The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-05-05
Geographical Divisions for
New Fighting Force
Are Announced.
MONTANA SIXTEENTH
To Be Supplemented by Ar
tillery, Aero Squadron,
Balloonists, Etc.
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will be situated in the southwest near
the Mexican border Officers of tho
cavalry divisions will be trained at all
of the Is officers training camps.
which will open within a few days
with 10000 prospective officers under
training.
Each infantry division Will consist
of nine full regiments of infantry.
three regiments of field artillery, one
regiment of cavalry, one regiment OF
engineer one division hospital ana
four camp infirmaries The total
strength Of the 16 will be 15,022 Off
GERS and 1872 men.
The two cavalry divisions combined
will have 1.ol4 officers and 52,o62
Fighting men, including mounted engi-
neers and horse artillery units ana
each will have also it's divisional hos
pital and camp infrmaries.
The proportion of coast artillery
troops to be provided out of the first
100000 will be 666 officers and 10000
men with requisite medical troops.
Supplemented by Artillery, Etc.
Supplcmcnting these tactical units
will be the l6 regiments of heavy field
artillery strength, 1GS officers and IL
1O4 men; eight aero Squadrons, or one
new squadron to each two new infan-
try divisions: eight balloon companies;
,Ytn
companies; % bakery companies; six
telephone battalions, six pack COM
panics; six ammunition trains and sin
supply trains.
In preparation for the enormous task
OF training this great army, the exist
ing regular establishment and the ma
tionaI guard is being brought t" full
war strength. Tn" regiments when
all five additional incremcnts provided
for in the national dcfcnS" act have
been added, will total 1888 officers
and 2a3,o men of all arms Since
been obtained. bringing the army up
to nearly lSn0oo.
Await Presidents Approval.
Upon the presidents approval 81 tn"
army bill the first increment will Inc
added to the regulars. Details Of
officers and designations of new units
already have been arranged. AS soon
as possible thereafter, the remaining
ncrcmcnts will ho created. existing
regiments being divided and expanded
to form the new units.
Already orders summoning officers
OF the regular service for examination
for advance in grade have been pre-
pared
The full strength of the national
guards units now existing will be a.Sl1
officers and 329.95t men, giving tota
regular and national guard force 20 hc
whipped into shaI" before the new
army is called of 21,os0 officers and
e229A men. New units must hc Gro
atcd, however, to fill out tactical or
CARNATIONS and probably the total OF
this first force will exceed 10O.O0 &C.
tive troops backed by about go o0t
more in the regiment recruit bat,
iaIions.
Frame Work for New Army
From this force viii hc formed Is
divisions corresponding to the oreaui-
cation OF the first new army. From
II also early in September, wilt nc
drawn some 100000 officers ana non
commissioned officers. who Will con
sttutc the framework on which tn,
new army will be shaped They wi!
be with the 10000 officers to J." So
lected from the training camps. tn" in
Structors OF the first army and on thci
efficiency rests the whole mlitar
fabric that is to be built up
In general the plan VIII he ~ pro
vide regular army officer ia com
inand each new regiment with an ;ulc
auate number Of regular OF untiuua
guard officers of experience to carr
out efficiently the administrative du
ties and to supervise instruction.
During the interval between tn" reg
istration and the calling cut e ~
new army. the regular ana nation;
guard divisions will h" at work pr,
with their own training To tho
also will continue Ia fan the duty
protecting public and private rror"rt
The commander of each training III
trct probably will direct this work u
der the orders of the commander
the military department in which !
camp is located.