The Leader, enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ga.) 1915-1921, 1917-07-11
GUARDSMEN TO
"a BE DRAFTED BY
u. S. AUGUST S

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2 Washington, July 9.-The last step
necessary to make the entire National
Guard available for duty in France
was taken today by President Wilson
with the issue ef'a proclamation draft
ing the state troops into the army Of
the United States on Aug. S. :
To make certain that the purpose Of
the, national defense aet-is carried out
the proclamation. also specifically de-
elares the men drafted 10 be discharg-4
ed from the old militia status on that
date. In that way the constitutional
restraintr upon use of militia, outside
the country is avoided and the way
paved for, sending the regiments TO
the European front. ~ 4 ! =: 3
| ~ Two Mobilization Dates ss
Prior to the application of the draft,
Regiments, in the Northern and East
ern sections ofsthe. country are called
into the Federal service as National
| Guardsmen in, two increments, to be
modified on July IS and Isl Many
units already are federalized and pre-
sumably they will be modified with
the other troops from their stateJ The
guard from the other states will be
modified on 1.-THE. day of the draft.
The arrangement was. necessary to
provide for movement of thea regi-
ments South to their concentration
camps without congestion and to the
same enc, the division of states into
these increments was. revised from
1.-THE original schedule ,.,;t"7 !;
The operative date of the draft was
delayed until Aug 5 SO. that, all regi-
nients Gan be taken into the army
simultaneously to, avoid inequalities
in the relatiVe rank of officers
Prepare Routing to Camps
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 is preparing the rail-,
way routing of the, troops to the
camps. Seven of the sites selected are
in the Southeastern department, five.
in the Southern and two in the West
ern.
/ The Presidents Proclamation in
part follows: vr0ls.
Presidents Proclamation
Whereas the, United States of Am
erica and the Imperial German Cow
eminent are now at war, and having
in view the consequent danger of ag-
gression by a foreign enemy upon the
territory of the United States and the
necessity for proper protection
against possible interference with the
execution of the laws of the union by
agents of the enemy, l., Woodrow
Wilson, president of the +, United
States, by virtue of the authority vest.
ed in me by the constitution and. the
laws Of the United Statesaand through
the Governors of the respective states,
call into the service of the United
States as of and from the dates here
matter respectively indicated all the
members Of the National, Guard and
all the members of the National Guard
and all enlistment members of the
National Guard of the following states.
who are not now in the service of the,
United States, except as members of
staff corps and departments not in
cluded in. the personnel Of tactical or
CARNATIONS, and except such officers
of the National Guard as have been
or to be specially notified by, my au-
thority that they will not be affected
by this cali, to-wit:
+ On July IS, 1917, New York, Penn
sylvania, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa,
North Dakota, South Dakota and Ne
braska.
On July rs, 1917, Maine. New, Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Massachusetts,, Rhode
Island, Connecticut, New Jersey. Del.
aware, Maryland, District of Column
bia. Virginia, North Carolina, South.
Carolina, Tennessee, Illinois, Mon
tana, Wyoming, Idaho, Washington
and Oregon.
s.phe members of the National Guard
1.-THE various states affected by this
CALI will be concentrated at SUCH
places as may be designated by the
War Department, :. Al 3v.-0