Evening journal., 1918-02-18
pllN|EER RFGTMFNT
lot NEW FORMATION
Cross Between Infantry and
Engineers, Says Expert
Writer
EXPECTED TO BE USED
FOR GUARD PURPOSES

lnasmuch as the former Delaware Ma
tlonal Guard Regiment Is now known
as the Delaware Pioneer Regiment it
having been reorganized and moved
from Annlsion, Alabama. TO Camp Dix
Wrishtstown. n. j. the following edi-
torial from the Army and Navy Jour
nal IS OF interest:
pioneer Infantry
we have received requo IS for a den-
milton OF pioneer Infantry, now being
organized at Camp wadsworih, S. c.
under command Of Brig Gen Guy
Carleton. At present the general an
s,ver to an inquiry for definition.
even among high officers Of the Army.
Is ID n I know"
Pioneer Infantry IS merely an old
thing under a new name. The Field Ser
vice Regulations provide for Auxiliary
troops 20 be attached 20 Amy and
Corps Headquarters; this used 10 in
cludo Heavy Brigade Ira ms, Heavy
Siege Artillery. some Infantry ana
Cavalry. The Infantry 90 be attached 10
Army and Corps Headquarters are now
to be called "Ploneer Infantry" There
are to include also Antl-ArcrRft Ma
chine Gun Battalions and some Signal
troops
A Pioneer Infantry regiment appears
10 be a cross between an Infantry rcgi-
ment and an Eneinecr regiment dolng
the work OF both: the ORGANIZATION Is
The same as that OF Infantry. except
that lt has no Machine Gun company
and there are but ii2 men IN the Head
Iuarters Company. How they are 10 be
divided into brigades we believe Is as
vet problematlcsl 70 would appear that
the regiments from 10 so are 10 be
Corps troops and from 81 to 100 Army
troops.
The ist Provisional Brisado. Corps
Troops, con-isls OF the ist Pioneer IN
fantry lold ist n. Y Infantry and the
tst Anti-Aircrsft Machine Gun Batta-
lion.
The 2d Provisional B-lqade. Amy
troops. consists OF the 2d Pioneer Infan-
try oath n Y. Infantry and tho Sd
Anti-Ait@raft Machine Gun Battalion.
The ist Provisional B-i0ade. Amy
troops. consists OF The 5ist old 10Th.
Sod iold i2th,, pnd the 81 Anti-Alrcraft
Machine Gun Battalion.
The ID Provisional B~lgade Army
troops. conslsts OF the Sad ,old 47ihl.
Sith iold 7ietl and tho 55th told 74th)
Pioneer Infantry.
The collar device has not yet been
announced The general impression is
that So will be Crossed rifles. with 6
Castle underneath II Is presumed thai
The work Of the Pioneer troops Is TO bl
mainly guarding depots, railroads, sup
piles and engineering work Of differen
kinds.
A correspondent writing to the Arm
and Navy Journal from Snartanburr
s. c. says Matters In the new provi
sional Depot for Corps and Army troop
are humming our equipment Is comm
IN very rapidly and we exnect tho mel
IN about two weeks, which viii be a
soon as we can take care OF them Gen
Guy Carleton, commander Of the new
unit. has a splendid lot Of Officers 70
his stan, and the administration is be
ing ably and courteously conducted
and he is getting good results Th
spirit Of the officers and men Is excel
lent and all are delighted az the chance
OF being busy once more. The officer
are arriving and those have seen ar
cnOd looking lot Of men The Ma
tiOnal Guard officers are from Pennsyl
yan'a and Ohio. All the Reserve Onlcer
were sent away TO Chic. after they hal
been here two months and were get
ting TO be OF some use They are nov
sendln0 L. S r officers here fresh from
The school at Leon Springs, Tex, anl
they have not got to be broken IL
How much better II would seem had tn
former officers Of eXperience been re
tained."