The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1922-08-28
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SBigsRe ductio to Be Made
tndeE Pro gram Announc-
edsbyKp TAR apartment.
lNFAN T'R'YI CUT I'm TWO.

MEAN CUT ! \ TWO
fficers Viii Not Be Reduced
minimum Until Mid
an Of cember.
ygAsHINGTON, Aug. 2S-The
nsWSsorganfzation plan for the
,d1rafted by the generaIstaff
IN ord to m eetsreduct;ons in
ersonneI IN accord ance with con-
sEEssstonaIs acts fixing the enlisted
att 500 men, calls for
sweeping&change in the number
andsize#o tactical units. An OK
@pianatory statement lss ued today
3 The Ward eEt shows a
1argegnumberSof asucF. ants which
Isbeg fther further re. Uced in
stTength, made inactive, or de-
obilized.
Only thirty-seTen reg iments of
emafn In the combat
sseryicesasEaSresu of the sreLuciion
sass8compared to & sixty-fonr rasi-
tssca1fedsforsunder the Nation
Defense Act of 1920. The
saYalTy regiments are reduced
from sixteeninS1 $40 to fourteen
the deId DE- arti1lerySre from
sthirty-three@in 1920 to thirteen;
spIIss &eIght .separate battallons;
gcoast artillery regiments from
ninesto four plus those at fixed
a
ments from thirteen in 1920 to
ton toSthe reduction in
SSnumbersSt he fan try resiclen is,
thesstatements said, have been re
ssduced IN strengt from 1490smeH
lis O and the cavalry regi-
mentssfrom5s 18stos641.
The 81 th and 34th infantry
srsgimentsw eresreduced to S12
enlisted men: respectively, while
thesesmadeSlnac tive, with records
assigned to sactive associates, and
SproYisfon.mades for ehabilitation,
tssfncIuds dsthe T36th, 37th. 33th.
OfhS4 list 7th, 51st, SIND, 53rI
4th5s 6 9th and 81 st regim ents, as
sMellSas theN1 8thaLight Tank Bat
Sgta1ion, the thfInfantrX Brigade
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS and Headquarters
Company, and the Il 9th Tank
sGompany Those demobilized
f2zftlhSTssordsStu turned in to the Ad
intantaG sdand no provisi on
sslhades for rehabilitation includ ed
s46thsi48th. 4 9th. 9th,
18Th, 18th Sth, s. 9th, 62nd 63rd
and 4thsr egiments.
sssENfna 5Taining center troops Of
Scavalrya were demobilized and the
S9thaG gRegiment was ordered
laraturnedE to sthesl United States for
sstation ForttR Riley. Kan.
Other organizations made mac
SEiSe, demobiized or converted
into included several
ainsethea field artillery service. the
coast arI1lerys air service. engin-
rssSsfgna18 corps quartermaster
corps, Ordinance department and
chemical warfare service.
distribution Of the
amy wit hins the United States.
gstat ement said "use is being
lsnladeSof permanent posts as far as
;Sppssible and the policy of with
.sSdraWing from environments is be-
ngscont1nued y SsS ~
fthescam ps,sdistinguished from
used for mobilization
During the war, the statement
pufnteda out, all have been disposed
%ofgexceptM Camp McC1enand. Ala,
(which was retained for training
purposessinatheF Fourth Corps Area
zzsOfSths sixteen national army
Camp 4Devens, Mass.
sDix ~ Custer Mich, and
Funston Kan. are retained for
Meaning purposes in their respec---
SStiye8DiVisionssta station and the pran-
cipal training area for the Eighth
Camp Lewis. Wash. was retain
ED sass the principal area for the
ssS9thIC Corps, and permanent station
EorstheS Third Division, while Camp
mead ..a Maryland was kept for
purposes of tho 3rd Corps
.sThe reduction Of officers the
Statement added "as provided in
%fhe aIastSappropriation act has be-
but%w not be completed un-
tit December ia board OF gen
seralaof Ulcers lis now meeting daily
Is at War:Department.
SstabuIation of commissioned
nersonnei tosbeSreduced by grad es,
showed 569g colonels to be reduced
400 667 1ieuten to
majors to l .575; 1855
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. .VSo ol-iASe-
tenants Ito 1867; and second
fie1tenantsys to be Increased from
SI3OS toS1,771 These reductions will
Sbssmade from officers on the, pro-
bottom list while others on the
list will be reduced
froms1 LBS tos S9S3 in the medical
from 234 to 515S in the
fros-a i5S to 1875 in
ths corps, and S13s to II
Sf]ia motor ambulance corps.
Eight hundred officers on the
promotio1T list graded from col
Sonels to first lieutenant, will be re
fafned until they are absorbed or
srscommissio ned in their next lower
grade this is accomplished
6he staf cement includ led minimum
N6fs1,7I6Teductions;w will be necessary
Observation-Disclosures, resignation
GdischaTges Isl
This minimum reduction OF
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