Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-18
WAR OFFICIALS SEND
WORD TOP ALL STATE
EXECUTIVES
REGISTER JUNE |?
n,NTEp HERE THAT DRAFT BILL
WILL FORCE ALL ELiGlBLES TO
"SiGN UP" WITHIN NEXT TWO
READY.

Ii has been finally decided upon by
the War Department at Washington
that all units of the Illinois National
Guard. which includes the Third regi
ment and Company c will be called to
the col0rs July 25, six weeks later
than the first cali for guardsmen was
expected
Captain r. c. Woodward will be Civ
en- instructions today or tomorrow by
Admtant General Dickson to get his
command up to war strength before
that time. There Is room in the
ranks for a half hundred more men,
Unless these places can be filled by
voluntary enlistments, the draft. it Is
expected will be brought to bear to
bring the local company up to full
fighting strength. With the final pass
age OF the conscription act, 1t Is now
believed the general registration day
for all men between the ages of 2l
to 80 will be fixed at June |.
First orders out of Washington rela-
tive to the militia intimated that the
call would be made On June Is or July
/. but owing to a delay in getting out
equipment and arms sufficient to meet
the demand, 1t was deemed necessary
to put the call back to July 25.
There will be no delay in getting
Company G iit for service. The men
are on tip toes awaiting the word to
rally TO the aid OF Old Glory Virtual
ly the entire company has signed the
new Hay oath. and all recruits and
there are many of them-taken in
within the past few weeks. have been
administered the federal oath instead
of the one required by the state. there.
nv making them members of Uncle
Sans. fighting forces the moment
they subscribe their names to the obi
cation.
Every unit in the national guard not
already called to the coiors will lie
mobilized for training. Letters were
sen. to all governors last night noti-
flying them that the government de-
sires all national guard units brought
up to war strength before the dates
on which they will be called out. New
units of the guard will be organized
and maintained at the expense Of the
state until taken into the federal
service
The war department whilc not re
fuslng absolutely TO countenancc the
organization Of new guard units is il
forming the governors that 1t is pre-
ferabe to raise all existing organi2a
tions to war strength before new one'
are formed
When the guard units are called on
in July and August they viii be mob
ilized in tho regular state cncanp
ments where they will be taken int,
the federal service.
The object of the government in an
nOuncing the dates of guard mobiliza
ticn Is to afford every man thus calle
to tho colors a sufficient oppor.unit
to settle up his business affairs From
the agricultural sections of the ives
camo plea to postpone natona
guard mobilization until after the hal
vest season and for this reason tn
organizations In that territory will b
among the last summoned on Aug.
GuardSmen desiring discharge b,
cause they have dependents will
exempted from muster into the feders
service when mobilization takes plac
in the state camps.
For tho training OF the nationi
guard and the selective force of SOC
900 men thirty.two divisional trainin
camps are being provided The 81
camps in the central department, cor
prising the middle west will accon
modatc l6S,000 men.
Gen. Wood in The southeastern d
pariment, will have twelve camps a
communicating $4,000 men.