The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-05-09
National Guard Of Texas, Arizo-
ma and New Mexico Will Re-
port to General Funston.
MORE REGULAR INFANTRY
Total Additional Force Sent to
the Border under New Or
derS is 1000 Men.

WASHINGTON. May president
wilson has called out the militia OF
Texas, Arizona and New Mexico 10
deal with the border situation.
Secretary Baker Tuesday issued
the following statement regarding
the use of the militia:
The outbreak in the Big Bend
district 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 Mex
leo and Texas and directed them to
report to General Funston. who will
assign them to stations along the
border for patrol duty.
I'm addition to that two additional
regiments of regular infantry have
been directed to proceed to the Dor
der and such further arrangements
Will be made as 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 1000 men.
In addition three regiments of reg.
ular infantry were Tuesday ordered
to the border. These regiments were
the Thirtieth infantry, now at Platts-
burg, n. Y; the Third infantry, at
Madison barracks, divided between
Watertown and Oswego, N. Y; the
Twenty-first Infantry, at Vancouver
barracks; and two battalions OF the
Fourteenth infantry at Fort Lawton,
near Seattle. Wash, and one at Spo-
kane. Wash.
The total additional force sent to
the border under these orders includ-
ing both regular and militia is ap-
proximately 1000 men.
Secretary Baker also announced
/ that in view of published reports that
1.-THE raid upon Glen Springs had been
organized on the American side of
the line, according to Mexican re-
ports, he had telegraphed to General
Funston that he might investigate.
The national guardsmen are or
dered out under the Dick law, au-
thorizing their service anywhere in
the United States. but not beyond
the border. Under that law every
man in the regiments who is phys
ically able may be forced to serve.
If service beyond the border was con-
templated the regiments would be
mustered into the federal army US
volunteers and 1t would be optional
with the men whether they would
serve.
The disposition OF the militia and
of the regulars along the border is
entirely in General Funston's hands.
He probably will direct their mobtli-
cation in such units and at such
points as he deems best to guard
against new raids. While only the
guardsmen from the three states
mentioned have actually been order
out the war department is prepared
to send similar orders to other near
by states should the necessity arise.
Recommendation by Generals Scott
and Funston will regulate the send
ing of additional guardsmen.
With the despatch of the four ad-
ditional regiments to the border the
entire mobile troops of the United
States with the exception of five
trops of cavalry, are either mobil-
lied upon the border or in Mexico
in pursuit OF bandits Every infantry
man in the country is either on the
border, en- route there or in Mexico
The remainder of the infantry and
cavalry is on foreign service or in
ALASKA,