Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-27
WHAT MAKES UP A
 DIVISION OF THE U. s. ARMY
As Reorsanized For the War With Germany 1t Will Consist of 2e,235 Men, 6,S34 Horses and 4,s75 Mules.
Especial to The BuHetin.)

Especial to The BuHetin.)
 Washington. D. C.. April 2s.-Com- piled from data not hitherto publish ed, tIe National Geographic Society has issued from it's headquarters in Washington the following bulletin on the units and equipment of an infan- try division of the United States army as reorganized in the light of the lessons learned during the 31 months Of warfare in Europe:
 "As reorganized for the war with Germany, an infantry division of the United States army will number 65 per cent more men than a division of the Germany army as now constituted. The enemy's divisions are made up of IT 900 men and 4,Goo horses; the new United States division at maximum strength will be composed of 2s,2s5 men, 6,834 horses, and 1875 mules.
 "The average 1ayman has little conception of the various units which go to make up an infantry division or the enormous cost of its equipment. According to estimates made two years ago, the cost of fully equipping a division amounts to $7,636, $50, but since that time the cost of materials have advanced so greatly that a cin- servative estimate requires the addi- making the total in excess of ss,0oO.- 900. And this takes into considera- ton the immense saving effected by the Council of National Defense In providing for the purchase by the gov ernment of munitions and equipment at profit to the manufacturers not to exceed 10 per cent, which is far less than the profits ordinarily realized on materials sold in the world markets.
 The new U. s. army division will be composed of the following units:
 Three infantry brigades-1sJ57s of- ffcers and men.
 One field artillery brfgade-,os0 officers and men.
 n & S~A fcers and men: 1,641 horses.
 One regiment of engineers, ,093 officers and men.
 One field signal battalion-z5s
 One aero eduadron--175 officers and men; F airpIanes.
 Total-25,s71 officers and men.
 Total with wagon trains-2s, ,z56 of- fcers and men: or total with motor trains-zs, ,3s4 officers and men.
 The number of commissioned offl- cers in a dfvisiin is SIT, with 90 ad- ditionaI officers for the wagon trains; gz if the division is organized with motor trains.
 The medical departnent of a dfv1- sion Is composed of 125 officers, 1,31z enlisted men. and zs anibulances
 If the division 4s equipped with wagon trains 1909 wagons ere re- trains 4s3 wagons supplement the e27 motor trucks.
 The total number of riding horses required for a division and it's waxok trains is l,e16, together with 2,21s draft horses and 4.57s riding. pack and
 More than 10000 r4fIes are required to arm division and it's trains, to- gether with $500 pistols. The artii- 1ery consists of 50 three-fncf1 field guns firing either high explosive shells or shrapne1, each proJectile weighing 15 pounds: and zs 5.S-inch howttzers, The number Of machine guns with still an open question, but the num- soon to be printed is 72 for the div1- sion itself and 20 additional guns for tho wagon trains The number in all probability will be greatly increased, perhaps to as high as 30 guns for every 1000 rifles. making total of 500 for the division.
 The length of division in march ing order is more than 14 miles. while the wagon trains require an additional six miles, making a grand total of 20 miles. E equipped with motor trains insteAd of wagon trains the length from the head of the column to the last of the rear guard is 19 miles.
 Within the next few weeks detailed tables. prepared by the Army War College in Washington, will be issued from the government printing office the strength and equipment of each unit of the various branches of the United States army. The foregoing statistics are based upon these forthcoming tables"