Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1917-12-22
STATE TROOPS WILL
GO To THE FRONT
NATIONAL GUARD is CALLED TO
THE coLoRS IN PRocLAMA-
TON BY THE PRESIDENT.
VIII Be Dispatched to the Front in
France in Due Time to Fight
Alongside the Regular Army
Forces of United States.

Washington.-The last step neces-
sary to make the entire national
guard available for duty in France
was taken by President Wilson on
July 8 with the issue of n proclama-
tion drafting the state troops into
the army of the United States Aug
ust 5.
The presidents proclamation de-
clares that
Whereas the United States of
America and the imperial German gov
eminent are now at war, and having
in view the consequent danger OF
aggression by an enemy upon the ter
ritory of the United States and the
necessity for proper protection against
possible interference with the exc
cutlon of the laws of the Union by
agents of the enemy, |, Woodrow Will
son, president of the United States,
by virtue of the authority vested in
me by the constitution and the laws
of the United States, and through the
governors of the respective states, call
into the service of the United States
as of and from the dates hereinafter
respectively indicated, all members of
the national guard and all enlisted
members of the national guard reserve
of the following states, who are not
now In the service of the United
States, except members of staff corps
and departments not included In the
personnel of tactical organizations and
except such officers of the national
guard as have been or may be spe-
officially notified by my authority that
they will not he affected by the call,
to-wit:
On July 10, 1917-New York, Penn
sylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michi-
gan. wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota South Dakota and Ne
braska.
On July rs, 1917-Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts,
Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jer-
sey, Delaware, Maryland, District of
Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois,
Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washing
ton and Oregon.
The members of the national guard
of the various states affected by this
call will be concentrated at such places
as may be designated by the war de-
partment.
All Called for August 5.
Second And under the authority
conferred upon me by clause two of
section one of the act of congress to
authorize the president to increase
temporarily the military establishment
of the United States, approved May
Is. 1917, do hereby draft into the
military service of the United States
as of and from the 9th day of August
1917, oil members of the national
guard and all enlisted members of the
national guard reserve of the follow
ing states, except members of staff
corps and departments not included
In the personnel of tactical organiza-
lions and except such other officers OF
the national guard as have been OF
may be specifically notified by my au-
thority that they will not be drafted
to-wit:
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, West
Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
sofa, Iowa, North Dakota. South Da-
kota, Nebraska, Maine, New Hamp
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, District of Column
bia, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana
Wyoming Idaho, Washington, Oregon
Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Lou
lsiana. Oklahoma, Texas. Missouri
Kansas, Colorado. New Mexico, Art
IONA, Utah and California.
Discharged From Militia.
Third All persons hereby drafted
shall, on and from the 9TH day of Au-
gust. nineteen hundred and seventeen
stand discharged from the militia, and
under the terms of section . of tn,
act of May Is, 1917, be subject to the
laws and regulations governing the reg
ular army, except as to promotions. Sc
far as applicable to persons whose per
manent retention in the military ser
vice ON the active or retired list is no
contemplated by law.
Fourth. The members of each com
pany, battalion, regiment. brigade, di
vision or other organizations of the na
tional guard hereby drafted into tho
military service of the United State'
shall be embodied IN organizations cor
responding to those of the regular
army.
Officers Retained.
The officers not above the rank o
colonel of said organizations of tn,