Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1917-05-08
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In First Army
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infantry divisions; eight balloon COM
panies, ten field hospitals, ten ambu-
lance companies; twenty-five field
bakeries; six telephone battalions; six
teen pack companies; six ammunition
trains; and six supply trains.
In preparation for the enormous
task Of training this great army, the
existing regular establishment and the
national guard is being brought to full
war strength. The regulars when all
five additional increments provided
for in the national defense act have
been added, will total 1888 officers
and 293, 900 men of all arms. Since
April 1, nearly $4,000 recruits have
been obtained, bring the army up to
nearly 10000. Upon the presidents
approval of the army bill, the first in
crement will be added to the regulars.
Details of officers and designations of
new units already have been arrang-
ed. AS soon as possible thereafter
the remaining increments will be Gre
ated, existing regiments being divid-
ed and expanded to form the new
units.
ADVANCE REGULAR OFFICERS.
Already orders summoning officers
for the regular service for examina-
ton for advance in grade have been
prepared. Fifteen lieutenant colonies
of cavalry will become colonies; twen-
ty-seven cavary majors will become
lieutenant colonies; sixty-three cap
tains will become majors and all lieu
tenants will become captains.
All field artillery lieutenant colo
nels and the first five majors will be
examined to become colonies. The
remaining majors and one captain will
go up to lieutenant colonies, seventy
captains will be examined for majors
and all lieutenants will become cap
tains.
In the coast artillery theirteen lieu
tenant colonies must be promoted to
colonies; twenty-five majors become
lieutenant colonies, all captains will
become majors, and the first 230 lieu
tenants will be examined for captains.
All second lieutenants become first
lieutenants.
In the infantry the first fifty lieu
tenant colonies will be examined to
become colonies. Majors down to
number SO 90 up for lieutenant colo
mel; the first 200 captains are slated
for majors and all present first lieu
tenants, ard second lieutenants in
GLIDING the first 1853, will become cap
tains.
5,461 VACANCIES CREATED.
The result OF the expansion will be
to create 5,46l vacancies in the grades
of first and second lieutenants in the
army. More than thousand youths
in civil life already have applied for
examination for second lieutenant and
4,O0U will be selected from the Off
GERS training camps.
To provide general officers to COM
mand the eighteen divisional training
camps, that number of army colonies
may be examined. AS there exists al
ready one vacancy in the grade Of
brigadier general, nineteen general
officers must be appointed in the near
future, and the army bill provides
thae the president may select these
men from any source. A uniform
grade of major general, senior and
Junior rank, has been proposed, doing
away with the grade of brigadier gen.
eral. In any event the present gen.
eral officers of wide experience prob
ably will be selected so far as posi-
BILE to command the divisional camps.
The full strength of the national
guard units now existing will be 8, 847
officers and 1929, 954 men, giving total
regular and national guard force to be
u whipped into shape before the new
army is called of 2l,0SO officers and
622, 1854 men. New units must be
raised, however, to fill out technical
organizations, and probably the total
of this force will exceed 700, 0O0acti
troops, backed by about 250,0OO more
on the regimental recruit battalions.
From this source will be formed
eighteen divisions corresponding to