The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-30
Plans for Organization
Announced by Chief
of Staff.
500, 900 S OIL DIE r S
Not to Include Enlist
ments of $4,000 Three
Year Men for Replace
ment.

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plete pians for the creation OF an
army Of five hundred thousand
men to be supposed Of five army
corps embracing twenty-five d.
visions with a camp for each di-
vision was announced today by
General March, chief Of staff.
This proposition does not include
the enlistment OF fifty Thousand
thrcc-ycar men 10 ke cOucen-
rated at Camp Meade whence
they arc TO be sent in 1000 de-
tachments to Europe as replace
ncnt for the army OF occupation
1t Is denied that the enlistment OF
these men has any connection
with internal troubles in Central
Europe. Russia or Siberia. Gem
eral March stated that many mon
had declared they were anxious
to serve in Europe. hut conId not
and that they would welcome the
chance for foreign service.
In discussing the plans for the
army of 100000 General March
said: THE scheme as adopted
involves the organization OF five
army corps comprising twenty
divisions of infantry and one cav
airy division. The numerical
army divisions now In France will
be retained and the rema lining d.
visions after the seventh running
up tn twenty -one will have num-
erital designations corresponding
TO certain divisions originally
raised from the national guard
and the national army and will
not he numbered consccutivcty.
They will begin with the twenty
saith. The twcnfy.atxth repre-
SCENTS the entire district Of New
England: the twcnty-scvenih
represents New York and we
have selected divisions which
have had fiae battle records
abroad with the idea Of making
their war records y permanent
part Of tt,c history 81 tho army
OF the United States"
FINED CAMPS.
The camps at which the division
ire to be stationed have been pur
'hased and are:
First division. Camp Pike. Arkan
'as: second. Camp Dodge. Iowa
bird. Camp Lee, Va. fourth. Cam
kearncy. California: fifth. Panama
sixth. Honolulu; seventh, Philippin
Islands. Alaska and Mexican border
Camp Devens. Mass.
Camp Upton, n. r.
Camp Meade, Mary
and: thirtieth. Camp jackson. S. G.
hir'. second. Camp Custer. Mich.
Camp Grant. Illinois
thirty sixth. Camp Travis, Texas
twenty Camp Sherman
Ohio eighty FIRST CAMP Taylor, Ken
.uckey; eighty second. Camp Corridor
Georgia :Nighty-ninth, Camp Funston
ninety first Camp Levi.
The headquarters OF the frye arm
,orps are now in France and viii nc
be chosen here until the emergenc
period has passed. 1t Is understoo
that General Pershing will be OF
'ered the command OF the army q
half a million. Officers say. however
hat there Is no means yet OF KNOWN
Who win be the division commander,
The camps have been SO chose
hat they will be centraiizing point
FOR groups OF states. For instance
he twenty ninth division will be mad
up OF troops enlisted from MARYLAND
" j., Delaware. Virginia and the Dis
,rict of Columbia: the thirty-third al
Vision will be raised In Illinois, low
Will be recruited Antirely from III
rate OF New York. The forty-aecon
,r cavalry division win be organize
n the southern department and wi
,e drawn from all stata-
Direction OF President
Tho organization Of the army Q
s0o. 900 is announced N under the al
-ection Of tho president and by an
.hority OF the acts Of congress OF Ma
18th. 1877 and July eth, 1918.
General March announced that 1
he matter OF transpor alton home O
soldiers the $4,000 mark will
,assed this month.
The total number of enlisted me
to date ts 1.460641. tn
1884, 49 discharged officers bringing til
otaI to- / .h4a,2s0. ..4. ~.
General March who has Just re
urned from a trip to various campo
aid. referring to future parades.
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