Show PRESIDENT CALLS CAL S OUT STATE MILITIA HUNDRED NATIONAL GUARDSMEN MAY BE SENT TO MEXICAN BORDER M I 1 tiamen will be used for border guard duty in order that more regulars may be sent into mex co if necessary washington virtually the entire mobile strength of the national guard of all states and the district of 0 co lumbia was ordered mustered into the federal service on sunday sunda Y night by president wilson about men are expected to respond to the call they will be mobilized immediately for such service on the mexican bor cier as may later be assigned to them frederick funston commanding the border corces forces will designate the time and place for movement ot of guardsmen to the international line as the occa slon 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 ex capt in pursuit of raiders simultaneously with the national guard call secretary daniels of 0 the navy department ordered additional warships to mexican waters waters on both coasts to safeguard american lives at the war navy and state depart ments it was stated that no new ad vices as to the situation in mexico had come to precipitate the new orders within the last two weeks however tension has been increasing steadily i the crisis presented by general car rans ran s note demanding the recall of general pershing s expeditionary force has been followed by a virtual ultima turn served on the american officer by general trevino mexican commander in chihuahua to this was added the possibility that american and can troops had clashed across the bor der from san benito texas administration officials made no at tempt to conceal their relief over the sate safe return of major anderson s caa airy alry squadron to the american side ot of the border the troopers crossed in pursuit of bandits in the face of intimations that they would be attacked it if they did so general funston himself reported that he tie anticipated fighting pre presumably usably with carranza C arganza ar ranza troops mobilization of the national guards men to support general funston s line will pave the way for releasing some 30 regulars for immediate service in mexico in the event ot of open hostile ties with the carranza government the guardsmen themselves could not be used beyond the line without au 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 fed eral government goes into effect |