The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
WILSON DRAFTS
NATIONS GUARD
All to Be Discharged From
Service of State Militia
on August 5.

WASHINGTON, July s.-The last step
necessary to make the entire National
Guard available for duty in France was
taken to-day by President Wilson with
the issue of a proclamation drafting the
State troops into the army Of the United
States on August 6.
To make certain that the purpose Of
the national defence act is carried out,
the proclamation also specifically de-
clares 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 send
ing 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 Guards
men In two increments. to be mobiliEed
on July Is and 25. Many units already
are Federalized. and presumably they
will be mobilized with the other troops
from their States
Fourteen Camp sites Chosen.
The guard from the other States will
be mobilised on the day OF the draft.
The arrangement was necessary to pro-
vide for movement of the regiments
South to their concentration camps with
out congestion. and to the sams-ond the
division Of States into these increments
was revised from the original schedule.
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until August SO that all regi-
ments can be taken into the army stimuli
taneously.
Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen
tactical divisions into which the guard
will be organized for war purposes al
ready have been selected and the militia
bureau is preparing the railway routing
of the troops to the camps. Seven OF
the sites selected are in the Southeast
ern Department hve in the Southern
and two in the Western Two more will
be in the Southeastern Department, and
until they are approved assignment of
regiments to camps and divisions can
not be fully worked out. Only two di-
visions are positively assigned. the Nine
teenth, including the California Guard,
which will go to Linda Vista, Cal. and
the Twentieth including Oregon. WASH
ington and other States in the North
west. which 20 TO Palo Alto, Cal
Text of the Proclamation.
The Presidents proclamation fellows
Whereas the United States OF
America and the Imperial German Gov
ernment are now at war. and having in
view the consequent danger OF aggres-
sion by a foreign enemy upon the terri
tory of the United States and the ne
cessity for proper protection against
possible interference with the execution
of the laws OF the Union by agents OF
the enemy. I, Woodrow Wilson, Presi-
dent of the United States, by virtue OF
the authority vested In me by the Con-
stitution and the laws OF the United
States and through the Governors OF the
respective States.
II. Call into the service OF the
United States as OF and from the dates
hereinafter respectively indicated all
members of the National Guard and all
enlisted members OF the National Guard
reserve of the following States who are
not now in the service OF the United
states, except members OF stan 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 spe.
cincally notified by my authority that
they will not be affected by this call
to wit:
ION July Is. 1917. New York. Penn.
syIvania. Ohio. West Virginia. Michigan
wisconsin, mlnnebOId, iowa, NOrtn Da-
kota, South Dakota and Nebraska.
-On July 25, 1917. Maine. New Hamp.
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut. New Jersey, Della.
ware, Maryland. District OF Columbia
virginia, North Carolina. South Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana, Wyo.
ming, Idaho, Washington and Oregon.
"The members of the National Guard
OF the various States affected by this
call will be concentrated at such places
as may be designated by the War De.
pRrtment.
All Put in Federal Service.
Ell And under the authority con.
ferred upon me by clause 2 of section I
OF the act OF Congress to authorize the
President to increase temporarily the
military establishment OF the United
stateS approved May IS, 1917, dc
hereby draft into the military service OF
the United States as OF and from the
nfth day OF August nineteen hundred
and seventeen, all members OF the Ma.
tIonal Guard and all enlisted members
Of the National Guard reserve OF the
following states, except members OF stan
corps and departments 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, Mime.
sofa, Iowa. North Dakota, South Da.
kota, Nebraska, Maine, New Hampshire
Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island
Connecticut. New Jersey, Delaware
Maryland. District OF Columbia. Vir.
ginia, North Carolina, South Carolina
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