The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1917-08-17
GUARD DIVISION
TO co TO FRANCE
Troops From TWsnty-Six States
Are Included.
zoo ARMY PROMOTIONS

Points Of National Guard Units
First to Leave For Duty In France
Withheld.
Washington. Aug. 15.-President
Wilson has sent to the senate nomi.
nations of nearly 200 general officers
in the national army including Off
GERS OF the regular army and the ma
tional guard.
i From tho thirty-seven new major
generals to be created for the dura-
ton OF the war, and from the existing
major generals of the regular army,
Will come the army corps and division
commanders Of all the forces now be-
Ing raised--regulars, national guard
or national army. Similarly the bri-
from the list OF more than 100 new
| brigadiers
Coincident with this announce
ment OF high command, came the
statement from the war department
that a composite national guard d.
vision, composed of troops from
twenty-six states and the District OF
Columbia, was in process of organi
zation under command OF Brigadier-
General Mann, now chief of the mill.
tia bureau of the department. but who
heads the list OF national army major
generals.
Brigadier-General Edwin F. Glenn,
commander of the officers training
school at Fort Benjamin Harrison, is
among the new major generals.
These will be the first national
gard troops to, be sent to France.
No discussion is permitted by the cen
sorship regulations, however, OF the
time of their mobilization or depart
ure for the front.
Duration Of War.
The list of general officers shows
that the seniority rule has been fol.
lowed closely except where men in /
line for promotion were found want
ing by the board OF oficers which
made the recommendation to the
president
The list OF major generals takes in
virtually all OF the army brigadicrs
and includes the only two national
guard officers OF that rank, Generals
Organ or New York and Clements
OF Pennsylvania.
The list of brigadiers is made up
from the existing list OF brigadiers Of
the national guard with score or
more colonies OF that service, who are
advanced in rank, and of regular army
colonels from each arm of the serv-
ice To Ali out the list of coast ar
tillery appointments two lieutenant
were advanced to brigadier
rank.
All of the commissions are for the
OF the war only and are In
the national army. although the Off
GERS may be assigned to any part Of
the fighting forces, regulars, guards
men or selective draft troops. It is
however, that wherever
a national guard brigade from any
state is retained in its present form,
It's present brigadier will be continued
in command
With the exception of the two ma
.ional guard major generals men,
Toned, It is indicated that all national
guard divisions will be commanded
~ regular officers The entire guard
orce is now merged into the army OF
he United States, however, any may
,e used in any way the government
kinks best.
The states from which the national
Iuard troops are to be assembled are:
Louisiana, PENNSYLVANIA, Wiscon
in. New York, Ohio, Georgia. Ala
,ama, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Mime
ota. Maryland, South Carolina, Cali ?
ornia, Missouri, Virginia, North Car
ina, Kansas. Texas, Michigan, New
ersey Tennessee, Oklahoma, Ne D
raska, Colorado, Oregon, The 9th
RS come from the District of Column 9
la. In