The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-20
WILSON ISSUES ORDERS PAVING
WAY TO SEND TROOPS TO FRANCE



placaHs ~ may b designated By tAs
war department.
SECONDHAND. under the authority
conferred upon me BY clause second
Of section ono Of the act Of congress-
to authorize the president To increase
temporarily the military establishments
of this United States approved Nay
10. 1917. 40 hereby draft into th,p
military service Of the United Sta,,,s
~ OF and from the fifth day Of An.
gust. nineasen hundred and sevent,sAn.
al member Of the national guard and
all enlisted members OF the M
tscnai kuard reserve OF oil states.
except msmlers cs staff corps and DO
psrtments not Included In the person
mel Of tactical organizations. and siv.
cept such other officers OF the nation
al guard ~ have been or may ba apo.
ciaily notified by my authority that
they viii not be drafted.
"Third--Ali persons hereby drafted
shall on and from the 9Th day OF Au-
gust. nineteen hundred and seventeen.
stand discharged from the militia, and.
under the terms OF section II OF the
act Of May Is. 1917 be subject to the
laws and regulations governing the
regular army. cxeep, as OF promotions.
so far as such laws and regulations
are applicable TO persons whose per.
manent retention in the military serv.
Ice on the active or retired list Is mos
contemplated by law
Same Rank a. RsuuIara-
"Fourth--The members OF each COM
pany. battalion. regiment, brigade d.
vision or other organizations Of the M.
tional guard hereby drafted into the
military service OF the United States
shall DO embodied In organizations
corresponding to those Of the regular
army. The officers not above the rsah
OF colonel OF said organizations OF the
national guard who are drafted and
whose offices are provided for ~ hike
organizations OF the regular army. are
hereby appointed Officers In the axyny
OF the United States In the army sta6i
corps or department. and In the grade
In which they now hold commissions
as officers Of the national guard. such
appointments 10 be effective. subject
10 acceptance, on and from the fIfth
day OF August. 1917. and each OF them.
subject to such acceptance. Ia hereby
assigned as OF said date to the organ
ization In the army OF The United
States composed OF thcse who were
members OF the organization OF tbs
national guard In which at the time Of
draft be- held a commission
"The non-commissioned officers al
the organization OF the national guard,
the members OF which are hereby
drafted. are hereby appointed nom
commissioned 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 en-
listed men are hereby confirmed 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 appointments OF noncommis.
stoned officers and combinations OF
other enlisted men In their grades to
he without prejudice TO the authority
Of promotions, reductions and changes
in enlisted personnel.
"FtfthEach organization OF the
military force hereby created will un.
I'll further orders bear the same name
and designations ~ the former organ.
nation OF the national guard Of whose
members II IL composed.
"Sixth--All necessary orders for
combining the organizations created
BY embodying thsrein members OF the
national guard and national guard re-
serve hereby drafted into military ser.
vice Of the United States into complete
tactical units viii be isued BY the war
DEPARTMENT"