Arizona republican., 1916-06-19
More Than 100000 Volun- teers Will be Mobilized for Such Service on Mex ican Border as May Be Determined Upon
WAR VESSELS
 ALSO MOVING
Threats by General Trevino
 to Attack the American
 Troop in Mexico Leads to
 Drastic Preparedness Move by War Department
[RepubIlcan A. P. Leased Wrel


 WASHINGTON, June 1S.-Virtually the entire mobile strength of the Ma tional Guard of all states and the Dis trict of Columbia will be ordered mus tered into the federal service tonight by President Wilson. About 100000 men are expected to respond to the call They will be mobilized immedi- ately for such service on the Mexican border as may later be assigned to them.
 General Frederick Funston, com manding the border rorces, will des- ignate the time and place for move ment of guardsmen to the information line as the occasion shall require. In announcing the orders Secretary Baker said the state forces would be employed only to guard the border and that no additional troop movements into Mexico were contemplated except i in pursuit of raiders.
 l 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 depart ments it was stated that no new ad- l vices as to the situation in Mexico had | come to precipitate the new orders.
 Within the last two weeks. however, l tension has been increasing steadily. The crisis presented by General Cas rranza's note demanding the recall of General Pershing's expeditionary force has been followed by virtual until matum 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 clashed across the border from San Benito, Texas.
 Administration officials made no at tempt to conceal tonight their relief over the safe return of Major Ander- sons cavalry squadron to the Amer ican side of the border. The troops crossed in pursuit of bandits in the | face of intimations that they would be , attacked if they did so. General Fun |, ston himself reported that he antici- pated fighting, presumably with Ca , rranza troops.
 Mobilization of the national guards , men to support General Funston's line will pave the way for releasing some 5 90,000 regulars for immediate service | in Mexico in the event of open hostili- ties with the Carranza government. l The guardsmen themselves could not [ he used beyond the line without au- thority of congress and unless they had volunteered for that duty as they are called out under the old militia law : The new law which would make then
 available for any duty under the fed
 eral government, goes into effect July 1
 The entire mobile regular army in
 the United States, several provisional
 regiments of coast artillery service as
 infantry and the national guard oi
 Texas, New Mexico and Arizona, nov
 nite figures have never been made
 public, but it is understood Genera
 Funston has about 40, 900 regulars anC
 probably five thousand or more
 guardsmen of whom 10000 regulari r. are with General Pershing or scattered A along his line of communication iron
 Namiquipa. Mex, to Columbus, x. NJ ' Telegrams calling for the militi; " were sent tonight to the governors O
 all states except the three who's
 guardsmen already have been mus
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