The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-08-16
BORDER SERVICE
; FOR THE TROOPS
Is Ordered To Begin Inn
mediately.
KENTUCKY AND OHIO GUARDS
Go As Soon As Equipped and
Transportation Can Be
Arranged For.
WAITING Is NOW AT AN END

Washington, Aug. 12.-All the
National Guard units included in
President Wilson's call of June IS,
not yet on the Mexican border, were
ordered there to-day by the War
Department.
Between 10000 and $4,000 addi-
tional troops thus will be added to
the border forces. National guard
forces there will number about 1885,
600 and the total of all troops on
the border or in Mexico will be 49,
600.
Secretary Baker made a formal
announcement that the troop move
ment had nothing whatever to do
with the Mexican situation as such,
and was solely to relieve thousands
of troops now held in mobilization
camps only because they lack few
recruits to bring units up to fixed
minimum strength
To-day's order sends the troops
from Kentucky and Ohio to the bor-
der as soon as they are equipped
and transportation can be arranged
for them, and will move all the 9TH
ers as soon as they are properly
equipped, with the exception of the
Vermont troops, which will start
just as soon as transportation is
possible.
War Department officials decided
on their action because the troops
are FESTIVE in camp and there SEEM
ed to be no stimulus to recruiting
while there was no prospect of
movement to the border. They now
expect most of the regiments will be
filled before the troops leave.
The Kentucky, Ohio and Vermont
troops, which will move practically
at once, will add the following units
to the long border line:
Kentucky-One brigade of three
regiments of infantry, one company
signal corps, one field hospital and
one ambulance company. modified
at FIT. Thomas.
Ohio-Two brigades of three reg
Aments of infantry each, one squad
ron cavalry, one battalion field ar
tillery, one battalion engineers, one
battalion signal corps, three field
hospitals, two ambulance companies,
all modified at Columbus.
Vermont-One regiment of in
fantry and one squadron of cavalry
modified at Colchester.
This announcement was made at
the War Department respecting the
order:
Commanding General, Eastern
Department, has been directed to
send Kentucky troops to the border
as soon as they have been equipped
and transportation can be obtained,
and to see that special attention is
given to getting Vermont troops to
the border as soon as possible.
Commanding General. Central
Department, has been directed to
send Ohio troops to the border as
soon as they are equipped and trans
portation can be obtained.
"All department commanders |
have been directed to send all other
National Guard troops in their re-
spective departments to the border
as soon as they are equipped and
transportation can be obtained"
In many cases. notably in Ohio
where six regiments have been with
in score of the number necessary
to permit them to go to the border;
in Kentucky and Vermont. where
only a few additional recruits are
necessary. and in the District of CO.
lumbia. where a very few additional
men would recruit the regiment for
active service, there has been grow
ing uneasiness and discomfort among
the guardsmen because of the weary
Weeks of waiting.
The more favorable turn of rela-
lions with Mexico has reacted
against recruiting. but with regi-
mefits under definite orders to pro-
coed, IT is thought there will be no
difficulty in filling up the ranks. /
Thoroughly equipped camps read
lily capable of expansion are await
ing the troops. all details Of water
and ood supplies have been worked