The Prescott daily news., 1916-06-19
MILITIA CALL AFFECTS
 100000 TROOPS
Mobilization of State Forces Will Begin at Once-55,000 Men Already Are on Border With General Pershing.

VilS OilIlIC llODllG SlIcHSln OI the Ma tional Guard of the United States was ordered mustered into the federal service tonight by President Wilson. About 100000 men are expected to respond to the call. They will be Imobilized immediately for such ser vice on the Mexican border as later may be assigned to them
 Gen. Frederick Funston, command ing the border forces, will designate the time and place for movements of guardsmen to the international line as the occasion shall require.
 In announcing the orders, Secretary Baker said the state forces will be employed only to guard the border and that no additional troop move ment into Mexico are contemplated except in pursuit of raiders.
 Navy Also Busy.
 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.
 At the War, Navy and State De partments, it was stated that no new advices as to the situation in Mexico had come to precipitate the new or ders.
 Within the last two weeks, how bn steadily. The crisis presented by General Carranza's note demanding the recall of General Pershing's ex- peditionary force has been followed by virtual ultimatum served on the American officer by General Trevino, the Mexican commander in Chihua- hua. To this was added yesterday the possibility that American and Mexican troops had clashed across the border from San Benito. Tex.
 Officials Relieved. Administration officials made no at tempt to conceal tonight their relief for the safe return of Major Ander- sons cavalry squadron to Brownsville, after it's successful bandit chase The troopers crossed in the face of inti- nations that they would be attacked if they did so. General Funston him self reported that he anticipated fighting, presumably with Carranza troops.
 Mobilization of the National Guardsmen to support General Funs- tons line will pave the way for re- leasing some 30,000 regulars for inn mediate service in Mexico in the event of open hostilities with the Carranza government. The guardsmen them selves could not be used beyond the line without authority of Congress and until they had volunteered for that duty as they are called out under the old militia law. The new law, which would make them available for any duty under the federal govern ment, goes into effect July 1.
 5000 Troops in Service
 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 Mexico. Definite figures never have been made public, but it is under stood General Funston has about 40,- 900 regulars and probably 5000 or more guardsmen of whom 10000 regulars are with General Pershing or scattered along his line of com munications from Namiquipa, Mexi- co, to Columbus, N. NJ.
 Telegrams to Governors.
 Telegrams 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 Secretary Baker, Major General Scott, chief of staff; Major General Bliss, chief of the mobile army, and Briga- dier General Mills, chief of the militia division general staff Brigadier Gen. eral MeCombs, president of the Army War College, also was consulted. Since Mir. Baker did not find it neces- sary again to confer with President Wilson after his visit to the White House last night, it was apparent the decision to bring out the militia was