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+ OF the following states who are not
now in the service OF the United States.
except member of staff corps and de-
partments not included in the person
mel OF tactical organizations and ex-
/ cept such officers Of the national
guard as have been or may be specin-
caIly notified by my authority that
they will not be affected by this cali
to-wit
ON July Is. 1917, New York, Penn
sylyaa1a, Ohio. West Virginia, Nfcbi-
gan, Wisconsin. Minnesota. Iowa, North
Dakota. South Dakota and Nebraska
'Ou July 25. 1917, Maine New Hamp-
shire. Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode
Island Connecticut, New Jersey, Della
ware, Maryland. District Of Columbia.
Virginia. North Carolina. South Caro-
ltn5, Tennessee, Illinois, Montana,
wyoming, Idaho. Washington and Ore
gon.
The members Of the national guard
O the various states affected by this
cali viii be concentrated at such places
as may be designated by the war de-
partmeut.
Draft Into Service.
IL And under the authority con-
ferred upon me by clause second Of
section one Of the act Of congress TO
authorize the president to increase
temporarily the military establishment
Of the United States. approved May s,
1917 I do hereby draft into the mill
tary service Of the United States as of
and from the 5th day or August 1917,
all members Of the national guard and
all enlisted members of the national
guard reserve Of the following states
except mmebers of staff corps and de-
paFtments not included in the person
mel OF tactical organizations and ex-
cept such other officers Of the national
guard as have been or may be spe-
cIaLy notified by my authority that
they viii not be drafted, to-wit.
New York, Pennsylvania. Ohio.
West Virginia, Michigan. Wisconsin.
Minnesota, Iowa. North Dakota. Ne
hraskas Maine, New Hampshire. Yer
mont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island.
Connecticut. New Jersey, Delaware.
District OF Columbia. Vir
glnla, North Carolina, South Carolina.
tennessee, Illinois. Montana, Wyom-
ing. Idaho. Washington, Oregon, In
diana, Kentucky. Georgia. Florida. Ala
paEna, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louis
lana' Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri, Kan
sass Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona.
Utah and California.
Under Army Rules.
III. All persons hereby drafted shall
on and from the fifth day OF August,
hundred and seventeen, stand
discharged from the militia and. IN
der the terms Of section 2 Of the act
OF May ID. 1917, be subject to the
laws and regulations governing the
regular army except as to promotions.
so far as such laws and regulations
are applicable to persons whose per-
manent retention in the military SER
lTce on the active or retired list is not
by Law.
Officers are Appointed.
~ The members Of each company,
battalion, regiment, brigade, division
or other organizations Of the national
guard. hereby drafted into the mill
-arE service Of the United States shall
be embodied in organizations CORE
spending TO those Of the regular army.
The officers not above the rank Of coli
1nel of said organizations of the ma
icnai guard who are drafted and
whose Offices are provided for tn like
organizations of the regular army, are
lerehy appointed officers in the army
II the United States In the arm. staff
,orps or department and in the grades
u which they now hold commissions
rs officers Of the national guard. such
appointments to be effective subject
% acceptance on or from the fifth day
II August 1917. and each Of them,
subject 10 such acceptance. is hereby
lgned as of said date 70 the organ
cation i'm the army Of the United
states composed of those who we're
members OF the organization Of the
latlonal guard In which at the time
Il draft he held a commission.
Keep Same Rank.
The noncommissi0ned officers Of the
OF the national guard
he members Of which are hereby
RATED are hereby appointed non
commissioned officers in their present
rade in the organizations Of the army.
opposed q SAID members and shall
p each case have the same relative
auk as heretofore and all other en-
sred 4en are hereby confirmed in
he army Of the United States in The
Eades and ratings held by them IN
he national guard in all cases where
ueh Grades and ratings correspond 70
Fa-e5 and ratings provided for IN
Ike organizations Of the regular army.
i such appointments Of n0ncommis-
5onel officers and combinations OF
t86r enlisted men in their grades to
e without prejudice 10 the authority
+ subordinate commanders IN respect
Z promotions, reductions and changes
a enlisted personnel
Bear Same Name.
= Each organization Of the military
1rce hereby created viii, until fur
ler orders bear the same name and
as the former organiza-
on Of the national guard Of whose
leubers it is composed.
III. All necessary orders for COM
ming the organizations created by
n6oaying therein members of the ma.
anal guard and national guard re-
srve hereby drafted into the military
.rEice Of the United States into COM
efe tactical units VIII be issued by