The Crittenden press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1919-current, 1920-05-21

emergency, must be maintained at
over peace-time strength. The Eighth
infantry, stationed at Coblenz and on
the right bank of the Rhine. has 1l5
officers and 1850 men. The Fiftieth
infantry. also in Germany, has IS Off
GERS and 1880 men. Just back from
Siberia, the Thirty-first infantry has
50 officers and 300 men. The Twen-
ty-fourth infantry, along the border
In New Mexico, has 81 officers and
3,4S5 men.
With the infantry only at IS 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
mp when they returned. Of casuals,
Of requirements and men enlisted only
for the emergency. The famous First
division. now at Camp Taylor, Kya
has only 5000 officers and men. The
men Of all the Infantry regiments Of
this division wear the French four
ragere Topped over the left shoulder.
The present strengths Of these reg-
ments are as follows: Sixteenth infan.
try. IS officers 642 men: Eighteenth
infantry. 81 officers, $50 men; Tween.
ty-sixth infantry. 80 officers, 6i9 men
Twenty-eighth Infantry, "a officers,
GIG men.
Some War Divisions.
Down ut Camp Travis. Texas. is the
Second division. which had the heav-
lest casualties Of any division In
France. and took one-quarter Of the
prisoners and artillery captured by
the 4. r. +. The marine brigade Is
no longer with this organization, and
no infantry brigade has yet been as
signed TO It's pl'ce. The total strength
Of the Second division Is 21l officers
and 2.O58 enlisted men. Like the First
division. the infantry regiments Of the
Second are pr6ud wenrers Of the
fourragere. The Ninth infantry. which
fought In China and took rhe villnge
Of vaux In a brilliant attack In the
Chateau Thierry sector. has 8 Off.
GERS and 372 men. The Twenty-Five,
Infantry, which fought alongside Of
the Ninth In 1912. In the Civil war and
IN France, has 30 officers and So,
men.
The Third division. which fought ri
the Marine, st. Mihiel ana the ArgOnne
Meuse. has 10 officers and 2705 en-
listed men at Camp Pike, Ark. The
Thirty.eighth infantry, which repuised
SIX German regiments and took Coz
prisoners at the Marine In July. 1918
has 20 officers and 40 men. The Thir
tieth infantry, which stormed Hin 2O4
west Of Chateau Thierry, has A Off
GERS and DDS men. OF the other In
iantry regiments OF the Third division
the Fourth has 20 officers and 352 men
and the Seventh "a officers and 27s
men.
The Fourth division. thrust into &C
tion for the first time near Chateau
Thberry. is stationed at Camp Dodge
Iowa. with 245 officers and 1877 en-
LISTED men. Strengths Of Its infantry
regiments are: Thirty.ninth, 81 Off
GERS, 1876 men; Forty.seventh. 33 Off
GERS, 1873 men; Fifty-eighth, 81 officers
TO men; Fifty.ninth, 81 officers, iSa
men.
In battle for the first time at 81
Mihiel. the Fifth division is at Camp
Gordon, Georgia. with 206 officers and
2,lS6 enlisted men. The Sixth divi
sion. which boasts Of having dom
mre hiking than any other A. y. r
division, Is now at Camp Grant, with
TT officers and 1927 enlisted men
The Seventh division. which arrived
IN France In time to hold the 'ef,
hank Of the Moselle river until the
nrmisticc. is NJ Camp Funston, Kansas
numbering 2i3 officers and 2,246 men
The total strength OF the seven tao
teal divisions now stationed In this
country. each OF which would have q
wartime strength Of $4,000. is 20,77C
officers and men.