The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-06-28
HURRY KANSAS
TROOPS, ORDER
BY CEN. BARRY
All Guardsmen of Four Central
States Included.
To Be Dispatched at Once for
Patrol Service.
KANSAS men TO EAGLE, TEXAS
Missouri Will Entrain for La
redo, Texas.
Rapid Preparations on Border
for New Arrivals.
Will Entrain for La
redo, Texas.
Rapid Preparations on Border
for New Arrivals.

Chicago, June 2S-Orders were is
sued today by Maj. Gen. Thomas H
Barry, in command OF the central de-
partment of the United States army
for the immediate movement to the
border of all units of the Illinois, Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Wisconsin national
guard which are reasonably ready"
The following statement was issued
at General Barry's office:
"Orders have been issued directing
the dispatch of all units in Illinois,
Kansas Missouri and Wisconsin, when
mustered in, examined and reasonably
ready. The Illinois cavalry will go to
Brownsville, Tex, all other Illinois
troops to San Antonio.
kansas troops will go to Eagle
Pass, Tex.
Missouri troops will go to Laredo,
Tex. Wisconsin troops will go to San
Antonio, Tex. Other troops will be
dispatched whenever reported reason
ably ready
Massachusetts on Way.
San Antonio Tex, June 2s.-Gen-
eral Wood notified General Funston
early today that the Massachusetts
National Guard started for the border.
Preparation for distributing and
maintaining the militia are being
made all along the border today.
Funston and his staff are believed to
be arranging the troops so that a
sweeping movement could be started
from several points simultaneously in
case invasion is ordered, and at the
same time leave adequate protection
for border towns against raids.
! There is a strict censorship on all
news of troop movements, even the
railroads of the state having adopted
the policy of divulging no movements
| ,O5,- Fr,-
! the government to suggest secrecy in
that direction. Small detachments of
eastern guardsmen are known to have
reached Texas, but their exact destina-
tions are not known.
! Carranzistas Concentrate
| Concentration of Carranza troops
opposite Naco, Ariz., continued to be
a source of apprehension to United
States army officers today. The Mex
I lean forces are said to be in much
| larger numbers than at first reported
and advices early today said there are
/ 5000. A Carranza army ten times that
size is reported to be stationed at
Cananea, 81 miles south of Naco. The
/ American forces are understood to be
| fully prepared for an attack on Naco
or Bisbee.
Only One Troop Left.
Mantle, Conn, June 28.-An the
/ Connecticut troops ordered to the
! mexican DO1der were moving south to-
day with the exception of A troop cav
airy which remains in camp for the
present because of lack of equipment
The last contingents left early today.
New York Has 10000 More.
| New York, June 2S.-Some $4,000
national guard troops from the de-
/ partment of the east already are on
/ their way to the Mexican border to-
day. UPWARDS of 1000 more are in
state camps or armories waiting to be
sent away is soon as equipment and
transportation can be provided
Responding to an urgent appeal
from General Funston for more
troops, Major General Wood is trying
4 to forward additional regiments as
quickly as possible. He hopes to be
able to start for the border today a
! brigade of Pennsylvania troops, a regi-
ment and a battalion of field artillery
and possibly a regiment of engineers
and a squadron of cavalry from New
| York state, the New Hampshire con-
tingent and cavalry and field artillery
from Massa chusetts.
The Twelfth regiment of New York
and the Second regiment having had
quarters at Troy. but now at Camp
Whitman, expected to entrain at any
moment. The First battalion of the
First field artillery. the Twenty-second
! engineers. a squadron of the First cav
| airy and a field hospital and ambu-
lance company. all of New York, also
are ready to start today if the trans
portation is provided. The Pennsvl-
Vania troops are under orders to pro-
! ceed to Ell Paso, while those from the
District of Columbia will go to Bis
| bee, Ariz