| Show resident CALLS OUT STATE MILITIA HUNDRED THOUSAND NATIONAL GUARDSMEN GUARDS MEi MAY BE SENT TO MEXICAN BORDER militiamen will be used for border guard duty in 0 order that more Re regulars gulard may be sent into mexico if Necess necessary arif washington Virtu virtually dlly the entire mobile strength streng tN ot of the national guard of all states and the district of columbia was ordered mustered into the federal service on sunday night by president wilson about men are expected to respond to the call they will be mobilized immediately for such service on the mexican border as may later be assigned to them frederick funston Fun slon commanding the border forces force swill will designate the time and place for movement ot of guardsmen guardsman guards men to the international line as the occasion shall shaji require in announcing afi the e orders secretary baker said the state forces force i s would be employed only to guard the border and that no additional troop movements into mexico were contemplated except in pursuit of raiders simultaneously with the nati national onil guard call secretary daniels of the navy department ordered additional warships to mexican wate waters rs on both coasts to safeguard american lives at the war navland nav navy yand and state departments it was stated that no new ad vices asto as to the situation in mexico had come to precipitate the new orders within the last two weeks however tension has been increasing steadily the crisis presented ted by general car rans note demanding the recall ot of general ings expeditionary force farce has been followed by a virtual turn served on the american americanos officer of fleer by general trevino mexican commander in chihuahua to this was added the possibility that american and can troops had clashed across the border from san benito texas administration officials made no attempt to conceal their relief over the safe return of major andersons Anderst ma ns eav alry airy squadron to the American side ot of the border the troopers crossed in pur pursuit of bandits in the face of intimations that they would be attacked inthey it they did so general funston himself reported that he anticipated fighting presumably with carranza troops mobilization of the national guards men to support general lin line will pave the way for releasing some regulars tor for immediate service in mexico in the event of open hostilities with the carranza government the guardsmen guardsman guards men themselves could not be used beyond the line without authority of congress and until they had volunteered for that duty as Ls they are called out under the old militia law the now new law which would make them available for any duty under I 1 the federal government goes into effect july 1 |
