The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, June 22, 1916, Page 3, Image 3
NATIONAL GUARD CALLED
OVER 100,000 MEN CALLED TC
SERVICE.
Situation in Mexico Critical.?Mexi
cans Demand Withdrawal of
American Troops.
Washington, June 18.?Virtually
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me entire moDiie strengm 01 me
National Guard of all the States and
the District of Columbia was ordered
mustered into the federal service tonight
by President Wilson. About
100,000 men are expected to respond
to the call. They will be mobilized
A immediately for such service on the
Mexican border as may later be assigned.
Gen. Funston, commanding the
border forces, will designate the time
and place for movements of guardsmen
to the international line as the
occasion 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
except in pursuit of raid'5
era.
Simultaneously with the National
Guard call Secretary Daniels, of the
navy department, ordered additional
war vessels to Mexican waters on
both coasts to safeguard American
lives.
At the war, navy and State departments
it was stated that no new advices
as to the situation in Mexico
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had come to precipitate the new or)
ders.
With the last two weeks, however,
v tension has been increasing steadily.
The crisis presented by- Gen. Carranza's
note demanding the recall of
L Gen. Pershing's expedition force has
been followed by a virtual ultimatum
served on the American office by Gen.
Trevino, the Mexican commander in
Chihuahua. To this was added yesj^B
terday the possibility that American
and Mexican troops had clashed
across the border from San Benito,
BH Texas.
Administration officials made no
attempt to conceal their relief ovei
the safe return of Major Anderson's
cavalry squadron to Brownsville after
their successful bandit chase.
The troopers crossed in pursuit of
v bandits in the face of intimations
that they would be attacked if they
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did so. Gen. Funston himself report
ed that he anticipated fighting, presumably
with Carranza troops.
In Event of War.
Mobilization of the National
Gudrdsmen to support Gen. Funston's
line will pave the way for releasing
some 30,000 regulars for immediate
service in Mexico in the event of
open hostilities with the Carranza
' v government. The guardsmen themselves
could not be used beyond the
line without authority 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 avail.
* able for any duty under the federal
government, goes into effect July 1.
The entire mobile regular army in
the United States, several provisional
regiments of coast artillery, servt*
ing as infantry, and the National
* Guard of Texas, New Mexico and
Arizona now are on the border or in
Mexico. Definite figures have never
! - been- made public, but it is underj
y stood that'Gen. Funston has about
40,\)00 regulars and probably 5,000
or more guardsmen, of whom 10,000
i regulars are with Gen. Pershing 01
scattered along his line of communication
from Namiquipa, Mexico, tc
y.v Columbus, N. M.
Telegrams to Governors.
Telegrams calling for the militia
were sent tonight to the governor*
* of all States except the three whose
- guardsmen already have been mustered
in, after an "all-day conference
at the war department,' attended b3
Secretary Baker, Major Gen. Scott
the chief of staff; Major Gen. Bliss
chief of the mobile army, and Brig
Gen. Mills, chief of the militia di
vision general staff. Brig. Gen
McGombs, president of the Army Wai
College, also was consulted. Since
Mr. Baker did not find it necessar:
to confer again with President Wil
* son after his visit to the white house
^ last night, it was ?apparent the de
cision to bring out the militia wa:
reached then.
Dash Into Mexico.
Brownsville, June 17.?The secone
squadron of the 3rd United Statei
cavalry, upward of 400 strong, i:
sleeping tonight on Mexican soil, lesi
than ten miles from Matamoras, thi
Mexican town opposite here, when
.'y the Mexican population, fully armei
with pistols and rifles, is awaiting de
velopments with anxietj*. The cross
ing was occasioned by the pursuit o
cavalry, under command of Majo
Edward Anderson and Lieut. New
man, on a "hot trail" of Mexica]
bandits who attacked detachments o
the 26th infantry near San Benit
last night.
The crossing, which was started a
10 o'clock today, had finished at sun
I down, without mishap of any kind, th
' at a point about ten miles southeast to
of here. The point of crossing is
> known as Naranjos, a small Mexican Si
river settlement.
