The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1916-06-19
MILITIA CALLED
FOR SER VICE ON
MEXICAN BORDER
Summons for National Guards Of
Every State in The Union
TROOPS TO MOBILIZE At ONCE
Will Be Assembled at State Camp
Grounds and Sent to Frontier as
Needed by Gen. Funston.

Washington, June 19-President
Wilson has called out the militia Of
every state for service on the Mexican
borde..
In announcing the presidents decis
ion late yesterday, Secretary Baker
said the militia will be sent to the Dor
der wherever and as fully as Gen Funs
ton determines them to be needed
Brig-Gen. Alfred Mills, chief of the
division Of militia affairs, estimated
the minimum militia forces to be called
out to be $4,000 men.
The presidents order calling the ma
tional guard into the federal service
went to the governor Of each state in
the form Of the following telegram
signed by Secretary Baker.
Having in view >he possibility
OF further aggression upon the terri
tory of the United States from Mexico
and the necessity for the proper pro-
lection of that frontier, the president
has thought proper to exercise the au-
thority vested in him by the constitu-
tion and laws and call out the organiz-
ed militia and the national guard neces
sary for that purpose. am in conse-
quence instructed by the president to
call into the service of the United
States forthwith through you the fol-
lowing units OF the organized militia
and the national guard of the state Of
-, which the president directs
shall be assembled at the state mobili-
zation point. state campground Tor at
the places to designated to you by the
commanding general,--, depart
menU for muster into the service Of
! the United States.
Organizations to be accepted into
| federal service should have the mini
| mum peace strength now prescribed
for organized militia. The maximum
strength at which organizations will be
accepted, and to which they should be
raised as soon as possible is prescribed
in section two, tables OF organization,
| United States army. In case any regi-
ment. battalion or squadron now recog
nized as such contains an insufficient
number of organizations to enable il
to conform at muster to regular army
organization tables, the organizations
necessary to complete such units may
be moved to mobilization camps and
there inspected under orders of the
department commander to determine
Co.. Ion, "a n , laI
militia bv the war department
Circular 10, division of militia af
fairs, 1914, prescribes the organiza
tions desired from states as part OF the
local tactical division and only these
organizations will be accepted into
service
1T is requested that all Off
GERS OF the adjutant generals depart
ment, quaItermaster's corps and medi
cal corps, duly recognized as pertain
ing to state headquarters under table
one, tables of organizations, organize,
militia and not elsewhere required fo
duty in state administration, be orde
ed to camp for duty at camp staff off
oes. Such number of these stan off
! GERS as the department commando
may determine may be mustered int
the service of the United for the pui
rose OF proper camp administrator
and will be mustered out when tAci
services are no longer required.
"Where recognized brigades or div
ions are called into service from
state, the stan officers pertain
ing to these units under tables OF OF
ganization, United states army, wi
be mustered into service and also th
authorized sections of small arms pra
tice pertaining thereto.
Except for these two purposes
mobilization camp service and OF th
PRESCRIBED camp service with tactics
units. officers OF state headquartel
under table one, above mentioned wi
not be mustered into service at tn
time. If tactical divisions are late
i organized the requisite official numb,
a of staff officers with rank rs prcscri
t cd for division staff will, as far as prs
. ticable he called into service fro
n those states which have lurnishC
v troops to such divisions.
f (Signod) Newton ID. Baker