pedite communication, and to permit
more thorough supervision by the de
partment commander of equipment
and of the training and preparation
for war service of the national guard
!, prior to its concentration into divis
ion camps. Commanding officers o.
state groups will conduct the affairs
of their commanders accordingly.
6. Commanding officers of state
groups will make recommendations
from time to time as to desired
changes in station or duties of any
part of their commands.