Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-06
PRESIDENTIAL PROCLAMATION
PUTS STATE TROOPS IN CON-
TRoL OF UNCLE SAM.
ADDS $4,000 MEN TO
AMERICAN FIGHTING FORCE
From This Number Next Expeditionary
Force to France Will Be Selected
Guard Officers Not Included in Per-
shins's Plea For Younger Men to
Command in France.

Washington, Aug. 6.-The entire ma
tional guard, numbering approximately
$4,000 men, was drafted into the fed
eral service by presidential proclama-
ton Sunday and became subject to or
ders for overseas service.
Out of this army the next large ex-
peditionary force will be raised. A
number of small regular contingents
will be sent to France. however, before
the first national guard army is sent
to the fighting lines.
Five divisions Of the national guard
were called into active service before
the draft proclamation became opera
tive. These were the divisions from
Georgia, Alabama, and Florida; Colo
RADIO, Missouri and Kansas; Indiana
and Kentucky; Mississippi, Louisiana,
and Arkansas, and the far western
states.
Total Called 350, 1000.
With the $4,000 troops called out
Sunday the total of national guard
troops is estimated at 100000. Actual
figures are not in the hands of the war
department, since complete reports of
the last few weeks recruiting cam
paigns are lacking.
When the last of the present force is
mustered in and the present strength is
learned, enough men will be added by
the draft to bring all present orsaniza-
tons to war strength of $4,000.
Some Of the drafted men probably
will be added before the guard goes
into its camps in the south, but it is
not planned to delay departure of the
troops until their ranks are filled.
The drafted men will be ordered to
the national guard camps, to which
they will be assigned by the adiutant
general. and the general po!:cy viii
be followed of filing gaps in the state
troops with drafted men from that
state wherever it is convenient.
Camps Delay Departure.
Departure of the troops called out
probably will be delayed until about
Sept l, as the camps to which these
much before that time.
The war department. is making all
prepa rations to send the eleven divi-
sions called out on July Is and July rs
to camp Aug. Is, tho formal orders for
Of the troops on or about
that date have not yet been issued.
Fourteen Of the sixteen divisions
probab bly, will be without divisional
when they go into camp.
There are only two major generals in
the guard at present General Organ.
Of New York, and General Allen, Of
Secretary Baker said today the four
teen major generals to be supplied for
the other national guard divisions
probably will not be selected until af-
ter the troops reach camp. Meantime
the senior brigadier general will COM
mand the troops pending the appoint
ment Of divisional commander.
Guards Not Included.
Secretary Baker also said the list If
Of general officers
now before the president, action ON
which has been held up by the move
ment Endorsed by General Pershing,
for younger line officers, does not in,
clude officers for the national guard.
Consideration Of major generals for
the national guard will be taken up
when the new officers for the regular
and national army have been selected