The Filer record. (Filer, Idaho) 1919-1930, 1920-06-17
at the relief headquar.

emergency. must be maintained at
over peace-time strength. The Eighth
Infantry, stationed at Coblenz and on
the right bank OF the Rhine, has Il5
officers and 1850 men. The Fiftieth
infantry. also in Germany, has 70 Off
GERS and 1880 men. Just back from
Siberia. the Thrty-first infantry has
50 officers and 3,l00 men. The TWEEN
ty-fourth infantry, along the border
In New Mexico. has 80 officers and
3.4s5 men. rtsr
With the Infantry only at 10 per
cent OF authorized strength. and the
necessity of maintaining a number of
regiments above peace time basis.
many regiments are far below the
average strength. particularly the reg
lments back from France and made
up when they returned. Of casuals, |
of requirements and men enlisted only |
for the emergency. The famous First |
division. now at Camp Taylor, KY. /
has only 5000 officers and men. The
men of all the Infantry regiments Of
this division wear the French four
ragere looped over the left shoulder.
The present strengths of these reg-
ments are sfollows: Sixteenth infan-
try. 80 officers 642 men; Eighteenth
infantry. 81 officers. ESQ men; TWEEN
ty-sixth infantry 80 officers. $40 men,
Twenty-eighth infantry. "a officers,
626 men.
Some War Divisions.
Down at Camp Travis. Texas. is the
Second division, which had the heav-
lest casualties OF any division In
France. and took one-quarter of the
tho A. f. r. The marine brigade is
no longer with this organization, and
no Infantry brigade has yet been as
signed 10 Its pliee. The total strength
II the Second division is 211 officers
and 2,056 enlisted men. Like the First
the infantry regiments of the
Second are proud wearers of the
fourragere The Ninth infantry. which
fought In China and took the village
IF yaux in a brilliant attack In the
Chateau Thierry sector. has off
'ers and 372 men. The Twenty-third
which fought alongside OF
he Ninth In 1912. In the Civil war and
N France. has 30 officers and 337
men.
The Third division, which fought nj {
he Marne. st. Mihlel and the Argonne-
Ieuse has .i3 officers and 2.T95 en-
listed men at Camp Pike. Ark. The
Infantry. which repulsed '
tx German regiments and took 600 6
prisoners nj the Marine In July. 1918. $
ms 30 officers and 3l2 men. The ThIr- I
Ieth infantry. which stormed Hin 2O4. I
rest Of Chateau Thlerry. has AZ OF I
ers and 22S men. OF the other In l
antry regiments Of the Third division. o
he Fourth has 30 officers and 35e men. f
nd the Seventh "a officers and 27s $
zen. Z
The Fourth division. thrust into ac-
on for the first time near Chateau n
hisrry. Is stationed AT Camp Dodge Il
IVA. with 245 officers and 1.577 en- 4
sted men. Strengths OF its infantry a
,giments are: Thirty-ninth 81 off,
,rs. 1876 men: Forty-seventh. 33 off,
ms. 1s3 mon: Fifts- eighth. 81 officers.
~ men; Fffty-ninth, 81 officers. 1873 e
en-. q
In battle for the first time at ST. 81
Inlet. the Fifth division Is at Camp al
or,lon. Georgia. with 2o5 officers and IN
1856 enlisted men. The Sixth dlvi- "
m. which boasts OF having done OF
ore hiking than any other A. T. F. ~
vision. Is now at Camp Craat. with e
Z officers and s.227 enlisted men. b
he seventh division. which arrived A
France in time 10 hold the left n
INK q the Moseile river until the y
mlstlce. Is at Camp Fsraston. Kansas.
2tS officers and 2246 men.
The total strength Of the seven tao
al divisions now stationed IN this In
untry. each Of which would have a nj
,rtinc strength Of 2s0oo. Is e0.T7O an
fcers and men. n,