Evening star., 1921-08-18
CHANGESEFFECTED
IN GENERAL STAFF
Reorganization Progresses
Rapidly Under Gen. Pershing
and Secretary Weeks.

Reoc9anlzatlon or the general staff
OF the Army to meet the views of
Gen. Pershing, and as approved by
Secretary Weeks, is being rapidly ef-
fected. Several radical changes are
to be made in the system followed
during the administrations of Gen.
March and his predecessors as head
OF the general staff. and a complete
change made in the administrative
personnel and in the manner of
designations.
For Instance. the official designation
of, Maj. Gen. James G. Harbord is
changed from executive assistant to
the chief of staff to deputy chief of
staff, and the Ave sections of the
general STAFF. embracing the present
DIVISIONS o.; personnel. supply. mih-
tary Intelligence, war plans and
as snS t"aGnE ets will rnss ss
nomenclature follows the system en-
ployed by Gen. Pershing. while. in
command of the American expedi-
tionary forces. The training division
is made part Of the operations section
and has to do mainly with the prep
aration of all available forces. regu-
lars, National GualaSinen ana reset
Tor prompt organization and service
In an emergency.
New Chiefs Appointed.
New heads have been selected for
these divisions. Brig. Gen. James H.
McRae. recently at Camp Travis. Tex.
will head the personnel division; Brig.
Gen. William Lassiter. recently at
Camp Knox, KY, will head the di-
vision Of operations and training:
Col. w. d. Connor will head the sup
ply division; Lieut.. Col. Stuart Heint-
zleman, the division Of military in
telligence, and Col. John McA Palmer,
just detailed as aide de camp to Gen.
Pershing, probably will be assigned
to the war plans division. Col. Palmer
! tional military policy and history"
in connection with his new assign
ment.
Assignments Not Announced.
The assignments Of the present
heads of divisions have not been an
present director of the war plans di-
vision. has applied for duty in the
Philippines and will be ordered there
In the fall. Gen: Nolan. director of
the military Intelligence division. has
Tex. The new duties of Brig. Gen.
Henry Jervey, director of operations,
have not been announced.
By an order issued yesterday. the off,
cial designation of the advanced Army
school at Washington Barracks,
originally ''The Army War College"
ana changed to The General Staff
College" during the administration of
Gen. March as chief Of staff is now
changed back to THE Army War
College"
Well Organized StaR.
Referring to the general staff as re-
organized, Secretary Weeks said:
Through the plan worked out by Gen.
Pershing and Cen Harbord, we will
have a well organized staff. which can
function for war at a moments notice
without crfppling any branch Of the
general, stan organization. The war
STAN Will be SO organized that all
branches of the depe rtment at home
would be left in capable hands when
ever the call to action came. The
plan has been worked out by the two
generals who were the best fitted to
do it, and in their plan they have en-
bodied the best features of war staff
organization as developed in the
world war"
Gen. Pershing. chief Of staff. also
made statement on the subject, in
which he explained some of the fea-
lures of the new organization. as fol-
lows:
New Functions.
"This new organization contem-
plates that the chief Of staff will be
charged with the larger problems
connected with the organization and
training Of the Army and that por-
ton Of his staff will be charged with
the preparation of plans for actual
field operation, and, upon the out
break Of war, will expand and take