The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1917-07-20
MILITIA Will HE FEpERALlzEn
AND PLACED IN U. o. SERVICE
ON AUGUST 8.
REMOVES MILITIA STATUS
General Drafting win Avid lnaausi.
tiles of Officers Ranks-.-Fourtss
Cantonmsntn Selected, and Decision
On Tws More Expected sson.

On Tws More Expected ssen.
Washington. last step nsceB-
sary 10 make the entire national guard
available for duty in France was TAX.
"a by President Wilson with the issue
at proclamation 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 Ii carried out.
the proclamation also specifically de-
clares the men drafted to be discharE.
Cd from the old militia status on that
date La that way the constitutional
restraint upon use OF militia outside
tho country Ii avoided and the way
paved for sending the regiments to
the European front.
Prior to the application OF the draft,
regiments In the northern and eastern
section Of the country are called into
tho federal service ~ national guards.
msn In two increments, to he mobil.
ased on July rs and Is. Many units
already are federalized and presum
ably they will DO modified with the
other troops from their states. The
guard from the ether states will be
mobilized on the day OF the draft. The
arrangement was necessary to pro-
vide for movement OF tho regiments
south to their concentration campa
without congestion and 10 the came
end the division OF states into these
fncrements was revised from the orig
tnal schedule
The operative date OF the draft was
delayed until Aug. s. 30 that all regL
ments can be taken into tho army
simultaneously to avayd inequalities
in the relative rank OF officers.
Cantonmsnts Are Ready.
Fourteen camp sites for the sixteen
tactical divisions into which the guard
will be organized for war purposes
have already been selected and the
militia bureau IL preparing the rail-
way routing OF the troops to the
camps. Seven OF the sites selected
ore IN the southeastern department.
fivc In the southern and two in the
wostern. The two others will be In
the southeastern department, and un.
I'll they are approved assignment Of
regiments 10 camps and divisions can
not be fully worked out The only
two divisions positively assigned are
me nineteenth, including the Califor.
mia guard. which will 20 to Linda
Vista. Cal. and the twentieth, includ.
ing Oregon. Washington and other
states in the northwest. which will go
% Palo Alto Cal
Tho presidents proclamation fol.
lows.
"Whereas. the United States OF
America and the imperial German
government are now at war. and hav.
lng In view the consequent danger OF
aggression by foreign enemy upon
the territory OF the United States and
eAc necessity for proper protection
against possible Interference with the
execution Of the laws OF the Union hs
agents OF the enemy. I. Woodrow VIII
sea. presidcnt OF tho United States.
BY virtue OF the authority vested In
mo BY the constitution and laws Of
the United States and through the gov.
srnors OF the respective states. call
into the service Of the United States
~ Of and from the dates hereinafter
respectively indicsted all members Il
the national gukd and all enlisted
mem bars Of the national guard reserve
ef the following states. who are not
now In the service OF the United
states. except members OF staff corps
and departments not included In the
personnel Of tactical organizations
and except such officers. Of the nation
al guard AZ have been or may De spe.
etaily notified by my authority that
they will BE- affected by this call. to.
wit:
Militia Called for U. S. Service.
-On July Is. 1917. New York, Penn
aylvania. Ohio. West Virginia. Mich.
lxan. Wisconsin. Minnesota, Iowa
North Dakota. South Dakota and No
trsskA
p "On July rs, 1917. Maine, New
Hampshire. Vermont, Massachusetts,,
Rhode Island. Connecticut. New Jsr,
ssy, Delaware, Maryland. District Of
Columbia. Virginia, North Carolina.
ecusn Carolina. Tennessee. Illinois.
wyoming. Idaho. Washington aud Ore
son
THE members Of the national guard
Of the various states affected BY this
call will be concentrated AZ such
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