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National Guard to Bepin
MoboIiSing for Muster
on July I5-Drafted
10 Federal Service
August 5th.

Washington, July 9-Draft day will
be next week. probably Tuesday or
wednesday. This is the present plan
of the War Department, it developed
today. These other things also be-
came known:
l. Probably 100000 men will be
drawn.
=. Of these, 6S7 900 will be called to
the colors Immediately. The others
will be subject to call when needed.
The War Department believes that by
this plan much future work can be
avoided.
3. Sixteen States and the District
of Columbia had completed their num-
berlng of registration cards today, had
sent duplicate cards to the War De-
partment and were ready for the
draft. The States are: Arizona, Con-
nectlcut, Delaware, Idaho, Louisiana,
Maine, Montana, Nebraska, New
Mexico, Oregon, Rhode Island, South
Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West
Virginia and Wisconsin.
Submit Briefs.
a. Provost Marshal General Crow
der announced that appeals from the
decisions of local boards in exemption
cases must be made in writing. ac-
companied by affidavits. Men arguing
for exemption will not be allowed to
appear in person before the appellate
boards.
5. President Wilson today by proc
lamation drafted into the federal SER
wee as of August the entire national
guard. Danger of German inyasien.siae.,
cites as his reason. His order places
the guard after August on the same
footing as the regular army. They
VIII stand discharged from the mi
lltla and under the terms of section
= OF the act of May IS, 1917, be sub
Ject to the laws and regulations gov
ernlng the regular army"
The Delay.
Delay IN returns of numbered cards
from the states alone is holding IN
the draft. Especially is this true of
the larger centers of population, such
as New York, Illinois and Pennsyl-
wanna. No complete returns have been
received from any Of these states
where because of the great mass of
work to be done only slow progress
is being made.
Provost Marshal General Crowder
today expressed his belief that all re-
turns would be made by Friday. How
ever, he said it would not be possible
at this time to make public anv of the
which are being made for
the actual ceremony of the draft.
Inc time and the manner must re-
main mysterious for while yet" said
General Crowder. "They will be made
public as soon as possible"
AS Regulars.
PRESIDENT Wilson's proclamation
iraftlng the National Guard into the
-ederal service as of August ), means
nat from that time forward the men
'an be ordered anywhere, at home
,r abroad, the same as regulars. The
iraftlng of the guard, with the req
liar army, will give the nation an
'roXimately 100000 fighting men.
When the conscript forces are BROUGHT
n about September | this number
Vill be increased by the national army
i 100000 and the extra $4,000 who
viii be used as reserves and to fill the
anks of the regulars and guardsmen
full war strength.
The dates that the guardsmen will
e mustered in remain as previously
et They will mobilize in three in
rements-on July 15, July 25 and
august 5.
Those coming in on July Is are:
lew York, Pennsylvania, Ohio. West
lrginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Mime
ota, Iowa. North Dakota, South Da-
ota and Nebraska.
The July 25 increment includes.
laine, New Hampshire, Vermont.
Massachusetts,, Rhode Island, Connec-
cut, New Jersey, Delaware, Marv-
nd, District of Columbia, Virginia,
orth Carolina, South Carolina. Ten
essee, Illinois, Montana, Wyoming.
Iaho, Washington and Oregon.
The remaining ones who will come
on August 3, are: Indiana, Ken
cky, Georgia, Florida, Arkansas.
Oklahoma, Texas, Missouri,
ansas, Colorado, New Mexico, Ari-
ma, Utah and California.
Rank.
The proclamation adds that all Of
ers of the national guard not above
rank of colonel shall upon accept
zee hold similar rank in the repu-
army. The non-commissioned Of
ers of the guard are drafted in at
eir present ratings.