The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-06-21
men CALLED FOR
BORDER SERVICE
Entire National Guard
Ordered Out.
ABOUT 100000 MEN EXPECTED
To Answer SummOns-President
Issues Orders After Confer.
enCeWithWar Officials.
INVASION NOT NOW INTENDED

Washington, June 1S.-Virtually
the entire mobile strength of the
National Guard of all States and the
District of Columbia was ordered
mustered into the Federal service
tonight by President Wilson. About
100000 men are expected to respond
to the call. They will be modified
Immediately for such service on the
Mexican border as may later be as
signed to them.
Gen. Frederick Funston, COM
manding the border forces, will des-
ignate the time and place for move
ments Of guardsnfen to the iaterna-
tional line as the occasion shall re-
quire.
In announcing the orders, Secre-
tary Baker said the State forces
would be be employed only to guard
the border and that no additional
troop movements into Mexico were
contemplated except is pursuit OF
raiders.
= simultaneously with the National
Guard call, Secretary Daniels, of the
Navy Department, ordered addition
al war vessels to Mexican waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives.
Within the last two weeks ten
sion has been increasing steadily.
The crisis presented by Gen. Carran-
za's note demanding the recall of
Gen. Pershing's expeditionary force
has been followed by virtual ulti-
matum served on the American Off
Ger by Gen. Trevino, the Mexican
commander in Chihuahua.
Mobilization of the national
guardsmen to support Gen. Fun
ston's line will pave the way for re-
leasing some 10000 regulars for i'm
mediate service in Mexico in the
event of open hostilities with the
Carkanza Government. The guards
men themselves could not be used
beyond the line without authority of
Congress and until they had volun-
teered for that duty, as they are
called out under the old militia law.
The new law which would make
them available for any duty under
the Federal Government goes into
effect July l..
The entire mobile regular army in
the United States, several provision
al regiments of regular coast artil-
lery serving as infantry and the Ma
tional Guard of Texas, New Mexico
and Arizona now are on the border
or in Mexico. Definite figures have
never been made public, but 1t is
understood Gen. Funston has about
10000 regulars and probably 5000
or more guardsmen of whom 10, 900
regulars are with Gen. Pershing or
scattered along his line of commu-
nications from Namiquipa, Mexico.
to Columbus, N. M.
kilograms calling for the militia
We're sent to the Governors of all
States, except the three whose
guardsmen already have been mus
tered in, after an all-day conference
at the War Department, attended by
Secretary Baker, Mai. Gen. Scott.
Chief of the Mobile Army, and Brig.
Gen. Mills, Chief of the Militia Di-
vision. General Staff Brig. Gen. Nc
Combs, president of the Army War
College, also was consulted.
Kentucky Boys Going.
Frankfort. KY, June 1S.-The
entire Kentucky National Guard,
three regiments of infantry,
\ field hospital, ambulance company
and signal corps have been ordered
mobilized by President Wilson.
News of the probable call appar-
emily reached throughout the State.
for kilograms and telephone mes
sages began to come into Gen. Ellis.
asking for information and request
ing enlistment blanks. First Regi-
ment officers at Louisville asked for
1000 blanks.
II the guard is required to mobil-
ice with the peace strength OF six
ty-five men. most OF the companies
will have to be recruited up to that
strength. as forty has been the min
imum heretofore. The guard has
not been recognized under the new