The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1916-06-23
ALL STATE MILITIA IS CALLED
FOR SERVICE ON MEXICAN BORDER
President Wilson TeIegraphs Governors of Every
State to Immediately Mobilize Troops for Service.
war Appears Imminent and Preparations
Being Made to Send Balance of Regu.
lar Army Over the Line.

Washington Virtually thu entire
mobile Btrength OF the national guard
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INTO inc it1erai service by President
WILSON, The order was Issued on the
evening of June ~. About 100, OOh
men are expected 10 ro'pOnd 10 the
call. They will be modified immndI.
HieIy t.r such gcrvlrG on tho Mexican
border as may later bo assigned to
them.
Gen, Funston. commanding tho Dor.
der forces, win designate the time and
place for movements Of ElardAmon to
the International line az the occasion
shall require.
IN announcing the orders Secretary
Baker said the state forces would be
employed only TO guard the border
and that no additional troop move.
mcnta into Mexico were contemplated
except In pursuit Of raiders.
simultaneously with tbs national
guard call. Secretary baniels q the
navy department ordered additional
war y~esgels to Mexican waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives,
At the war. navy and state depart,
mentS, 1t was stated that no now ad
vices ms to the situation in MoXIc0
rad come to p~recipitute the new or
ders,
Recently, however, tension has been
increasing steadily. The crisis pre-,
scented by Gen. Carran2a'A note do.
mandlng the recall Of Gen. Pershing's
expedltionary force has been followed
by a virtual ultimatum served on the
American officer by Con. Treyino, the
Mexican commander In chihuahua. To
this was added the possibility that
American and Mexican troops had
clashed across the border from San
Benlto, Texas.
Mobilization OF the national guards
men to support Con. Funston's line
will pave the way for releasing some
10000 regulars for immediate service
In Mexico In the event Of open hostIll.
ties with the Carranza government.
The guardsmen themselves could nor
be used beyond tho line without al.
thority OF congress- or until they had
volunteered for that duty, as they are
called out under the old militia law.
The new law, which would make them
available for any duty under the fed.
eral government, goes into effect on
July 1.
Tho entire mobile regular army in
the United States. several provisional
regiments Of regular coast artillery.
serving as infantry. and the national
guard Of Texas, New Mexico and Art.
aona now are on the border or In Meg
leo. Definite figures have never been
made public, but It is understood that
Gen. Funston has about 10000 regu.
lars and probably 5000 or more
guardsmen. of whom 10000 regulars
are with Gen, PershIng or scattered
along his line of communication from
NamiouIpa, Mexico, to Columbus.
N. NJ.
Telegrams calling for the militia
were sent on the night OF June IS TO
the governors of all states except the
three whose guardsmen already have
been mustered In, after an all day con
florence A, the war department. attend,
ed by Secretary Baker, Mal-Gcn.
Scott. chief of staff. Mai Gen. Bliss,
chief of the mobile army, and Brig
Gen. Mills, chief Of the militia div,s.
ion general staff, Brig. Gen. MCCombs,
president of the Army War College.
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