The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1917-05-18
GOVERNORS ASKED
To RECRUIT To
WAR STRENC TIL
North Dakota Is Named as One Of
the Points for Assembly Of
Troops
NO INSTRUCTIONS HERE
SAYS CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Frazier and Tharalson Had No
knowledge of Orders Issued
From Washington

S4VA W 0oAAAE WI
Washington, May 1S.-North Dako.
ia and Minnesota national guards.
men, together with all other national
guard organizations in the United
States, will be called in to federal
service between July Is and August
S. Governors have been authorized
to recruit all organizations to war
strength. The states Of assembly in
clude:
July 15-North Dakota, Minnesota,
South Dakota, New York, Pennsyl'
vania, Ohio, West Virginia, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Iowa and Nebraska. ..
Incorporating Guard.
Arrangements for formally irc0r.
porating the guard into the armies of
the United States, terminating for
the war period their status as state
troops, are understood to be based
upon the possibility of supplying full
war equipment for the troops. It Is
understood also that the 16 initial
camps for the guard will all be in
tIC 0OuCllCnOtCIllS OOutuClA 0uu WOW
ern departments. Dates upon which
various state units are to be moved
to the big camps from state m0biliza-
tion points will depend on the compile
tion Of the quarters and supply sys-
tenn at the camps. 4 = r. s-ts s-.. =
Sign Bill To-day. !, -.
. President Wilson'S approval was
the final step necessary to make the
war army bill law. AS a prelim-
mary Vice President Marshal and
Speaker Clark were to sign the bill
today, after which it goes to the
White House. The president is OK.
pected to sign the bill Immediately
and to issue proclamation q setting
the day for the registration Of men
for the army. The men will then
set in motion the machinery for rails
ing an army increment OF 100000
men from 81 to 80 years Of age for
selective conscription.
Final action was taken by congress
last night on the war army bill. the
second of the major measures of tho
war;
The senate, by vote of IS to 8,
adopted the conference report accept
ed yesterday by the house. Vice Pres
ident Marshall and Speaker Clark
will sign the bill tomorrow and send
it to President Wilson. 1t probably
will be law before tonight. ...
AS finally approved the bill pro-
vides for raising by selective con-
corirfinv, Il, {U0RanN 0nf0
of 100000 mon from 21 to 30 years
of age 1t also authorizes without di.
recting the president to raise v0lun-
teer forces which Colonel Roosevelt
desires to take to France, and great
ly increases the pay of all enlisted
men.
100000 Men in First Army.
Machinery to register and draft the
first 100000 men already has been set
up by the war department lmmedi'
ately after the president signs the
bill. he will by proclamation, desig.
nate the date for registration of the
10,CG0,GcO or more men of the pre-.
scribed age. Registration books will
be in the hands of state and local
authorities who are to cooperate In
the work, and Brigadier General
Crowder. the provost marshal gener.
al, expects to have his complete lists
in Washington within five days after
registering begins. r".
Then will come the task of select.
ing the first half million. exempting
the physically unfit, those with de-
pendents and meu who are needed on
the farms and in industries. The
processes of selection probably will
be completed long before the men
are wanted. -.
Secretary Baker said today that be-
cause OF lack of supplies. the new
army would not be called to the col.
ors for training before September.
Whether Colonel Roosevelt shall be
permitted to raise an expedition, now
rests with President Wilson. It Is be-
lieved that he probably will postpone
de-: ision while the draft system Is
being put into operation.
Stone Attacks Roosevelt.
AS during the early stages of the
long dispute in congress, today's clos
ing debate centered upon the so
called Roosevelt amendment, Colonel
Roosevelt was vigorously attacked by
Senator Stone of Missouri. and as
ardently defended by his friend, Sem
ator Johnson of California.
The senate's approval of the meas
ure agreed upon by the conferees and
accepted by the house came late In
the day after attempts to send it back
to conference and an earnest appeal
ty Senator Chamberlain, chairman OF
of military committee for final action.
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