Rocky Ford enterprise., 1916-06-23
GEN. GAMBLE MoeILIZING 1000
COLORADO GUARDS AT THE
GOLDEN RIFLE RANGE.
RUSH SHIPS TO COASTS
RIO oRANDE CLOSED AS BORDER
LINES DRAW TAUT AND ALL
TROOPS SLEEP ON ARMS.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Denver, June Rehabilitation OF
the Colorado National Guard for serv-
ice in the Mexican situation is in full
sway. Formal orders from the War
Department at Washington for the
mobilization were received by tele-
graph at the capitol building Sunday
night. The mobilization work had
been begun, however, almost three
hours previously, following the issu-
ance of orders by Adj. Gen. Harry p.
Gamble of tie guard to all comman.-
ers of organizations to hold their men
in readiness to move at moments
notice. The guard will mobilize at
the state rifle range at Golden, the
designated mobilization point for the
Colorado militia.
1t is estimated that approximately
1000 men will comprise the Colorado
contingent when enlistments COM
plete the full memberships of each
organization.
Washington.-The United States
and Mexico are making last prepara-
tions for war. Every militiaman in
America-about 145,00O men HAS
been called out by orders issued Sun
day in Washington. Gen. Obregon,
Mexican minister of war. has ordered
every able-bodied Mexican to take up
arms and fight the Americans. Car
rama is pleading for volunteers. The
American Navy Department has is
sued orders rushing available war
craft in the direction of both the east
and west coast of Mexico. The bor-
der line is closed. No Mexican is per.
mitted to leave his native land. Every
means of smuggling ammunition into
Mexico is being closely watched.
FL Paso, Laredo, Douglas and other
towns and cities along the border are
spending sleeplcss nights, fearing
massacre by hordes of poems wrought
up through weeks of anti-Gringo agi-
tation by Carranza authorities.
American troops under Gen. Perish
ing, border patrol detachments OF
regulars and state militia already on
duty are sleeping on their arms.
In anticipation of the trouble which
10 rapidly gathering in Mexico. the
War Department has assembled at
Galveston and New Orleans mum.
ber of transports to be used rs refu-
gee ships by Americans and their
families whose lives are. as a matter
of fact, already in danger. The navy
transport Hancock will go to Vera
Cruz as soon as she lands the ma
rines ordered to Santo Domingo. She
will reach Vera Cruz in a few days.
The Navy Department has ordered
the tender Panther and six torpedo
boats of the Atlantic fleet from San
to Domingo to Key West. where they
will be in readiness for service in
Mexican waters.
The call to the National Guard was
not unexpected 1t had been seen
coming, as a sure result of events
OF the last few days. eliminating
with the raid at San Ignacio, the
flight of another consul before the
anti-American demonstrations, the in
solent threat of Trcvino, the con
temptuous reply to it by Gen. Perish
ing and the rapidly-increasing nerv-
ousness all along the border and in
the interior of Mexico.
Late Sunday night the Mexican en-
bassy received a personal telegram
from Carranza. inquiring what was
going on in Washington. indicating
that he was at loss to know what
was the matter. The telegram adds
that the disturbances in the north OF
his country had increased markedly
In the last few days, and Mexico City
was unable to explain the cause.
Mr.. Arredondo, ambassador-desig-
nate, wired in reply full details OF the
call to the National Guard. He is
said to have warned the first chief"
that il looks as though the United
States Will take drastic measures" to