Daily Kennebec journal., 1916-06-20
THE CALL FROM
SEC'Y BAKER TO
GOVERNOR CURTIS
Official Orders as Received from
Washington Call One Regi-
ment of Infantry to Be AS
sembled at Augusta
War Department,
Washington, D. c.,
June 19, 1915.

Oakley c. Curtis,
Governor of Maine.
Having in view the possibility of fur
ther aggression upon the territory Of
the United States from Mexico and in
the necessity for the proper protection
for that frontier the President has
thought proper to exercise the author
ity vested in him by the Constitution
and laws and to call out the Organized
Militia and the National Guard neces-
sary for that purpose. 1 am in con-
sequence instructed by the President to
call into the service of the United
States forthwith, through you. the fol-
lowing units Of the Organized Militia
and the National Guard. State Of Maine,
which the President directs shall be
assembled at the State mobilization
point. Augusta, or at the places to be
designated to you by the Commanding
General. Eastern Department. for mus
ter into the service Of the United
States:
l Regiment Of Infantry.
Organization to be accepted into the
federal service should have the mini
mum peace strength now prescribed for
strength at which organizat tions will
be accepted and to which they should
be raised as soon as possible, as pre-
scribed in Section II, Tablet of Organ
ization, United States Army. In case
any regiment, battalion or squadron
now recognized as such contains an in.
sufficient number Of organizations to
enable 1T to conform at muster to Reg
ular Army Organization Tables, the or
CARNATIONS necessary to complete such
units may be moved to mobilization
camps and there inspected under orders
of the Department Commander to de-
termine fitness for recognition as Or
ganized Militia by the War DEPART
ment. Circular 19, D. NJ. A., 1914, pre-
scribes the organizations desired from
each State as part Of the local tactical
division and only these organizations
will be accepted into service. It is re-
quested that all officers Of the Adju-
tant Generals Department. Quarter
master Corps and Medical Corps, duly
recognized as pertaining to State Head
quarters under Gable I, Tables of Or
ganization, Organized Militia, and are
elsewhere required for duty in State
nuiiiHiStTdtIO1 De OrQereQ TO camp Tor
duty as camp star officers. Such num-
Der Of those stan officers as the Depart
ment Commander may determine may
.. be mustered into the service Of the
United States for the purpose Of proper
camp administration and will be mus
tered out when their services are no
longer required. Where recognized
brigades or divisions are called into
service from a State. the staff officers
pertaining to these units under Tables
Of Organization, United States Army,
will be mustered into service and also
the authorized inspectors Of small arms
practice pertaining thereto. Except for
these two purposes Of mobilization
camp service and of the prescribed SER
vice with tactical units. officers of
State Headquarters under Table I above
mentioned will not be mustered into
service at this time. If tactical divi-
sions are later organized, the requisite
additional number Of staff officers with
rank as prescribed for division staff
will as far as practicable be called into
service from those States which ave
furnished troops to such divisions
Very respectfully,
NEWTON D. BAKER.