The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1916-06-21
National Guard Called
Into Federal Service
All State Troops Ordered to Dutyresident Sends Gen
eral Summons Hundred Thousand Men to Go
to Border.

Washington, June 1S.-Virtually the
entire mobile strength of the National
Guard of all the States and the Dis
trict of Columbia was ordered mus
tered into the federal service tonight
by President Wilson. About 100000
men are expected to respond to the
cal. They will be modified imme-
<liately for such service on the Mexi-
ca border as may later be assigned
90 them.
CEN. Funston, commanding the bor-
der forces, will designate the time and
place for movements of Guardsmen to
the international line as the occasion
stall 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
ments into Mexico were contemplated
except in pursuit of raiders.
simultaneously with the National
Guard call, Secretary Daniels of the
navy department ordered additional
war vessels to Mexican waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives.
At the war, navy and state depart
ments it was stated that no new ad-
vices as to the situation in Mexico
had come to precipitate the new
orders
Within the last two weeks, how
ever tension has been increasing
steadily. The crisis prosecuted by Gen:
Carranza's note demanding the recall
of Gen. Pershing's evolutionary force
mas been followed by virtual ultl-
matun served on the American ON
Ger NV Gen. Trevino, the Mexican
commander in Chihuahua. To this
was added yesterday the possibility
that American and Mexican troops
had clashed across the border from
San Benito, Texas.
Administration officials made no
attempt to conceal tonight their relief
over the safe return of Maj. Ander-
sons cavalry squadron to Browns
Vile after their successful bandit
chase. The troopers crossed in lpur-
suit of bandits in the face of intima-
tons that they would be attacked II
thew did SC. Gen. Funston himself
reported that he anticipated fighting
presumably with Carranza forces.
Mobilization of the National
Cuardsmen to support Gen. Fun
ston's line will pave the way for re-
leasing some 10000 regulars for i'm
mediate service in Mexico in the
event of open hostilities with the
Carranza government. The Guards
men themselves could not be used
beycnd the line without authority OF
CONGRESS. and until they had volun--
teered for that duty as they are call
ed out under the old militia law. The
new law, which would make them
available for any duty under the led
eral government goes into erect
July I.
The 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
Arizona now are on the border or in
Mexico Definite figures have never
been made public, but it is under
stood Gen. Funston has about 10000
regulars and probably 5000 or more
guardsmen of whom 10000 regulars
are with Gen. Pershing or scattered
along his line of communications
from Namiquipa, Mexico, to Colum-
bus, n. M.
General Call Sent.
Telegrams calling for the militia
were sent tonight to the governors OF
all States except the three whose
guardsmen already have been mus
tered in. after an all day conference
at the war department attended oy
Secretary Baker, Mai. Gen. Scott
chief of staff; Maj. Gen. Bliss, cher
of the mobile army, and Brig, Cen
Mills. chief of the militia division
general staff. Brig. Gen. McComos'