Within harlf an hour after the first g<
troops had crossed volleys of shots m(
" were heard from the brushy ambushes
of the Mexican side of the tic
river, indicating ttiat at least a part or
of the thirty bandits had been en- f0]
countered. They were known to have ca
been chased across the river by Lieiit. m;
' A. D. Newman and Troop H of the de
^ 3rd. No casualties on either side at- pl
^ tended the crossing. e(j
Ultimatum Delivered. w>
1 Brownsville, Texas, June 17.? th?
^ Carranza Consul J. Z. Garza, station- tri
' ed here, delivered early tonight Gen. j
Alfredo Ricaut's ultimatum to Gen.1 re]
James Parker, Brownsville com- j
5 mander, that unless the Anderson j ai
5 punitive expedition was withdrawn
an attack would be made by Carran'
za troops. Immediately afterward
Gen. Garza closed the consulate and s0
moved to Matamoras. sei
5 Additional United States troops, in- jZ
' eluding a portion of the 28th in- ne
) fantry, under command of Col. A. P.
' Blocksom, were en route to Naran'
jos tonight, the point of crossing of ve
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reinforce those already sent in.
scretary of War Issues Statement.
Washington, June 18.?Secretary
iker issued the following state2nt:
"In view of the disturbed condi>ns
on the Mexican border and in
der to assure complete protection
r all Americans, the president has
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ilitia and will send them to the borr
wherever and as fully as Gen.
inston determines them to be needfor
the purposes stated.
"If all are not needed an effort
11 be made to relieve those on duty
ere from time to time so as to disbute
the duty.
"This call for militia is wholly uniated
to Gen. Pershing's expedi:ion
and contemplates no additionentry
into Mexico, except as may
necessary to pursue bandits who
:empt outrages on American soil. [
"The militia are being called out
as to leave some troops in the
/eral States. They will be mobilxi
at their home stations, where
cessary recruiting can be done."
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CHINA'S LOST GLORY.
How Her Great Dependencies Have 1
Passed Away.
Within the last five years, says the
June World's Work, Mongolia and ]
Tibet have passed from under \
Chinese control; Chinese Turkestan, ^
because of its geographical position, j
has been cut off from direct commu- c
nication with Peking; and Manchuria
has gone through another \
stage in the process of passing over f
to the Japanese and the Russians. \
The great dependencies of China, j
vaster in extent of territory than all t
her provinces, have passed away; c
nnH mnppnvor thp indenendpnce of
China proper is being assailed and is
already seriously impaired.
Doctors are now watching the
cause of scarlet fever to fresh milk.
The streptoccoccus germ which oci
curs in large quantities in milk is .
also present in scarlet fever. The 1
disease is practically unknown in the
tropics and experts argue that this
is because so little raw milk is used
there. 1
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Daring Wren Steals \ aluable , Key
From Railroad Man's Overalls.
W. J. Trench, agent for the Santa
^e, a year ago left his overalls hang- \
ng on a peg when he went for a
risit. In one pocket was a valuable ^
iey with a string attached to it. The
string dangled out of the pocket.
,Vhen Mr. Trench returned he found
lis overalls, but no key. He has just
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ilass the importance of accurate observation.
To illustrate, she said: .
"Now each of you look around this
c
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nteresting object to you and why."
Tommy Jones was the first to raise
lis hand.
"Yes, Thomas, what is the most C
nteresting object you have observed?"
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CEMENT SHOT FROM GUN.
rhat Method Used to Waterproof /
Surface of Hu^e Dam. \
In order to waterproof the uptream
face of the Elephant Butte
lam of the United States reclamation
;ervice in New Mexico, a wooden raft
vas launched in the water of the
eservoir formed by the structure
md from it a mixture of cement,
and and water was shot on the face
if the dam by means of a gun opertted
by compressed air. The coating
was applied in horizontal strips about
en feet high and the length of the
lam at water level. The mortar
waterproofing coating was applied in
our layers, each about one-fourth
if an inch thick. Numerous samiles
taken from the face of the dam
howed perfect adhesion of the waerproofing
coat to the original conrete.?Engineering
Record.
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