Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1916-06-29
In Camp Hagman at
Redfield, Awaiting
Orders 70 Move South
All Eyes centered Upon Redfield,
Where the National Guard
IL Encamped. 4.

The situation in Mexico and along
the border has not materially changed
within the past twenty -four hours
President Wilson has gire:a Car
ranza notice that force Will be used
against him unlesss he releases the
seventeen American troops whom the
Mexicans took prisoners In the Car
RIAL fight. The time limit for the
release expired today. If they are
not released, CarTanza's g failure to
comply with the demands Of the I'M
lited states viii be accepted as an
levidenGe of host ty.
Since one small body OF American
troops was practically wiped out, and
since a relief force, composed OF
eighty odd men, was met and fought
by Mexican troops, the larger portion
| Of the men killed, o portion OF the
balance taken prisoners, and these
prisoners held ais though war actually
existed, there seems but slight chance
that war with Mexico will be averted.
The call OF the president Of the
| United States for the mobilization OF
4 the National Guard throughout the ma
4 tion has centered attention upon the
movement Of the various state troops
South Dakota, owing to various
1 lhandicaps that need not be enun1er-
ated here, has been laboring under
difficulties in the matter OF military
matters, but the National Guard Of
the state responded promptly ssise
call and lost no time IN getting INTO
Il camp at Redfeld, the sadjutant gen.
4 leral designating 1t Camp Hagman.
This call to arms finds WATERFOWL
3<ar 1Ifhnfgph
a number OF officers of the state mili-
i tia live here Ever since the famous
i Company III, which made such repu-
\ tation In the Philippines, was mus
tered out Of service, and since the
4 cavalry (Watertown had a troop was
a disbanded, there has been no organ
A lied military unit in the city.
1t Is expected that 1t will require
4 some little time to get the South Da-
6 |kota regiment into condition for real
4 service, but the adjutant general and
4 other officers are exerting them
selves to get into readiness for active
4 service, should the call ge extended
to include it, ~.
Certain states have already for
warded their quota Of the National
Guard, but 1t is not thought that it,
/ will be necessary for all of the nearly
a million men to be at the border at
once
I The chief point now Is to get all
the members of the militia into train
ling. Drilling will take place daily.
So far as possible, the guardsmen
will be put through such experiences
as they are likely to encounter In act
uaI warfare. all but the killing. &
Should war actually come to pass
between the United States and Mex
leo, 1t Is probable that other regi-
ments will be raised in South Dakota.
| In such case, 1t is likely that steps for
such purpose will be taken within
the next few weeks, or two or three
months, at farthest
The paper says we may expect
some sticky weather, = quoth the
What paper?" demanded the King.
Flypaper,S replied the lester.
making lightning change to his suit
Of mall. Chicago Herald
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