The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1916-06-22
WAR WITH MEXICO
SEEMS INEVITABLE.
100000 State Soldiers are Called
Into Training. Crisis is Mo
mentarily Expected. Now Up
To CalTanza.

The Mexican situation has gone
from bad 70 worse at rapid
pace. la our attempt to recOg-
nize one of Mexico 5 warning fac
tions, we We drawn two blanks
and are now opposed TO both. IL
will be remembered that not 50
long ago Villa enjoyed the good
graces OF the United States, and
by reason OF this, was permitted
10 receive shipments OF arms and
munitions from this country.
But he lost his prestige at arms
in his own nation and We drop
ped hmm and took up Carran2a.
THIS offended Villa, who, with
marauding bands raided and kil-
Ell deCenseleSs citizens of Texas
just over the border. 1t was
then We decided TO cooperate
with Carranza by sending Ameri-
can troops over the border 90
capture dead or alive the
Bandit Villa. This was followed
by complications, resulting in
Caranza 5 demand that our troop
be withdrawn from Mexico at
once. As Villa was stiA at
large and unpublished, Carranza 5
demand was refused, and he, in
turn, threatened 10 eject our
soldiers by force of arms. Clashes
followed, and the Mexican fac
tons have evidently combined
their forces to oppose the United
States.
War is inevitable. MOI since
the sinking of the Maine in Ha-
vana hNrbOr has there been such
activity in U. S. military circle.
Virtually the entire mobile
strength of the National guard,
of adj States and the District Of
Columbia was ordered mustered
INTO the federal service Sunday
night by President Wilson. a
bout 100000 men are expected
to respond to the call. They
will be modified Immediately for
such service on the Mexican Dor
der as may later be assigned ~
them.
Gen. Funston, commanding the
border forces, VIII designate the
time and place COR movements of
Inguardsmen 10 the international
Miss Clarice Young, Of Upton
willie, spent Monday and Tuesday
81 with Mrs. +. Nj. Case, while eli
route TO Bardwell.
N line On the occasion shall require.
q In announcing the orders Secre-
tary Baker said the State forces
would be employed 10 guard
the border and that no additional
troop movements into Mexico
Were contemplated except IN
pursuit of raiders.
simultaneously with the Nation
al Guard call, Secretary Daniels,
OF the Navy Department., order
ed additional war vessels 10 Mex
lean waters ON both coasts 10
safeguard American lives.
Mobilization Of the national
guardsmen 10 support Gen. Fun
ston's line will pave the way for
releasing some 10000 regulars
for immediate service in Mexico
in the event Of open h0stdlt!es
with the Carranza government
The guardsmen themselves could
not be used beyond the bne with
out authority OF Congress or un-
til they had volunteered for that
duty, as they are called out I'M
der the old militia law. The new
law, which would make them a.
Variable for eny duty under the
federal government, goes into ell
feet July list.
The entire mobile regular
army in the United States, sever
al provisional regiments OF regu-
lar coast artillery. serving as IN
fantry and the national guard ID
Texas. New Mexico and Arizona
now are on the border or IN
Mexico. Definite figures have
never been made public, but 1t
is understood that Gen Funston
has about 10000 regulars and
probably 5000 or more guards
men. of whom 10000 regulars are
with Gen. Pershing or scattered
along his line of communications
from Namiquipa, MEXICO, 10 Co.
lumbus N. NJ.
kilograms calling for the mill
tia we're sent to the governors
OF all States exceFs the three