New-York tribune., 1917-07-10
President Orders
State Troops Into
Service of Nation
Continued from page 1

limited States and the necessity Tor
proper protection against possiple
Interference with the execution OF
the laws of the Union by agents OF
the enemy. |, Woodrow wilson,
President Of the United States, by
virtue of the authority vested IN me
bv 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 al
members of the National Guard ana
all enlisted members OF the Natlonal
Guard reserve of the following
states who are not now in the service
of the United States, except mem
bers 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 specifically
notified by my authority that they
will not be affected by this call, 10
wit:
sylvania, Ohio, West Virginia, Mlcnl-
gan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota, South Dakota and
On July 25, 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.
Await Camp Assignments.
The members of the National
Guard of the various states affected
bv this call will be concentrated at
such places as may be designated By
the War Department.
II. And under the authority con-
ferred upon me by Clause II, of Sec
ton |. of the act of Congress Ito
authorize the President TO increase
temporarily the military establish
ment of the United States" approved
May 1s, 1917, do hereby draft into
the military service of the United
States as, of and from the 9th day of
August, 1917, all members of the
National Guard and all enlisted men,
bers of the National Guard reserve
of the following states, except men,
bers of staff corps and department..
not included in the personnel OF
tactical organizations, and except
such other officers of the National
Guard as have been or may be
especially notified by my authority
that they will not be drafted, to wit:
New York. Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota. South
Dakota. Nebraska, Maine, New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Del
aware, Maryland, District of Colum-
bia, Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Mon
tana, Wyoming. Idaho, Washington,
Oregon, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia,
Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Arkan-
sas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Mis-
souri,. Kansas, Colorado, New Mexico,
Arizona, Utah and California.
Discharged from Militia
III-All persons hereby drafted
shall on and from the fifth day of
August, nineteen hundred and seven
teen. stand discharged from the mi
litia, and, under the terms of Section
II of the act of May Is, 1917, be sub
iect to the laws and regulations gov
ernng the regular army, except as TO
promotions, so far as such laws and
regulations are applicable TO persons
whose permanent retention in the
military service on the active or re-
tired list is not contemplated by law.
IV-The members of each company,
battalion. regiment, brigade, division
fr,o+ Of No
al Guard hereby drafted into the mil
itary service of the United States
shall be embodied in organizations
corresponding to those of the regular
army. The officers not above the
rank of colonel of the National Guard
who are drafted and whose offices are
provided for in like organizations of
the regular army are hereby appoint
ed officers of the army OF the United
States, in the arm, staff corps or de-
partment, and in the grades in which
they now hold commissions as officers
of the National Guard, such appoint
ments TO be effective subject 20 ac-
ceptance, on and from the fifth day
of August. nineteen hundred and sew
enteen. and each of them, subject 70
such acceptance. is hereby assigned
as of said date to the organization
in the army of the United States COM
posed of those who were members of
the organization of the National
Guard in which at the time of draft
he held commission.
Men to Hold Same Grade
The non-commissioned officers of
the organizations OF the National
Guard. the members of which are
hereby drafted. are hereby appointed
non-commissoned officers in their
present grade in the organizations of
the army composed Of said members,
and shall in each case have the same
relative rank rs heretofore; and all
other enlisted men are hereby con-
iirmed in the army of the United
States in the grades and ratings held
by them in the National Guard in all
cases where such grades and ratings
correspond 70 grades and ratings
provided for in like organizations of
the regular army, all such appoint
ments Of on-commissioned officers
and combinations of other enlisted
men in their grades TO be without
prejudice to the authority of sub
ordinate commanders in respect of
promotions, reductions and changes
In enlisted personnel.
V. Each organization of the mill
tary force hereby created will, until
further orders. bear the same name
and designation as the former or
ganizati6n of the National Guard of
whose members II is composed.
VI. All necessary orders for COM
bining the organizations created by
embodyirg therein members Of the
National Guard ana National Guard
reserve hereby drafted into the mill
tary service of the United States
into complete tactical units will be