Show PRESIDENT SIGNS GUARD MEASURE WASHINGTON Aug 28 JP wl- wl President Roosevelt has signed legislation authorizing him to call out members o of ot the national na na- guard and army reserves for 12 months of active active d duty ty The White House announced Mr Roosevelt's action saying the measure was signed Tuesday night Congressional a act action c t i ion o n on the guard legislation finally was completed last week It was represented represented represented rep rep- resented to congress by military experts as an essential preliminary preliminary preliminary nary to draft legislation since the guardsmen and reserve officers would be used in training and andor or organizing a conscript army Now that the legislation is signed Mr Roosevelt may summon the guard to duty duly at any time The army high command it is reported has set September 15 tentatively as the date for mobilization mobilization mobilization of the first contingent That contingent probably will number officers and men but there has been no announcement announcement announcement announce announce- ment as to the units from which the men will be drawn There have been indications however that those units probably would be the Thirtieth Forty first Forty Forty- fourth and Forty The September 15 date was agreed upon some authorities re reported reported reported re- re ported because the army desired to give guardsmen two weeks at home between the end of summer maneuvers and arid the beginning of the month 12 service period The Thelast Thelast last maneuvers end August 31 |