Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1917-07-12

"I1I-And under the authority conferred
upon me by clause 2 of section OF the
act Of Congress TO authorize the Presi-
dent to increase temporarily the military
establishment Of the United States APP
proved May IS. 1917. do hereby draft into
the military service Of the United States,
as of and from the fifth day Of August,
1917 all members Of the National Guard
and all enlisted members OF the National
Guard reserve Of the following States. ex-
cept members Of staff corps and depart
ments not included in the personnel Of
tactical organizations and except such
other officers OF the National Guard as
have been been or may be especially
notified by my authority that they will
not be drafted, to wit: New York. Penn
sylvania, Ohio. West Virginia, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minneshota, Iowa, North Da-
kota, South Dakota, Nebraska. Maine,
New Hampshire, Vermont. Massachusetts,
Rhode Island. Connecticut. New Jerseq.
/ Delaware, Maryland. District Of Column
bia, Virginia, North Carolina, South Car
lima, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana. Wyom-
ing, Idaho, Washington, Oregon. Indiana,
Kentucky. Georgia. Florida. Alabama.
MISSISSIPPI, Arkansas, Louisiana, Okla
homa, Texas, Missouri, Kansas, Colorado,
New Mexico, Arizona, Utah and Califor-
ma.
| "III-All persons hereby drafted shall on
and from the fifth day of August. 1917,
stand discharged from the militia and, I'M
der the terms of section of the act Of
May 49, 1917. be subject to the laws and
regulations governing the regular army
except as to promotions so far as such
laws are applicable to persons whose per-
manent retention in the military service
on the active or retired list is not con-
Itemplated by law.
"IV-The members of each company,
battalion. regiment, brigade. division or
other organizations Of the National Guard
hereby drafted in the military 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 said or
ganizations of the National Guard who
are drafted and whose offices are pro-
vided for in like organizations of the
regular army. are hereby appointed
officers in the army of the United
States in the arm, stan corps or de.
partment. and in the grades in which
they now hold commissions as officers OF
the National Guard, such appoints to be
effective subject to acceptance, on ant
from the fifth day of August. nineteer
, hundred and seventeen and each of them
subject to such acceptance is hereby as
signed as of said date to the organization
: in the army Of the United States com
posed of those who were members of thu
organization of the National Guard II
which at the time Of draft he held a com
| mission The non-commissioned officers o.
| the organizations of the National GuarC
; the members Of which are hereby drafted
> are hereby appointed non-commissionct
officers In their present grade In the or
CARNATIONS OF the army composed of salt
= members, and shall in each case have tn,
, same relative rank as heretofore, and al
3 other enlisted men are hereby confirme,
= In the army of the United States in tn
Q grades and ratings held by them in tn
National Guard in all cases where sucl
t grades and ratings correspond to grade
i and ratings provided for in like organiza
, tions Of the regular army. all such ap
r pointments Of non-commissoned officer
and combinations Of other enlisted me-
8 in their grades to be without prejudice I
the authority of subordinate commander
In respect of promotions, reductions an
!. changes in enlisted personnel.
"V-Each organization Of the mill
tary force hereby created will. unit
= further orders, bear the same name an
designation as the former organizatio
: Of the National Guard of whose mem
!, bers 1t is composed.
i WALL necessary orders for combin
+ ing the organizations created by en-
bodying therein members Of the Ma
tional Guard and National Guard re
$ serve hereby drafted into the militar
IS service of the United States into CON
: plete tactical units will be issued b
the war department"