The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-07-10


 Prior to the application of the draft regiments In the northern and eastern section of the country are called into the federal service as national guardsmen in two increments, to be mobilzed on July 15 and 25. Many units already are feder- alized and presumably they will be mob Cized with the other troops from their 5tates. The guard from the other states Twill be mobilized on the day of the draft. The arrangement was necessary to pro- vide for movement of the regiments south 10 their concentration camps without congestion and to the same end the di- Vision of states into these increments was revised from the original schedule. ] DRAFT SIMULTANEOUS The operative date of the draft was de- layed until August so that all regi- ments can be taken into the army sim ultaneously to avoid inequalities in the ' relative rank of officers.
 Fourteen camp sites for the IS 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 depart naent, five in the southern and two in the western. The two others will be in the southeastern department. and until they are approved assignment of regiments to camps and divisions cannot be fully worked out. The only two divisions posi- |Etively assigned are the Nineteenth, in kcluding the California guard, which will to Linda Vista. Cal. and the Twen- 9eth, including Oregon, Washington and other states in the northwest which will |bgo to Palo Alto, Cal.
 TEXT OF PROCLAMATION The Presidents proclamation follows Whereas, the United States of Ameri- lea and the imperial German government are now at war, and having in view the Iconsequent danger of aggression by Iforeign enemy upon the territory of the Limited States and the necessity for prop Ter protection against possible interfer- ence with the execution of the laws of the union by agents of the enemy, I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United Estates, by virtue of the authority vested lin 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 kof 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 fol- Flowing states, who are not now in the service of the United States. except mem bers of staff corps and departments not Included in the personnel of tactical or ganizations, and except such officers of he National Guard as have been or may Sbe specially notified by my authority Ehat they will not be affected by this fAll, to-wit:
 STATES NAMED
 "On July 15, 1917, New York, Pennsyl- yania, Ohio, West Virginia. Michigan. Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Da- koto, South Dakota and Nebraska;
 "On July 5, 1917, Maine. New Hamp- bhire Vermont, Massachusetts Rhode Is- and, Connecticut, New Jersey, Delaware. Maryland, District of Columbia, Virginia, North Carolina South Carolina, Tennes- lee, Illinois, M Atana. Wyoming. Idaho Washington al d Oregon.
 The members of the National Guard bf the various states affected by this call Eill be concentrated at such places as nay be designated by the war depart Aent.
 SECOND
 And, under the authority conferred lpon me by clause second of section one pf the act of Congress to authorize the President to increase temporarily the military establishment of the United States approved May IS. 1917, do here by draft into the military service of the Emitted States as of and from the 5th day bf August, 1917 all members of the Ma Ional Guard and all enlisted members ot she National Guard reserve of the follow Ing states, except members of staff corps
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