Pine Bluff daily graphic. (Pine Bluff, Ark.) 1893-1942, 1916-06-21
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preliminary ARRANGEMENTS were
discussed with railroad officials look
ing to the prompt transportation To
the points designated by General
Funston.
None of the guardsmCu We're ready
tonight for marching orders. It may
be several days before the fist regi-
ments are mustered in as the men
must be eXamin d. additional camp
equipment assembled and trains AZ
ranged for.
The entire guard of the District of
Columbia will be under canvas to-
MGR ow at Fort Meyer, ready for
muster. several states also are eN-
pected to complete their mobilization
by tomorrow night. and decision then
will be reached as to which forces
may be moved first. 9i}efe was moth
ing tonight to furnish an estimats as
TO the time that would be required to
set the entire force ready for active
service.
Recruiting Stations Filled.
War department officials veto
highly srd.ifi d at reports of crowd
ed recruiting stations III several
states. NO increases in the allot-
ments are contemplated Ia this con
nection it was learned that the selec-
tons made were d signed to furnish
the elements of several provisional
Ii igades, and that taken as a whole
the regulars and guardsmeen Will
represent the unit of sevela field
armies into which they might be
|, 49, III.
leo comes.
The note delivered today is viewed
here as Pr sident Wilson'S final word
to Car@anza. Il makes no overtures
for reply and leaves no question
open except as to whether the &c
facto government will suppress out
lawry against the Americans. 1t
arraigns Gsneral Carranza by namc
for having permitted bandits @to
roam at will through territory con-
tiguous to the United States"
Carranza Severely Arraigncd.
Secretary Lansing points out in the
note many evidences of Carranza's
hostile attitude. and asserts that the
steps taken toward clearing up the
situation in Northern Mexico, prom
ised by General Obregon at his con-
ference with General Scott have cor
a display of military force
directed at the American expedition
and designed to impede its operation.
He affirmed. tco that Carranza has
given his support to a press campaign
Of anti-American agitation in Mexico,
and cites a published statement By
The First chief" calling on the Mex
lean people to be ready for any
emerge ncy. and intimating that war
with the United States was impenG-
ing.
Embargo on ARMS.
The purpose of the United States to
oil arms and ammunition
from Mexico "as long as
this menace continues, is an
nounced. It was Earned today that
plans have been made by the navy
and treasury departments to aid in
stopping such shipments by water,
while the military patrol on the
border will close that route.
Secretary Baker was at the war de-
had a ten-minute conference with
President Wilson. The secretary would
not reveal the subject discussed.
After his return to the department he
conferred with Maj.-Gen. Bliss assis-
Eant chief of staff and then announced
that no new additional troop orders
lad been sent or would go out to-
night.
Final decision as to what units of
the national guard will SO to the
border in response to General Funs-
toms request, is left with the presi-
den and Secretary Baker and their
conference gave rise to report that
orders for some of the
guardsmen might be in preparation.