Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-05-09

Secretary Baker said the militia Of
the three border states would make
available about 1000 men.
In addition three regiments Of regu-,
lar infantry were today ordered to the,
border. These regiments were the 30thl
infantry now at Plattsburgh, N. Y
the 21st infantry at Vancouver bar
racks and two battalionS of the 14tht
infantry at Fort Lawton, near Seattle
Wash, and one at Spokane, Wash.
The total additional force sent TO.
the border under these orders includ-i
ing both regulars and militia is ap-i
proXimately seven thousand men
Secretary Baker announced also that
published reports that the raid upon
Glenn Springs had been organized on
the American side of the line, accord
ing to Mexican reports, had been teie-i
graphed to General Funston that hel
might investigate
No Significance in Move.
Secretary Baker said the orders
sending more troops to the border
were made upon the joint resolution Of
General Scott and Funston and were
without significance in connection with
the Scott-Obregon conferences. Re
garding the progress of these confer
ences, Secretary Baker said General
Scott was awaiting a communication
from General Obregon. Further than
this the secretary refused to discuss
the status of the conferences.
Generals Scott and Funston advised /
the war department that more troops
were urgently needed along the
border, as return of the Big Bend
raiders might be expected. They stat
ed that the regulars on patrol duty,
with the bulk of the southern forces
within Mexico, were insufficient to
adequately guard against repetition of
the Big Bend raid. 1t was upon these
recommendations, the president and
Secretary Baker decided TO call into
service the national guard of the three
border states.
Only to Protect Border.
| Secretary Baker described the new
troop movement as step merely for
protection of the border. He said he
had not heard whether the American
| troops in the Big Bend region had act
ually crossed the boundary in pursuit
of the outlaws who raided Glenn
Springs and Boquillas.
Funston to Hurry TO Headquarters.
FL Paso, Texas, May 9-On receipt
of news that President Wilson had or
dered out the Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona militia, General Funston an
nounced today that he would return TO
| his headquarters at San Antonio lust
as soon as he could arrange to do So
His departure will be contingent upon
arrangements he can make with Gen
eral Scott relieving him from partici-
patton in the conference with General
Oregon
No Demand for Withdrawal.
Secretary Baker has not been ad-
vised whether a new expedition has
crossed the border in pursuit of the
raiders, but orders have not been
changed and General Funston is free
to follow any hot trail across the line.
No further word has come to clear
up the border conference but officials
, said no demand has been made for me
immediate withdrawal OF American
forces.
The conference situation was tun-
Their complicated by official advlces
from Mexico City saying General Car
rama had agreed to the protocol.
Troops 10 Stay.
: II was made plain here that the ex-
pedition will remain in Mexico until
the Carranza government has
proven its ability to check brigands
and guarantee the security of Ameri-
can border towns.