The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-09-01

I! Washington. Sept. 1.-The new
3corgAnixat3on plan for the Army.
Rraftsd BY the general ,sta6 in or
Rer to meet REDUCTIONS in person.
iiel in accof1anco Win congres-
Eional acts 1k1ng - enlisted
|3trength ct 1850 mn. calls for
|Sweeping chang1s n the numbee
Rnd sire Of tactical units, IN ~
slhlspst0ry statement issued today
~ the war department shows 2
barge number OF such units which
Will be either further reduced in
Atrength, made inactive, or demo
sbili1ed.
Only 81 regiments Of infantry
viii remain in the combat service
rs . result Of the reduction. as
compared to "a regiments called
Aor under the national defense act
~ 1920. The cavalry regiments are
Reduced from 16 in 1870 TO IA; the
Aeld artillery regiments from y 10
1880 to 10; plus separate battal-
hons: coast artillery regiments
from nine to four. plus those
II fixed defenses. and the engi-
heer regiments from - in 1920 to
seven.
In addition to the reduction In
humber, the infantry regiments,
The statement said, have been re-
1uced in strength from 1890 men
10 1850, and the cavalry regiments
Arom 818 to Gal.
The 18th and 34th infantry regi-
nents were reduced to 812 enlisted
men, respectively, while those
made inactive, with records as
bigped to active associates and pro-
Vision made for rehabilitation, In
ieluded the seth, 37th. 39th. 40th,
Mist, 47th, 51st, SD, SD. 54th, Goth
and 61st regiments, as we'll as the
tSth light tank battalion. the goth
4nfantry brigade headquarters and
headquarters company. and the
10th tank company. Those demo-
7biifzed with records turned in to
the adjustsut general and NO pro-
vision made for rehabilitation in
lcluded the 44th. 4eth, 4Sth. 49th.
g6Oth. 55th, 66th, 5Sth. 6sth. sd.
yt3d and Gath regiments.
Cavalry Returned
Nine training center troops Of
scavalry were demobiliSed and the
9th cavalry regiment was ordered
Returned to the United States for
station at Fort Riley. Kan.
Other organizations made mac
1--WE, demobilized, or concerted into
3maller units included several In
The field artillery service, the coast
artillery, air service, engineers,
signal corps. Quartermaster corps,
Nrdnance department and chemical
warfare service.
I'm the redistribution Of the army
within the United States" the
statement said, "use is being made
lof permanent posts as far as pos
sible, and the policy OF withdraw
ing from cantonments is being con-
linued."
or the camps, distinguished from
cantonments. used for mobilization
during the war. the statement
pointed out, all have been disposed
Of except Camp McClelland. Ala
bama, which was retained for
Framing purposes in the Fourth
Corps area.
or the 16 national army canton
lnents, Camp Devens, Mass, Dix
~. J.. Custer, Mich, and Funston
Kan, are retained for training pur.
poses in their respective corps
hreas. Camp Travis, Texas, was
Retained as the second division Sta
hon and the principal training are,
3or the Eighth corps.
I Camp Lewis. Warrington, wal
retained as the principal area fol
the Ninth corps, and permanent
station for the Third division
while Camp Mead, Maryland, wal
Kept for training purposes Of tn,
Third corps area.
"The reduction Of officers" tn,
tatement added, ''as provided II
he last appropriation act, has be
/. run. but will not be completed I'M
Hl Dec. IL. A board Of general OF
pcers 10 now meeting daily at tn,
war department"
A tabulation of commissions,
PERSONNEL to be reduced by grades
allowed 500 colonies to be reduce,
70 420; 667 lieutenant colonels (,
\ BID: 2,191 majors to 1875; 4,3S