The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-05-28

over peace-time strength. The Eighth
infantry. stationed ut Coblenz and on
the right bank Of the Rhine. hns 113
officers and $3.50 men. The Fiftieth
infantry. also in Germany, has % Off
GERS and $3.50 men. Just back from
Siberia. the Thirty.tirst infantry has
~ officers and 3,1OO men. The TWEEN
ty-fourth infantry. along the border
in New Mexico. has 81 officers AMI
3.4S5 men.
With the infantry only Mt . per
cent Of authorized strength. and the
necessity Of maintaining a number vt
regiments above peace time basis.
many regiments are far below the
average strength. particularly the reg
in,cnts back from France and made
up when they returned. Of caSuais.
Of requirements AMI men enlisted only
for the emergency. The famous First
division. now at Camp Taylor, Ky.
has only 5000 officers and men. The
men If all the infantry regiments "
ragerp ln"pef over the left shoulder.
The present strengths Of these regt-
n,en,s are MS follows: Sixteenth infnn.
try. ~ officers GAP men; Eighteenth
infantry. ~ officers, ESQ men: Twen-
ty-six,h infantry. ~ officers. GAO men:
Tw"nty-cighth infantry. 81 officers.
,;26 men.
Some War Divisions.
Down Mt Camp Travis. Texas. Is the
Second division. which had the heav-
lest casualties Of any division in
France. and took nne-quarter IT the
prisoners and artillery captured hy
the A. T.. +. The marine brigade il
no longer with this organization. and
no infantry brigade has yet been as.
sign.s, t" its ri zoe. The total strength
IT the Second division Is o1l officers
and o.O1b enlisted men. Like the FIRST
division. the infantry regiments Of the
Second are proud wearers Of the
fonrragere The Ninth infantry. whicl.
| fought in China and took the village
If vnux in a brilliant attack in the
Chateau Th!erry sector. has off,
GERS aud 81. men. The Twenty-thir'i
infantry. which fought alongside OF
the Ninth in 1912. IN the Civil war AMI
! in France, has 80 officers and Ssl
men.
The Third division. which fought ut
the Marine. st. Alihiel and the Argonne-
Mouse. has IL officers and 2.795 en-
listed men IT Camp Pike, Ark. The
Thirty-eighth infantry. which rePulse.i
six German regiments and took d'ss
prisoners ut the Marine in July. 1918.
ms SO officers and :l2 men. The Thir-
tie,h infantry. which stOrmed Hin ::t4.
west Of Chateau Thierry. has ~ off
GERS and ooS men. OF the other in.
fan,ry regiments Of the Third division.
the Fourth has ~ officers and RI: mon.
and the Seventh 81 officers and 27S
men.
The Fourth division. thrust into ac-
ton for the first time near Chateau
Thicrry. is stationed at Camp Dodge.
Iowa, with pa officers and 1871 en-
listed men. Strengths Of its infantry
regiments are: Thirty-nintt. 81 off,
GERS. ING men: F"rty.seven,h. ~ OFF,
crrs. l33 men: F'ifty-eighth. 81 officers.
l.N men: Fifty-nin,h. 81 officers. l33
men.
In hnttle for the first time at st.
Mihiei. the Fifth division Is Mt Camp
Gordon. Georgia. with IN, officers and
o.lSi enlisted men. The Sixth divs.
sion. which tmasts ~ having IOne
more hiking than any other A. +. f..
division Is now ut Camp Grant. with
81 officers and 3.:.7 enlisted men.
The Seventh division. which arrived
IN France IN time to hold the left
hank Vt the MHselle river until the
armlstice. is ut Camp Funston. Kansas.
numbering ..a3 ofsice<s and. 2,ooAli men.
The total strength IT the seven tao
teal divisions now stationed In this
country. each 1t which would have Il
wartime strength IT 2S,O0O. Is :tD.s7O
officers AMI men.