El Nuevo mexicano., 1917-06-14
MEXICO
GUARDSMEN
ORDERED TO
MOBILIZE
General Parker Instructs
4. To Start Hike to
Albuquerque
MEN TO
GATHER AT ONCE

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CHICAGO, June 12.-The central
department, v. s. A., was notified to.
day that the army officers training
camp will be at Leon Springs near San
Antonio, Tex. Candidates for army
commissions from Texas, Arizona,
New Mexico and Oklahoma will train
there.
New Mexico is mobilizing her
little army of HOO men.
This was the news that galvanized
National Guardsmen throughout the
city and state into activity today.
The order for mobilization Of the
guard was received by Adjutant Gen
eral James Baca from Brigadier
General Parker, commanding the
southern department, q. s. A., at
Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Immediately on receipt of the tele.
gram to mobilize, the machinery was
set in motion to start men from all
of the cities where recruits have been
accepted by the government. 1t is be-
lieved that the guard will be in Aabu-
querque within a few days and the
men may use dog Tents to sleep
under until the wooden cantonment is
erected. II bigger tents are supplied
they will undoubtedly be pressed into
service until the regular barracks are
available.
The first detachment of troops to
deave will be the headquarters com
pany, commanded by Captain Earle
Wilson Of Santa Fe. This company
will likely entrain tomorrow. A band
is included in this company, but it was
stated authoritatively today that the
First Regiment band, which has been
playing in concerts given in the
plaza will not go to Albuquerque. 1t
was pointed out that there were not
sufficient men in the band last year to
permit 1t to enter federal service.
Consequently. Captain Wilson will
likely get up a new band in Albu-
querque.
$50 Leave Santa Re
1t was estimated this morning that
236 men of Santa Fe will leave in a
day or two for Albuquerque. They
are IL" and "F' companies and off,
GERS. Arrangements are being made
today with the Santa Fe railway to
get a sufficient number of coaches and
express r to carry the men and
their equipment to the mobilization
point.
The recruiting work has been going
steadily on all over the state and 1t
was estimated today by Adjutant Gen
eral Baca that by the time the men
fer than 100. This number must
be brought up to 2400 to reach war
strength, however.
The site of the encampment is about
half a mile from the state university
and it Is there the New Mexico guards
men will be trained for service. While
the weather down there is ~unquestion-
ably much hotter than in Santa Fe,
the guardsmen coming up from Ros-
we'll, Las Cruces and Deming, as well
as from many other southern points,
will have little cause to complain, II
was pointed out today.
Just what training Uncle Sam will
prescribe for these new soldiers re-
mains a matter of speculation. The
opinion was expressed by a veteran
army man today that the men will
likely be given progressive work, with
short periods of drill in the early
morning and evening until they be-
come used to the life. It must be
remembered that every man who goes
to Albuquerque will have received
the anti-typhoid serum and the anti
smallpox vaccine. These treatments
some times make the men feel indis-
posed. Drilling in the hot sun in it.
self is a sever task for most men,
and doubly SO If they feel the effects
of a vaccine or serum at work. p,
Men Are Drilling
For the past few days the guards
now in the city have been kept
pretty busy drilling. Long lines of
men, most of them in uniform, have
been marching on Washington avenue
and around the federal building, and
Sergeant Taber has been putting many
Of these men through a drill that has
won the admiration Of onlookers. The
appearance Of the men, too, has been
favorably commented on, and it is said
will be hard to find a body Of men
Of better physique in the Southwest.
Many Of the men have come direct
from ranches. Others are just out Of
college.
"oficers" Must Register
News received here today that at
least 100 men in the officers training
camp in San Francisco have had to
drop out because of physical inabil-
lty to keep up the pace has called at
tention to the necessity of having ev-
cry n Of them under the age of 81
register as did civilians throughout the
country on June 5. 1t is said there
are 6S New, Mexicans in San Fran