The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-05-18
WAR BILL IS
FINALLY MADE LAW
CONTINUED from page ID

Will start 1mmeulat6ly dIIeI lio S<'i
and continue for few months, wher
the troops will be ready for service
in the trenches of Europe.
The regular army as now constitute
ed will form the basis of the training
system, whipping the recruits into
i shape on new lines drawn from the
lessons taught by our observers
abroad.
The army will have greater pay
than ever before, as the rank and
file will receive SIS month above
the present rates.
! It will be necessary to shift some
of the recruits into the south as the
bulk of the training cantonements
will be there.
The fast that twelve of them will
be in the southeastern department
will make that division-under Gen
erai Leonard Wood-far more import
ant than the public anticipated when
he was shifted from the eastern de-
partment.
Re~enue Bill Action.
WASHINGTON May 1S.-Every
person who paid an income tax last
year must pay this year, one-third OF
the 1916 amount II additionn to new
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action taken today.
Although attacked vigorously by
Representatives Madden, Illinois and
SOC, 200, 600 revenue bill was retained
in the house by a vote of 123 to 54
Following disposal of this item, the
house started on the excess profits
provision on which one of the bitter
est fights of the session is forecast.
National Guard Orders.
WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The ma
tional guard will be called into federal
service in three groups July Is, July
25 and August 5.
In notifying state adiutant generals
Of this fact today, the war department
authorized the recruiting of the guard
organizations to war strength The
war strength Of the national guard is
about 100000 1t notified them, how
ever, that regardless of whether they
reach the war strength the organiza-
lions must report on the date assign
ed, to be sent Immediately to training
camps for intensive instruction in
modern warfare.
In case existing organizations have
insufficient equipment, full equipment
will be assured when the troops ar
rive at the training camps.
The national guardsmen affected by
today's order are those who have not
been called into federal SER
vice. They will be kept in their home
armories about two weeks and then
will be sent to the training camps.
The militia division estimates that |
from six weeks to two months of in! |
tensiye training will suffice to put !
these units into war condition. When |
they are out of the way, the new se-
lectiye service army can occupy these
camps.
While no announcement Is made as |
to the disposition of the national |
guard at the close of their intensive |
training, the assumption previously |
is that very soon thereafter |
they will be utilized for European SER
vice.
The states called on July Is are:
New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Michigan, West Virginia. Wisconsin.
Iowa, South Dakota, North
Dakota, Nebraska.
The following will be called on
July rs:
Maine New Hampshire. Vermont,
Rhode Island, Connec-
lieut.. New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
and, District of Columbia, Virginia,
North, Carolina. Stuth Carolina, Ten
1essee, ILLINOIS, Montana, Wyoming,
IDAHO, Washington. Oregon.
The following will be called August
i've:
Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Ala |,
,ama. Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis (,
ana, Oklahoma, Texas. Missouri, Kan
las, Colorado New Mexico California, /
Arizona, Utah.