The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1917-07-10
GUARD
IN US. SERVICE
President Issues Proclama-
tion Setting the Date
as August 5
VERMONT TROOPS
TO,LEAVE JULY 25
National Guard Camps Are
Mostly Located in
South

tional Guard available for duty in Franc
was taken yesterday by President Wi
son with the issue of proclamatio
drafting the state troops into the arm
of the United States on Aug. 5.
To make certain that the purpose Q
the national defense act is carried ou
the proclamation also specifically declare
the men drafted to be discharged fror
the old militia status on that date. i
that way the constitutional restrain
upon use of militia outside the countr,
is avoided and the way paved for send
ing the regiments to the European front
Prior to the application of the draft
regiments in the northern and easter
section of the country are called int
the federal service as national guards
men In two increments, to be modified
on July Is and 25. Many units are al
ready federalized and presumably they
will be modified with the other troop:
from their states. The guard from the
other states will be modified on the
day of the draft. The arrangement was
necessary to provide for movement OF
the regiments south to their concentra-
ton camps without congestion and to
the same end the division OF states into
these increments was revised from the
original schedule.
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until Aug. 5 so that all regi-
ments can be taken into the army sim
ultaneously.
Fourteen camp sites for the l6 tactical
divisions into which the guard will be
organized for war purposes have already
been selected and the militia bureau is
preparing the railway routing of the
troops to the camps. Seven of the sites
selected are in the southeastern depart
ment, five in the southern and two in
the western. The two others will be in
the southeastern department and until
they are approved assignment OF regi
ments to camps and divisions cannot be
fully worked out. The only two divi-
sions assigned are the 10th, including
the California guard, which will 60 to
Linda Vista, Cal, and the goth, including
Oregon, Washington and other states in
the Northwest, which will go to Patio
Alto, Cal.
The Proclamation.
The presidents proclamation follows:
81. Whereas, the United States of
America and the imperial German gov
srnment are now at war, and having in
view the consequent danger OF aggression
oy foreign enemy upon the territory
If the United States and the necessity |
or proper protection against possible in
reference with the execution OF the laws |
II the union by agents of the enemy, /, |
Woodrow Wilson, president of the United |
States, by virtue of the authority vested |
n me by the constitution and the laws
II the United States and through the
governors of the respective states, call
nto the service of the United States as
# and from the dates hereinafter re-
pectively indicated all members of the
National Guard and all enlisted members
+ the National Guard reserve of the fol-
owing states, who are not now in the
ervice of the United States, except such
fficers of the National Guard as have
cen or may be specifically notified by
ny authority that they will not be sf-
ected by this call, to wit:
"0n July 10, 1917, New York, Penn
ylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Da-
ota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
"On July 25, 1917, Maine, New Hamp-
hire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
'land, Connecticut, New Jersey, Della
are, Maryland, District of Columbia,
irginis, North Carolina, South Caro-
ma, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana, Wy G
ming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
"The members of the National Guard !
the various states affected by this I
II will be concentrated at such places e
may be designated by the war depart
ent.
'2. And under the authority conferred
ION me by clause of section l of the
( Of Congress To authorize the presi-
mt to increase temporarily the military
tsbIishment Of the United States ap- Z
owed May Is, 1917, do hereby draft J
to the military service of the United +
ates. as of and from the fifth day of 5
lgust, 1917, all members Of the Ma i
,nal Guard and all enlisted members Of n
e National Guard reserve of the fol- O.
wing states, except members Of staff
rps and departments not included in
e personnel Of tactical organizations
d except such other officers OF the Ma o
nal Guard as have been or may be
,ecially notified by my authority that
" will not be drafted, to wit: New q
TX. Pennsylvania. Ohio. West Nirginis, Il
chiran. Wisconsin, Ninnesots. lows, al
nth Dakots. South Dakota, Nebraska. &
line. New Hampshire. Vermont. Mas ri
lly
lContinued On eighth Pagel U