The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1916-06-22

entire mobile strength of the national
guard of all states and the District
of Columbia was ordered mustered In
tc the federal service tonight by Pres
ident Wilson. About 100000 men are
expected to respond to the call. They
will be mobilized Immediately for such
service on the Mexican border as may
later be assigned to them.
General Frederick Funston, COM
manding the border forces, will des-
ignate the time and place for move
ment of guadsmen to the international |
line as the occasion shall require. T
Border Guards Only.
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
both coasts to safeguard American |
lives.
Tension Increasing.
Within the last two weeks, however
tension has been increasing steadily.
ranza's note demanding the recall of
General Pershing's expeditionary force
has been followed by a virtual ultima
tum served on the American officer by
General Trevino, the Mexican com
mander in Chihuahua. To this was
added yesterday the possibility that
American and Mexican troops had
clashed across the border from San
Benito, Texas.
Administration officials made no at
tempt to conceal tonight their relief
over the safe return today of Major
Anderson's cavalry squadron to the
American side of the border. 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.
Can Not Cross Line.
! Mobilization of the national guards
men to support General Funstons line
will pave the way for releasing some
10000 men for immediate service in
Mexico in the event of open hostilities
with the Carranza government. The
guardsmen themselves could not be
used beyond the line without authority
Ioi NohStcSS anu uuill lleN udu fOiuu-
teered for that duty, as they are
called out under the old militia law.
Th new law which would make them
available for any duty under the fed
eral government, goes into effect
July /.
The entire mobile regular army in
the United States several provisional
regiments of regular coast artillery
serving as infantry, and the national
guard of Texas, New Mexico and Ari-
Zona now are ON the border or In Mex
leo. Definite figures have never been
made public, but it is understood Gen
eral Funston has about 10000 regulars
and probably 5000 or more guardsmen
of whom 10000 regulars are with Gen
eral Pershing or scattered along his
line of communications from Nami-
quipa, Mexico, to Columbus N. M.
All-Day Conference.
kilograms calling for the militia
were sent tonight 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 Sec
retary Baker, Major General Scott,
chief of staff; Major General Bliss,
chief of the mobile army, and Briga-
dier General Mills, chief of the mi
litia division, general staff. Bragadier
General McCombs, president of the
army war college, also was consulted
Since Mr.. Baker did not find it neces-
sary to confer again with President
Wilson last night it was apparent the
decision to bring out the militia was
reached then.
By the new orders there will be
placed at General Funston's disposal
two major generals and 21 brigadier
generals of militia, with their COM
plete infantry commands The entire
infantry divisions from New York and
Pennsylvania are called out, as are Is
full brigades from other states.
Means Force of $1,000.
In all SS regiments of infantry, with
l3 separate battalions and many sepa-
rate companies, are affected, giving a
total of 1148 companies, each of which
must have a minimum strength of 65
men when mustered into the federal
service. The total enlisted force of in
fantry, therefore, would be not less
than $4,000 men.
Less than 500 companies scattered
throughout the country, will not be
mustered and the national guard coast
artillery companies have not been sum-
moned All of the field artillery, cav
airy, engineer and signal corps troops
VIII be employed as will many of the
militia fiald hospitals and ambulance
companies. The war department has
ON hand ample equipment and clothing
to outfit and maintain this force.
! The call applies to 70 batteries of