Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1917-03-27
80 REGIMENTS OF
GUARDSMEN CALLED
INTO u. S. SERVICE
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vania, A and companies OF the First
Georgia"
MORE GUARDMEN CALLED.
Twenty additional complete infantry
regiments and five additional separate
battalions of national guard troops. MAX
ing thirty-two national guard regiments
in all, have been ordered into the fed
eral service for the protection of prop
erty in the event of possible Internal
disorder The troops have been called
out in eighteen western and middlewest-
ern states not included in the list of
similar orders made public yesterday:
The war departments statement fol-
lows:
Following additional national guard
organizations have been called into the
federal service for general purposes OF
police protection against possible inter
ference with the political, commercial
and military channels and instrumental
ties:
Illinois. First, Fifth and Sixth regi-
ments; Indiana. Second regiment infan-
try; Iowa, First regiment infantry
Missouri, First and Third regiments in
fantry: Nebraska, Fourth regiment in
fantry; Minnesota, First regiment in
fantry; Michigan. Thirty-Third regl-
ment infantry: Wisconsin, Third reSi-
ment infantry; South Dakota, Third bat
talon of Fourth regiment infantry
North Dakota. second battalion of First
regiment infantry; Colorado, first and
second separate battalions infantry;
Wyoming, second separate battalion IN
fantry: Ohio Third and Sixth reg
iments infantry; Washingtons second
regiment infantry; oregon, Third reSl-
ment infantry; California, Seconds Flftn
and Seventh regiments infantrys Idaho
Second regiment infantry montana
Second regiment infantry.
"Of these organizations the following
are already in federal service and in
consequence will not be mustered out as
originally planned:
Michigan, Thirty-third infantry
Colorado, First and Second separate bat
talions Ohio. Third and Sixth regiments
at Is requested that no details or
locality be carried in the press with re-
gard to further distribution of these
troops unless given out by the war de-
partment."
The new order makes a total of thirty
two national guard infantry regiments
called into the federal service for ponce
purposes, supplemented by six separate
battalions and several detached COM
panies. They will be assigned to posts
in connection with their police work by
the commanders OF the hililIoiy
ments acting under instructions from
the war department.
The two new military departments ere
ated are the southeastern, comprising
the states in the old south, and the
northeastern, comprising the New Eng
land states. Major General Leonard
Wood is transferred from command or
the department of the east to the south
eastern department, with headquarters
at Charleston, s. c.
Major General j. Franklin Bell goes
from the western department TO the
eastern department; Major General Hun
ter Liggett from the Philippines TO the
western department, and Brigadter Cen
eral Clarence r. Edwards from the Ca
nal Zone to the northeastern department.
Major General Barry, of the central de-
partment, and Major General Pershing.
of the southern department. remain in
their commands.
The changes were outlined by the
department in the following statement:
ITO 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 L, 1917,
and comprise the following:
"A-Northeastern department, to en-
brace the states of Maine, New Hamp-