Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1916-03-14
GEORCIA'S NATIONAL
GUARD IS READY FOR
CALL INTO MEXICO
State Already Has Approx
mateIy 5000 Officers and
Men Fully Equipped and
Ready for Service

In the event Georgia is called OH by
the war department TO furnish its quota
of national guardsmen, the state has APP
proximately 5000 officers and men al
ready enlisted and fully equipped AMI
could recruit 20 its war strength, 5,400
infantrymen, on short notice, according
to Adjutant General J. Van Holt Nash.
General Nash was read copies of dis
patches from many states Saturday aft
ernoOn. sent out by me Associated Press |
and giving the approximate strength Of
the various national guard prigades.
He stated that no call from the war
department. has reached Georgia, nor has
the department made any inquiry of late
indicating that the national guard Will
be called upon. Until such word is re-
ceived from the department, the ma
tional guard Of Georgia win, of course,
not make any unusual preparations. sale
General Nash.
But whatever the national guard OF
Georgia is called upon to do, it will
90 promptly and efficiently" declared
General Nash.
Under the law the war department
can call on the states entire militia
force TO- service in the United States.
Should they be sent across the border
into Mexico. its members must first
volunteer for such service.
MANY WOULD VOLUNTEER.
Ninety per cent OF the men would
volunteer in the opinion OF General
Nash.
Georgia's militia is we'll equipped for
field service. he stated. and has enough
equipment on hand to take care Of every
man should the guard be raised TO its
war strength.
The war strength is as follows: One
brigade of infantry, three regiments to
the brigade, twelve companies to a regi- |
ment. total Of 400 officers and men; |
five troops Of cavalry, with 100 men to /
each troop; three battliOns of artillery, 1
with 13S men to a battalion.
Georgia will, of course, do her share
in furnishing troops IL the national (
guard is called said General Nash, and /
he is certain that it will be easy enough |
TO recruit to war strength IN the event /
that Is necessary.
Dispatches tell of offers of troops
already made to the government. Some /!
Of these are carried as follows by the 1
Associated Press.
TENNESSEE GUARD READY.
According TO Governor T. c. Rye, Ten /
nessee can place 1900 state troops in I
the field az once, IL the necessities of the /
Mexican situation require such course. /
Speaking OF the Mexican situation in |
view of recent events the governor says 1
patience has ceased TO be a virtue"
The North Carolina guard at present |
has a personnel of 225 officers and 3,025 |
enlisted men, fully equipped and can be /
mustered in twelve hours, according TO |
Adjutant General Laurence Young. GEN. /
eral Young said he could recruit each /
company to the full war strength of /
$50 men in ten days.
Major T. c. Locke, assistant adjutant I
general Of the Alabama national guard. /
announces that the three regiments of
infantry; two batteries field artillery and 1
one field signal corps company. all fully |
organized and equipped, is ready for i'm 4
mediate use should the war department |
need state troops on the Mexican bor- |
der
Adjutaut General Hutcliins said today /
the Texas national guard consisted of
S.400 officers and men. divided into three /
regiments of infantry, a squadron of cav
airy, a battery of field artillery and a |
field hospital corps. They could be mo- |
bilized on short notice.
Delegate William NJ. Meyers, COM /
manding the Richmond. Va, howitzers, |
stated today in the closing session of
the Virginia house. that the battery, |
after meeting next Tuesday night, would |
volunteer for federal service 1t was
said 1T the capitol in Richmond that the |
whole state militia would respond |
promptly to a federal call
Adjutant General ]. c. r. Foster de- |
cIared today that Florida can furnish |
two regiments of infantry Immediately. |
should the services of the state guard
become necessary. The peace footing
Of the Florida troops is 400 men, which |
could be Immediately increased TO 1880
men per regiment.
\ dispatch from Chattanooga says
she Eleventh cavalry at Fort Ogletnorp- |
Is ready to en- train within an hour
notice to rush TO the Mexican border.
No orders have been received further
than instructions to Colonel Lockett to
hold his regiment in position to move In !
ease IL is decided to order it to the
front.