The divisional heads have power to decide such causes, and they report their decisions to the Anjivittu Nattamaikkaran, who generally confirms them.
The Anjivittu Nattamaikkaran has at times to nominate, and always the right to confirm or not, the selection of the divisional heads.
On the 23rd they proceeded towards Lindley, and were joined en route by the remainder of the divisional and brigade troops.
Divisional Staff to the telephone, where they all grabbed for the receiver.
The cavalry divisions were held back in reserve, but the divisional cavalry took an active part.
Prince Kraft says: "At Sedan the divisional cavalry were employed during the battle, charging by single squadrons, patrolling and reconnoitering to obtain information of the enemy and the ground.
In discussing the action of divisional cavalry, the most advantageous time for its assisting in the combat must be considered.
You never expected Hovercraft to parlay it up, through their connections in the Category Military Department, to a divisional magnitude fracas which you simply aren't large enough to afford.
Even the marshal's staff members were top men, any of whom could have conducted a divisional magnitude fracas.
You couldn't even pull enough wires to keep Hovercraft from making this a divisional magnitude fracas--but you have pull enough for my needs.
Not only was the advent of a divisional magnitude fracas only a short period away, but the freedom of an election day as well.
Sale succeeded Cotton in temporary divisional command pending the arrival of the latter's successor.
I have been unable, since the German wedge was driven between our forces, to get into communication with General Rhodes or other divisional commanders.
Presently there alighted a figure in the uniform of a divisional commander.
On leaving the Fourth Army the following letter, addressed personally to the Divisional Commander, was received from Gen.
Only a part of these fired the creeping barrage, the 6th Divisional Artillery, the 5th Brigade, R.
Infantry Brigade, and the Divisional Ammunition Column with the 16th Infantry Brigade.
Divisional front re-organized with West Yorks on right and Essex on left.
On 20th October the Division (less artillery) was relieved and moved to the First Army, going into Corps Reserve of the I Corps, with Divisional Headquarters at Béthune and the units in the town and surrounding area.
Division, had in the meantime passed through 6th Divisional Headquarters, and gone forward to his line.
Shortly afterwards the three Machine-gun Companies and the Divisional Machine-gun Company were organized into the 6th Machine-gun Battalion, under the command of Lt.
The changes in the Divisional Artillery were numerous.
In addition to the Divisional artillery there were the 5th and 16th Brigades, R.
Ten minutes later, Marjorie, somewhat flushed and not a little oily, resumed her place at the wheel, and deposited her passengers at the stroke of the appointed hour at Divisional Headquarters at Bramshott.
From Divisional Headquarters," he said, mechanically.
However, we got a tremendous pat on the back from the Divisional Commander afterwards.
In multiplying our artillery and machine guns we had overlooked the fact that for every gun you put into the line you add at least one limber or waggon to the general unwieldiness of the Divisional Ammunition Column.
In that army at the end of the war there was a Divisional General who had been editor of a newspaper; there was a Brigadier-General who had been a taxi-cab driver; another who had been a school-teacher.
The divisional congress meets at least once in each year, and within thirty days of its election.
The divisional congress picks from its own membership a divisional executive committee, which meets at intervals through the year, and is responsible for the affairs of the division when the divisional congress is not in session.
All such matters of detail would be subject to the decisions made by the district committees, by the divisional congresses and by the world congress of each industrial group.
They are voted for directly by the workers in each division, and if they are elected to the industrial congress, the places thus made vacant in the divisional congress are filled by special election.
Both districts would be included in the divisional organization of the manufacturing industries of the Mediterranean Basin.
Each divisional executive board picks a staff of experts or engineers, who are approved by the divisional executive committee, and who constitute the technical general staff of the division.
The Details of Organization These general principles of economic self-government may be applied to local, district, divisionaland to world economic groupings.
It would be to the interest of the divisional organization to recognize only such district organizations as did not involve the divisional organization in jurisdictional disputes.
This necessarily led from the left bank of the Huisne through the quarters taken up by the IIIrd German Corps, which was disturbed all night by wandering detachments of the enemy, even at Nuille, where the Divisional headquarters lay.
This scheme was upset by the activity of the enemy on the east side of the Foret de Mormal, rear-guard actions being forced upon each of the three divisional brigades at Pont-sur-Sambre, Landrecies and Maroilles respectively.
They won, however, very high praise from the Brigadier and from General Lomax, the Divisional General.
Sir Charles Fergusson, the Divisional General, with an absolute disregard of personal danger, galloped about among the bursting shells exhorting the division to stand fast.
Sir Hubert Hamilton, the Divisional General, shortly afterwards came along on foot to inspect the trenches, disregarding warnings as to the great danger he was running.
It was afterwards freely rumoured that this order to retire had been delivered to General Bulfin, as a Divisional Order, by a German dressed in the uniform of a British Staff officer.
The story of this affair is as follows: It was reported to the General commanding that the Munster Fusiliers were in trouble, and the 15th Hussars, who were acting as divisional cavalry, were sent back to help.
It was highly important to establish telephonic communication between the 9th Brigade on the north bank and Divisional Head Quarters on the south bank.
The Royal Irish Regiment formed the brigade reserve at Hyon, and the 7th Brigade the divisional reserve at Cipley.
