Show Men MenI I forI for fr I Border Duty Order Is Issued Today by War Department I Will Vill Relieve Situation in Mobilization Camps I V WASHINGTON ASHINGTON Aug 12 Twenty-five Twenty thousand more state troops were today ordered to toI I the border by the war depart- depart All Kentucky Ohio and Vermont troops were ordered to move and alt all departmental commanders were instructed to send troops as soon as equipped The following announcement was made Commanding general Eastern de department department department de- de has been directed to send Kentucky troops border as soon as they have been equipped d and transportation trans- trans potion 1 R C can be obtained and l J see see that special 1 attention is given fo ge getling getting get get- ting ling Vermont troops to the border as soon as possible Commanding general Central department de- de department department de de- has been directed to send Ohio troops to the border as soon as they are equipped and transportation can be obtained Commanders Got Get Order All AU department commanders have been directed to send all aU other national national national na na- I guard troops in their respective departments to border as soon as they are equipped and transportation can be obtained I It was stated at the war department that under these orders national guard guardI I regiments now held at state mobilization tion points would be sent to the border l I without waiting until they were re reI recruited recruited re- re to the mobilized strength I War Var department officials said the purpose of the movement was to re reI relieve relieve re- re I lieve the trying situation of regiments held at state mobilization camps during during during dur dur- I ing recruiting The men men have been several weeks under canvas canyas while a afew afew afew few recruits necessary to bring each regiment up to required minimum strength are being sought On Border The best available information on the number of guardsmen on the border border border bor bor- der is in health statistics of last week i which covered state troops all aU allon allon on border service not including several regiments It is considered certain that more than national guardsmen guardsmen guards guards- men are in the camps along the international international international inter inter- national line Thoroughly equipped camps readily c capable pable of expansion are waiting the troops all details of water and food supplies have been worked out on a basis that the army Is confident In Insures insures insures in- in adequate provision for any number number number num num- ber of troops and the addition of 25 troops to the border commands is not not expected to create any new difficulties War department officials insist that the new orders are without other significance significance significance sig sig- and are not connected with the situation beyond the border I |