The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1919-07-25
FINAL PLANS. FOR
NATIONAL GUARDS
Approval of Reorganization
Given by Secretary Baker
ON sixTEEN-DlvIslON BASIS
Major General Jesse Mel. Carter Has
Sent Out Notifications To Various
AdIutant Generals OF Ailot-
ments to Their States.

Washington.-Final plans for the
reorganization Of the National Guard
on the 18th Division basis, with di-
visional areas following the same linn
it's as did those from which guard
divisions were organized for service
against Germany, were approved by
Secretary Baker.
Mai. Gen. Jesse Mel. Carter, chief
of the Bureau of Militia Affairs, i'm
mediately sent notifications to the
various adjutant generals of the units
allotted to their States and of the
readiness of the Federal Government
to extend recognition after the re-
quired inspection had been made.
The organization table announced
provides for AZ regiments and Is bat
talions of infantry; six regiments, IL
squadrons and 10 troops of cavalry;
10 regiments, 20 battalions and seven
batteries Of field artillery and IA coast
artillery companies, with additional
forces of engineers, sanitary and sig
nal corps.
A maximum expansion to about
100000 men, or 800 per senator and
congressman, is provided for, but the
units for the time being are to be
organized on the basis of IS men per
company of infantry, as appropria-
tons for the National Guard for the
fiscal year 1920 permit only the or
ganization of the guard on the basis
of 200. men for each Senator and
Representative, giving an aggregate
strength of about 100000.
State allotments as given in letters
sent to the various adjutant generals
show that New York, because of it's
preponderance in population, will have
| the biggest part in the reorganized
guard, six full regiments of field troops
and ~ companies Of coast artillery
having been assigned to that state.
Pennsylvania is authorized to main
tain four full regiments in addition
to auxiliary troops, while Illinois is
given three complete regiments and
Massachusetts two. The assignment
| to Texas Of six full regiments Of
cavalry besides four other regiments
I and auxiliaries was considered sig
nificant.
The state assignments follow:
New York-Twelve companies coast
artillery, four regiments infantry, one
squadron cavalry. one regiment field
artillery, one regiment engineers, one
field signal battalion, one engineer
train and one sanitary train COM
| plete.
Pennsylvania-Four regiments in
fantry, one squadron cavalry, one reg
iment field artillery, one battalion en-
gineers, one field signal battalion, one
engineer train, one sanitary train COM
/ plete.
Connecticut-Six companies coast
artillery, one battalion infantry, two
troops cavalry, one battery field artil
lery, one ambulance company.
Delaware-Two companies coast ar
/ tillery and one battalion infantry.
District of Columbia-One battalion
and two companies infantry, one bat
terry field artillery, one signal company
(outpost), one headquarters company
infantry.
Maine-One regiment infantry.
Maryland-One regiment infantry,
two batteries field artillery, one field
hospital company.
Massachusetts - Eight companies
coast artillery, one regiment infantry,
two troops cavalry, one regiment field
artillery, one battalion engineers, one
signal company (wire), one engineer
train, one field hospital company, one
ambulance company.
New Hampshire-Tw companies
coast artillery, one battalion infantry,
one battalion field artillery, one field
hospital company.