The Lancaster news. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1905-current, 1919-07-22
WILL RAISE THIRD OF
! NEW GUARD IN SOUTH
South Carolina TO Furnish Infantry
Regiment, Artillery and Other
Companies.

aand the states of Texas, Missouri, Ok
lahoma and Arkansas will be permit
ted to furnish approximately one-l
third Of the national guard strength
of the nation under reorganization
eplans approved today by Secretary
Baker.
Southern states are authorized in
letters of notification sent out today
by Maj. Gen. Jesse Mel. Carter, chief
OF the bureau OF military affairs to
the representative state adjutaut|
generals to form II regiments and
five ,battalions of infantry, out of a
total Of AZ regiments and IS bat
talions of that service are contem-
plated in the entire nation. South
ern states, especially those along the
Atlantic coast, also are heavily repre-
sented in the coast artillery branch.
The basis used in assigning the ma
tional guard divisions was that Of
500 men for each senator and repre-
sentative, giving the national guard
strength of about 100000 men.
will permit a strength of only about
100000 during 1920 or on basis Of
200 men for each senator.
or the southern states, Texas was
assigned the largest number Of units.
six regiments Of cavalry, three regi-
ments of infantry and one field artil-
lery regiment. The authority given
Texas to organize six regiments Of
cavalry is regarded as significant in
view Of the constant menace of armed
North Carolina and Georgia will rank
next to Texas among the southern
states in armed guard strength.
New York due to it's preponderance
of population, will lead the nation in
armed guard personnel with II COM
panies of coast artillery, four regi-
ments of infantry and one regiment
and large number Of auxiliary
troops. Pennsylvania ranks second
in the nation.
The letters sent to the state adj
jutant generals authorize them to
proceed with the organization OF the
units assigned Immediately. Recog-
milton will be given by the war de-
partment as soon as inspections show
the units qualified to receive federal
support.
The assignments to the southern
states follow:
Arkansas: One regiment infantry,
one battalion engineers, one ambu-
lance company.
Florida: Two companies coast ar
tillery, two battalions infantry, one
machine gun company.
Georgia: Four companies coast
artillery, one regiment and one bat
talon infantry. one squadron cavalry,
one battalion field artillery one COM
pany engineers. one field hospital
company.
Kentucky: One regiment and one
battalion infantry, one squadron cav
airy. one machine gun troop. one bat
talon field artillery. one field hospi-
tai company, one ambulance compa-
ny.
Louisiana: One regiment infantry,
one battalion field artillery, one sig
nal company (wire), one field hospi-
tai company.
Maryland: One regiment infantry,
two batteries field artillery, one field
hospital company.
Mississippi One regiment infan-
try, one battalion field artillery, two
troops cavalry.
North Carolina: Four companies
coast artillery one regiment infantry.
two troops cavalry, one battalion field
artillery, one company engineers, one
engineer train, one field hospital COM
pany, one ambulance company.
Oklahoma: Two regiments infan-
try, one battalion field artillery, one
company engineers. one signal COM
pany (radio), one field hospital COM
pany.
South Carolina: Two companies
coast artillery, one regiment infantry
one company engineers, one field hos
pital company.
Tennessee: One regiment and one
battalion infantry. two troops caval-
ry, one battalion field artillery, one
signal company (outposD, one ambu-
lance company.
Texas: Three regiments infantry,
six regiments cavalry, one regiment
field artillery. one company engi-
neers, one signal company (wire)
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