The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1917-08-06

j. S. ARMY TOTALS
MORE THAN 100000
Militia Entered the Federal
Service Last Night, In
crease of 303,579
MILLION AND HALF
TO BE ENROLLED SOON
Navy Personnel Doubled Rapid Elk
pansion of Our Fighting Strength
Since the Declaration of War Was
Made in April

Made in April.
WASHINGTON, August 6. - More
than 100000 men are bearing arms for
the United States government in the
war with Germany. This fact was ac-
complishcd when the National Guard
was drafted into federal service yes
terdav by presidential proclamation.
There are more than 100000 men III the
guard units which were discharged from
state service when they were drafted IN
to federal service.
When war was declared in April there
were not more than 100000 men in the
regular army This looked like a small
force with which to enter the greatest
war in history against the nation that
boosted the possession of the greatest
military machine in the world On April
there were approximately $4,000 men
in the United States Maya force that
has been more than doubled in the last
four months. The armr and navy to-
gcthcr had scarcely more than 100000
at the beginning of April.
In the intervening months, through in
zation and enlargement Of the Guard,
the number of men under arms has been
almost quadrupled, and totals not fewer
than S09,74 men to night, exclusive of
about 10000 men in the officers train
| ing camps. The total Is also exclusive
of the force Of 6S7 900 men to be sent
| into environments next month under the
| draft act for the new national army.
| = II
| tional army enter camp for training
and are added to the force of 500 900
| under arms in federal service tonight,
| the United States will have not fewer
| than ,49G,743 under arms on land and
sea, at home and abroad. This may be
| Justly considered some achievement for
a nation that had not more than a
| quarter of million under arms four
months ago.
| These figures are based upon the lat
| est obtainablc official statistics Of the
| army, navy, marine corps, and other
| branches of the united services On
| Aug. the strength of the marine corps
| was 29, l53. On Aug. | the strength of
the navy was 1901. On June 80 the
strength of the National Guard was 303,,
SO On Aug. the strength of the army
was approximately 295, 900. which
lacked Just 1000 men of it's maximum
war strength. On Aug. 10 there were
10000 men in the national naval volun
tccrS and $4,000 men in the naval re
| serves.
| The government is now examining mer
for the first draft Of 6s7 goo men. These
will he sent next month to the sixteen
environments. Nearly 100000 men OF
the draft force will he used in raising
| the National Guard force to its wa
!. strength Of 100000. Later there viii
be second force Of 5000 called foI
the national army. and this Will swell
| the total on land and sea to more THAI
3D., o0N under arms.
| President Wilson on June 9 issued hi
| proclamation calling the National Guar,
, into federal service in three increments
, The first increment, which included New
Gerk state, was called into federal scrv
Ice on July l., the second on July =.
and the third today. In this third in
crcment were, 600 troops from In
diana. Kentucky, Georgia Florida, Ala
\ bama, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana
Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kansa,
] Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Jtal
and California.
e All three of these incrcments wer
r also automatically drafted into fedora
service yesterday. The National d,
Tense act of June 3, 1916, authorized tn
President to ''draft the state militi
= into Federal service whenever he shoul
be authorized by congress to emplo
the armeds forces of the nation. H
was 50 authorized when war was d
| clarcd ON Germany.
: Having been discharged from stat
service and drafted into federal ser,
ice, the guard is now absolutely undo
r the control Of the President The me