New Britain herald., 1916-05-09
State Troops of Texas, New Mexico and Arizona Sum- moned and Ordered to Re- port at Once to General Funston, Who, With Gen. eral Scott, Urged Their Cooperation.
1000 SOLDIERS TO
 PATROL THE BORDER

PATROL THE BOKDEK Mexican Situation More Critical az Obregon and Scott Have Arrived at No Agreement Regarding Protocol
 -Ca,1anza Intimates His Approval of Agreement, Special Agent Rodgers Informs Washington.
 Washington, May 9.-President Wilson has called out the militia of Texas, New Mexico and. Arizona to deal with the border situation.
 Secretary Baker today issued the . following statement regarding the use of the militia:
 "The outbreak in the Big Bend dis trict of the Rio Grande has SO far further emphasized the danger of similar occurrences along our long border that the president has called out the militia of Arizona, New Mexico and Texas, and directed them to report to General Funston, who will assign them to stations along the border for patrol duty.
 'In addition to that, two addi- tional regiments of regular infantry { have been directed to proceed to the 4border and such further arrange ments will be made as are necessary for the complete security of the people of the United States against raids of this character"
 Secretary Baker said the militia of the three border states would make available about 4,000 men.
 Tn addition three regiments of regular infantry were today ordered to theg barasras These regiments were the Thirteenth Infantry, now at Plattsburgh, N. Y; the Third In- fantry, at Madison Barracks, divided between Watertown and Oswego, N. Y; the Twenty-first Infantry at Van couver Barracks, and two /battalions of the Fourteenth Infantry at Fort Lawton, near Seattle, Wash.
 1000 Additional Troops
 The total additional force sent to the border under these orders in cluding both regulars and militia, is approximately 1000 men.
 Secretary Baker announced also that published reports that the raid
  ganized on the American side of the line, according to Mexican reports, lad been telegraphed to General Funston that he might investigate.
 Secretary Baker said the orders sending more troops to the border were made upon the joint recommen- cation of both General Scott and General Funston, and were without significance in connection with the Scott -Obregon conferences. Regard Ing the progress of these conferences, Secretary Baker said General Scott was awaiting a communication from General Obregon. Further than this the secretary refused to discuss the status of the conferences.
 Scott and Funston Urge Move.
 Generals Scott and Funston advised the war department that more troops were urgently needed along the bor- der, as a return of the Big Bend raiders might be expected. They stated that the regulars on patrol duty, with the bulk of the southern forces within Mexico were insufficient tc adequately guard against repeti- ton of the Big Bend raid. It was upon these recommendations the president and Secretary Baker de- cided to call into service the national guard of the three border states Secretary Baker described the new troop movement as a step merely fol protection of the border He said he had not heard whether the American troops in the Big Bend region had actually crossed the boundary ir pursuit of the outlaws who raided Glenn Springs and Boquillas.
 While Secretary Bakers statement said only two regiments of regulars had been ordered to the border orders actually were sent to three regiments. ' The secretary said ar error had been made in preparation of the statement.
 Special Agent Rodgers at Mexico City today telegraphed the state de- partment that General Carranza haG intimated his approval of the tenta- tive border protocol which has prac- tically been concluded by Generals Scott and Obregon.
 Will Not Go Over Border.
 The national guardsmen are ordered out under the Dick law, authorizing their service anywhere in the United States but not beyond the border Under the law every man enrolled il the regiments who is physically ab1, may be forced to serve. If service be gond the border was contemplated tn,
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