Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-07-10

President Wilson's proclamation
alling the National Guard into Fed
raj service for war duty, follows
n full:
Whereas, The United States
Of America and the Imperial
German Government are now at
war, and having in view the
consequent danger of aggression
by foreign enemy upon the ter
ritory of the United States and
the necessity for proper protec-
ton against possible interfer-
ence with the execution of the
laws of the Union by agents of
the enemy, l, Woodrow Wilson,
President of the United States,
by virtue of the authority vest
ed in me by the Constitution and
the laws of the United States
and through the Governors of
the respective states, call into
the service of the United States
as of and from the dates here
matter 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
staff corps and departments not
included in the personnel of tao
tical organizations, and except
such officers of the National
Guard as have been or may be
specially notified by my author
ity that they will not be affected
by this call, to wit:
States First Called
"On july 15 1917 New York
Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Vir-
ginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Min
nesota. Iowa, North Dakota,
South Dakota and Nebraska.
"On July 25, 1917, Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, Massachu-
setts, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New Jersey, Delaware, Mary
land, District of Columbia, Vir-
ginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois,
Montana, Wyoming. Idaho, Ore
gon and Washington.
1.-THE members of the National
Guard of the various States af-
fected by this call will be con-
centrated at such places as may
be designated by the War De-
partment.
III. And, under the author
ity conferred upon me by clause
two of section one of the act of
Congress to authorize the Presi-
dent to increase temporarily the
military establishment of the
United States approved May IS,
1917, I do hereby draft into tho
militcry service of the United
States as of and from the fifth
day of August, nineteen hun
dred and seventeen, all members
of the National Guard and all
enlisted members OF the Nation
al Guard Reserves of the follow
ing states. except members of
staff corps and departments not
included in the personnel of
tactical organizations, and eX-
cept such officers of the Ma
tional Guard as have been or
may be specially notified by my
authority that they will not be
drafted, to wit:
New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, West Virginia. Michigan,
Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota, South Dakota,
Nebraska. Maine, New Hamp-
shire, Vermont. Massachusetts,.
Rhode Island. Connecticut. New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Dis
trict of Columbia, Virginia,
North Carolina. South Carolina,
Tennessee, Illinois, Montana,
Wyoming, Idaho, Washington,
Oregon, Indiana, Kentucky,
Georgia, Florida. Alabama, Mis-
sissippi, Arkansas, Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kan
.sas, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari-
zona, Utah and Colorado.
iii. All persons hereby draft
ed shall on and from the fifth
day of August, nineteen hundred
and seventeen, stand discharged