Show RADICAL CHANGE S ERED BY BAKER SECRETARY PF WAR ANNOUNCES reorganization OF GENERAL STAFF OF THE ARMY five divisions are arc formed to haar charge of various branches of the work new methods will fix responsibility washington A gheral general reorganization of the general staff of the army was nii announced pd by the war department oil oa february 10 the new plan provide 4 for five main divisions each division will be under nit nil assistant chief of the chief of staff and the war council tire lire to operate cooperate co in the gen general cral administrative duties of the general staff tile the sweeping changes provided for have been under consideration by secretary linker baker and ills his chief advisers for several weeks the secretary stated that it a reorganization of the department was in ili progress on ills first tippe arance before the senate committee utter after the investigation of the conduct of the war was instituted tile the reorganizations of different III dl and bureaus of the general staff will continue the names of officers officer who tire are to occupy the positions position provided for in the scheme were not given out the calir 1 of edward adward it 11 recently appointed surveyor general of supplier 4 comes under the third or purchase fuld supply division the duties of the chief of will be taken tak en over soon by major general peyton 0 INI march ordered home from prance france to succeed major general biddle biddie assistant chief of staff who has been acting chef in the absence of general bliss for the present general bliss will continue to hold tile title of clil climet e f of 8 taff staff while representing tie the united states in the supreme war council abroad and general march will avill be designated acting chief the general reorganization of the staff Is viewed in some quarters as a result of the congressional agitation for a war cabinet and a munitions director at the war var department it is declared to be a natural outgrowth of the rapid development of the war program ther c were about forty six members of the general staff when war was declared this number was increased immediately and now is about eighty most of the present members member are in ili france |