Evening journal., 1916-12-19
10000 Soldiers TO
leave THE BORDER
Maryland Hospital and Am
buIance Companies
Ordered Home
5TH REGIMENT
IS HELD IN TEXAS

WASHINGTON, Dec. 19.-Secretary
Of War Baker has announced that be-
tween 10000 and 1900 National
Guardsmen. including Maryland Field
Hospital Company No. / and Maryland
First Ambulance Company had been
ordered home. All Of them are ex-
pected to be az their state camps not
later than January 5.
The Fifth Maryland. the last unit
SION the state now on the border. was
aot included. and the friends OF the
regiment are disappointed. deter
mined effort is being made 70 convince
the War Department that this com
mnnd has earned consideration az the
hands OF the Secretary and his official
advisers.
Three members OF the Maryland
delegation were in conference with
Secretary Baker yesterday. Repre-
sentative Lewis called early in the
morning TO urge that the Fifth be re-
turned. and Representatives Coady
and Lnthcum called later In the day
for the same purpose. On Nednes-
dsv al 1880 o'clock the entire delega-
fion will confer with Secretary Baker
10 Hold $4,000 On Border.
Il was officially stated at the war
Department that the order for the
return OF 10000 guardsmen for mus
Ter out was not 10 be construed as
foreshadowing movement out Oi
Mexico By General Pershings column.
Ofciale also explained that n force OF
10000 guardsmen would be maihtaln-
ed ON the border until Persning va
Withdrawn. and that today's oIuei
n,,ralt was in pursuance OF the pre-
-
militia in the field 20 the minimum
necessary -. 49,.
rhen the expedition In Mexico is Win
drawn tho entire guard force will De
returned 10 home points for muster
on. .,., Az.
nends largely upon the action OF zen
eral Carranza on the agreement SUI
,nittod 10 him recently by the Mexican
American commissioners. which au-
tbor.1es conditional recall OF tne
America ntroops IN Mexico within ~
d,vs from the date Il Is signed hy Ihe
two governments. .. -
Roth state and War Department OF
doais last n ght we're sull without III,
formation as to what action 1enel a a.
Carranza has taken and until some
tndication OF his attitude Is torthcoln-
inr change in the policy OF keeping
pershlng In Mexico is not eNpecueo'
oOn Nar,landers Released.
There is some consolation ioi
1ferviand Ia the fact that two mis-
ceilaneous companies OF State troops
are 10 come home. There are nearls
so0 men iu these commands. tlrs
Awbulapce Company Is stationed IN
Faaie Pass and Is commanded by Zap
TAIN John c. stansbury. Field hospl
tai Company No. I, also is stationed ~
Eaeie Pass. and is commanded o,
Major J. " Ullrich.
Each Of these units has seon pro
1ocred service on tho border. Ines
vent down among the first IRON th'
stnte and have taken care or the slci
fron, All the Maryland regiments an'
Troop A. Most OF the men In the Two
conpanies are from Baltimore. Th'
wer Department announcement Goes
not indicate the exact time when th'
Nforvlanders will be back. but say'
"the entire movement should oe com
plcted by January 8.
The First Virginia Regiment wat
included IN Yesterdays orders, but th'
Second Virginia was LEFT out as Wer'
certain minor units which went dow
few weeks ago. The Virginia mem
hers OF Congress. who have been par
fieuiariy active in behalf Of thet
state troops. while gratided that th
First has been recalled, are chagrlne
that the Second was LETT ont. The
had been led 10 hope that both com
panies would he returned al the sam
time