Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-07-10
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section one Of the act OF congress 10
authorize the president to increase
temporarily the military establish
ment of the United States. approved
! May Is. 1917. do hereby draft INTO
/ the military service OF the United
/ States as OF and from the 9Th day OF
/ August, 1917, all members Of he ma
tional guard and all enlisted mem.
bers of the. national guard reserve of
the following states, except members
OF staff corps and departments not in.
Guided in the personnel Of tactical or
CARNATIONS and except such other of.
fieers Of the national guard as have
been or may be specially notified by
my authority that they will not be
drafted, towit:
New YORK, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin,
Minnesota. Iowa. North Dakota, South
Dakota, Nebraska, Maine New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey. Della.
ware, Maryland District of Columbia,
| Virginia. North Carolina, South Caro-
lima, Tennessee. Illinois, Montana.
Wyoming, Idaho, Washington, Oregon,
Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, Florida.
Alabama, Mississippi, Arkansas. Lou.
isiana, Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri.
Kansas, Clorado, New Mexico, Arl-
zGna, Utah and California.
III. All persons hereby drafted
shall on and from the fifth day of
August 1917 stand discharged from
the militia, and, under the terms of
section 2 of the act of May l3. 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 10 per.
sons whose permanent retention in
the military service on the active or
retired list is not contemplated by
law.
Nv The members of each com
pany, battalion regiment brigade. di.
vision or other organizations of The
national guard hereby drafted into the
military service of The United States
shall he embodied in organizations
corresponding TO those of the regular
army The officers not above the rank
OF colonel of said organizations of the
national guard who are drafted and
whose officers are provided for in
like organizations of the regular army.
are hereby appointed officers in the
army of the United States in the arm
stan corps or department. and in the
grades in which they now hold com
missions as officers of the national
guard, such appointments to be effec-
tive subject to acceptance, on and
from the fifth day of August, 1917,
and each of them subject to such ac.
ceptance, is hereby assigned as Of
said date to the organization in tho
amy Of the United States composed
OF hose who were members Of the
which at the time of draft he held a
commission.
The noncommissioned officers of
the organizations CT the national
guard, the members of which are here.
by drafted, are hereby appointed non
commissioned officers in their present
grade in the organizations of The
army composed Of said members and
shall in each case have the same rel
alive rank as heretofore and all 9th
er enlisted men are hereby confirmed
in the army OF the United States in
the grades and ratings he'd by them
IN The national guard in all cases
where such grades and ratings cor.
respond TO grades and ratings pro.
'ided for in like organizations of The (
regular army. all such appointments
of nCncommissioned officers and con
'iimations Of other enlisted men in
their grades to be without prejudice
to the authority of subordiate com.
manders in respect of promotions, re.
auctions, and changes in enlisted per.
scnnel.
w Each organization of the mill
tary force hereby created will. until
further orders bear the same name
and designation as The former or.
sanitation Of the national guard of
whose members it is composed.
wi. All necessary orders for com
bning the organizations created bv |
embodying therein members of the
national guard and national guard re-
serve hereby drafted into the military |
service of the United States into
complete tactical units will be issued /
BY the war department"