The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-11

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The official announcement of the
reorganization says:
The burden upon the chief OF
staff. the assistant chiefs of staTand
the officers forming the general STAN
in their duties In connection with tina
administration of the army program
by the military establishment has
established so that 1t becomes neces-
sary to organize the general staff into
responsible divisions
The secretary of war and war cours-
Gil are charged with the plannia@
and development of ths army pro-
gram in it's entirety.
The chief OF staff is to SUPERVISE
and coordinate. The constant de-
velopment of the army program and
the relating of this program to the
general staff and the entire army will
be the duty of the chief OF staff ana
the war council.
The assistant chief OF STAFF and
charge of each division shall have
full power to act for the secretary Of
war and chief of stan upon all mat
ters charged to his division. The
five divisions are designated as exec
utive, war plans, purchases and sup
plies. storage and traffic, and army
operations.
The chiefs Of the several bureaus.
corps and other agencies OF the mill.
tary establishment are placed direct
ly under the general staff.
The executive division is to havb
charge of the ONCE of chief of starr
under an officer to be known as tina
executive assistant. He shall act for
the chief of staff during his absences.
This division ia to discharge the adj
ministrative duties of the general
staff. 1t will supervise rhe organiza-
ton, administration and methods OF
all divisions of tile general staff ana
the several bureausA corps and other
agencies OF the military establish.
ment.
Statistics, military intelligence.
acquisitions and permits. promotions
and assignm snta. ana the militia nu-
rsau and federal guards also come uae
der this division.
War Plans Division.
The war plans division will be In
charge OF a director OF war plans.
This officer shall be president OF ths
war college and in charge of all activt-
ties of the war college. The duties
OF this division include
/. Plans of the organisation OF all
branches of the army.
. Study and determination OF the
types and quantities OF equipment ana
approval of design and types OF
equipment and supervision of research
and invention in connection with
equipment.
3. Projects for national defense.
T. Training for all branches OF the
army. tactics and methods of warfare
to be employed and supervision OF
military schools
5. Military intelligence as related
to army operations.
6. Military records.
I. Proposed legislation and prepara-
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military establishment
The purchase and supply division IS
to have supervision over the purchase
and production of all munitions anc
other supplies required for the use OF
the army. The officer In charge Is
and supplies
The storage and traffic division shall
have cognizance and control OF the
transportation of all branches or the
army and Of all munitions and other
supplies for the army both BY lam
and sea. and all storage facilities IN
connection Herewith. The officer III
charge of thi division Is designased
Al the director of storage and trantA
The duties OF this aivision include
Storage and Traffic.
l. All movements of troops, munf-
lions and supplies.
2. All inland traffic. embarkation
service and overseas service relating
to the army progress. including the
employment of all army transports en-
gagged In the transatlantic service Anu
such commercial shipping as may b
used to supplement that service. In
Guiding all arrangements with the.
navy department for convoy servtce.
3. All storage for munitions ana
other supplies.
The director of storage and trAf-
fic will be charged with the duty Of
Arranging that all supplies for th@
American forces in this country mi
lin Europe shall be forwarded n IN
lner. The embarkatiQn seryi0e hoQe