The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-28
MILITIA IS J0[T|kG ALONG TODAY
ENR0UTE TO MEXICO FOR SERVICE

ment were ordered to depart for
points yet to be named as soon as
reasonably ready"
The Illinois, Missouri, Wisconsin
and Kansas troops will not be de-
layed in departure for lack of equip
-, ment. This will be furnished at the
! border.
| Several regiments in each of these
states are ready to move today. being
| mustered in and examined.
May Go Tonight.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,, June 28.-Un-
less present orders are countermand-
ed the First regiment infantry of the
Illinois national guard will be speed
ing toward the border fy midnight
tonight.
Col. E. M. Lewis of the regular
| army, received word from General
| Barry of the central division at Chi
cago, to make an inventory of the
equipment of the regiments reason
| ably prepared for service and to pre-
pare these regiments for entrainment
| orders which will be issued immedi-
ately upon receipt of word that the
inventory has been completed. Colonel
| Lewis stated the inventory of the First
regiment probably will be completed
by noon, when the word will be sent
General Berry. Following the inven-
tory of the First, the regular army
officers in charge of this work will
Immediately start upon the inventory
of the Second and Seventh regiments.
Because these are the only three
regiments that have been mustered
into the federal service, it is likely
they will be the only units to leave
for several days. Following the COM
pletion of inventory of three regi-
ments, the regular army officers will
return to mastering in the Third,
Fourth and Eighth regiments, after
which they also will be ready for an
inventory and entrainment.
Word that at least part of the /. NJ.
g. would ertrain for sthe border to.
day spread like wildfre through Camp
Dunno. Companies gathered about
yell leaders and the camp reverber.
ated with their joyful shouts. Col
Joseph B. Sanborn of the First, an.
nounced his men are ready. There
are approximately LIS men in the
regiment. Five percent were lost by
the physical. test, but the regiment is
still up to war strength.
Weather is Fierce.
Ell PASO, Texas, June 2S.-Militia,
men from northern and eastern states
at first will find the weather along
the border almost intolerable, unac-
customed as they will be to the ter
ritio heat.
In the Brownsville district it is
law and today very hot. Leaving the
gulf country the Mexican border ris-
es gradually from sea level to 3,7O0
feet altitude at Ell Paso. Farther
westward the heat becomes more in
tense, reaching it's maximum along
the Arizona line where the thermom.
eter seldom drops below 100 degrees
in the summer months.
A fairly accurate average Of tenn
perature along the border in June,
July and August is 95 degrees. In
low attitudes the combination of heat
and humidity saps the energy.
Illinois on tho Move.
CHICAGO, June 2S.-The first ILL
nois infantry will entrain at p. m.
and the Second Illinois infantry to-
night, it was stated. These troops
probably will reach the border be-
fore any eastern militia.
In addition to the general order to
the four states, three of them, Hi.
nois, Missouri and Kansas, were Civ
en- authority to move for the border
at their own officers direction, with
out reporting back to the central de-
partment their readiness.
The First Illinois will go via the
Chicago and Alton to Higbee, Mo-,
and via the M. K. and T. to San
Antonio, the Second via the Alton TO
st. Louis and via the ST. Louis and
Southwestern to Waco, Texas, then
to San Antonio.
Presidents Plans Blocked.
WASHINGTON, June Is His
power to call national guardsmen into
Mexican service paralyZtd for the