Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1916-05-16
MILITIA Of THREE
STATES CALLED OUT
BY THE PRESIDENT
National Guardsmen Ordered to
the Border.
RAIDS ON TOWNS REASON
Outbreak in the Big Bend District
Causes Wilson to Take Drastic
Action-More Regulars Sent
to Aid Funston.

Washington, May 10.-The first step
toward complete intervention in Mex
leo should Carranza force a break has
been taken. President Wilson issued
an order calling into active service
for duty as border guard" the Ma
tional Guard of Texas, New Mexico,
and Arizona. In an official statement
issued with the announcement that the
militia has been called on for &C
tive service, Secretary of War Baker
stated that the outbreak in the Big
Bend district of the Rio Grande and
the danger of other outbreaks made it
imperative that mere troops be called
into service.
More Regulars Ordered.
Simultaneous with the order send
ing the militia to the border, the war
department ordered to the front practi-
cally all of the infantry remaining in
the United States. The militia forces
of the three states mentioned will add
1000 men to Funston's command and
in addition he will get some 5000 regu-
lars, as follows:
The Thirteenth infantry from Platts-
burg, N. Y.
The Third infantry from Madison
barracks and Oswego, N. Y.
Two battalions of the Twenty-first
infantry from Vancouver barracks and
San Diego.
Two battalions of the Fourteenth in
fantry from Fort Lawton, Wash.
Secretary Bakers Statement.
The statement of Secretary Baker
was as follows:
THE outbreak in the Big Bend dis
trict of the Rio Grande has so far fur
Their emphasized the danger of similar
occurrences along our long border that
the president has called out the mi
litia of Arizona, New Mexico, and
Texas, and directed them to report
to General Funston, who will assign
them stations along the border
In addition to that two additional
regiments of regular infantry have
been directed to proceed to the bor-
der and such further arrangements
will be made as are necessary for the
complete security of the people of
the United States against raids of this
character"
The secretary further announced
that the calling out of the National
Guard of three states for border duty
does not mean a change of policy on
tho mort of tho Amarioop o,OvorDr,or4
There has been as yet no change
in policy" the secretary said. Gen
eral Pershing has reported from tine
to time that there was a cooperative
spirit shown by the Carranzistas, but
very little cooperative activity"
Militia Goes to Border in Week.
San Antonio, Tex, May 10.-Gen-
eral Funston has designated Fort
Sam Houston, San Antonio, as the mo-
bilization point for National Guards
men in Texas, Columbus for New
Mexico and Douglas for Arizona.
The guardsmen will be required to
pass a physical examination and will
be sworn in before acceptance by the
war department for regular service.
1t is expected that they will be
sent to the border within a week.
Governor Receives Call.
Austin, Tex, May 10.-Governor
Ferguson received a call from Presi-
dent Wilson for state troops. The
Texas militia, between 5000 and g.
500 strong, was started at once to
Camp Mabry, the concentration point.
Ready to Equip 100000 Men.
Washington, May 10.-Oficial fig
ures on file at the war department,
corrected to October, 1915, show that
the militia Of Texas, Arizona and
New Mexico totals 290 officers and
1870 enlisted men. Under the Dick |
militia bill, the members of the guard |
are forced to answer the call to serv-
ice anywhere in the United States.
At the adjutant generals office Of |
ficials stated that the war department |
has reserve equipment sufficient for |
all the forces. The department is
prepared fully to equip 100000 men. |
1t has rifles enough for 100000 men,
and additional partial equipment for |
1 900 900 men.