Evening star., 1921-04-24
j. S. ARMY RESERVE
/ TO Be KEPT READY
FOR.QU|Ck ACTION
Secretary Weeks and Gen.
Pershing Make Plans
for War Emergency.


fehting forces 10 enable them to be
placed in the breech in forcetul
and efficient manner in the event OIL
a national emergency was indicated
in several moves taken yesterday by
the War Department The war De-
partment proposes that the iorces'
both regular and reserves. Will oe
kept in a state of preparedness Tor
immediate use.
The peace-time preparations are be
ing made 70 eliminate any possible
confusion incident to moblilzatloh
order and should call TO the coiors
come. every reSerNlSt Will KNOW just
where his place is.
Here are the steps announced pE
the War Department yesterday:
classification of the $4,000 Reserve
Corps officers. to determine the as
sienment to which each of1cer is DeSt
fitted. these officers records to be IN
the hands of the corps commanders by
June Is.
Corps commanders directed to make
an Immediate study of their districts
with a view to locating reserve UNITS
according to local population. this IN
formation to he submitted 10 the ae-
partment by June !.
Secretary Weeks and Gen. Pershing
were in conference concerning the
organization of war stan 70 oe
able to take the field Immediately
upon develoment of a national emer-
gency.
The War Department announced the
location and opening dates of camps
for developing citizens into ohcer
material.
The conference between Secretary
Weeks and Gen. Pershing was the
week that Gen. Pershing was to be
assigned to the important duty of
building up general headquarters
A1esigned to take over in time OF
war the direction of the nations mill
tary forces in the field.
National Guard Training.
In addition to discussing the or
ganization of the proposed war staff
So as not to conflict with provisions
of law affecting the general stan,
the War Secretary and Gen. Pershing
were understood to have taken up
problems relating to the future ad-
miniStration and training of the Ma
tional Guard and organized reserves.
Gen. Pershing is known to favor the
ing for these reserve troops and the
promotion of the utmost harmony pos
sibie between them and the regular
establishment. He desires that the
most able officers of the Army be
assigned to training National Guard
and reserve troops in time of peace.
Gen. Pershing's new task. it is un-
derstood. will involve the creation of
a stan machine complete in all de-
tails capable Of taking over the field
command in time of war. 1t will not
interfere. however, IN any way in
and responsibilities of the War De-
partment general staff. which is
charged with the administration of
the entire military establishment un-
der the Secretary of War.
1t is known to be Gen. Pershing's
hope that he will be able to build
up an efficient machine which will
concern itself only with lighting prob
lens. leaving the large question of
peace-tirne training, supply and ad-
ministration to the present general
staff; It is understood that Gen.
Weeks sin detail yesterday the sit
! uation that obtained when the United
Estates entered the world war. when
fhe was forced to practically disrupt
the War Department general staff
to secure a working staff organiza-
Stion to take overseas.
Further Details Of War STAG.
Secretary Weeks is expected to an
1 nounce further details regarding Gen.
tPershins's new assignment this
week.
The classification of reserve officers
now under way by the War Depart
ment viii enable the department to
place a complete record of every OFF,
Ger in the organized reserves in the
hands of the nine corps commanders
mot later than June Is.
!; Although stating that the prelimi-
nary classification was not expected
nto be anywhere near perfect. the War
Department said. "One of the great ad-
, vantages of organizing the reserve
fnrcaQ in TINA rf jo La
/ mistakes OF classification and assign
ment can be tested and corrected
! whereas the compilation of these most
i, important records and assignments
fis practically impossible to obtain in
time of emergency
Corps commanders have been direct
ed to make an immediate study OF
.their districts with a view to locat-
ing reserve units according to the
;1ocAl population. These studies are To
be sumbitted to the department by
June !.
Dates and Places Of Camps.
The locations and opening dates OF
1.-THE Citizens Military Training Camps
the states from which each will dra W
headquarters to which application.
..Should be sent follow:
Camp Devens. Mass. August 1,
Maine. New Hampshire. Vermont
Massachusetts. Rhode Island and Con-
necticut. First Corps Area, Boston
Mass.
Plattsburg Barracks. n. Y. August
z, New York. New Jersey and Della
ware. Second Corps Area, Governors
Island. n. Y.
Camp Meade. Md. August /. Penn.
sylvania. Maryland, Virginia and Dis.
trict Of Columbia. Third Corps Area
Fort Howard. Md
Camp Jackson. s. c.. July IS. North
Carolina, South Carolina Georgia
Florida. Alabama. Mississippi. Ten.
nessee and Louisiana. Fourth Corps
Area. Fort Mcpherson, Ca
Camp Knox, KY, July II, Ohio. In.
diana, West Virginia and Kentucky
Fifth Corps Area. Fort Benjamin Har
'kison. Ind
Camp Grant. Ill. July 81. Michi.
gan. Wisconsin and Illinois. Sixth
Corps Area. Fort Sheridan, Ill.
Camp Pike. Ark, and Fort Smelling
MINI. August ]. North Dakota. soutt
Dakota. Minnesota. Nebraska. Kansas
Missouri, Arkansas and Iowa Sew
en,h Corps Area Fort Crook. Neb.
Camp Travis. Tex. July Is and For
logan. Col. August 1. Colorado, New
Eighth Corps Area. Fort Sam Houston
Tex.
Camp Lewis. Wash, and Presidio
San Francisco, July 6. Washington
Oregon. Idaho, Montana. Wyoming
Etah. Nevada and California Ninti
Corps Area, San Francisco. Calf.
The camps will be of the so-calle,
Plattsburg type. Offering free militar,
training for thirty DAYS TO phvsica II,
Mt citizens between the ages OF six
teen and thirty-five. Candidates viii
be drawn from all parts of the coun
try. Quotas. based on population
will be allotted to states and com
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