The Washington herald., 1916-06-20
I'VE Are Ready" Governors
Reply to Presidents Call
kilograms from Thirty-nine State Executives Re
ceived Here Before O'clock Last Night.
All Promise Speedy Acts Except
PaCihst Head of Kansas

| Up to 6 O'Clock last evening the gov
ernors OF thirty OF the forty-eight
States had acknowledged receipt of the
! Presidents call to the National Guard
/ Included in the nine missing are Alabama.
/ Arizona, Iowa. Nebraska, Nevada, New
Jersey. New Mexico and Texas. OF these
| the Arizona. New Mexico and Texas Ma
tional Guard organizations were included
! in the State militia called out six weeks
/ ago by the President.
I The fact that the residents own State
/ has not responded caused some comment
| in official circles.
/ The telegraams OF Acknowledgement in
cluded many from governors begging that
the War Department call out all the Ma
tiOnal Guard organizations of their re-
/ speCtive States rather than part OF them
All promised immediate action in mobiliz-
/ ing their forces with the exception of
| Gov. Capper, of Kansas. who merely
acknowledged receipt of the President :
call Gov. Capper is widely known in
the Middle West as a pscifst
Text of TeIegrnms.
Among the first Of the kilograms re-
ceived was one from Gov. Whitman. Of
New York. The texts OF the kilograms
| received were as follows:
| Boise, Idaho-Mobllization ordered at
once. Herman H. Taylor, Lieute nant Gov
ernor.
. Denver. CoIo-Telegram regarding mo-
| bilization Of State militia recei, ed and
transmitted 10 adjutant general Ed. Mil
/ liken, secretary to Coy. George A. Carl
! son.
| ST. Paul Minn.-Your telegram as TO
mobilization received. Action taken &C
CordinGly. Burnquist, Governor.
Sacramento. Cal-Have directed the
adJutant general 10 mobilize troops with
out delay. Newton ". Thompson, Acting
Governor.
Helena. Mont-Orders will Immediately
| he issued for mobilization at Fort Will
lam Henry Harrison. W. ". Mcdowell,
! Acting Governor.
Topeka. kans.-Telegram to governor OF
Kansas ordering mobilization received
Arthur Capper
/ Frankfort Ky.-RefrrenCe your tele-
| gram ordering mobilization. attention Will
/ be given the matter. A 0. Stanley. Gov
ernor.
Columbia. ;. C.-Orders for mobilization
! have already been issued. r., hard /
Manning. Governor.
Wants Palmetto Men Named.
| Columbia. s. C.-Recallng with pride
| the glorious record Of the Palmetto regi-
] HtIlS OF SOuln NdEOllIa IN the " dE Win
Mexico. I hereby request that the South
Carolina troops now ordered into service
be also known as the Palmetto Regi-
ments. Richard / Manning Governor.
Littleton Depot. y H.-Ordered IT -
bntzed Concord at once. R H. spauld-
ing. Governor.
Salem. Decentralization is now in
progress as directed. James Witheycon2.
Governor.
portl.,5 Ne p-.si5o,,,- --,..- -
! ceived. Mobilization Second Maine Reg
ment Infantry begun. Oakley 0. Cur
It's Governor
Atlanta. Gal beg to acknowledge Ie-
Ceipt of your telegram calling for GER
tain portion OF National Guard Of Gcor-
gia and will take measures Immediately
to comply with same. y ( Harris. Gov
ernor.
Oklahoma CITY, Okla-In answer your
telegram TO governor OF Oklahoma rel
ative mobilization troops advise Okla
homa will comply with instructions. Have
wired commanding general Southern De
partmert to designate mobilization point
for this State Canton. Adjutant General
Baton Rouge, La.-TeIegram ordering
mobilization acknowledged. Mobilization
being made Rufhn G. Pleasant, Gov
error
Annapolis, Md.-Telegram received. Am
acting accordingly. Emerson 9. Har-
rington. Governor
Salt Lake City. Ttah-Your wire re
mobilization received. Orders will be car
ried out State Will use every effort to
nut organization in reasonable state Of
efficiency. William Spry. Governor.
Tallahassee. Fla.-Your order for one
regiment Florida National Guard for serv-
ice on Mexican border received and steps
are being taken for immediate mobiliza-
ton Park Tramwell. Governor.
Wilmington. Del-Troops will be or
dered to mobilization point as early as
practicable. Camp now being prepa red
Charles r. Miller, Governor.
Hartford. Conn.-Your wishes will be
carried out, Orders will be issued at
or directing mobilization at Mantle
Cole. Adtutant General
CHEYENNE, Wyo,-Your instructions and
recommendations will be carried out
Frank L. Houx, Acting Governor.
Providence. r. BATTERY A Field Ar
tillery, officers. 40 men. now on prac-
tice march. ordered to Ouonset Point.
VIII arrive tomorrow. Troops A B. and
Cavalry detachment. officers. 2l0 men
and Ambulance Company No !. 5 officers,
IS men 60 to Quonset Point this after
noon. r. Livingston Beekman Governor.
Raleigh. n. C.-Orders have been issued
calling forth the units Of the National
'udlN VI inns ENbdIt All OIllCeTS ana or
ganizations have been directed to assem-
BILE at their respective home stations and
await further instructions relative to
mobilization. Lawrence W Young. Adit.
Gen.
Charlestown. W. Va--The Governor di-
rects me to advise you that he has re-
ceived Your telegram and that the same
will be compiled with at once He fur
ther directs that I call your attention to
the fact that this State has two regi-
mems of infantry both anxious to serve
their country and to urge you to include
both regiments in the call for service.
Bond. Adjt. Gen.
Nashville, Tenn.-Adjutant General di-
rected to execute your orders. Tom c
Rice. Governor
Montpelier, Vt-Telegram ordering in
to service one regiment infantry and one
squadron cavalry received Will proceed
accordingly. Charles W. Gates. Gov
ernor
Jackson, Miss.-Mobilizatio ton has been