It had been given out in Divisional orders that several men had fallen out of the line of march for drunkenness, in other regiments, and been shot.
The 1st and 4th were kept in divisional reserve west of the canal.
He joined us and proved to be Colonel Penhale of the Divisional Ammunition Column, who had been with us on the "Megantic.
Colonel Burchall Wood of the Divisional Staff had joined us on the previous afternoon, and as he was my senior officer I reported to him, but he said he preferred to be my guest and for me to take command.
In the evening we left the trenches and went into divisional reserve at Rue Du Quesne.
The artillery under Colonel Burstall were with the First Brigade whilst the Cavalry were at Sling plantation, and Divisional Headquarters at Bustard Camp.
The King rode up to the line and began the inspection of the artillery and the Divisional Cavalry opposite us.
Colonel Penhale of the Divisional Ammunition Column was on board and entitled to seniority.
About the same time, five o'clock, a blood-stained order reached me to retire the remnant to the Divisional Reserve trenches.
The next day the divisional commander visited this sector of his front and, hearing of the suspected mining, ordered me to report to him.
These two most important ports illustrate the same fact as applicable to all other Asiatic Ports within the distance attraction of the Canal, the divisional line of which from the United States Atlantic Coast is at Singapore.
Considering New York as the starting point, the divisional line between Suez and Nicaragua Canal influence in Asiatic commerce is Singapore, which port is only 29 miles nearer New York via Suez than Nicaragua.
There were two men to every three horses or mules, and it was scarcely possible for them to perform long marches, from the divisional camps to Balaklava and back again, and afterwards to attend to the animals and clean them properly.
The divisional orders for the Second Division were very much the same as those for the Light Division.
It was some consolation to find that officers had lost themselves in the very vineyard, close to the house, and that aides-de-camp and orderlies had become completely bewildered in their passage from one divisional camp to another.
In the various Divisional Commissariat depôts an enormous loss of grain occurred from similar causes, and from shifting the sacks and the distribution of the rations.
Generals might be seen sitting on powder-barrels on the beach, awaiting the arrival of "divisional staff horses," or retiring gloomily within the folds of their macintoshes.
Lord Raglan accepted this change of the plan of attack, although it was opposed to his private judgment, and sent orders to the divisional generals to carry it out.
He was only a divisional officer, and could not in any way direct the action of the troops.
Orders were issued, in consequence, to admit no one into the trenches or works without a written permission, and all persons found loitering about the camp were arrested and sent to divisional head-quarters for examination.
Major Donegan sent out thirty-six cases of enteric to Intombi Camp from the divisional troops' hospital alone.
In many extensive regions experienced geologists have been at a loss to decide which of two sets of divisional planes were referable to cleavage and which to stratification; and that, too, where the rocks are of undisputed aqueous origin.
All the foremen in that area division will elect a divisional head of foremen of torch welding crews.
The totals would then be teletyped to the divisional H.
His heavy batteries will be for him what the artillery reserves are for the divisional General.
I will also once more declare that it is wrong that the bulk of the training of the army cavalry should consist in the divisional cavalry exercises on the military drill-grounds.
Divisional manoeuvres are still of some value even to the commanders.
The regiment intended fordivisional cavalry would, on mobilization, form itself into six squadrons and place three of them at the service of each division.
For choice," Captain Prescott answered, "as close as possible to General Bazain's divisional headquarters.
The French divisional commander bowed courteously four separate times, taking each American officer by the hand with both his own, and finding something wholly courteous to say.
I had forgotten it," replied the French divisional commander.
Here is a map of the divisional front, gentlemen, if you care to draw your chairs closer and look it over," proposed the general.
The Russians had Divisional Hospitals at various stations; and all cases were carried to them.
The French, meantime, had three sorts of hospitals,--the Divisional ones coming between the Regimental and the General.
These things cause the French to prefer the Divisional Hospital, which, while still within reach, is set farther back from the force, in a picked situation, and managed on a large scale and with nicer exactitude.
For a moment Dennis failed to grasp the drift of his words, but the Divisional Commander soon made himself quite clear.
Leaning his elbow on the side of the automobile with one foot planted on the step, the great Frenchman waited, talking meanwhile with a Divisional General who had something to report.
Then he dressed himself, appropriating the belts and equipment of a poor youngster named Binks, who had been killed during the raid, and, emerging from the door, almost ran into the arms of his father and the Divisional General.
It so happened that the real Carl Heft belonged to another company, and was marked absent on duty at Divisional Headquarters.
Dennis, bending over with eyes of horror as he recognised the officer who less than half an hour before had shown him his own route at Divisional Headquarters.
He secured the glasses, and found that he could not have arrived at a better moment, for a message had just been received from the Divisional General!
The divisional general looked him up and down for a moment, and his brow cleared.
We've got to go back top speed to Divisional Headquarters," and he stepped in.
Where are the divisional headquarters to be to-day?
I didn't understand it at first, but suddenly it flashed over me that Mr. Blunt kept civilian clothes somewhere in his divisional officer's office.
Later, when the first classmen were all gone and the corridors were deserted, Third Classman Blunt might have been seen to slip into room number 23, the divisional officers' room.
My room is next to thedivisional officer's office, on the ground floor.
