Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-05-12
LOCAL. GUARDSMEN ARE
TO BE Modified
IN FEW WEEKS
co TO SAN ANTONIO?

ION lNUICAI EARI1 CALL OF
VOLUNTEER FIGHTING FORCE
TO U. s. SERVICE.
Illinois Guard, together with al
other state units of the national fight
ing forces that so far have not beer
called into active service, will be dis
patched from their home Citations no
earlier than June IT, nor later thai
July /, according to word fltcrins
thru Ctii"ial channels at WashingtCn.
When the order become effective
commandlng troops of the govern
ment's citizen soldiery TO be on tn,
move. Company c, as well as all 9th
els in the Third regiment, viii cntrail
for somewhere in the IT, $. Az Will
utmost secrecy marking their dcatn
alton. Altho nothing official has beer
given out to that effect, il il expected
that the local soldiers, together viii
the rest Of Illinois regiments, will b'
sent back to San Antonio for 'borde
service" until they have become thor
oily seasoned and schoClcd in The art.
of modern warfare. The governmen
has found that the country lying abou
the Texas metropolis is excccdingi
well fitted for the training Of troop
particularly 20 from it's health am
sanitation standpCint
Orders. indicating the encampmcn
Of six army divisions at San Antonio
were received yesterday at the head
quarters of the Southern Dcpaltmen
and were returned in news form {
Ottawa this morninL.
Every national guard unit fit for fes
eral service will he called into scrvic
and will be concentrated in ,arg
units, divisions wherever possible, an
brigades elsewhere. These units vii
be put to work at intensive drilling.
National guard units which hay
not bccn recruited to war strenetl
by tho time the mobilization order
ready, will be flied by thc selecty
draft, which the president is empov
cred to invoke for this purpose.
Tho determination Of the govern
ment to fill the regular army and na
ticnal guard by the draft will mea
that besides the first increment c
100000 for the new army, there wi
be drawn from the l0,c90,000 men b'
tween q and 80 years inclusive, VIII
will register for cOnscriptlon, an IL
denfiite number of men to serve |
the branches Of he service already o
ganized This may result in draflin
from 100000 to 100000 instead {
100000 men at once.
Whatever date for mobilization {
the guard may be selected army Q
ticers said that the state troops wei
: certain to be welded into the arm
and drilled for the service Iona befol
the selectiye draft force of a00,0l
men is ready for training.
In fact, the war department plan
to draw from the regulars and tt
guard the force Of officers TO train Il
new army.
President Wilson Is preparing II
proclamation TO the country calll
for tbc registration of men ellgab
for conscription, which he will issl
when he signs the army bill Own
to the fact that The war departme
Is In receipt OF many letters conlnsil
repatriation and sclcctive draft itsc
the following official statement W
issuo1 yesterday.
From many letters the war d
partment learns that registration al
selective draft arc being confo'ndC
These are separate and distinct pl
ccsecs. Registration is simply 4
enrolling of all male residents OF t
United States between the ages
"a and 30 inclusive Every male re
dent between the designated az
must register on the date sci by [
presidents proclamation unless he
In the regular army, the navy, I
national guard or naval militia
tually IN the federal service"
5H Penalty fc" Failure.
"Thc enrolling is done IN each V
ing precinct by a registrar appoint
for the purpose The duties OF
registrar arc mandatory and are y
formed under the sanction OF an GA
Nothing is left to his discretion
Ia liable 10 heavy penalty, lmpriS
mcnt with no alternative for llne,
making false return or in any way
ing party to or connving at pr
ticcs of favoritism or evasion a !
penalty impends over the indivld
who fails to register
"The later process OF selection
be made by lot from tho nalFeS
tered on tho registration rolls l
information as TO exemptions
methods Of selection will be publisl
later.
Interpreters will be needed, e'
cially In the foreign sections of