Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-10
TO BECOME PART
OF ARMY OF i. S.
ON AUGUST 9TH.
First Called Into Federal
Service in Two In
crements.
THEN WILL BE MOVED TO
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
Simultaneous Taking In of All
Regiments Will Avoid In,
equalities Among Officers. 4.
WILL LOSE OLD MILITIA STATUS
Removes Constitutional Restraint aud
Paves Way for Duty in
France.
THEN WILL BE MOVED TO
CONCENTRATION CAMPS
WILL LOSE OLD MILITIA STATUS
Removes Constitutional Restraint aud
Paves Way for Duty in
France.
IRy Associated Press.1

WASHINGTON. July 9.-The last
step necessary to make the entire Ma
tional Guard available for duty IN
France was taken to-day by President
Wilson with the issue OF proclanil-
tion drafting the State troops into the
army of the United States on August S.
To make certain that the purpose
OF the national defense act is carried
out the proclamation also specifically
declares the men drafted to be dis
charged from the old militia status
on that date. In that way the con-
stitutional restraint upon use OF mill.
tia outside the country is avoided, and
the way paved for sending the regi-
ments to the European front. 5s
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 guards
men In two increments. to be modified
on July Is and 25. Many units already
are federalized. and presumably they
will be mobilized with the other troops
from their States The guard from
the otherN States will be mobilizef1 ON
the day OF the draft The arraneem emit
was necessary to provide for move.
ment of the regiments south to con-
centration camps without congestion
and, to the same end, the division OF
States into these increments was res
vised from the original schedule.
ALL WILL BE TAKEN IN Nc
ARMY SIMULTANEOUSLY
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until August 5, so that all regi-
ments can be taken into the army
q M IN m a01 70
In the relative rank Of officers.
Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen
tactical divisions into which the guard
will be organized for war purposes
have been selected, and the militia
bureau is preparing the railway rout-f
ing OF the troops to the camps .,&
Seven of the sites selected are In the
Southeastern Department., five In the
Southern. and two in the Western. The
two others will be in the Southeast
Department, and until they are approv-
ed assignment of regiments to camps
and divisions cannot be fully worked
out. The only two divisions positiye-
ly assigned are the Nineteenth, includ-
ing the California Guard, which will
go to Linda Vista, Cal. and the Twen-S
tieth. including Oregon. Washington
and other States In the Northwest
which will go to Palo Alta. Cal.
PROCLAMATION ISSUED
BY PRESIDENT WILSON
The Presidents proclamation follows.
Whereas. the United States OF
America and the imperial German goy-
ernment are now at war, and having in
view the consequent danger of agrees
sion by foreign enemy upon the ter-
ritory Of the United States and the
necessity for proper protection against
possible interference with the execu-.
ton Of the laws Of the Union by agents
of the enemy. I. Woodrow Wilson,
President Of the United States. by vir-s
tue OF the authority vested In me by
the Constitution and the laws OF the
United States, and through the Cow.
ernors Of the respective States, calf
into the service Of the United States as
or and from the dates hereinafter re-
spectively indicated. all members Of,
the National Guard and all enlisted
men OF the National Guard reserve OF,
the following States. who are not now
In the service of the United States, ex-,
cept members of stan corps and do
partments not included in the per-
sonnel OF tactical organizations, and
excert such officers OF the National
Guard as have been or may be speciai-
ly notified by my authority that they
will not be affected by this call, to wit:
On July IS. 1917. New York, Penn.s
sylvania. Ohio, West Virginia, Michi-
gan. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa. North
Dakota. South Dakota, and Nebraska.
"on July 25. 1917. Maine. New Hamp-ys
shire. Vermont. Massa sachusetts. Rhode
Island. Connecticut. New Jersey. De1a-
ware, Maryland. District Of Columhia.
Virginia. North Carolina. South carq7,
lima, Tennessee, Illinois. Montana. Wyo-T
ming. Idaho. Washington. and 0resoa,t
TO BE CONCENTRATED
AT DESIGNATED PLACES
The members OF the National. Guard
OF the various States affected by thtst
call will be concentrated at such piacts
as may be designated by the War DE-
partnent. d, ss
III. And under the authority confeE-S
red upon me by clause second OF s4a-s;
tion one OF the act OF Congress, TO Aus
ithoriye the President to increase tepa-f
& porarIly the military establishmsntS