The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-07-10

Prior 10 the application OF the
draft. regiments in the northern
and eastern section OF the coun-
try are called isto the federal
service as national guardsmen In
two increments. to be modified
on July Is and 25. Many units
are already federalized and pre-
sumably they will be modified
with the other troops from their
states The guard from the other
states will be mobilized on the
day Of the draft. The arrange.
ment was necessary 10 provide
for movement OF the regiments
south TO their concentration
camps without congestion and.
10 the SAME end, the division or
states into these incrernents was
revised from the original sched'
ule.
The operative date of the draft
was delayed until August 5 so
that all regiments can be taken
into the army simultaneously.
Fourteen camp sites for the six
teen tactical divisions into which
the guard will be organized for
war purposes have already 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
southeastern department. five IN
the southern and TWO in the west
ern. The TWO others will be IN
tha southeastern department and
until they are approved. assign.
ment Of regiments 10 camps and
divisions cannot. be fully worked
out. Only two divisions have been
positively assigned - the nine
teenth including the California
guard. and the twentieth includ.
ing Oregon. Washington and
other states in the northwest.
The presidents. proclamation
follows:
"Whercas tho United States OF
America and the imperial Ger
man government are now al war
and. having in view the conse-
ullent danger OF aggression by
foreign enemy upon the territory
Of the United States and neces-
sity for proper protection against
roSsihIe interference with the ex-
ecution OF the laws Of the Union
BY agents of the enemy, |. Wood
l,ow Wilson. president OF the
United States. by virtue OF the
authority vested in mo by the
constitution and the laws or me
United States and through me
governors Of the respective s'aleS
call into the service Of the United
States as OF and from the dates
hereinafIrr respectively indicated.
all members OF the national guara
and all enlisted members or the
national guard reserve OF the lol-
lowing states. who are not now IN
tho service Of the United States.
except members of staff CORPS ana
departments not included in the
personnel OF tactical nrganiza..
lions. and except such officers or
the national guard AS have been,
or may be. specifically notified D!
NV authority that they will not
be affected by this call. to-wit:
"On July Is. 1917. New York
Pennsylvania. Ohio. West Elr-
ginia Michigan. Wisconsin. MIN
nesota. Iowa. North Dakota
South Dakota and Nebraska.
"Cn July 25. 1917. Maine. New
Hamnshire, Vermont. Massachu-
setts Rhode Island. Connecticut.
\ew Jersey. Delaware. Maryland,
District of Columbia. Virginia,
North Carolina. South Caroilna'
tennessee. Illinois. Montana. Wy,
nming. Idaho. Washington ana
Oregon.
THE members of the national
guard Of the various states al
fecrrd by this call will be concen-
frated al such places as may %
designated by the war depart
ment.
And, under the authority con.
ferred upon me by clause second
of section one of the act of con-
rrasS TO authorize the president
TO increase temporarily the mill,
tary establishment OF the CnlteG
States approved May Is. 1917. |
do hereby draft into the military
service of the United States as or
and from the fifth day Of August.
nineteen hundred and seventeen, all
members of the National Guards
and all enlisted members OF the
National Guard reserve Of the fol
lowing states. except members or
staff corps and departments NOT
included in the personnel Of tactf
cal ORGANIZATIONS and except such
other officers of the National
Guard as have been. or may be,
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