Evening star., 1919-03-29
TORETA|NNAMES
OF 14D|WS|ONS
Department to Perpetuate
National Guard and Nation
\ al Army Designations.
READY FOR VOLUNTEERS

KEAU1 fUh Volunteers
Retention Of the names of fourteen
National Guard and National Army
divisions with brilliant war records
IN the permanent military establish
ment. in order to preserve their ira
ditions. was announced today by Gen
March.
For this purpose, in the twenty-one
divisions proposed to be organized in
the new Army fourteen will receive the
following designation:
26th. to be based on Camp Devens;
9th. Camp Upton. N. T.; 2sth. Camp
Dix. N. j.; 2sth, Camp Meade, Md
soth, Camp Jackson, 8. c.; 32d, Camp
Custer. Mich; 33d. Camp Grant, ILL.,;
ssth, Camp Travis. Tex; 37th. Camp
KY; SD. Camp Gordon. Ga: ssth,
Camp Funston, Kan: s1st, Camp
Lewis. Wash.
Rainbow Men for Cavalry Division.
The 42d (Rainbow) Division will be
the cavalry division in the new or
ganization. It will be organized in
the southern department and its men
will be drawn from all the states.
maintaining in this respect the al
tafned in the original organization;
The first to seventh divisions Will
, retain the designations of the seven
regular divisions now in France, COM
. prising the first and second army
IN each case whore a division has
been given the designation OF q ma
tional guard and national army dlvi-
, sion It will be recruited from the
diztzict surrounding tho camp named
nal division Of that designation was
ArGWn-
fn making this announcement Gen.
March said that the War Department
of the Army on the basis of a peace
strength of sos. 900 men The tactical
orxanization will comprise flve Army
corps and twenty infantry divisions
and one cavalry division. Whether
this organization will become perma-
twe legislation.
Replacement Forces Of $1,000.
The decision to raise . special for
aien service volunteer replacement
force Of $4,000 men. Cen March said.
was based on the discovery made by
-6snstary Baker and himself On their re-
cent tsur Of Army camps that tDe
number Of men were anxious to enitst
!. 3ns the Army IL guaranteed service
A great number Of men among the
limits which were trHined In this
country for service against Germany
but who never reached France, he
make the trip abroad.
Gen. March and Secretary Baker
found the rate Of enlistments very
lew, only 2.7S7 men having been re-
xuited at the regular depots. This
recruitment is under the legislation
authorizing a total OF 175,000 men.
. The term Of enlistment II one-third Of
, the total for one-year men and the
remainder for three years. Gen.
March said that enlistments 80 far
Enlistment Begun Today.
Enlistment Of the $4,000 replace
ment troops began today and is being
Roda Under this authority. This num-
her represents the total which the
War Department feels 1t can promise
t6mediate foreign service to take the
fsFces who are eligible for and who
e Tar as possible, Gen. March said.
the wishes of the men who enlist
gpAer this special designation as to
tbs department If recruit desires
service in Italy he will be sent with a
TAplaeement unit to the American
ESfees there If he desires services In
FFance or in Russia, 50 far as circun:-
stsaces permit his wishes will be met
Regarding the forces in Italy, while
ne recent advices have come to the
Wsf Department. Gen. Merch said
wars being made to withdraw the
1874 Infantry from that country.
70 Assemble at Camp Meade.
4lhs volunteer army 70 to be assembled
aA Camp Meade, Nd.
4 number Of officers. probably ter
- twelve, will be sent overseas with
Camp Meade. These will be used Al
the concentration camp to give the
prelimfnary training necessary tc
whip the men into casual organiza.
tioHs and to make the required exam
nations. On arrival in Europe they
are eligible for discharge.
The following named officers will
proceed to Camp Meade for temporary
duty pertaining to recruiting in tina,
S3nD. SOl. William II. hcHly, ClSlC
ArtiIlery: Lieut.. Col. David Reeves
Signal Corps: Majs. George c. Thorn.
ton. John E. Harris and Harold J
weeks. Capts. Philip Fox. Lawrence
K Forsythe. James T. Schuyler
Charles Thorborn and Allen X. Black.
burn, First Lieuts. Clarence E. Moss
and Edward W. Madlung and Seconc
Lieut.. Harvey T. Golightly, Corps ol
Engineers.
Announced to Stop Unrest.
cOBLENZ, Friday, March 2s (by the
Associated Press).-The announce
ment by the War Department of 1t.
intention to send from the United
STATES volunteers enlisted for use il
replacing members of the permanent
: army of occupation" who desire Il
leave the service. reached sd Army
Headquarters today. The announce
ment was made by the department Il
aIlay unrest among the Regular Arm.
divisions, which are due for replace
!. rnenfa and which contain q lacese De-.