Evening journal., 1921-09-28
FOUR MILLION
RESERVE ARMY
Big Fighting Force Avail
able Under New War
Department Plan
DELAWARE IN
THE SECOND CORPS

WASHINGTON, Sept. 2S-Com-
prehensive plans for creation Of the
Organized Reserve Of the Army on a
basis that will permit quick mobil-
ization Of more than 100000 fight
ing men have been prepared by the
general staff An outline of the pre-
iiminary steps now in progress was
made public by Acting Secretary
Wainwright.
The scheme. which was developed
under authority Of Congress. con-
templates virtually no expenditures
in its present stages. yet in the opin-
ion OF Major General Harbord. act
ing chief Of STAFF. would furnish the
frame work for mobilization OF the
Nation in arms in a matter Of weeks
instead Of months.
Twenty-seven infantry divisions Of
the reserve are provided for num-
bering from the Seventy-sixth 10 the
One-Hundred and Fourth. thus pre-
serving both In number and the geo
graphical location where each origin
atod. tho 16 wartime national army
divisions. , The same territorial dis
tribution as to armies and army
corps areas is followed as in the reg
ular army organization and the pres
ent structure Of the National Guard.
The result will be to establish the
three arms Of the national land de-
fense forces on an identical basis
with control decentraiized from
Washington for all three into the
hands Of the corps area commanders.
The first step In perfecting the or
ganized Reserve will be TO assign
from the present Officers Reserve
Corps to the p Reserve divisions the
full war strength complement Of off,
GERS I'm all more than $4,000. It is
expected this can be completed by
July next, when creation of the nom
commission. enlisted personnel, in
volving the selection Of many thou
sands Of men and their assignment
to regiments. will be undertaken
Detailed plans in that regard have
not been completed
ALLEGATION Of the Reserve divisions
by Army. corps area and States from
which their personnel will be drawr
is as follows:
First Corps (Boston) Seventy
sixth Division. Massachusetts; oath
Connecticut and Rhode Island; 97th
New Hampshire, Vermont anC
Maine.
Second Corps (New York)-Sev
enty-seventh. New York city and
environs: 18th. New Jersey and Del
side Of New York city.
Third Corps (Baltimore): Seventy
aware; 9Sth, New York State. out
ninth. Eastern Pennsylvania; Eight
ieth. Virginia. Maryland and Distric
Of Columbia; Ninety Western
Pennsylvania.
These three corps cover the frs
Army areas and these reserve divi
sions with the three regular division
and the six National Guard division
in the same territory would consti
war
tute the first Amy in the event o
II was pointed out that the organ
lied reserve can be employed only b
specific act Of Congress. At presen
there is no thought that the division
ever will be called out except in
national emergency and the plan
were prepared only to prevent delay
and huge emergency expenditures
mobilization for the great war. Tn
active military force Of the countr
remains the skeletonized regula
army backed by the National GuarC
subject TO constitutional limitation
as TO its employment as the secon
line Of defense and with the organ
lied reserve, or the nation-armed