River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1916-06-22
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED TO SERVE
ALONG A1EXICANBORDER; 100000 MEN
WILL BE Modified IN SHORT WHILE
MOBILIZATION ORDER
SENT TO GOVERNORS

Washington, June 20. - The Presi-
dents order calling the National
Guard into the federal service went
to the governor of each state in the
form of the following telegram signed
by Secretary Baker:
Having in view the possibility of
aggression upon the territory or the
United States from Mexico and the nee
essity for the proper protection of that
frontier, the President has thought
proper to exercise the authority vested
in him by the constitution and laws and
call out the organized militia and the
national guard necessary for that pur-
pose. | am in consequence instructed
vice of the United States forthwith.
through you, the following units of
the organized militia and the national
the President directs shall be assembled
at the state mobilization point, state
camp ground, Cor at the places to be
designated to you by the commanding
general Department., for mus
ter into the service of the United
States. (Here follows a list of the or
CARNATIONS to be furnished by the de-
signated state).
Maximum Strength Required.
organizations to be accepted into
federal service should have the mini
mum peace strength now prescribed for
organi7zed militia The +ion maxi kin I'm
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accepted and to which they should be
raised as soon as possible, is prescribed
in section two, tables of organization,
United States army. In case any regi-
ment, battalion, or squadron, now rec
ognized as such contains an insufficient
number of organizations to enable it to
conform at muster to regular army or
ganiZation tables. the organizations
necessary to complete such units may
be moved to mobilization camps and
there inspected under orders of the de-
partment commander to determine fit
ness for recognition as organized mill
tia by the War Department.
Circular 10, Division of Militia At
fairs, 1914, prescribes the organizations
desired from states as part of the local
tactical division and only these organi-
cations will be accepted into service.
Staff Officers Ordered Out.
,'.It is requested that all officers of the
adjutant generals department, quarter
master S corps and medical corps duly
ecogn1zed as pertaining to state head
quarters under table one. tables of or
ganization, organized militia and not
elsewhere required for duty in state
administration, be ordered to camp for
duty as camp staff officers. Such num-
bers of these staff officers as the de-
partment commander may determine
may be mustered into the service of the
United states for the purpose of proper
cred out when their services are no
longer required.
Where recognized brigade or diyi-
sions are called into Service from
state, staff officers pertaining to these
units under tables of organization, Uni
service and also the authorized sectors
of small arms practice pertaining there
to.
Regulars Officers to Command.
Except for these two purposes Of
mobilization camp service and Of the
units, officers of state headquarters un
der table one, above mentioned. will
not be mustered into service at this
organized the requisite official number
Of staff officers with rank as prescribed
for division staff will. as far as practic-
able, be called into service from those
states which have furnished troops to
such divisions.