The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1916-05-11
MILITIA OF THREE
STATES CALLED OUT
!. BY THE president
National Guardsmen Ordered to
the Border.
RAIDS ON TOWNS REASON
Outbreak in the Big Bend District
Causes Wilson to Take Drastic
Action--More Regulars Sent
to Aid Funston. '<.1'

washington, May lO.--The first step
toward complete Intervention in Mex
leo should Carranza force break has
been taken. President Wilson issued
an order calling into, active service
for duty as border guard" the Ma
tional Guard Of Texas. New Mexico.
and Arizona, 9 In an official statement
issued with~the announcement that the
militia has been called on for &C.
tive service, Secretary of War Baker
stated that the outbreak in the Big
Bend district of the Rio Grande and
the danger of other outbreaks made it
imperative that more troops be called
into service. il. F., ., '.. -1A.~ ~.sA
More Regulars Ordered. >',s-;
Simultaneous with the order send
ing the militia to the border, the war
department ordered to the front practi-
caily all of the infantry remaining in
the United States The militia forces
OF the three states mentioned viii add
1000 men to Funston s command and
In addition he will get some 3,000hregu.
lars as follows: =, 4 H.. 49,.
The Thirteenth infantry from Platts-
burg, N. Y,
The Third infantry from Madison
barracks and Oswego, N. Y.
Two battalions of the Twenty-first
infantry from Vancouver barracks and
San Diego. L. r.: 49,.
Two battalions of the Fourteenth in.
fantry from Fort Lawton, Wash.
Secretary Bakers Statement.
The statement OF. Secretary Baker
was as follOwss.. H.: $3.50.
The outbreak in the Big Bend dis
trict of the Rio Grande has so far fur.
Their emphasized the danger Of similar
occurrences along our long border that
the president has called out the, mi
litia. of Arizona. New Mexico, and
Texas, and directed them to report
to General Funston, who will assign
them stations along the border
m addition to Athat two additional
regiments Of regular infantry have
been directed to proceed to the ,bor
der and such further arrangements
y u
complete security of the people ,ot
the United States against raids of this
character" 49, s.
The secretary further announced
that the calling out of the National
Guard of three states for border duty
does not mean a change of policy on
the part of the American government
There has been as yet no change
in pQlicy,N the secretary said. Gen
eral PArshing has reported from ti3ae
to time that there was a cooperative
spirit shown, by the Carranzistas, but
very little cooperative activity" +.
anMliitia Goes to Border In Week.
San Antonio, Tex, May lO-Gen
eral Funston has designated Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio, as the mo
Obligation point for National Guards
men in Texas, Columbus for New
Mexico and Douglas for Arizona. -
The guardsmen' will be required tt
pass a physical examination and will
be sworn in before acceptance by the
war department for regular -servics
-. IT is expected that they will be
sent to the border withiR a week. T.
Governor Receives Call. i,
Austin, Tex, May 1O-Governol
Ferguson received call from Presi
dent Wilson for state troops. THIS
Texas, militia, between 5000 and 8,
500 strong, was started at once. te
Camp Mabry. the. concentration point
Ready to 'Easip 100000 Men. e..
Washington, May 10.-0ficiel fig
ures on file at the war department
corrected ITO octob&, 1915, show tha
the militia of Texas Arizona land
New Mexico totals. 200, officers ant
1870 enlisted men. Under the Dicl
militia bill, the members Of the guarC
areAforeed to answer the CALI TO sery
ice anywhere in the United States.
= At the .adjutant generals Office of
ficials stated that the war department
has reserve equipment sufficient fol-
oil = the forces. The department /.
prepared fully to equip 100000 men
It has rifles enough for 1000 men
and additional partial equipment TO
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