Williston graphic. (Williston, Williams County, N.D.) 1895-1919, 1917-07-12
Added Interest In Enlistment Is Shown This Week AS Time Ap
proaches For Selection of The National ArmyMoboize
July Is And Go Into Army August
PRESIDENT WILSON HAS TAKEN THE
LAST STEP TO FEDERAL1ZE GUARDS
Many Openings Local Company In Ranks
Supplies Are Expected Fit Out Full Company Before
Leavng-Expected n D. Boys Will Go To Palo Alto

The last step necessary to make the
entire National Guard available for
duty in France was taken Monday by
President Wilson with the issue of a
proclamation drafting the state troops
into the army of the United States
on August 5.
To make certain that the purpose
of the national defense act is car
ried out, the proclamation also speci-
fically 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
regiments to the European front.
Prior to the application Of the draft,
regiments in the northern and eastern
sections of the country are called into
the federal service as National
Guardsmen in two increments to be
modified on July Is and 25. Many
units already are federalized and
presumably they will be modified
with the other troops from their
States Will be HlODlllLtu VII CllC ooy
of the draft.
Mobilize July Is
The guards from. several states, in
cluding North and South Dakota will
be called into the federal service July
Is and sent into camp in the south.
State troops from Montana and
Wyoming will be mobilized for fed
eral service July 25.
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until August so that all
regiments can be taken into the army
simultaneously.
Fourteen camp sites for the 16 tao
tical divisions into which the guards
will be organized for war purposes
have been selected and the militia bu-
reau is preparing for railway routing
of the troops to the camp.
Company E of this city today has
10 men ready for the federal SER
vice. According to present arrange
ments the company will be mobllzed
in the armory Sunday July IS and
will leave for training camp prob
ably August 1. Captain H. r. Evans
is still awaiting an order of supplies
which may be received any day.
Train at Palo Alto
It is expected that the North Da-
kota troops will be trained at Patio
Alto, Cal, according to the latest in
formation received here. The boys
are iubilant over this news as there
was very little enthusiasm about
another training season on the Mexi-
can border or in that vicinity.
Word from Sergeants Theisen and
Wilkinson who have been at the off,
GERS training camps at Fort Smelling
is to the effect that both boys have
made a fine showing. Sergeant Will
kinson has been especially mention
ed this week as it has been reported
that he ranked tenth among large
number of candidates in an examina-
ton given few days ago. 1t is quite
probable that these men will not be
with the company and that will mean
promotion for some of the other boys.
Lieut.. Erickson this week received
an enlistment from an old school
friend now in Minneapolis, Walter B.
Gunderson. "Heard you are going !
to war;" was the message, "And so
am I. Guess I might as we'll 60 with
you so sign me up.'
Here's the honor roll Of Company
E to date:
Members of Co. E. 1st N. D. N. G.
Henry R. Evans. Captain, Williston.
William w. Jeffrey, 1st It., Will
liston.
Carl H. Erickson, End It., .Williston.
Edw. O. Anderson, 1st Sgt, Will
liston.
Geo. F. Wilkinson, Sup. Sgt, Will
liston.
James L. Thiessen, Mess Sgt. Will
liston.
Elmer O. Halverson. SGT, Williston.
Lester A. Jeffrey, Sgt, Williston.
Ben J. Craven. Sgt, Williston.
Harry J. Halverson, Corp, Willis
ton.
Frank S. Harvey. Corp. Williston.
Ellis r. Slater, Corp, Williston.
Chas. E. Smith. Corp, Williston:
Halvor K. Koppang, Corp, Will
liston.
Thos. B. Randolph, Corp Alex
ander.
John c. Mathews, Corp, Williston.
Ernest Nehring, Cook, Williston.