The sun., 1917-08-17
GEN. WOOD SHIFTED
IN ARMY SHAKEUP


which any division numbered below
twenty-six will be regulars: between
twenty-six and seventy-fve, National
Guard. and seventys!S and above ma
t!onai army. Regular infantry brigades
will be numbered from one to fifty in
elusive; National Guard from nfty-one
to $50. and national army from 15l up.
Regular regiments will be numbered
from one to 100. National Guard from
1O1 to AGO. and national army from 30i
up.
Assignment OF brigade, regiment or
other numerical designation will be In
accordance with the numerical order of
divisions with the result that any per-
son familiar with the system will know
that the 335th Infantry. for instance. Is
attached to The 167th Brigade Of the
saith Infantry Division, and that II IL
composed OF national army troops; while
30Oth Infantry Regiment, by the same
process. would be in the 150th Brigade
and the Seventy-fifth Division, composed
OF National Guard troops.
War Departments Order.
Thirty-two Major-Generals are as
signed to command the National Guard
and national army divisions OF the war
armies. The order also assigns Briga
diers OF both regulars and guardsmen to
command the brigades of each division.
and Colonel or Lieutenant Colonel to
serve as chief of stan under each OF the
Mapor-G Generals. All are directed to re-
port not later than August 25 IL prac-
ticable. Successors to the departmental
commanders in their present posts have
not been named.
In note appended to the order It Is
stated that the order OF designation of
the divisions bears no relation to the
order in which they will 60 to the front.
\ warning is added that shifts and
changes in the officer personnel Of the
divisions are to be expected. One change
apparently has been made since the list
was made up. Major-Gen. Francis j.
Herman Is assigned to command the
Thirty-second National Guard division,
whereas that officer. In an order issued,
was temporarily designated as chief Of
the now division Of embarkation Of the
general stan, In charge of all transpor-
tation.
Assignment OF Commanders.
Following are the assignments an
nounced to-day:
National Guard. Twenty-sixth Diw-
sion. Camp Greene. Charlotte, n. c.
Major-Gen. Clarence Edwards. COM
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chief Of staff: Brig. Gen. =. T.. Traub.
Fifty-flrst Infantry Brigade; Brig. Gen.
c. II. Cole. Fifty-second Infantry Bril-
gade: Brig Gen T.. lie II. Sweetser.
Fifty-flrst Depot Brigade. Brig Gen. w.
I.assiter. Fifty-first Field Artillery Bri-
gade.
Twenty-seventh Division, Camp Wads-
worth. Spartanburg. $. C.-Maj jor-G
John F. Organ. commanding Col. H
| ~. II. -.
r. L. l.. Niche. Fifty-third Infantry Bri-
gade; Brig.-Gen. Henry D. w. Hamil-
ton. Fifty-fourth Infantry Brigade
Brig Gen. James w. Lester. Fifty-sec.
ond Depot Brigade Brig Gen. c. L.
Phillips. Fifty-second Field Artillery
Brigade.
Twenty eighth Division. Camp Han.
cock Augusta, Ga.--Major- Gen. Charles
! NJ. Clement, commanding Lieut.. Col. E
| L. King. Chief Of Staff Brig. Gen. Fred
erick w. Stillwell. Fifty-hfth Infantry
Brigade: Brig Gen. Albert J. Logan
Fifty sixth Infantry Brigade Brig. .-Gen
c. T. O'Neill. Fifty-third Depot Brigade
Brig Gen. William G. Price. Fifty-third
Field Artillery Brigade.
Twenty-ninth Division. Camp Nc
Clellan, Admission. Ala,-Maj jor-Gen. C
@. Morton. commanding Lieut.. Col
George s. Goodale. Chief Of Staff Brig.
| Gen c. W. Bates. Fifty-seventh Infantry
Brigade Brig Gen. {. W. Barber. Fifty.
seventh Infantry Brigade Brig Gen. C.
d. Gather. Fifty-eighth Infantry Brig
ade Brig Gen. C. c. Vaughn. Jr., Fifty.
fourth Depot Brigade Brig. Gen w. c
Rafferty,. Fifty-fourth Field ARTILLERY
Brigade.
Thirtieth Division. Camp Sewer
| Greenville. S. C-MaJor-Gen. j. F. Nor
| rison, commanding Lieut-Col. A. w
! Bjornstad. chief OF stan Brig, Gen. s
| l.. Faison. Fifty-eighth Infantry Brigade
| Brig. Gen. w S. Scott. Fifty-ninth In.
| fantry Brigade Brig Gen. Lawrence D
Tyson. Fifty-fifth Depot Brigade Brig.
! Gen. G c. Galley, Fifty-ffth Field Ar.
tillery Brigade.
x.u, m, Gam, Wh..,.r
Thirty-tirst Division. Camp Wheeler
! Macon. Ga.-Major-Gen. +. J. Herman
commanding Lleut.-Col. w. II. Fassett
chief OF staff; Brig. Gen. r. f. Steiner
Sixtie,h Infantry brigade: Brig-Gen. W
A, Harris. Sixty-hrst Infantry Brigade
| nrip Cen A. II. Handing. Fifty-sixtt
Depot Brigade Brig. Gen. ]. l.. HAYDEN
| Flf,y-sixth Field Artillery Brigade
Thirty-second Division, Camp Nc
Arthur. Waco. Tex-Maior-Gen. Jane.
parker commanding I,ieut-Col q r
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