The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-21
SOUTHERN STATES
 ARE EMBRACED IN
 4THARMY CORPS
Temporary Headquarters to Be at Charleston Until Space Is Available at
 Fort McPherson
By Associated Press

w aSnlngton, August N.-Ihe war ue- partment in announcing today the state groups composing the army corps as es- tablished in accordance with the pro- wilson's of the new army bill, designated that the Fourth corps is to embrace the states of North Carolina, South Carolina. Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi. Arkansas and Louisiana, with headquarters at Fort McPherson. Georgia.
 The headquarters will be temporarily at Charleston, $. C. until space is avail able at Fort McPherson.
 Maj Gen John F. Morrison was named commander of the Fourth corps area.
 The Third corps area will embrace the states of Pennsylvania, Maryland. vir- ginia and the District of Columbia. headquarters at Fort McHenry. Mary land
 Mai Gen. Adelbert cronkhite will com mand the Third corps area.
 OTHER CORPS ANNOUNCED
 Other corps are as follows:
 First Maine. New Hampshire, co Yer mont. Massachusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut, headquarters Boston. Maj. Gen. David C. Shanks. commander.
 Second-New York. New Jersey and
 Delaware, headquarters Governors ls- land. Maj. Gen. Robert L. Bullard. com mander
 Fifth--Ohio, West Virginia. Indiana and Kentucky headquarters Fort Ben jamin Harrison, Indiana Maj. Gen. George F. Read, commander. Sixth-Illinos. Michigan and Wiscon- sin, headquarters Fort sheridan, llll-
 nois. Maj Gen. Leonard Wood, com mander
 Seventh Kansas. Iowa. Ns- braska, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. headquarters Fort Crook, Nebyaska, Maj. Gen. Omar Bundy, com mapder.
 New Mexico and Arizona, headquarters Fort Sam Houton. San Antonio. Tex. Maj. Gen Joseph Dickman, commander.
 Ninth-W Washington, oregon, ldaho' Montana Wyoming. Utah, Nevada and California, headquarters at Presidio of San Francisco. Maj. Gen. Hunter LhS- gett commander.
 For purposes of mobilization and other emergency maneuvers, the nine .coit3 areas will be grouped in three army areas, the first three corps areas forming the first army area, the next three the second and the seventh, eighth and ninth, the thiSd. TO BE DISCOTINUED It was announced that upon the es- Establishment of these corps the Six territorial departments now embracing the continental areas of the United states shall be discontinued and the island of Porto Rico and with the is- lands and keys adjacent thereto will for administrative purposes be at . tached to the Second corps area, while 1 the teritory of Alaska will be at l the Ninth corps area.
 l Mai Gen. Charles II. Muir has been ] assigned to command the Fourth di- vision and Maj Gen. John L. Hines the | Fifth division.
 New departmental commanders are: 1 Philippines department. Brig. Gen. Charles c. Treat; Hawaiian depart ] ment; Brig Gen. Joseph F.. Kuhn Pan-
 anna department, Brig. Gen Edwin B. l Babbitt; South Atlantic coast artillery district. Brig. Gen. Johnson Hagood. Other important army assignments announced were those of Maj. Gen. Will i liam c. Haan. Brig. Gen. Henry Jer- vey and Brig. Gen Dennis K. Nolan, to i be assistants to the chief of staff and | members of the war department gener- 1 al staff and Maj. Gen William NJ ! Wright to be director of the suppl, division and executive assistant to the chief of staff Mai. Gen. William G Haan was named director of the wal plans division Brig. Gen. Henry ter lvsy. director of the operations division and Brig. Gen. Dennis F. Nolan to be director of the military intelligence df. !, vision.