The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1920-08-21
GEN. EDWARDS TO
 COMMAND NEW FIRST CORPS AREA

Washington, Aug 20-Plans by which the War Department can call to the colors one million trained men overnight as an army of offense or defense, were made public by the General Army Staff today
 The country has been divided into nine army corps areas instead of the old territorial divisions by depart ments. Each of these areas will be corps of three divisions-one regu- lar army, one national guard and an- other of enlisted personnel. Secretary Baker said today the idea IS that the army be organized in a tactlcai, rather than on a department basis-
 Under the army reorganizing bill there can be no compulsory use or the reserve enlisted personnel. If 1t joins the army it will be on the understanding that it is only volun- tary reserve Its connection with the regular army and national guard, therefore, will be only nominal. No doubt is felt by the department, however, that if the emergency arose the enlisted personnel would flock to L.the standards in such mum bers as to complement the three divisions Ill each of the nine areas.
 IIRo ATeItS OI DlNIeioh. The areas, their component states, and the commanding generals, fols lows:
 First Corps -Area-Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut-Head- quarters, Boston. Second Corps Area-,New York. New Jersey, De1awareL-Headqua ters, Governors Island.
 Third Corps Area-Pennsylvani Maryland, Virginia, District of Co., ry, Maryland.
 Fourth Corps Area-North Caro- lima, South Carolina, Georgia, F1ori- da, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana. Headquarters Fort McPherson, Georgia.
 Fifth Corps Area-Ohio, West Vir- ginia, Indiana, Kentucky. HeadquaA ters at Fort Benjamin Harrison, iu' diana.
 Six Corps Area. - Illinois, Michi- gan, Wisconsin. Headquarters Fort Sh eridan, Illinois Temporarily at Chicago until space is available at Fort Sheridan).
 Seventh Corps Area - Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota Head quarters Fort Sam Houston, San An tonic.
 Ninth Army Area Washington Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, Utah, Nevada and California. Head quarters Temporarily at San Fran cisco. until space is available at Presidio).
 Porto Rico is attached to the Sec ond Corps area.
 The Army Corps areas are to be divided into three "army areas" The first army will consist of the First, Second and Third Corps areas; the second army the Fourth, Fifth and army, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Army Corps areas.
 "The commanders in the corps First, David c. Shanks; Second, Rob- Cronlxhite; Fourth F. G. Morrison; Fifth, George F. Read; Sixth, Leon l ard Wood; Seventh, Omar Bundy; Eighth, Joseph T. Dicknan; Ninth, Hunter Liggett.
 Brigadier General Clarence Ed wards will command the First Divi- sion in his corps area, and William S. Graves is assigned to a division in the same corps area Other divi sfonaI commanders are Brigadier General Mark L. He~Arv. -Arigadier General Harry H. BanC,loltz, Briga- dier General Joseph E. Kuhn, Jr! Brigadier-G General F. B. Baooutt and Brigadier-Genera1 Johnson Hapgood- | It is understood that General Persh- | ing, who is the General of the Army would have the duty of mobilization in case of any military necessity.