The Hawaiian gazette., 1917-06-01
SEVEN DIVISIONS
IRREGULAR army


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WASHINGTON, May rs Orders to
bring the regular army to its full war
strength Of 100000 men we're announc,
cd today by tho war department. Or.
raniztion o. forty.fonf new regiments
will begin At once with further efforts
70 stimulate recruiting and bring in
the ll6,455 men needed 70 fll up the
ranks.
since April I 67,443 men have been
accepted, and officials are confident that
the full number win have been enrolled
a war time volunteers before June 10.
Expansion Of the army win be accom-
panied by converting each existing bat
talion into fun regiment Syracuse,
New York, win be the largest single
expansion post. There the Thirty.
eighth, Thirty ninth, Forty-ffth, Forty
sixth. Forty seventh. Forty.cighth and
Fiftieth infantry regiments and the
Fifteenth Field Artillery viii be rails
Cd At least three infantry regiments
now on the border will be sent immedi-
ately TO Syracuse for expansion, but
the regiments assigned have not been
announced
Other points 10 the Eastern Depart
meit assigned a. expansion posts are
Bort Myer, Virginia. whore battalion
Of regular field artillery win be con
vcrted into the Twelfth field artillery;
0ettsburg National Park, where the
Fifty.cighth, Fifty.ninfh, Sixticth and
Sixty-hrst infantry regiments viii be-
raised. and Montauk Point, Long ISL
and. where the Nineteenth and TWEEN
tieth field artillery viii be raised.
Points Of Expansion
In the Southeastern Department the
Fiffy-iIfsf. Tifiy-soeond, Fifty-third
Fifty-fourth. F'iffy-nfth and Fifty-sixth
infantry win be raised at Chickamaugn
Park, Ca. The Seventeenth infantry,
now divided between Forts Mcpherson
and ORlethorpe, Ca, win be one Of the
three to be expanded to form these new
regiments Guard duty at the Georgia
war prison camps win be taken over
BY companies Of war prison barrach
guards now being formed. The Twenty
second and Tucnfy-third cavalry also
viii be raised a. Cbickamauga.
In the Central Department the For
tieth and Forty.hfsf infantry viii be
raised at Fort SncIIinf, Mimi; the For
fythifd and Forty,f fourth at Fort Doug
IA. Utah; the Tenth and Eleventh Held
artillery and the Twentieth and TWEEN.
tf.lfst cavalry at Fort Riley, Kan, and
the Sixteenth and Seventeenth field Ar
fill6ry at Sparta, Wiz. n
In the Southern Department the Thir'
tethfh and Fourteenth Field artillery
WIN Be raised. AZ Fort sill, Okla, while
The. Fifty.sevehth and Sixty fourth in
fantry and the Eighteenth and Twenty
first neld artillery win be raised At |
points IN the department. to be desig-
mated By the department. commander.
IN the Western Department the For
fr-fourth infantry will be raised at
Vnnoouver Barracks, Wash; the Sixty. |
second and Sixty-third Infantry at San
Francisco and the Twenty fourth and
Twenty fifth cavalry at Fort d. A. Rus:
sell, Wyo.
Quarters Being Prepared
Quaftermaster officers already have
been assigned to construct necessary
duarters At the points named and a large
number Of regular army officers have
been ordered up for promotion prepara-
tory 70 taking advanced grades The
movement Of troops from the southern
Department 70 carry out the orders viii
begin at once.
IN addition. to the new regiments to
be raised at each point, the remaining
part Of each existing regiment which is
divided to furnish a nucleus Of officers
and men for the new unit must be
allied up again TO war strength. Thus
at Syracuse there win be twelve full
regiments Of infantTy and two regi
ments Of artillery in all. At chicka.
manga there win be nine regiments OF
infantry and four of cavalry, or more
than full Infantry division.
Orders have not been issued as yet
for the expansion Of the other arms Of
lhe service, such as the Engineers, Sig
nal Corps, coast artillery and Hospital
WheA the expansion Is complete the
regular army win have seven full divi.
cions, Including the four infantry and
two cavalry divisions regarded as es-
6entially troops Of the mobile army.
A fup war strength division Is main.
taiped in the Philippines and additional
forces in the Panama Canal Zone and
Hawaii.
Another step expected soon is the
order for the organization Of regiments
u regular heavy field artillery At
Ieast four regiments OF this type must
be provided, one for each infantry
division.
Expansion Of the regular service also
win call for the appointment in the
near future Of eighteea or more general
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