The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-06-19


ceived last night aud practically
every man had reported before noon
today, ready for service. About 500
men will go from here.
WASHINGTON. June l9.-Follow-
ing is the mobilization order tele-
graphed by Secretary OF War Baker
to the governors OF the various
states;
Having in view the possibility OF
further aggression upon the territory
OF the United states from Mexico
and the necessity for the proper pro-
lection OF that frontier, the presl-
dent has thought proper 70 exercise
the authority vested in him by the
constitution and laws and call out
the organized militia and the Ma
tional Guard necessary for that pur-
pose.
the president 10 call into the service
OF the United states forthwith:
through you. the following units OF
the organized militia and the Ma
tional Guard OF the state OF = MN
the president directs shall be assem-
bled at the state mobilization point
state camp ground or At the places
! to be designated 10 you by the com =
manding. general - .'i, epar " M,
I for muster into the service ol INV
Here follows a list OF the organi-
zations to be furnished by the desis'
mated stateD
organizations TO be accepted int
federal service should have the min
imum peace strength now prescrlpeo
for organized militia. The maximum
strength at which organlZatlohs WI
be accepted and 10 which they should
be raised as soon as possible, "a
prescribed in section ,. tables OF or
ganization. United states army.
In case any regiment. oattaioh OF
squadron now recognized as such
contains an insufficient number oi
nr ganiZatIon TO enable IL 10 conform
TO muster regular army LIBERALIZATION
tables, the organizations necessary
TO complete such units may be moved
TO mobilization camps and there IN
spected under orders OF the depart
ment commander to determine NJ.
ness for recognition as organized
militia by the war department.
Section 10, division OF militia az
fairs. 1914, prescrlbes the organiza
tons designated from states as pari
OF the local tactical division and
only these organizations will be ac-
cepted into service.
IL is required that all officers OF
the adjutant generals departm en-
quartermasters corps. and medical
corps, duly recognized as pertaining
to state headquarters under table one,
tables OF organization organized mi
lltia, and not elsewhere required for
duty in state administration, be or
dered TO camp for duty at camp stan
offices. Such number OF these stan
officers as the department command
er may determine may be mustered
into the service OF the United states
for the purposes OF proper camp adj
ministration. and will be mustered
cut when their services are no long
er required
Where recognized brigades or d.
visions are called into service from
a state, the stan officers pertaining
to these units under tables Of or
ganization, United states army. will
be mustered into service and also the
authorized sectors OF small arm
practice pertaining thereto.
Except for these two purposes OF
mobilization camp service and OF
the prescribed camp service with tao
tical units. officers OF state headquar-
ters under table one, above mention
ed. will not be mustered into service
at this time. Tactical divisions are
later organized. the requisite official
number OF stan officers with rank as
prescribed for division star will. az
far as practicable. be called into ser
vice from those states which have
furnished troops 10 such divisions.
tsigned) NEWTON ID. BAKER