Evening star., 1916-03-16
TO ENROLL
10000 RECRUITS
Army Loses No Time After
Congress Passes
the Bill.
ITO STATIONS ARE OPENED
AFTER YEARS IDLENESS
From These Offices Uniformed Men
Are Being Sent to Nearby Towns
With Literature.

\ campaign to enroll approx
matclv 10000 recruits for the
regular army. following the neces-
sarv action by Congress yester-
dav, was in full swing today, with
the expectation that it will be car
ried through in the shortest pos
sible time.
BY orders issued yesterday 10 auxili-
ary recruiting stations were reopened
after having been closed more than a
year Adjt. Gen Mccain has assigned
200 additional enlisted men to the work
of gathering recruits. There nave peeh
in operation already hfty-four main
recruiting depots, with which the aux
iliary stations are now WORKING III COIL
junction.
From the auxiliary stations groups OF
uniformed soldiers are being sent out
to nearby towns, villages and hamlets.
They are well supplied with recruiting
literature and the system spreads a
network over the entire. country. Gen.
Mccain was highly pleased with the
speed with which it had been put In
full operation.
Many Americans Are Leaving.
State Department dispatches today
said Americans in Mexico, particularly
in the interior states, were leaving IN
large numbers either for the United
States or the lower coast ports, where
better protection was deemed possible
owing to the presence at the latter
points of CarranZa troops. HeportS
from Mexico City, NacoZafl, lorieoh
and other places in Sonora reported the
departure of Americans.
Consul General Hanna at Monterey
forwarded to the State Department 70
day a delayed message from Cohsuidi
Agent Williams al Torreon, saying tnal
all Americans had left Torreon for the
United states. 1t contained no fur
ther information. Consul W llliams re-
ported he had turned the consulate over
to the British vice consul
Disposition Of villa, In event OF ms zap
lure. was being informally discussed mere
today II is believed that il taken aiive
he will be turned over to the CarraLzit
authorities for prompt execution
May Sign Resolution Today.
President Wilson was expected to
sign today the joint resolution cf Goa
gress authorizing him to recruit the fesn-
lar army UP to approximately 10000 m";.
War department officials without Tt''-
ing for the President to sign the measure.
went ahead with the reopeninS II re-
cruiting Offices throughout the cou;itfH
They are highly gratified that prosperity g
recruits are tiocking to the coiors II such
large numbers.
Official word that American forces lad
crossed the border was flashed to the
War Department last night. j; came
from Maj Gen. Funston. commanding the
border troops.
Ra
ker hastened over to the White House
and after comforting with President
Wilson announced the receipt OF the
Funston dispatch. He said that the
dispatch showed that the Carranza
forces not only did not oppose the
movement. but apparently were coop
Grating.
Secretary Bakers Statement.
Secretary Baker last night made the
following statement:
The department received tonight, in
code. message from Gen. Funston.
which announces that American troops
crossed the border into Mexico today.
| but does not give the hour Of the
| crossing. ! am very happy to say that
/ he dispatch shows that the military
| representative of the de facto govern
ment of Mexico no, only interposcd no
obstacle, but appears to be co-operat-
| ing.
/ On request of the State Departme mt
! orders haT been sent to collectors of
! customs a seaports of the United States
| and along the Mexican border to hold
| up all shipments of arms, ammunition or
| explosives consigned to Mexico except
! such as it is clearly established are de-
| signed for the de facto government.
| The order is said to be the outcome
| OF information reaching the department
! that large consignment Of explosives
| intended for the villa forces was about
20 be sent south. The instructions are
sweeping in character and forbid ship
/ ments to any point in Mexico along the
| northern border or TO any seaport
Call Made on Spanish War Veterans.
! Camps or United Spanish War Vet