Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

Washington, July 9.-The last step
necessary to make the entire National
Guard available for duty in France was
taken to-day by President Wilson with
the issue of a proclamation drafting the
State troops into the army Of the United
States on August 8.
TO make certain that the purpose OF the
national defense act is carried out the
proclamation also specifically declares the
men drafted to be discharged from the
old militia status on that date. In that
way the constitutional restraint upon use
Of militia outside the country is avoided
and the way paved for sending the regi-
ments to the European front.
EARLY MOBILIZATION.
Prior to the application Of the draft.
regiments in the northern and eastern
section of the country are called into the
federal service as national guardsmen In
two increments, to be mobilised on July
Is and 25. Many units already are fed
eralized and presumably they will be
modified with the other troops from their
States. The guard from the other States
will be mobilzed on the day Of the draft.
The arrangement was necessary to pro-
vide for movement Of the regiments south
to their concentration camps without con-
Of States into these increments was re.
vsed from the original schedule.
The operative date Of the draft was de-
| layed until August so that all regiments
can be taken into the army simultane.
ously.
FOURTEEN CAMP SITES.
Fourteen camp sites for the 16 tactical
divisions into which the guard will be
/ nj 20 I'M a
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 thu
southeastern department and until the,
are approved assignment Of regiments t
| camps and divisions cannot be full!
worked out The only two divisions
assigned are the 18th. including the Cali
fornia guart which will go to Lind;
Vista. CAL. and the Goth. including Oregon
Washington and other States in tn
northwest, which will go to Patio Alto
Cal
THE PROCLAMATION.
The Presidents proclamation follows:
81. Whereas, the United States Of Amer
lea and the imperial German government
are now at war, and having in view tn
consequent danger of aggression by
foreign enemy upon the territory Of tn
United States and the necessity for prope
protection against possible interference
with the execution OF the laws OF tn
Union by agents Of the enemy. l. Wood
row Wilson. President of the Unite
States. by virtue of the authority veste
in me by the Constitution and the law
| 0f the I1nited States and through tn
} Governors of the respective States. ca
into the service of the United States a
Of and from the dates hereinafter re
spectively indicated all members of tn
National Guard and all enlisted member
of the National Guard reserve Of the 70
lowing States. who are not now In tn
service Of the United States. except men
bers of staff corps and departments nj
included in the personnel of tactics
, organizations, and except such Officer
Of the National Guard as have been {
may be specifically notified by my author
ity that they will not be affected by tn
call. to wit:
ION July Is. 1917. New York. Pennsy
vania. Ohio. West Virginia. Mchiga
: Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa. Mort
Dakota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
D ION July 49, 1917. Maine. New Ham,
t shire, Vermont, Massachusetts. Rhot
Island, Connecticut. New Jersey, Del,
3 ware. Maryland. District of Columbi
: Virginia. North Carolina. South Car
1 lima, Tennessee. Illinois, Montana, Wyon
ing, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
1.-THE members of the National Guar
of the various States affected by tn
:, call will be concentrated at such plac
, as may be designated by the war depar
ment.