The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1916-06-21
PRESIDENT CALLS
OUT ALL MILITIA
100000 STATE TROOPS ORDERED
TO MOBILIZE AND PREPARE
FOR SERVICE.
TO GUARD MEXICAN BORDER
This Move viii Release 10000 More
Regular Soldiers To Be Used As In
vadcrs.-seeretary Daniels Orders
War Vessels to Mexico.

hington.-Virtually the entire
mobile strength of the National Guard
of all states and the District Of Colum-
bia has been ordered mustered into
the Federal service by President Will
son. About 100000 men are expected
to respond to the call. They will be
mobilized Immediately for such SER
vice on the Mexican border as may
later be assigned to them.
Gen. Frederick Funston. command
ing the border forces will designate
the time and place for movements OF
guardsmen to the International line as
the occasion shall require.
In announcing the orders Secretary
Baker said the state forces would be
employed only to guard the border
and that no additional troop move
ments into Mexico were contemplated
except in pursuit of raiders.
simultaneously with the National
Guard call, Secretary Daniels Of the
Navy Department ordered additional
war vessels to Mexican waters on boIh
coasts to safegard American lives.
At the War, Navy and State De-
partments it was stated that no new
advices as to the situation IL Mexico
had come to precipitate the new c.,
ders.
Within the last two weeks, how
ever, tension has been increasing
steadily. The crisis presented by Gen
eral Carranza's note demanding the
recall of General Pershing's expedi'
tionary force has been followed by a
virtual ultimatum served on the
American officer by General Trevino'
Mexican commander in Chihuahua.
To this was added the possibility that
American and Mexican troops had
clashed across the border from San
Benito. Texas.
Administration officials made nc
attempt to conceal their relief over
the safe return Of Major Anderson IS
cavalry squadron to Brownsville, after
their successful bandit chase. The
troopers crossed in pursuit Of bandits
in the face Of intimations that they
would be attacked if they did so. Gen
eral Funston himself reported that he
anticipated fighting, presumably with
CarranZa troops.
Mobilization of the National Guards
men to support General Funston's line
will pave the way for releasing 3O,Oot
regulars for immediate service II
Mexico in the event of open hostilities
with the Carranza government. The
guardsmen themselves could not be
used beyond the line without author
ity of Congress and until they had vol
unteered for that duty, as they are
called out under the old militia law
The new law, which would make then
available for any duty under the Fed
eral government goes into etfec'
| July /.
Funston Now Has 10000.
The entire mobile regular army II
the United States, several provisloa
regiments Of regular coast artillery
serving as infantry, and the Natona
Guard of Texas, New Mexico and Arl
zona are now on the border or II
Mexico. Definite figures never have
been made public. but it is understood
General Funston has about 40,00O reg
ulars. and probably 5000 or more
gardsmen of whom 10000 regulars
are with General Pershing or scatter
ed along his line Of communications
from Naminquipa, Mexico, to Colum
bus, n. NJ.
Telegrams calling for the militia
we're sent to the Governors or al
states except the three whose guards
men already have been mustered IN
after all-day conferences at the wal
Department attended by Secretar!
Baker, Major General Scott, ChleI o
Staff. Major General Bliss, Chief I"
the Mobile Army, and Brigadier Gen
eral Mills, chief of the militia dlVls
ion general staff.