Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-01-13
PREPARING FOR
GUARDS RETURN
Send Out Orders From Head
quarters; Changes Result
From New Act

General orders providing that the
National Guard of Pennsylvania when
its units return from the border shall
hereafter consist of three brigades of
infantry, three regiments of field
artillery, one regiment of cavalry,
three companies of engineers, a field
battalion of signal troops, two field
hospitals, two ambulance companies
and the headquarters division were
sent out to-day from National Guard
headquarters. The order complies
with the new defense act.
Under the terms of tie order the
Fourth brigade becomes the Third
and Brigadier General F. w. Stillwell,
it's commander, is attached to the
staff of the commander-in-chief. Va
rious staff officers are assigned to the
administrative staff.
The brigades will be made up as
follows:
First-First. Third and Sixth infan-
try, Gen. W. G. Price, Jr., command
ing.
Second = Tenth, Sixteenth and
Eighteenth infantry, Gen. A. ]. Lo-
gan, commanding.
Third-Fourth. Eighth and Thir-
teenth infantry, Gen. c. 7. O'Neil COM
manding.
The Second infantry is now the Sec
ond artillery and is replaced in the
First brigade by the Sixth infantry
and the Ninth infantry is now the
Third artillery. The Ninth and Thir-
teenth were formerly in the Third
brigade and the Thirteenth goes to
the new Third in place of the Sixth.
Major General C. NJ. Clement will
continue in command of the division
and Major II. A. Reninger is trans
ferred from the Fourth to Third bri-
gade headquarters as adjutant; Major
Howard S. Williams, field artillery,
made major and adjutant and as
signed to the administrative staff;
Major A. G. Rutherford, inspector
generals department, is appointed
major and judge advocate and assign
ed to the staff; Major r. w. Montel-
ius, medical corps, retired as lieuten-
ant colonel; Coils. J. K. Weaver, med
ical corps, and II. L. Haldeman, COM
missary general of subsistence. assign
ed to the staff of the commander-in-
chief Various other officers who have
served on brigade Nstaffs and as re-
supernumerary list.
Orders were also issued disbanding
the separate battalion which remained
after the disbandment of the Twelfth
infantry, Major w. II. Straub will go
on the supernumerary list with his
officers and company F, Dawville, is
disbanded.
The first order of the 1917 series
from the Adjutant General provides
for inspection of organizations which
have returned from the border and
have resumed their status in the
guard. the First and Third infantry to
be inspected on dates beginning jan
uary Is; the First artillery as follows:
Headquarters. Pittsburgh, January
16; supply company, Pittsburgh, jan
uary IS; Battery A. South Bethlehem,
January "a and 25; B. Pittsburgh,
January IS; c, PhoeniXville, January
26 and %; d, Williamsport, January
22 and %; f. Pittsburgh, January IT,
and Il, Pittsburgh. January 10.
The Tenth infantry inspections will
be from January 10 to February 8 at
local armories.
Orders were also issued giving pro-
visions from the defense act for the
administration of the National Guard
when it's units return from border
service and resume their former status
at home.