Show NATIONAL GUARD ir v DB v v CALLED CULLED TO COLORS STATE TROOPS MAY SOON BE ABROAD FOR ACTU ACTUAL L WAR SERVICE President Issues Proclamation Designating Designating Designating Dates Upon Which Guardsmen Guards Guards- men Will Become Part of Regular Military Establishment Washington Thc The ln hist t stef necessary necessary sary to make the lite entire national guard available for duty luty In France was taken h by President Wilson on July I 0 with the Issue of a proclamation tion drafting the thc state troops troop into the army of the United States August August August Aug Aug- f G 5 To 10 mal make e certain that the Iho purpose of the tue national defense act is carried car car- nod ried out time tile proclamation al also o specifically specific specific- ally declares S the tile men drafted to be discharged from front the old militia status on that date In that wa way the constitutional restraint upon UlOn use of militia outside the time country countr is avoided n and the wa way pravel for sending the regiments to the time European front Prior to the application of the draft regiments in III the northern anti anil eastern sections of th the tue cum country ry ni-c ni are called into the federal service el as national guardsmen guards guards- men awn in Iii two tivo increments to be he mobilized lize I July ii 35 5 Many Inn units al already ul- ul ready n are le antI and presumably they will be mobilized with the tho other oth-cr troops from their states The Tile guard from front the tile other states will be mobilized lIzell on on- the d lay day of or the draft The Thc arrangement was necessary ta to- provide for tor movement of the time rc regiments to their concentration rat ion Ct camps cumps without tion All Drafted on Same Date i The operative liate late date of the Hie draft was delayed until August so that nh all aU regiments regiments regi regi- ments can cnn he be taken into the tile army simultaneously ou I Fourteen camp comp sites 51 tes for tile the sixteen n tactical divisions into which tile the guard will viIi b be organized have been selected already and the militia hurt bureau au Is preparing the tue railway routing rout rout- In lag ing of or the troops to the time camps cumps Seven of the sites selected are In iu the time southeastern southeastern southeastern south south- eastern at t five fi in the southern southern south south- ern era and anti two in the tue western The Tile two others will be ho In iii the southeastern department de IC and aUlI until the they are approved assignment of regiments to camps and divisions cannot be full fully worl worked ed ou out t. t Dates of Mobilization The Tile state troops are called into service service ice as follows On July luly 15 15 New 15 New ew York YOlk Penns Pennsylvania Pennsyl J vania Ohio West Vest Virginia Michigan l nn hig-nn Wisconsin Minnesota North Dakota South Dakota and Nebraska On Jul July 25 25 Maine Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island Connecticut t New Jerse Jersey Delaware file Maryland District of Columbia Virginia Virginia Vir Vir- VIrginia ginia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Illinois Montana Wyoming Wyom ing Idaho Washington and Oregon Oreg-on On August 5 Indiana Kentucky Kentuck Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi l Arkansas Louisiana Oklahoma Texas Missouri Kansas Colorado New MexIco Mexico Mex Mex- ico leo Arizona Utah and California The presidents president's proclamation declares declares de tie- clares dares that Whereas the United States of ot America and the imperial German government government gov gov- are now at war and und having in view the consequent danger of aggression by an un enemy upon the territory territory territory ter ter- of the United States and the necessity for proper protection against possible interference with the execution exe exe- I cution ution of or the laws of the Union by agents of the enemy I Woodrow Wile Wil- president of the United States by virtue of the authority vested In me by the constitution and the laws of the United States and through the governors of tho the respective states call into the service e of the tile United States States' tates as of and from the dates hereinafter respectively indicated all nil members of the national guard and all nil enlisted members of tile the national guard reserve of the following states who are not not- now in tile the service of the United States except members of staff corps and departments not Ilot Included In the personnel of ot tactical organizations and except such officers of ot the national guard as ns have been or may be specifically specifically notified by my authority that they tiley will not be affected by bi the call wit to-wit an and then gives the list presented presented pre pre- seated above |