The Clayton citizen. [volume] (Clayton, Union County, N.M.) 1906-19??, 1916-05-11
PRESIDENT CALLS OUT
N. M. NATIONAL GUARD
Men Of Every Walk Of Life An
swer Order to Arms-Re-
cruiting Offices Busy
Places

Santa Fe, May 1O.-Columbus, Luna
county, will be the point Of mobihz-
alton for. the New Mexico national
guard, and the troops will begin to
move as soon as the railroads assemble
the necessary equipment and motive
power. This will probably be by to-
morrow afternoon.
The two Las Cruces companies Tor
the present will remain at home and
will be reinforced by two other COM
panies because of the heavy refugee
population in the Mesilla valley. The
two remaining battalions of the First
regiment of infantry, the battery OF
field artillery and the hospital corps
will proceed directly to Columbus and
doubtless will be the first militia to
cross the border into Mexico.
The twelve infantry companies are
recruited up to the maximum strength
of 65, and tonight are busily recruit
ing up to the full war strength OF Az
Recruits are focking to the national
guard armories by the score tonight
and enlisting so that fully 1000 men
will mobilize. Recruiting agencies
will be maintained at various points,
and recruits will be sent forward un-
til the full war strength is obtained.
Officials are Busy
There is feverish activity in military
circles in the capital tonight. While
the mobilization plans had been per-
fected months ago, the arsenal and
supplies, as well as most of the regi-
mental staff officers, have their head
quarters here.
Not only the two companies of m
fantry but the regimental band also
will 90 from Santa Fe. The Red Cross
society will meet tomorrow afternoon
and begin it's activities. The mobiliz-
alton orders reached into the high
school classes, taking three of the
bows, and up to the district court
taking Col E. C. Abbott from the
bench and Capt. Edward L. Stafford
who was promoted from lieutenancy
only today, out of the clerks office
Chief Justice Roberts will assign
different district judges to preside al
Santa Fe as need arises. Judge M. c
Mechem is the first Judge to be called
upon, and will hold district court IL
Rio Arriba county in Colonel Alb
bott's place.
Almost every store, shop, office, ant
institution at the capital gives W
some of it's workers, including th'
New Mexico museum, which gives VI
three of its men.
National Guard Officers
There are twelve companies of in
fantry in New Mexico, stationed a
follows: Las Cruces, 2; Carlsbad, l
Artesia, 1; Silver City, /; Santa Fe
2; Albuquerque 2; Deming, /; Clovis
/, and Portales l. Roswell has tn
field battery and also the hospita
corps. The officers of the nationa
guard are as follows: Commander
in-Chief, Governor William c. Nc
Donald; adjutant general, Harry ]
Herring; judge advocate general, +
w. Clancy; quartermaster, Maj. N
L. Stern; Capt Robert c. Dow; sun
geon general Maj, H. A. ingalls,, q
Roswell.
Arizona can Put 1900 Men in Ficl
Phoenix, Ariz., May 10.-The peac
strength of the Arizona national guar
included today, in orders by Secretar
Baker sending more men to the bol
der for patrol duty, s $50 mel, accor,
Irg to Adj1tant General Charles Y
l.; iris. The militia could be recruite
to its full war strength of 1900 me
within five days if necessary, he sal
Equipment for the full strength {
the force is on hand.