Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-07-10

Washington, July 1~o.-president
wilson issued a proclamation yester-
q drafting the National Guard Of
the country into the United States
army, to date from August s next,
and also calling the regiments u for
active service:
The National Guard Of New York,
Pennsylvania, Ohio. West Virginia,
Michigan, Wisconsin,, Minnesota, Iowa,
North and South Dakota will be
called into the federal service on July
10 and sent to concentration camps
In the south, although the draft Will
not apply formally to them Until
August s.
Similarly the state troops from
Maine. New Hampshire, Vermont,
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Con-
necticut, New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, District Of Columbia, Virginia,
North and South Carolina, Tennessee.
Illinois, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho,
Washington and Oregon are called In
to the federal service on July IS.
Units from other states are to be
n to the camps on August 5.
Is Last Step.
The last step necessary to make the
entire National Guard available for
duty in France was taken today by
President Wilson with the issue Of a
proclamation drafting the state troops
Into the army of the United States On
August &.
TO make certain that the purpose
OF tine national defense act Is carried
out. the proclamation also specifically
declares the men drafted to be dis
on tina date. In that way the consti-
%tutional restraint upon use Of militia
outside the country Is avoided and
the way paved for sending the rsgi-
ments to the European front.
Increments called.
Prior to the application Of the
eastern section of the country are
called into the federal service as Ma
tional ~Guardsmen, in two increments
to be modified on July Is and rs.
Many units already are federalized
and presumably they will be rnobilized
With the other troops from their
states. The guard from the other
the draft. The arrangement was
made necessary to provide for move
ment of the regiments south to their
concentration camps without oonges-
ton and to the same END the division
Of states into these movements was
revised from the original schedule.
All On Equal Plan.
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until August S so that all
regiments can be taken into the army
simultaneously.
Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen
tactical divisions into which the guard
will be organized for war purposes
have been selected and the militia
bureau is preparing the railway rout-
ing Of the troops to the camps. Seven
of the sites selected are in the south
eastern department, " in the south
ern, and two in the western. The two
others will be in the southeastern de-
pertinent. The only two divisions
positively assigned are the nineteenth,
including the California guard, which
will go to Linda Vista, Gal, and the
twentieth, Including Oregon, Wash
ington and other states in the north
west. which will go to Palo Alto, Cal.
The Proclamation.
The presidents proclamation fol-
lows:
Whereas, the United States Of
America and the Imperial German
government are now at war, and ,hav-
ing in view the consequent danger Of
aggression by a foreign enemy upon
the territory of the United States and
the necessity for proper protection
against possible interference with the
execution of the laws Of the union by
agents Of the enemy, I, Woodrow VIII
son, president Of the United States,
by virtue of the authority vested In me
by the constitution and laws Of the
United States and through the COVER
nors of the respective states, call into
the service Of the United States as OF
and from the dates hereinafter re-
spectively 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 staff corps ana
departments not included In the per-
sonnet of tactical organizations, ana
except such officers OF the national