Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-19
NEBRASKA GUARD
IS PART OF FIRST
FEDERAL ARMY
Nebraskans Are in the First
Group, Which is Called
to Assemble July
Fifteenth.

Washington, May l9.-All National
Guard organizations will be called
into federal service between July IS
and August t.
Governors have been authorized to
recruit all organizations to war
strength. The dates of assembly in
the western states follow:
July l5-Nebraska, Minnesota,
iowa, North Dakota and South Da-
kota.
July rs Montana, Wyoming,
Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
August 5--Oklahoma, Texas, Kan
sas. Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona,
Utah and California.
Basis for Statement.
Arrangements for formally ncorpo-
rating the guard into the armies Of
the United States, terminating for the
war period their status as militia or
state troops, are understood to be
based upon the possibility Of supply
ing full war equipment for the troops.
1t is understood also that the six
teen divisional cantonment camps for
the guard will all be in the south
eastern, southern and western depart
ments. Dates upon which various
state units are to be moved to the big
camps from the state mobilization
points will depend upon completion Of
the quarters and supply system at
the cantonmcnt camps,
Coast Artillery Included.
The formal announcement of the
War department fixing the date for
exercise OF the draft, states that all
National Guard coast artillery COM
panies will be drafted July IS.
after being drafted" the statement
continued, organizations will be held
at company rendezvous for about two
weeks and will then be sent to con-
centration camps in the southern,
southeastern and western depart
mentS.
"All National Guard organizations,
both in and out of federal service,
will be recruited at once to full war
strength. The necessary arms, equip
ments and clothing for recruits is
at present on hand, but it is hoped all
supplies will be available by the time
the troops are sent to their centra-
ton camps"
The order informs the adjutant
general that ali enlisted men OF the
National Guard reserve as well as
of the active forces will be drafted on
the dates given.
The divisions Of the National Guard
and sclective army, which will be sum-
moncd about September |, will be To-
Gated by military departments as fol-
lows:
Northeastern Dcpartment-First di-
vision selcctive army.
Eastern Departmcnt-Second, Third
and Fourth divisions selective army.
Southeastern Department -- Sixth,
Seventh and Twelfth divisions selec-
tive army and Fifth, Sixth, Seventh,
Eighth, Ninth, Tenth, Sixteenth, Sew
entecnth and Eighteenth divisions Ma
tional Guard,
Central Departmcnt-Eighth, Ninth,
Tenth, Thirteenth and Fourteenth di-
visions sclective army.
Southern Dcpartment-Fifteenth di-
vision selcctive army and Eleventh,
Twelfth, Thirteenth. Fourteenth and
Fifteenth divisions National Guard.
Western Departmcnt-Sixteenth di-
vision selective army and Nineteenth
and Twentieth divisions National
Guard.
The following sites have been ap-
proved for five of the thirty-two
divisional cantonment camps to be
established;
Ayre, Mass; El Paso, Tex; Amer
lean Lake, Wash; Atlanta and Au
gusta, Ga.
Fourth in Federal Service.
The Fourth Nebraska, under Colo
mel Baehr, now at Fort Crook and
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