Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-03-29
Five Corps With Total of Fl Di-
visions to Form 0rganiza-
ton, March Announces; Plan
Entirely New Personnel.
CREATED ON AUTHORITY
ACCORDED BY CONGRESS
$4,000 Volunteers Sought for
Foreign Service; Men Given
Choice of Alien Soil They
Wish to Invade.

organization of the American army in
to a force of 100000 men-five corps
with q total of 81 divisons--have been
completed, Chief of Staff March an
nounced today.
In forming these divisions men will
be drawn from the 81 divisions exist
ing and their present divisional organ
izations will be used but an entirely
new personnel will be permitted This
army is being former under authority
granted by congress, but will be re-
vised later if necessary to conform
with future legislation.
Organization of this mobile army
was at President Wilson's direction.
the war department stated.
In the new recruiting campaign, first
announced several weeks ago, 27S9 men
have enlisted at the various recruiting
offices located at camps, March de-
clared. These have been about evenly
divided between one and three year
enlistments, he said. March referred to
the enlistments as a small number"
and explained that the new promise
of foreign duty would probably appeal
to many men who did not see service
abroad during the war.
PERMANENT QUARTERS.
The divisions and their permanent
headquarters were announced by Gen
eral March as follows:
First infantry, Camp Pike; End in
fantry, Camp Dodge; 3rd infantry,
Camp Lee; 4th infantry, Camp Kearny;
9Th infantry, Panama; 9th inf nt"y,
Honolulu; 7th infantry, divided be-
tween the Philippines, Alaska and the
Mexican border; Goth infantry, Camp
Devens; 27th infantry, Camp Upton
2Sth infantry, Camp Dix; Goth infantry,
Camp Meade; 18th infantry, Camp
jackson; 32nd infantry, Camp Custer;
33rd infantry, Camp Grant; 36th in
fantry, Camp Travis; 37th infantry.
Camp Sherman; Slst infantry, Camp
Taylor; send infantry, Camp Gordon;
seth infantry. Camp Funston; 91st in
fantry, Camp Lewis; 42nd cavalry,
headquarters with the southern depart
ment.
The last division is to be drawn from
all states, it was explained.
TO PRESERVE MORALE.
The numerical designations of vari-
Gus divisions which have served in
the war have been maintained for the
new army largely for historical and
sentimental reasons.
1t Is hoped March said, that this will
preserve the morale developed by
many of the famous fighting units of
the A. E. f.
The new army plan will not interfere
with organization of a national guard,
March explained.
Announcement was made that the
war department had approved call for
10000 volunteers to be enlisted for a
three-year term, on a definite promise
of foreign service. March denied spe-
officially that 1t was planned to use
these troops to combat Bolshevists.
They will be concentrated at Camp
Meade. and sent to Europe in lots OF
approximately 1000 men, to be turned
over to commanders there. Volunteers
desiring service in Siberia, Italy or
other foreign countries will be assign
ed to those places, March said, ex-
planning how the plan would work out
20 SPEED DISCHARGES.
Orders have been issued, March
stated, that returning soldiers should
be demobilized not later than As hours
after their arrival In camp. He found
quite general objection among soldiers
during his recent inspection trip to be-
ing held in camp for parades.
It has been frequent practice
March said, that units arriving in ad-
vance of the bulk of n division have
been held two or three weeks until the
entire outfit arrived for camp parade
The new orders-now in effect-auto-
matically offers every returning SOL
dier his discharge within 4s hours.
Arrival of the 16Sth engineer COM
pany at Murmansk March %, was an
nounced by March 1t carried 1913 men
and Is officers. Another engineer com
pany, the 167th, is en- route and will
arrive soo0, II was said.
1,54s2e0 DISCHARGED.
The total officers and men dis
charged from the army to date Is
1.54s,1sO. including 1,460.641 men and
$500 officers. Officers, men, nurses
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