The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-10
Further Call Anticipated II
-Obregon Conference
Does Not Clarity Situation
ARREDONDO SAYS HIS
GOVERNMENT INNOCENT
Places Information In Hands of
State Department of Two
Other Raids Now Being
Planned By Bandit Element
Washington, May 9.-President

Washington, May 9.-President
Wilson tonight ordered 1000
coast artillery from Atlantic Sta
tons and five batteries of field
artillery from Fort Sill, Oklahoma,
to the Mexican border.
These forces will reinforce the
1000 infantry and militia ordered
to the border earlier I'm the day.
With the 5000 recruits recently
sent to border points this Will give
General Funston II 900 additional
troops to reinforce hts border
patrol or TO reinforce the $4,000
men i'm General PershiI,S's ex-
peditionary army.
The coast artillery ordered to
the border the i27th Mt Galveston,
the f64th at New Orleans, the
goth and nth at Pensacola: the
7ath at Savannah: the 145th Mt -
Charleston; the 3fst from Fort
Caswell: the list and 60th from
Fort Oglethorpe; the Hath from
Port Dupont, Del, and the l03rd
from Fort Howard, Baltimore.
Washington, D. C., May S.-Ths
action of the President in ordering out
the national! guard Of three States and
additional Federal troops to patrol the
border. was looked upon in Washing
ton today as a step toward actual In
PREVENTION In Mexico. To the orders
to the militia organizations of Texas.
New Mexico and Arizona proba bly,
will be followed by general mobiliza-
ton OF the national guard on the bor-
der. Preliminary arrangements were
made today for supplies for an In
crea sed militia force. The President
is withholding action in calling out
mere troops until the results of the
conferences between Generals Scott
and Obregon on the border are fully
known.
II more militia troops are called out
IL Is believed the Illinois guard will
be the first to go. followed closely by
New York. These two States have .
militia strength of approximately u.s.
600. Pennsylvania with II, 900, Mass
achusetts with 5000. and Ohio with
5000 probably would be the next call
ed These FIVE States can furnish
nearly $4,000 guardsmen. or more
than one-third the nations militia
forces
Secretary Bakers order moving two
full regiments and two part regiments
OF infantry to the border strips con-
tlnental United States entirely Of
mobile troops. except a regiment of
cavalry and four batteries of field ar
tiilery. All remaining troops are
either In Mexico or on the border.
Large Increase In Border Guard.
In the force ordered to the border
today there are 1000 national guard
and $500 regular infantry. In addi-
ton to this. more than 1000 recruits
recently enlisted have been sent to
tho border and are available for patrol
duty.
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10, 500. army officials pointed out to-
day, General Funston will be abba
TO send an equal number OF troops
into Mexico, increasing the expedi-
tionary force to about 10000 cavalry.
infantry. artillery and all auxiliaries.
Secretary Baker announced he will
ask Congress for additional appropri-
atoms to stand the expense Of calling
out the national guard. An emergency
appropriation of approximately S.
000,00 was passed to finance General
Funstons expeditionary campaign.
Mr.. Baker said he did not know how
much more viii be needed. but he
believed Congress will act promptly
to furnish all needed funds
The call to the militia il the first
that has been issued since the Span
ish-American war. The immediate
motive of the call Is understood to
be found in alarming dispatches re-
ceived from General Scott indicating
that General Obregons conduct in the
conference might precipitate an
armed clash between American and
Mexican troops at any minute
Today's orders to the militia was
accepted as an indication that the gov
eminent Is preparing for both attack
and defense. The militia orders were
sent on recommendation of General
Funston. Secretary of War Baker did
not say how many additional militia
Funston had recommended.
Must Call Out More Men.
Army officers predicted that not
only will 1t be- necessary to call out
the entire national guard. but that
eventually 1t will be necessary to call
for hundreds of thousands Of voiun-
teers to meet the situation they ara
certain the United States will face In
Mexico.
No official information reached
Washington today as to when the na.
tional guard troops ordered out today
VIII reach the border. InnNmuch ~
they had been held In readiness Tor
action. however. II Ii believed the oss-
tire force will be ON the border duty
within the next few days. The rogdlaS
troops Will reach the border he&oro ~
~nd ofthe week
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