The daily banner. (Cambridge, Md.) 1897-2008, 1917-07-10

Guard Of the various States affected
by Ibis >all Will be conc e''ra;ed At
such places as may be deSi sna1ed by
the War Department.
III. And under the authority con-
felred upon me by CLAUSE erond OF
section i Vi The Act Of Congress, 10 |
authorize tnc President - increase |
temporarily the mIntarN establish !
ment of the United States. approved I
Nav Is. 1917. | do hereby draft into |
the military service OF the United |
states as II and from the fifth day OF |
At:Gu-t. 19Ir. ali members of the !
National Guard and all enlisted |
members of he National Guard Re |
serve OF the following States. except !
Ltenb,.i; 81 .,iuH CORPS md depart
mentS no; included in the personnel
of tactical organizations and except
such other officers of the National
Guard rs have been or may be Spe-
ciallv notified by my authority that
tho VIII nos be drafted 20 Wit:
New York. Pennsylvania ONO.
West Virginia, Michigan. Wisconsin,
Minnesota. iowa. North Dakota.
South DAKOTA, Nebraska, Maine New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts.
.ihoue Island. Connecticut, New Jer-
sey. Delaware Maryland, District OF
Columbia. Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina. Tennessee, Illinois,
Montana. Wyoming. Idaho. Washing
ton, Oregon. Indiana. kentucky,
Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Okla
homa Texas. Missouri, Kansas. Colo
RADIO. New Mexico, Arizona. Utah and
California.
III. All persons hereby drafted
shall on and from the fifth day OF
August. 1917. stand discharged from
he militia. and, under the terms OF
section >, of the Act of May Is, 1917,
be subject to the laws and regula-
lions governing the regular Army,
except as to promotions, so far as
such laws and regulations are ap-
plicable to persons whose permanent
retention in the military service on
the active or retired list is not con
templated by law.
Nv The members OF each com
pany. battalion, regiment, brigade,
division or other organizations OF
| the National Guard hereby drafted
into the military service of the Unit
ed States shall be embodied in orga-
niZations corresponding to those OF
| the regular Army. The officers not
above the rank OF colonel of said or
| CARNATIONS of the National Guard
who are drafted and whose offices
/ are provided for in like organizations
! of the regular Army, are hereby APP
| pointed officers in the Army OF the
| United States in the arm, staff corps
| or department, and in the grades IN
which they now hold commissions as
officers of the National Guard, such
appointments to be effective subject
| to acceptance, on and from the hfth
! day of August, 1917, and each OF
| them. subject to such acceptance, is
| hereby assigned as OF SAID date 10
! the organization in the Army OF the
! United States composed of those who
| were members of the organization OF
! the National Guard in which at the
| time of draft he held commits
| sion.
The noncommissiOned officers OF
| the organizations OF the Manic
| the organizations of the National
Guard, the members of which ar
| hereby drafted. are hereby appointed
| noncommissioned officers in their
| present grade in the organizations OF
| the army composed of said members
| and shall in each case have the same
| relative rank as heretofore; and all
! other enlisted men are hereby con-
| firmed in the army of the United
States in the grades and ratings held
| by them in the National Guard in all
! cases where such grades and ratings
correspond to grades and ratings
| provided for in like organizations OF
the regular Army, all such appoint
ments of noncommissioned officers
and confirmations of other enlisted
I men in their grades TO be Without
prejudice to the authority OF subordi-
nate commanders in respect of pro-
motions reductions and changes in
enlisted personnel.
" Each organization OF the
military force hereby created will
until further orders. bear the same
name and designation as the former
organization of the National Guard
of whose members II is composed.
wi. All necessary orders for com
Lbining the organizations created by
emb odying therein members OF the
National Guard and National Guard
Reserve hereby drafted into the mill
| tary service of the United States into
complete tactical units will be issued
| by the War Department"
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