Evening star., 1919-03-30

Orders made public yesterday by
Gen. March. chief Of stan. provide for
the organization of the Regular Army
at peace strength of 5o9,00o officers
and men under plans that are q radi-
| cal departure from the pre-war es-
| tablishment. The effect Is to carry
into the peace-time establishment the
| ''one army" organization, which alb
sorbed regulars, National Guard and
National Army during the war into
the Army of the United States.
This is accomplished by perpetual
| ing in the permanent establishment
| the numerical designations, names.
| special insignia, war histories and
| traditions and, where possible. the
commissioned personnel Of the di-
visions. regiments and cthse units
which have particularly brillisnt war
records. .ss. -
This project is furthered by assign
ing to each Of the fourteen regular
divisions to be organized the number
and approximately the same homo
area as one Of the war divisions. The
new division, in each case. will be
recruited exclusively from that area,
which is an adaptation of the system
long employed in continental armies.
Forty-Second to Be Cavalry.
A feature Of the plan is the assign
ment of the 42d Division. which will
succeed the famous Rainbow Division
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division of the. new army. 1t will be
recruited from all parts Of the coun-
try. as will be the seven regular di-
visions retained. and which are now
part of the army OF. f.occupation. Each
of the seven regular divisions now in
France ALSO is assigned to q home
camp as a permanent base and Will
be sent to that camp when with
drawn from Europe.
Pending further legislation, the
plans being followed call for the
organization of one field army OF
five corps. The 1st and I'd Corps
are now composed of the 1st to 7th
divisions. now overseas, and the
others will be formed at home when
the new divisions have been created.
The peace strength basis Of an
infantry division to which these
units will be recruited is 1888
officers and men. The 42d. the cav
airy division. will have q peace
strength of 1878. :
One project still under discussion in
connection with the localization Of
the divisions is that of Offering to
officers of the wartime divisions COM
missions in the new regular units.
This would enable the War Depart
ment to take into the regular service
some general officers of National
Guard origin. it is understood. to
command substantially the same
units they commanded in France. In
the case of the New York Division,
to be located at Camp Upton, it is
regarded as probable that Maj. Gen.
John F. Organ. who commanded the
9th Division. will be offered COM
mand OF the new regular division to
carry that designation.
New Designations Shown.
The following list shows the new
of the Army and the
wartime divisions from which they
were taken in order to preserve
-
Except in the case of assignment Of
regular regiments. merely the num-
Der and other insignia of the units
is retained, the personnel to- be sup
piled later by recruitment. The re.
cruiting area of each division also
is shown. the first seven to be nation
wide in composition:
First Division (Camp Pike. Ark.).
as now organized.
Second Division (Camp Dodge. Iowa)
in 4th Brigade. sth and 18th regular S
regiments substituted for the 9Th ana
sth Marine regiments.
Third Division (Camp Lee. va).
Fourth Division Camp Kearney.
Calif.), unchanged.
Fifth Division tPanama). un-
changed.
Sixth Division (Honolulu). un-
changed.
Seventh Division philippine Islands,