The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-03-26


Into federal service l4 regiments OF tht
National Guard for police protection pur
poses was announced in the followin.
statements
Many states have deemed it advis
able to call out the National Guard fol-
police purposes of protection. As tbs
necessity for such steps arise from tn,
! issues which are more national than 10.
tcal, it has been deemed advisable by the
| president to call into federal service for
the above mentioned purpose the follow.
| ing organizations of the National Guard
Massachusetts, I'd and 9th regiments
! Pennsylvania. lst and Sd regiments
Maryland 4th regiment.
District of Columbia, lst separate
battalion.
Virginia, I'd regiment
Vermont, Co. B, lst regiment.
Connecticut, lst regiment.
New York, I'd and list regiments.
New Jersey, lst and 5th regiments.
Delaware, lst battalion lst regiment.
"The following regiments which are
now in the federal service will not be
mustered out:
L y
companies of the lst Georgia"
Division of the United States into six
instead of the existing four military
departments was announced by the war
department in the following statement:
"To facilitate decentralization of COM
mand the United States is divided into
six military departments in place of
the four now existing. The new organ
izations become effective May H. 1917,
and comprise the following:
"A-Northeastern department to en-
brace the states of Maine New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Is.
land and Connecticut. Headquarters at
Boston
"B-Eastern department to embrace
the states OF New York, New Jersey,
Pennsylvania. Delaware, Maryland and
Virginia, West Virginia, District of Co
lumbia, the canal zone and the island
of Porto Rico with the islands and keys
adjacent thereto. Headquarters at Gov
ernor's island.
tC-Southern department to embrace
the states of Tennessee, North Carolina, /!
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Ala
bama and Mississippi, together with the
coast defenses of New Orleans and the |
coast defenses of Galveston Headquar-
ters at Charleston, S. c.
"D-Central department to embrace
-he states of Kentucky, Ohio, Michigan,
Indiana, Illinois, Wisconsin, Minnesota, /
North Dakota, South Dakota, Iowa, Mis-
souri,, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, and /
colorado. Headquarters at Chicago.
"E-Southern department to embrace
he states of Louisiana Except the coast
lefenscs at New OrleansD, Texas Tex
,ept the coast defenses at Galyestonl
Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Mexico and
Arizona. Headquarters at Fort sam
Tex.
"F-Wcstern department, to embrace
he states OF Washington, Oregon, Idaho.
Montana, California. Nevada. Utah and
he territory Of Alaska Headquarters
Il San Francisco.
Major- General Leonard Wood will
ommand the southeastern department
nd Major General j. Franklin Bell will
ommand the eastern department. Ma
or-tieneral Hunter Liggett will com
nand the western department. and Brig :
der General Clarence r. Edwards viii
ommand the northwestern department
General Edward H. Plummer
sill command the troops in the Panama
anal zone. Other department comman-
ers will remain as at present"
Congress must determine the system
nder which an army is to b. raised.
.esteriay's action provides aore elastic
machinery. found necessary a. a result !
{ the rccen; border mobilization. for ,
he enrolling ard training OF a great I,
rIlv. whether raised a. volunteers. by 4.
inscription ~ through universal serv- !
bin
The obicst Sc the creation 81 the new I
apartments ci the northeast and south
at vas to distribute among three cen {