Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1916-08-13
War Department Orders All
the National Guard Units
NotNow at the Front to Pro-
ceed There at Once,
HAS NO BEARING ON
MEXICAN SITUATION
Step Is Taken to Relieve Com
pa0ieS Now Held in MObiIi-
zat'o0 Camps Only Because
They Lack Recruits,

Washington, Aug. 12.-Al the ma
nonaI guard units included in Prcsi-
dent wilson's call of June IS, not yet
ON the Mexican border, were ordered
there today by the war department.
Between 10000 and $4,000 addi-
tIonal troops viii thus be added to the
border forces National guard forces
there will number approximately
I25.O0O and the total Of all troops on
the border or in Mexico will be l1j,-
OO0
Secretary Baker made a formal an
nouuccmcnt that the troop movement
had nothing whatever to do with the
Mexican situation as such, and was
solely to relieve thousands of troops
now held IN mobilization camps only
because they lack few recruits to
bring units up to fixed minimum
strength.
Today's order sends the troops from
Kentucky, ohio and Vermont. to the
border ls soon as transportation can
be arranged for them and will move
an the others as soon as they are
properly equipped
The war department officials de-
cidod ON then action because the
troops are rcstive in camp and there
seemed to be no stimulus to recruiting
while there was no prospect of move
ment to the border They now expect
most of the regiments will be filled
before the troops leave.
The kentucky, Ohio and Vermont
troops which will move practically at
once will add the following units to
the long border line.
Kentucky One brigade Of three
regiments OF infantry one COMPANY
signal corps, one field hospital and
one ambulance company mobilizcd at
Fort Thomas
Ohio-Two brigades Of three regt-
monts each Of infantry, one squadron
cavalry one battalion field artillery
one battalion engineers, one battalion
signal corps, three field hospitals, two
ambulance companies, all moblllzed
at Columbus,
Ncrmont-One regiment infantry
and one squadron cavalry at Colches-
ter
Secretary Baker also made public
letter to correspondent whose name
was not disclosed and who had sug-
gestcd that the government should
discharge state soldiers desiring to re-
turn to their business cares. The
secretary wrote:
A call to arms upon any body OF
men in the country. except the regu-
lar army, who make a profession of
the military life. would inevitably In
l'rrupt business, personal and pro-
iosslonai careers, and it is impossible
to imagine any situation in which the
organized militia or national guard
OF the several states could be sum-
moncd into the federal service with
ont hardship or Inconvenience, and
yet both the constitution Of the United
states and the laws made pursuant
thereto recognize these militia and
national guard units as the secondary
defense of the government for the
protection Of the interests Of the Unit
td States and the lives of the citizens
OF the country.
The department regrets these in
cohNenIences ana hopes the emergcn-
'l VIII rapidly disappear and that 1
mere viii be such a restoration of or F.,
DER and security on the frontier as
VIII permit the speedy return Of these (
tIl1eu soldiers to their several civil /.
IAN pursuits. In the meantime this !
department has taken steps to miti- /
6dts and relieve as far as possible the /
unusual and exceptional hardships /